RUSSIA

Russian defense ministry dismissed NATO allegations that Moscow, along with Syrian President Bashar Assad, is “deliberately weaponizing” the refugee crisis.

The yen held at around 113 to the U.S. dollar Thursday after a big gain Wednesday.

The race for air superiority has heated up since Moscow began a $700 billion, 10-year modernization program to gain parity with the U.S.

Locations for the deployment of the latest long-range anti-aircraft missile systems are yet to be announced.

The tariffs marked the second time since December that the U.S. has penalized foreign steel producers for selling the metal at unfairly low prices.

Slumping oil prices and Western sanctions make it likely that its crisis-hit economy will contract for a second consecutive year.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter urged private and federal bodies to work together over issues of national security.

Gen. Philip Breedlove, the top U.S. commander in Europe, said terrorists are sneaking into Europe because of Russia, but experts disagree.

The sale comes during a pivotal time for Turkey's war against the Kurdistan Workers' Party in northern Iraq.

The recent landslide win by moderates in Tehran may help President Hassan Rouhani open up Iran to the West and change strategy in war-torn Syria.

The process of selling U.S. weapons to overseas customers is slow and is pushing allies to deal with Russia.

In an interview with German television, Syrian President Bashar Assad promised full amnesty to opposition fighters who lay down their arms.

The meeting, scheduled to take place Tuesday, comes at a time when Russia’s oil-dependent economy is reeling under recession.

The continued tit-for-tat violations between Turkey and Russia are making NATO officials fear a wider conflict and a standoff with Moscow.

Video footage from the incident shows a black-clad woman shouting and raising a child's head in the air.

Nearly half a million people are estimated to be trapped in besieged towns and villages in Syria.

As the ceasefire in Syria entered its third day Monday, Russia’s state-owned media said the deal was proof that Russia is one of the world’s key decision-makers.

Documents obtained by the Boston Globe showed that bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev passed the U.S. citizenship test just three months before the April 2013 attack.

Two blasts rocked a market on Sunday in the northeast suburb of Sadr City, killing at least 70 and wounding more than 100.

Tiangong-2 will be launched later this year, advancing China’s ambitious plan to build its own space station by 2022.

A methane gas leak is said to have caused the explosions on Thursday and Sunday. Five rescuers are among the dead.