RUSSIA

"The days are gone forever when our enemies could blackmail us with nuclear bombs," Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un once said.

Online bid to elect former Georgian President and current Odessa Gov. Mikheil Saakashvili as prime minister has garnered over 26,000 signatures.

The foreign ministry cited suspicions that the actual cargo may not be for humanitarian purposes.

The contract was delayed three years ago when Brazil was forced to cut its state budget as the country's economy began to toil.

Units in Russia's airborne forces have been put on full alert as part of an inspection of the country's military readiness.

The drones will be used to observe the Russian-Ukrainian border regions after Kiev military forces shot down two Russian drones in May.

Both Russia and OPEC have refused to cut production amid a decline in global oil prices

Amid economic uncertainty, new data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts an economic slowdown for the U.S. and U.K.

India's growing domestic market and its maturing startup ecosystem have combined to become a big draw for venture capital firms.

The protests occurred as European Union leaders discussed a $550 million aid package to boost the agricultural sector.

Leaders of the two countries celebrated the "excellent state of bilateral ties, characterized by close cooperation and mutual support in multiple spheres," the Cuban news agency reported.

The flights supply a Russian naval maintenance base. But the U.S. and Europe are worried about an apparent Russian military buildup in Syria.

University says it has yet to determine if student’s outrage over professor’s stance on Native American history is punishable.

A letter to U.K. government officials accuses the nation of "interference" in the country's affairs.

Edward Snowden criticized Russia's human-rights record, pointing to its restrictions on Internet freedom and treatment of gay people.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed that discussions on the Syrian conflict would continue in New York this month.

Member states of the Group of 20 agreed to refrain from competitively devaluing their currencies.

The Francois Hollande-led government is reportedly expected make an announcement on the possible targeting of the Islamic State group Monday.

Earlier this year, more than 120,000 saiga antelopes dropped dead, wiping off nearly half of the species' global population.

The Russian leader, a close ally of Bashar Assad, says the Syrian president is ready to permit a "healthy" opposition to take part in elections.

"We are scared to walk outside. All doors are shut in kindergartens, there are written warnings everywhere."