RUSSIA

The Russian leader defended the outgoing FIFA head and criticized the U.S. investigation of the world soccer body as interfering in matters outside its jurisdiction.

Violence in Turkey has been on the rise in recent weeks amid raids against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq.

The Australian foreign minister is in New York to convince UN officials of the need for a tribunal to address the downing of Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine last year.

Sergey Kovalev beat Nadjib Mohammedi with 3rd round KO.

Following the renewal of Patriot Act provisions, the agency by November will follow new rules regarding surveillance and storage of phone records.

The U.S. is funding $70 million in infrastructure upgrades in the Baltic states, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania through September.

Tech celebrities warn against starting a military arms race with autonomous weaponry.

The United States' plan to aid Turkey in its fight against the Islamic State will likely draw Russia and Iran's ire.

Each team has the use of four tanks and must employ military tactics and navigation to outmaneuver teams from the other nations.

The tank with a shell that "burns a meter of steel" will be displayed at the Russia Arms Expo in September.

The region where the shooting reportedly took place has long been the site of violent disputes between Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian separatists.

Libyan leaders say they could defeat Islamic State militants by the end of the year if the U.N. Security Council would lift its arms embargo.

Russia said that its revised maritime doctrine and increased focus on the Atlantic are justified by NATO's expansion in the east.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management hack has been described as one of the biggest intelligence disasters in recent history.

Russia has reportedly committed to building its own helicopter carriers to replace the two Mistral vessels, the delivery of which was canceled over the crisis in Ukraine.

Malaysia last month circulated a draft resolution to form the tribunal. Russia last week proposed a rival text that demands justice for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, but does not establish a tribunal.

U.S. troops will begin training regular Ukrainian military forces later this year in an expansion of their current mission, which so far has been limited to instructing Interior Ministry national guard units, the State Department said.

Jonathan Pollard, imprisoned nearly 30 years, delivered copies of classified U.S. documents to Israeli operatives.

Fears of a Russian military threat in the pro-Russian Transnistria region have prompted Ukraine to place as many as 7,000 troops on its southern border.

The Talmud lists five tragedies inflicted on the Jewish people on the 9th of Av.

China's status as a global arms exporter is rising in South America.