RUSSIA

Besides his comments on Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin called "insane" any worries about his country attacking NATO nations.

Russia plans to integrate thousands of the new Armata T-14 tanks into its armed forces starting in 2020, according to reports.

The group comprised of 53 adults, including two pregnant women, and 15 children, from Afghanistan, China, Vietnam and Russia.

Varvara Karaulova was a student at the Moscow State University and had been missing since late May.

The exercise will include 49 ships, 61 aircraft, one submarine and a combined landing force of 700 Finnish, Swedish and U.S. troops.

The visit will be the first between the two leaders since the start of the Ukraine conflict.

The Ukraine government called the fighting in the town of Marinka the worst since a ceasefire was signed in February.

President Hassan Rouhani and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei both call for unity against the West.

It's unclear whether Russia will actually sell its Armata T-14 tank, which it touts as the future of mechanized combat.

The secrecy surrounding the negotiation of the Trade in Services Agreement and other major trade pacts has been condemned by labor groups.

Russia said that those responsible for the fresh assault were hindering the progress of the peace deal brokered in February.

The Grozny-based Committee Against Torture has alleged that it was attacked by government supporters.

Chuck Blazer confessed in 2013 to taking bribes to support bids for the 1998 and 2010 World Cups, according to court documents released Wednesday.

Wednesday's incident, from a power failure caused by a reported artillery shelling, ended much better than the mine explosion in March.

The U.S. Air Force formally kicked off a competition for development of new prototype rocket propulsion systems, and address the "urgent need" to end U.S. reliance on Russian engines to launch military and intelligence satellites.

U.S. officials made the rare decision to release the footage in an effort to curtail "erroneous" descriptions of the encounter in foreign media.

Officials of Almaz-Antei, which makes Buk missiles, claimed that Russia no longer owns the type of missile used to bring down Flight MH17.

The Czech government is planning to spend about $240 million on new radar systems.

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, an outspoken hawk, hopes the economy won't be voters' top concern.

Nikolai Alexeyev has been holding the gay pride parade for 10 straight years despite a ban from city officials.

Some jihadist groups in West Africa are putting their hands on heavy weapons, including anti-aircraft missiles.