RUSSIA

Qatar may be funding extremism as well as fighting it -- and that's leading many to doubt it's fit to host the 2022 World Cup.

Chilly reception: Oslo is the sixth city to drop a bid for the 2022 Winter Games after the Sochi games cost a sky-high $51 billion.

Netanyahu told Obama he doesn't want Iran at the "threshold" of nuclear weapons capabilities.

Russian government websites must do more to protect themselves from cyber-attacks, President Vladimir Putin said.

South America's second-largest economy is battling American creditors in New York courts -- here's an explainer on the whole imbroglio.

The Michigan automaker says Russia, South America and recalls have hit harder than previously estimated.

The Texas-based oilfield service and equipment provider could pull out about 20 top employees.

The U.S. is set to become the world's largest producer of liquid petroleum, surpassing Saudi Arabia.

The Bilateral Security Agreement reportedly allows for a small force of 9,800 U.S. troops to remain in Afghanistan after 2014.

Apple received the approval to sell its latest phones in China after it agreed to improve their security and privacy features.

The Rosneft-Exxon partnership is stalled for now, but Russia’s Arctic oil is a long-term project.

The list names figures with key roles in the transportation and training of foreign fighters in Syria and the financing of terror activity.

Sanctions and low oil prices threaten to bring the already slow Russian economy to a point of stagnation.

India's finance ministry pitched for an upgrade after data showed economic growth is resurging.

The 2014-2015 season is projected to yield record soybean and wheat crops, while corn and rice keep pace with last season's output.

Under the purported new deal, Iran would be allowed to keep 4,500 centrifuges, many more than the previous U.S. demand of 1,500.

Despite a technical glitch, the Soyuz managed to dock to the space station in automatic mode and on time.

Parliamentarians and film directors are calling for a boycott of U.S. movies, as relations sour over the crisis in Ukraine.

The move comes in response to criticism of Russia's 'gay propaganda' law, which was passed before it hosted the 2014 winter games.

Muhsin Al-Fadhli was one of the few al Qaeda operatives with prior knowledge of 9/11. He was only 20 years old at the time.

"Russian aggression in Europe recalls the days when large nations trampled small ones in pursuit of territorial ambition,” Obama said