A 2013 survey found that 74 percent of Russians believed that homosexuality should not be allowed in the society.
Under the FDA's current policies, men practising gay sex since 1977 are prohibited from donating blood.
The Ukrainian parliament, the Rada, passed the first reading of a bill Tuesday that would allow foreigners to serve in the country's armed forces.
Julian Assange had appealed to the Swedish Supreme Court to revoke a 2010 detention order for alleged sexual offenses.
J.J. Abrams tells of a special gift from Max von Sydow, while Oscar Isaac links his role in "The Force Awakens" to his native Guatemala.
The $3 billion deal for 28 Boeing-built F-18 Hornets is a blow for the Europe-based manufacturers of the Eurofighter.
The United Kingdom may no longer be in the European Union after an "in/out" referendum was promised by 2017.
The State Department will not review the breaches of the 2008 ethics agreement Hillary Clinton signed in order to become secretary of state after her family's charities admitted in March that they had not complied, a spokesman said.
According to a Dow Jones report, the streaming music service is looking to content partners to develop original programming.
The exercise comes amid heightened regional tensions with Russia.
NATO is conducting large-scale exercises on its northern flank, where Russian vessels and planes are frequently seen.
Government propaganda campaigns and the stifling of political opposition have made for a steady decline in Russian freedoms since 1995.
The incident comes less than a year after two suspected submarines were spotted near Swedish sovereign territory last year.
It is believed the refusal of entry to the pro-Putin biker gang at the Polish border is tied to violence in East Ukraine and Russian actions in Crimea.
Recent easing -- and the halving of crude-oil prices, supposedly a windfall for consumers -- have not changed the global outlook all that much.
U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond also called for a concerted international effort to address migrant deaths in the Mediterranean.
The Swedish music streaming service bought by a group of 16 A-list recording artists also fired a handful of executives.
Chinese upstarts ZTE, Lenovo and Huawei, which dominate the gadget market, are eyeing commercial systems. Nokia needs to get big enough to compete.
NATO has complained that Russian military aircraft have refused to file flight plans, communicate with controllers or fly with their transponders switched on.
The $16.6 billion deal puts Nokia in a position to compete with Ericsson, which has a 30 percent share in wireless networks globally.
Ri Sol Ju was previously seen on Dec. 17 during a ceremony to commemorate the third death anniversary of the North Korean leader's father.
Countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe stepped up arms purchases as the U.S. reduced spending.
