US CONFIRMS IT WILL PLACE 250 TANKS IN EASTERN EUROPE TO COUNTER RUSSIAN THREAT

Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Romania and Poland will host equipment, says Ash Carter, the US defence secretary... READ MORE›

DEFYING OBAMALAWMAKERS PRESS TOARM UKRAINE

While the United States has been providing nonlethal assistance, and American military instructors have begun training Ukrainian troops in western Ukraine, President Petro O... READ MORE›

RUSSIA SAYS WILL RETALIATE IF U.S. WEAPONS STATIONED ON ITS BORDERS

MOSCOW WARSAW A plan by Washington to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states on Russia's border would be the most aggressive U.S... READ MORE›

RUSSIA VETOES UN RESOLUTION CALLING SREBRENICA MASSACRE CRIME OF GENOCIDE

Britain, Russia and the United States had sought to come to a consensus on the text in recent days... READ MORE›

BERGDAHL TO PLEAD GUILTY TO DESERTION, MISBEHAVIOR BEFORE THE ENEMY

Bowe Bergdahl is expected to plead guilty to desertion and misbehavior, the Associated Press reported Friday... READ MORE›

FATHER AND SON ACCUSED OF RAPE WANT 'ONLY LAW BOOK THAT TRULY MATTERS' AT THEIR TRIAL

The Bible, Esten Ciboro told a judge, is the only law book that truly matters, the Toledo Blade reported... READ MORE›

PUTIN BREAKS SILENCE WITH CALL TO OBAMA TOUCHING ON UKRAINE AND ISIS

Moscow supports the government of President Bashar al-Assad, and Mr... READ MORE›

PENTAGON CHIEF TO PUSH U.S. ALLIES TO DITCH 'COLD WAR PLAYBOOK'

Relations between Moscow and the West have plunged to a post-Cold War low since Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea region... READ MORE›

EU AGREES TO EXTEND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA

Decisions on sanctions require unanimity so Russia needed to win over only one European Union country to block an extension... READ MORE›

NATO SAYS WON'T BE DRAGGED INTO ARMS RACE WITH RUSSIA

The United States said on Monday it would contribute special operations forces, intelligence and other high-end military assets to the new spearhead force... READ MORE›

RUSSIA, CHINA POSING MILITARY THREAT; WAR WITH MAJOR POWER PROBABLE

WASHINGTON America's new military strategy singles out states like China and Russia as aggressive and threatening to U.S... READ MORE›

U.S. TROOPS TO TRAIN REGULAR UKRAINIAN MILITARY TROOPS

He said the training would begin in western Ukraine near the Polish border later this autumn... READ MORE›

TRUCKER ACCUSED OF KEEPING WOMEN AS SEX SLAVES GETS 20 YEARS

The judge handed down a sentence in line with a plea deal Vafeades made with prosecutors... READ MORE›

DESPITE GUILTY VERDICTS, 'BRIDGEGATE' CHARGES VS NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR SEEN UNLIKELY

The Democratic-controlled state assembly might explore impeaching Christie, though that is no sure thing... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN NATIONAL PLEADS GUILTY IN GLOBAL HACKING SCHEME

Vladimir Drinkman, 34, of Syktyvkar and Moscow, Russia, admitted his role in what federal authorities have described as the largest known data breach ever prosecuted... READ MORE›

VLADIMIR PUTIN CALLS BARACK OBAMA TO DISCUSS UKRAINE AND ISLAMIC STATE

Putin, who has consistently denied backing the pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, initiated the phone call with Obama, according to the White House... READ MORE›

IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS 'VIRTUALLY STALLED', DEADLINE MAY BE MISSED

Iran denies any ambition to develop nuclear weapons and says its program is for generating electricity and other peaceful purposes... READ MORE›

'IT WOULD BE THE WRONG THING TO DO'

Judge Carney said that he would find it too upsetting to recite the facts adduced this morning at the Central Criminal Court... READ MORE›

Companies from selling goods or services to five Russian energy companies to conduct deepwater, Arctic offshore and shale projects... READ MORE›

RUSSIA TALKING WITH U.S. ON ASSIGNING BLAME FOR SYRIA GAS ATTACKS

Chlorine is not prohibited, but its use as a weapon is prohibited under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention, which Syria joined in 2013... READ MORE›

UBER DRIVER ATTACKS PREGNANT WOMAN'S SERVICE DOG

The 30-year-old Manhattan woman got into Muhammad Qayyum's Uber car with her Silky Terrier at around 7 25 p.m... READ MORE›

FORMER TEXAS JUDGE ACCUSED OF CREATING FAKE ONLINE ESCORT ADVERTS FOR TWO EX-GIRLFRIENDS

Along with another former flame she also told deputies from Harris County Sheriff's Office that the 43-year-old judge had harassed her after he rejected her... READ MORE›

IRAN NUKE TALKS SNAG OVER LIFTING ARMS EMBARGO

U.N. arms embargo was imposed to pressure Iran on its nuclear program... READ MORE›

LATVIAN MAN CHARGED BY U.S. OVER GOZI COMPUTER VIRUS PLEADS GUILTY

District Court, Southern District of New York, No... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN U.S. OVER RECORD CYBER HEIST

Petersburg, Russia Roman Kotov, 34, of Moscow and Mikhail Rytikov, 28, of Odessa, Ukraine... READ MORE›

BRITISH GRANDMOTHER WALKS FREE FROM US COURT AFTER DUNHAMS ADMIT $1M FRAUD

15 Jun 2014 They both survived the apparent suicide bid and in December they each pleaded guilty... READ MORE›

PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA WILL ADD OVER 40 MISSILES TO NUCLEAR ICBM ARSENAL

Has had heavy military equipment -- including battle tanks -- in newer NATO members that were once under Moscow's influence as part of the Soviet Union... READ MORE›

UKRAINE SEPARATISTS BEGIN VOTING IN CONTROVERSIAL ELECTION

Poroshenko called the polls pseudo-elections that terrorists and bandits want to organise on occupied territory... READ MORE›

PENTAGON CHIEF PLANNING FOR LONGER-TERM RIFT WITH RUSSIA

BERLIN The United States and its NATO allies are preparing militarily for the prospect that their rift with Russia could outlast President Vladimir Putin U.S... READ MORE›

2 MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER IN DEATH OF TAUSIF CHOWDHURY

2 men sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter of Tausif Chowdhury... READ MORE›