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›

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›

DUMA EYES RESTRICTIONS ON SILLY NAMES FOR RUSSIAN CHILDREN

The bill was initially drafted by Russian Senator Valentina Petrenko Republic of Khakassiya in April last year... 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›

FRENCH CONSERVATIVES RETAIN SENATE MAJORITY AS MACRON'S PARTY SUFFERS SETBACK

The LREM lawmakers currently serving switched over to the party when it was formed in April 2016... READ MORE›

WOMEN TO TAKE MORE THAN A THIRD OF SEATS IN FRANCE'S PARLIAMENT

In the second round of legislative elections on Sunday, 223 women were elected to France's lower house... 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›

MOTHER AND SON DEAD AFTER POLICE INCIDENT IN NORTHERN B.C.

The Village of Granisle is a recreational community north of Topley, B.C., on the shores of Babine Lake... READ MORE›

TAJIKISTAN EUROPEAN GROUP REBUKES GOVERNMENT OVER CRACKDOWN ON OPPOSITION PARTY

Tajik authorities banned the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan this week with a local court labeling it a terrorist organization... READ MORE›

BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT APPEARS SAFE IN VOTE DESPITE OPPOSITION AND LOW RATING

Temer's lawyer, Antonio Claudio Mariz de Oliveira, tore into the charge against the president during his opening statement... READ MORE›

20 YEARS AFTER THE GENOCIDE

Schrock's son, Duane Schrock Jr, died from AIDS in 1995 when he was 45 years old... READ MORE›

UK SPY CHIEF DEMANDS MORE ACCESS TO TWITTER, FACEBOOK TO THWART ATTACKS

The extremists of ISIS use messaging and social media services such as Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp, he said... READ MORE›

LIFE AS THE DESCENDANT OF REFUGEES

How has it informed your view of the current refugee crisis in Europe?... 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›

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

DUMA OBLIGES RUSSIAN MPS TO REPLY PERSONALLY TO CITIZENS' ADDRESSES

The draft was prepared by the head of the State Duma Law Making Committee, Pavel Krasheninnikov United Russia ... READ MORE›

UNITED RUSSIA PLANS 'ZERO READING' FOR CONTROVERSIAL DRAFTS

United Russia plans 'zero reading' for controversial drafts -- RT Russian politics... READ MORE›

U.S. TO PROVIDE WEAPONS, AIRCRAFT, COMMANDOS FOR NATO

The U.S. committed Monday to contribute weapons, aircraft and forces, including commandos, as needed for NATO's new rapid reaction force, to help Europe de... 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›

SENATORS OPPOSE AMENDMENTS TIGHTENING RUSSIAN LAW ON RALLIES

Organizers of a public rally, on the other hand, would have to coordinate it at least 15 days ahead... READ MORE›

MARINE GENERAL SAYS RUSSIA POSES 'GREATEST THREAT' TO U.S., BACKS ARMING UKRAINE

Russia now poses the greatest threat to U.S. national security and its behavior is nothing short of alarming, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the nominee to... READ MORE›

NIGERIA'S SENATE PASSES 2018-2020 BUDGET FRAMEWORK, RAISES OIL PRICE ESTIMATE

Nigeria's Senate on Tuesday in the capital, Abuja passed the government's medium-term expenditure framework for 2018-2020, raising its oil price assumption to 47 from 45 per barrel... READ MORE›

'HE WAS NOT THE SON WE KNEW AND LOVED'

Chattanooga Tennessee The family of the gunman in the deadly Chattanooga rampage expressed their deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the dead... READ MORE›

BRIAN COWEN PLAYS THE BLAME GAME

Mr Ryan and Ms O'Connor were pulled from the water and pronounced dead but the son's body has not been recovered... READ MORE›

RUSSIA PROPOSES U.N. RESOLUTION ON MH17 'AERIAL INCIDENT', BUT OMITS CALL FOR TRIBUNAL

Russia said earlier this month it opposed a draft submitted by Malaysia on behalf of the five countries that would establish an international court... READ MORE›

FRANCE'S NEW LAWMAKERS TAKE PART IN FIRST PARLIAMENTARY SESSION

France's newly elected lawmakers, most of them from President Emmanuel Macron's La Republique en Marche!... READ MORE›

LOWER HOUSE READY TO PASS RECORD ?96.7 TRILLION DRAFT BUDGET

The Lower House is set to pass the government's fiscal 2016 budget proposals Tuesday, making enactment of the record draft totaling ?96.7 trillion all but certain... READ MORE›