CHINA STRIKES BLACK GOLD IN FIGHT TO TOPPLE RUSSIANS IN CAVIAR MARKET

The famed salt-cured fish roe, which is traditionally extracted from wild sturgeon in the Caspian Sea, has for centuries been a symbol of status and opulence... READ MORE›

RUSSIA DENIES NUCLEAR ACCIDENT AFTER RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION

But a representative of Rosatom nuclear corporation told AFP there have been no incidents at nuclear infrastructure facilities in Russia... READ MORE›

AT LEAST 135 KILLED AS STRONG QUAKE ROCKS IRAN-IRAQ BORDER

In 1990, a 7.4-magnitude quake near the Caspian sea in northern Iran killed 40,000 people and left 300,000 more injured and half a million homeless... READ MORE›

'HARMLESS' RADIOACTIVE CLOUD OVER EUROPE MAY HAVE COME FROM NUCLEAR ACCIDENT IN RUSSIA OR KAZAKHSTAN

There has been no impact on human health or the environment in Europe, the IRSN said... READ MORE›

ANGUISH IN IRAN AS TRUMP BALKS AT NUCLEAR DEAL

But since Trump took office in January, a cloud of uncertainty has returned, said Mahmoudi, the Iranian journalist said... READ MORE›

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RUSSIAN AIR STRIKES 'KILLED OVER 400 SYRIAN CIVILIANS'

Meanwhile, the Syrian Network for Human Rights SNHR, another monitoring group, said at least 526 were killed, including 137 children, since Russia launched its first air strikes... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN MILITARY USES SYRIA AS PROVING GROUND AND WEST TAKES NOTICE

Has become, in effect, a testing ground for an increasingly confrontational and defiant Russia under Mr. Putin... READ MORE›

SYRIAN FORCES BEGIN GROUND OFFENSIVE BACKED BY RUSSIA AIR AND SEA POWER

Earlier, Syrian activists said Russian airstrikes hit rebel sites in both areas in apparent preparation for ground troops... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN CRUISE MISSILES HELP SYRIANS GO ON THE OFFENSIVE

Some Free Syrian Army groups have been hit in Russian strikes... READ MORE›

VLADIMIR PUTIN'S MASSIVE, TRIPLE-DECKER WAR ROOM REVEALED

Russia showed off its brand new fortified, three-tiered, multibillion-dollar National Control Defense Center this week... READ MORE›

RUSSIA-MADE MISSILE LIKELY DOWNED JET INQUIRY FINDS

The Kremlin has denied any involvement in arming separatist fighters in eastern Ukraine or the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines flight... READ MORE›

RUSSIA DESTROYS 472 ISIS TARGETS IN 141 MISSIONS OVER THE WEEKEND

Moscow launched a bombing campaign in support of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's forces at the end of September... READ MORE›

EXPLAINER WHO IS FIGHTING WHOM IN SYRIA

HOW IT IS FIGHTING The United States leads a coalition conducting airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State and other extremist groups... READ MORE›

WHY NOBODY TRUSTS THE WORLD'S BEST CURRENCY

The regulator in January removed regulations limiting lenders from buying and selling foreign currency outside a 4 percent band on either side of the official exchange rate... READ MORE›

OIL FROM $50 BILLION KASHAGAN FIELD STARTS FLOWING TO EXPORT

The Kazakh currency advanced 0.3 percent to 330.45 tenge per dollar in Almaty, the strongest since June... READ MORE›

DOZENS FEARED DEAD AS BOAT CAPSIZES IN LAKE ALBERT

Nine bodies found after tragedy strikes football team and fans in Africa's seventh largest lake, Uganda news media say... READ MORE›

CONGRESS PROBING U.S. SPY AGENCIES' POSSIBLE LAPSES ON RUSSIA

A week after Russia plunged directly into Syria's civil war by launching a campaign of air strikes the intelligence committees of the U.S... READ MORE›

NATO TESTED BY RUSSIA RAISES ITS GUARD AND ITS TONE

NATO officials have been discussing whether to keep the batteries in Turkey, given Russia's actions, but Mr. Stoltenberg played down that possibility... READ MORE›

DUTCH INVESTIGATORS SAY BUK MISSILE DOWNED MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT 17

Ukraine says the missile was launched in Snizhne, an area controlled by Russian-backed separatists... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN CRUISE MISSILES 'CRASH IN IRAN'

Russia stepped up its military campaign in Syria on Wednesday when it began directing missiles from warships in the Caspian Sea... READ MORE›

RUSSIA-BACKED SYRIAN TROOPS MOUNT MAJOR OFFENSIVE

The Islamic State group has strongholds in Raqqa and Aleppo, while the Nusra Front has a strong presence in Idlib... READ MORE›

ONE WORKER KILLED, 30 MISSING AFTER AZERI OIL RIG FIRE

As hopes of finding survivors faded, SOCAR said a severe storm was hampering rescue efforts at its platform in the Guneshli oil field... READ MORE›

DOD: U.S. AND RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT HAVE CLOSE ENCOUNTER OVER SYRIA

Defense officials confirmed Russian warships had fired long-range missiles into Syria from the Caspian Sea... READ MORE›

AS DEATH TO AMERICA CHANTS LOSE POWER IRAN RETOOLS PROPAGANDA WITH RAP VIDEOS

The Persian Gulf, where Iran and the United States are most likely to engage in a shooting war, plays a central role in Tehran's propaganda universe... READ MORE›

The Aral Sea has been retreating over the last half-century since a massive Soviet irrigation project diverted water from the rivers that fed it into farmland... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE CLOSES IN ON SYRIAN CITY OF ALEPPO; U.S. ABANDONS REBEL TRAINING EFFORT

France has also been involved in the anti-Islamic State effort, launching its first air strike in Syria on Sept... READ MORE›

IRANIANS HOLD LITTLE HOPE THAT ELECTION WILL LIFT FORTUNES

Iranians See Little Hope Elections Will Alleviate Economic Strain... READ MORE›

RUSSIA FIRES MISSILES FROM WARSHIPS INTO SYRIA AMID NEW GROUND OFFENSIVE

Russia fires missiles from warships into Syria amid new ground offensive... READ MORE›

SYRIAN TROOPS LAUNCH GROUND OFFENSIVE BACKED BY RUSSIAN AIRSTRIKES

Russian warships fired missiles into Syria from the Caspian Sea... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE ADVANCES OVER WIDE SWATHS OF ALEPPO, ACTIVISTS REPORT

The advances by the Islamic State come as Russia ramps up its campaign to capture rebel-held territory for the Syrian government... READ MORE›

THE FORGOTTEN STORY OF EUROPEAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Some 40,000 European refugees found shelter in the Middle East during World War II... READ MORE›

NATO WARNS OF TROUBLING RUSSIAN ESCALATION IN SYRIA

Russia claims its intervention in the Syrian civil war is aimed at battling the Islamic State... READ MORE›

STATIONERY CHAIN TYPO PULLS WORLD GLOBE THAT NAMES PALESTINE OVER ISRAEL

The decision to halt production of the globes led to similar threats by Palestine advocates... READ MORE›

NATO CHIEF SAYS PREPARED TO SEND TROOPS TO DEFEND TURKEY

In that survey, carried out in mid September, 69 per cent of respondents said they opposed sending Russian forces to Syria to back Assad's government... READ MORE›

BRUSSELS TO ACT 'WITHIN DAYS' IF US SANCTIONS HURT EU TRADE WITH RUSSIA - INTERNAL MEMO

Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier warned that any new sanctions on Russia will only result in the deterioration of US-Russia relations... READ MORE›