Satellite shot shows Russia's 'moon shot' ice station

10 February 2012, 1:23 pm

An image from DigitalGlobe's WorldView 1 satellite shows Russia's Vostok Station in Antarctica, the site of a drilling operation that has just reached a subglacial freshwater lake.... Read More »

Russian officer convicted of being CIA spy

10 February 2012, 12:23 pm

A military court on Friday convicted a Russian officer of providing the CIA with secret information on Russia's new intercontinental ballistic missiles and sentenced him to 13 years in prison.... Read More »

Western Iraqi Province Sides With Syrian Uprising

10 February 2012, 9:19 am

Local leaders in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, bordering on Syria, have pledged humanitarian support for the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Damascus.... Read More »

Russians alarmed by rash of teenage suicides

10 February 2012, 8:14 am

A rash of teenage suicides in Russia has set off alarm bells and experts are urging the government to take immediate action.... Read More »

Doing God's work in Russia

10 February 2012, 8:14 am

Einer Langelett, Thief River Falls, pictured in the front row, far right, is participating in a year-long mission with Operation Mobilization in Novosibirsk, Russia.... Read More »

Russian military officer convicted of spying for the CIA and sent to prison

10 February 2012, 8:14 am

A Russian security agency says a Russian military officer has been convicted of passing missile secrets to the CIA and sentenced to 13 years in prison.... Read More »

In Russia, cold is a matter of degree

10 February 2012, 6:56 am

Just weeks ago, Muscovites were suffering through an unseasonably warm winter. They were feeling your pain, Washington, and it was brutal. Now life is normal, with snow on the ground, limb-threatening ice on the sidewalks and the thermometer dancing a mercurial jig around the zero mark. Russians cou... Read More »

SS = Scout Snipers: US Marines adopt Nazi goons emblem

10 February 2012, 6:38 am

A picture showing a US Marine scout sniper team posing in front of what appears as a flag of the notorious Nazi organization SS, has surfaced online. The Marine Corps confirmed that the embarrassing photo taken in Afghanistan is real. The Marines posing in the photo wanted to identify themselves as ... Read More »

UK Denies Sending Special Forces to Syria

10 February 2012, 6:15 am

There are no British troops in Syria, the UK Embassy in Moscow said on Friday. "These reports are untrue. There are absolutely no British troops on Syrian territory at the moment," an embassy official said. An Israeli website, Debkafile, has reported that British and Qatari troops are directing rebe... Read More »

Russian Anti-Extremism Law Under Scrutiny in Case Against Anti-Fascist

10 February 2012, 6:14 am

A young activist faces trial in Russia for membership of a "red anarchist skinhead" group he claims does not exist.... Read More »