Putin Claims Hundreds Of Spies Thwarted, Urges Focus On Cybersecurity

President Vladimir Putin has claimed that Russia thwarted nearly 500 spies in 2017, and urged the Federal Security Service (FSB) to step up cybersecurity efforts and strengthen measures to protect secret communications.

Documentary About Russian Sports Doping Wins Oscar

Putin Says Those Charged With U.S. Election Meddling 'Don't Represent' Russia

President Vladimir Putin has said that the Russian citizens indicted by the United States for election meddling didn't act on behalf of his government, and insisted that Moscow will "never" extradite any of them.

Syrian Government Forces 'Seize Quarter Of Ghouta'

Syrian government forces have seized about one quarter of the rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta in recent days, activists say.

Pakistan Elects First Female Hindu Senator

Pakistanis have elected a woman from the country's marginalized Hindu minority to the Senate for the first time ever in an election in which a cleric with links to the Taliban was defeated.

Voters Go To Polls In italy After Bitter Parliamentary Campaign

Voters in Italy are going to the polls to determine a new parliament, with populist and far-right parties, including three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's coalition, and a center-left alliance looking to win the right to form a new government.

Seven Italian Suspects In Murder Of Slovak Reporter Released

Slovak authorities have released all seven people detained in connection with the murder of an investigative reporter, an event that shocked the Central European country.

Putin Promises Russian 'Victories' At Campaign Rally At Moscow Stadium

Incumbent President Vladimir Putin has held a campaign rally at a major Moscow sports arena, promising “victories” for Russia in remarks to a supportive audience 15 days before an election that seems certain to hand him a new six-year term.

Yanukovych Says He Never Met Trump Campaign Chief Manafort Face-To-Face

Ukraine's ousted President Viktor Yanukovych said on March 2 that he never had a face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort, despite Manafort's extensive work for his government.

Putin Says He'd Reverse Collapse Of Soviet Union If He Could

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would reverse the collapse of the Soviet Union if he had a chance to change Russian history, Russian news agencies reported.

Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine Voice Concern Over Russian Presence

Pro-EU parliamentary leaders from Moldova, Ukraine, and Georgia say the continued presence of Russian troops in their countries is destabilizing.