Critically Ill Woman Is Daughter Of Ex-Russian Spy, BBC Reports

British police investigating the sudden and severe illness of a man identified as former Russian spy Sergei Skripal are "alive to the fact of state threats," the country's top counterterrorism officer says.

Red Cross Says Violence Halts Aid Delivery To Syria's Ghouta

The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) says it was forced to halt aid delivery to the rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta in Syria the previous day after the security situation worsened while aid workers were on the ground.

At Least 31 Suspected Militants Killed In Afghanistan, Army Says

At least 31 suspected insurgents, including Islamic State militants, were killed over the past 24 hours in ground and air strikes launched by the Afghan Army in different parts of the country, the Defense Ministry said on March 6.

British Police Discourage 'Speculation' About Russian 'Ex-Spy's' Sudden Illness

A man identified by British media as a former Russian spy and his companion remained in intensive care early on March 6 while British authorities launched an investigation into why they fell critically ill.

France's Macron Presses Putin On Syria Cease-Fire

The United States has lambasted Moscow for its "brutal" complicity in civilian deaths in Syria's rebel-held enclave in the eastern Ghouta region, accusing Russian aircraft of flying bombing missions in defiance of a United Nations cease-fire.

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.