Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russian rebels fought fierce battles Saturday around a flashpoint town, with only a small reprieve to allow passage of a freed team of OSCE inspectors. More than 50 people have died in two days of clashes nationwide — most…
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Pro-Russian militants Thursday unleashed fresh violence in restive east Ukraine, storming yet another public building and further fueling fears that the ex-Soviet republic could disintegrate. The violence in the city of Donetsk confirmed the separatists…
Russian star Evgeni Malkin scored a hat trick to power the Pittsburgh Penguins over Columbus 4-3 and into the second round of the National Hockey League playoffs. Malkin broke out of a scoring slump with his first goals of the playoffs, helping stake…
Pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels holding captive an international team of military observers from the OSCE said Sunday they are “prisoners of war” and brought them before the media in a news conference. The group of eight men, all Europeans, were part of…
We last covered My.com back in November 2013. The website, a product from Russian Internet company Mail.ru, is meant to be a sort of do-all homepage. You can check your myMail, play myGames and have discussions in myChat. And now the company is making…
The Russian hacker group known as WZOR claims to have some inside info on Microsoft’s forthcoming updates to Windows 8.1, not to mention Windows 9. The group has leaked that info online, and, if true, Microsoft’s plans for the long-running OS could…
Three pro-Russian militants and one attacker were killed in a gunbattle near the volatile eastern Ukrainian town of Slavyansk early Sunday, a local leader told journalists. Vyatcheslav Ponomarev said the battle broke out at a barricade put up in a village…
Kiev’s interim government must leave power before pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine will abide by an international deal to vacate seized government buildings, a separatist leader said Friday. “We agree that the buildings should be vacated, but…
Russian President Vladimir Putin denied involvement Monday with pro-Russian insurgents gaining ground in eastern Ukraine, but an unconvinced European Union expanded its sanctions on officials accused of trying to break up the ex-Soviet country. Putin…
Ukraine on Sunday launched an “anti-terrorist operation” in the eastern town of Slavyansk, where pro-Russian gunmen have seized police and security services buildings, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said. “Units from all of the country’s force structures…
Global oil prices advanced on Tuesday on renewed Ukraine tensions after pro-Russian protesters seized government buildings in the eastern city of Donetsk. New York’s West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in May won 77 cents to $101.21 per barrel…
A British coroner has recorded an open verdict in the death of Boris Berezovsky, saying he could not prove the Russian oligarch had meant to take his life. The Kremlin insider-turned-critic, 67, was found lying on the floor of the locked bathroom of…
Serena Williams extended her dominance of Maria Sharapova, defeating the Russian 6-4, 6-3 to reach the final of the Miami hardcourt tournament for the ninth time. World number one Williams will be seeking her second straight Miami crown when she takes…
Andre Villas-Boas marked his first game in charge of Zenit St Petersburg with a 2-1 home win against Samara in the Russian Premier League on Monday, Brazilian star Hulk scoring twice. Hulk netted either side of half-time and goalkeeper Yury Lodygin…
Russian fourth seed Maria Sharapova and Germany’s fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber each battled through three sets on Monday to reach the quarter-finals at the WTA and ATP Miami Masters. Sharapova rallied to defeat Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens 3-6, 6-4,…
Russian authorities on Monday declared an avalanche warning for the mountain resort used to host the Sochi Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games events, after an avalanche killed two women in the area at the weekend. The avalanche hit the Rosa Khutor…
Ukrainian flags flutter over a gathering atop famed stairs that drop down to the Black Sea in the mainly Russian-speaking western port of Odessa, where separatist tensions have bolstered patriotism. Since Russian forces took control last month of Crimea…
Enlarge German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin chat as they toured the Hanover industrial fair on April 8, 2013 in Hanover, central Germany. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the…
A total of 21 people, including 13 foreigners, died in a Taliban suicide assault on a popular restaurant in Kabul,…
Resembling a Russian nesting doll, the pint-sized robotic device wants to be your “mother.” The electronic device with wireless connectivity can transform any object in the home into a smart one. It can detect unexpected activity at the front door,…