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Global News Blog Vladimir Putin scuba dives at 'Russian Atlantis,' makes rare discovery [VIDEO]

During a scuba at an archaeological site in the Black Sea Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin emerged from the water with two ancient Greek urns, reports state media
08/11/2011 04:41 pm
Terrorism & Security Libya's rebels stage bold offensive on oil town of Brega

Taking Brega, a strategic oil port in eastern Libya, would be a key victory for the rebels, who lost the town to Qaddafi's troops months ago.
07/18/2011 09:48 am
Carmageddon? Please! Four of the world's worst traffic jams.

The 10-mile shutdown of Interstate 405 this weekend in Southern California is being called 'carmageddon.' Will Los Angeles set the new world record for worst traffic jam? Here are four of the worst traffic jams worldwide.
07/15/2011 09:47 pm
Google's gift to Red Square's St. Basil Cathedral: a doodle

Moscow marks the 450-year anniversary of St. Basil's Cathedral, the iconic church built in Red Square to honor Ivan the Terrible's victory over Russia's former Tatar conquerors.
07/12/2011 01:37 pm
Terrorism & Security France admits it armed Libyan rebels

France's admission Wednesday that it provided weapons to Libyan rebels renews debate on the legality and wisdom of arming rebels in conflicts whose outcome is unpredictable.
06/30/2011 09:49 am
Anna Chapman sleeper spy ring betrayed by Russian officer

Anna Chapman spy ring: Col. Alexander Poteyev had betrayed his ring of 10 sleeper spies and the FBI was about to nab them. Now he was at risk of being arrested by Russian authorities.
06/28/2011 04:35 pm
Russia's only war criminal Yury Budanov assassinated in Moscow

Yury Budanov served six years in prison for war crimes in Chechnya before his parole in 2009. His assassination could be a revenge attack or an attempt to stir ethnic strife.
06/10/2011 03:20 pm
Why Russia's Medvedev and Putin remain coy about presidential aims

Some analysts say a declaration by either President Medvedev or Prime Minister Putin could upend Russian politics well ahead of next year's presidential vote.
05/18/2011 01:26 pm
Russia, Poland pledge reconciliation at crash site memorial

Russia's Dmitry Medvedev and Poland's Bronislaw Komorowski met on the one-year anniversary of a plane crash that killed Poland's former president en route to Russia. A probe of the crash has sparked controversy.
04/11/2011 01:57 pm
Gates visits Russia as Putin decries UN action on Libya

Russian Prime Minister Putin said the Western assault on Qaddafi's offensive capabilities resembles a medieval crusade.
03/21/2011 03:07 pm
Japan gets coal, gas from historic rival Russia

A surge of goodwill from Russia to Japan raises the possibility that a territorial dispute between the two countries left over from World War II could finally be resolved.
03/15/2011 01:14 pm
Terrorism & Security 'Day of Rage' brings Libya protest deaths to at least 24, says human rights group

'Day of Rage' protests in Libya yesterday have increased pressure on Muammar Qaddafi, the Arab world's longest-ruling dictator, with funerals today potentially serving as a catalyst for more violence.
02/18/2011 08:52 am
Guardian reporter expelled from Russia in cold war echo

Luke Harding, Moscow correspondent of Britain's Guardian newspaper, was told that 'Russia is closed to you.' Even in Soviet times, expulsions of international journalists was rare and usually connected with a diplomatic crisis.
02/08/2011 02:02 pm
Terrorism & Security Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov claims responsibility for Moscow airport attack

In a video posted online late Monday, Doku Umarov says he ordered the Moscow airport attack and his forces will carry out more attacks if Russia does not grant the Caucasus independence.
02/08/2011 08:28 am
Can Russia rival the X-37B space plane with its own robotic spacecraft?

The head of Russia's Space Forces hinted that Russia may develop a space plane similar to the US Air Force's secretive unmanned X-37B, which was sucessfully flight-tested last year.
02/03/2011 01:11 pm
Terrorism & Security Moscow attack on airport will complicate Medvedev's investment pitch at Davos

As the investigation into the Moscow attack at Domodedovo airport continues, President Dmitry Medvedev left for Davos to seek foreign investment – now a tougher pitch.
01/26/2011 01:33 pm
With Russian ratification of New START, what's next for US-Russia relations?

The New START treaty, which Russia's Federation Council ratified today, is a major step in resetting US-Russia relations, yet many major issues remain.
01/26/2011 11:12 am
Terrorism & Security Moscow terrorist attack blamed on airport security lapses

The terror attack at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport happened because of inadequate security measures, said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
01/25/2011 08:46 am
Moscow bombing kills 31 at airport [Updated]

Moscow bombing: There was no immediate word on the cause of the explosion in the international baggage-claim area at Domodedovo airport.
01/24/2011 09:38 am
Terrorism & Security Russia expels British diplomat in latest blow to better relations

The Russian and British relationship had been enjoying a warming trend. But Britain expelled a Russian diplomat earlier this month and Russia responded in kind yesterday.
12/23/2010 08:53 am
Chechen parliament attack a threat to Kremlin strongman

A major militant attack on the Chechen parliament is raising doubts about Kremlin-backed Ramzan Kadyrov's boasts that he's pacified Chechnya.
10/19/2010 01:40 pm
Ambiguity surrounding Kyrgyzstan elections raises fresh concern of instability

The Kyrgyz government Wednesday approved a controversial vote recount, raising the specter of fresh instability in a country whose political system has been shattered by two violent revolutions in barely five years.
10/13/2010 01:00 pm
Kyrgyzstan elections signal unease with parliamentary rule

Weekend Kyrgyzstan elections came off smoothly and fairly. But they also demonstrate popular unease with reforms designed to prevent a return to one-man rule.
10/11/2010 12:50 pm
Suicide bomber kills 17 in Russia's North Ossetia

A suicide bomber killed 17 people at a market in Russia's North Ossetia on Thursday, the latest evidence of a resurgent Islamist insurgency in the area.
09/09/2010 04:08 pm
Terrorism & Security Dagestan suicide bombing targets Russian military

A Dagestan suicide bombing that struck a Russian military base Sunday underscored the difficulties Moscow faces in stamping out violence in the restive republic.
09/05/2010 10:30 am