Soviet Union

North Korea's black market becoming the new normal

When North Korea's late "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il opened the Pothonggang Department Store in Decembe...

Oct 28, 2015 08:44 PM EDT

Top U.S. spy skeptical about U.S.-China cyber agreement

The top U.S. intelligence official said he was skeptical that a new U.S.-China cyber agreement would...

Sep 29, 2015 06:51 PM EDT

Castro sees Cuba, U.S. breaking with past, coexisting in peace

Cuba is prepared to break with the contentious past and peacefully coexist with the United States, C...

Jul 15, 2015 05:35 PM EDT

Historic meeting of pope and Russian Orthodox head seen nearer

An historic meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church is "get...

Jun 28, 2015 11:18 AM EDT

Baltic military chiefs to call for permanent NATO presence

Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are preparing an appeal to NATO command for a permanent ...

May 14, 2015 10:10 AM EDT

"What does Moscow want?" asks Georgian president

The former Soviet republics of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are moving inexorably from the orbit of ...

May 12, 2015 10:12 AM EDT

As Armenia marks 1915 massacre, Berlin calls it genocide

Armenia marked the centenary on Friday of a mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks with a simple...

Apr 25, 2015 11:18 AM EDT

Nigeria drafts in foreign mercenaries to take on Boko Haram

Nigeria has brought in hundreds of mercenaries from South Africa and the former Soviet Union to give...

Mar 13, 2015 09:22 AM EDT

U.S. asks Vietnam to stop helping Russian bomber flights

The United States has asked Vietnam to stop letting Russia use a former U.S. base to refuel nuclear-...

Mar 11, 2015 11:24 AM EDT

Cuba frees Canadian businessman Tokmakjian after three years in jail

Cuba has freed Canadian businessman Cy Tokmakjian after more than three years in jail, his company s...

Feb 21, 2015 05:27 PM EST

Israeli parties hunt 'caviar vote' before March election

In this seaside city once ruled by the Greeks and Phoenicians but now largely populated by Russians,...

Feb 09, 2015 04:12 AM EST

Russian patriarch says halving abortions would solve population crisis

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill called on Thursday for a deep cut in the "horrifyingly high" numbe...

Jan 23, 2015 03:44 AM EST

U.S. and EU hail pro-West election outcome in Ukraine, Russia guarded

Pro-Western parties will dominate Ukraine's parliament after an election handed President Petro Poro...

Oct 27, 2014 11:47 PM EDT

Pro-West parties secure big win in Ukraine election: partial vote count

Pro-Europe parties secured a big win in an election in Ukraine, a partial vote count showed on Monda...

Oct 27, 2014 02:44 AM EDT

Egypt's Sisi delivers economic reforms but hurdles remain

In his first 100 days in office, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has made a fast start on ec...

Oct 05, 2014 01:35 AM EDT