Recession or no, billionaire Charles Simonyi couldn't pass up another shot at space, even if it meant shelling out $35 million more. ...more

March 22, 2009

Russia's victorious military blitz into the former Soviet republic of Georgia brought something old and something new - but none of it was impromptu, despite appearances that a long-frozen conflict had suddenly turned hot. ...more

August 17, 2008

Foreign affairs took center stage in the presidential campaign Tuesday as the leading candidates seemed to compete over who could be toughest about Russia's invasion of Georgia. ...more

August 13, 2008

Weeks before bombs started falling on Georgia, a security researcher in a Massachusetts suburb was watching an attack against the country in cyberspace. ...more

August 13, 2008

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev on Wednesday urged the creation of a national museum and memorial to honor victims of Soviet-era repression and to document their demise. ...more

June 5, 2008

Dmitry Medvedev, who was just endorsed by President Vladimir Putin as his preferred successor, turned around Tuesday and said he wants Putin to serve as prime minister after presidential elections next March. ...more

December 12, 2007