The latest word on a helicopter crash in Siberia is that seven people were killed, including a Russian lawmaker. ...more

January 11, 2009

A brand-new Russian nuclear submarine returned to base on Sunday after an accident with its fire-extinguishing system flooded two compartments with Freon gas, killing 20 people and injuring 21, Russian officials said. ...more

November 10, 2008

Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday insisted that Georgia will join NATO and backed its attempts to rebuild from its war with Russia, using a trip to former Soviet republics as a show of U.S. support for their pro-Western leaders. ...more

September 5, 2008

President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia said Sunday that he planned to rebuild his country's shattered army, and that even after its decisive defeat in the war for control of one of Georgia's two separatist enclaves he would continue to pursue a policy of uniting both enclaves under the Georgian flag. ...more

August 25, 2008

As Russia said its military pullback from Georgia was completed - though it held several key areas - the Georgian government began Saturday to prepare cities and villages in conflict areas for the return of thousands of refugees. ...more

August 24, 2008

Russia's military offensive into Georgia has jolted the Bush administration's relationship with Moscow, senior officials said on Thursday, forcing a wholesale reassessment of American dealings with Russia and jeopardizing talks on everything from halting Iran's nuclear ambitions to reducing strategic arsenals to cooperation on missile defenses. ...more

August 15, 2008

Former President Vladimir Putin was appointed Russia's prime minister Thursday, securing a new place in power a day after leaving the Kremlin. ...more

May 9, 2008

The United States lost a long battle Monday when Russia delivered nuclear fuel to an Iranian power plant that is at the center of an international dispute over its nuclear program. Iran confirmed plans build a second such plant. ...more

December 18, 2007

President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of Russia's prime minister on Wednesday and nominated Viktor Zubkov, the low-profile chief of a financial crimes agency, to assume the post. ...more

September 13, 2007