"Re-tooling an army from scratch," as it fights a war
U.S. and allied forces try to equip Ukrainian soldiers to stay alive and hold their ground in the grinding fight against Russian-backed rebels
Russia
Is Putin giving Turkey the cold shoulder?
Turkey's Erdogan says Russian leader isn't responding to his calls amid growing tensions after alleging another Russian jet violated their airspace
Turkey says another Russian jet violated its airspace
Incident comes just two months after Turkey shot down Russian jet for crossing into its terrority
Syria talks kick off, with one notable absence
U.N. official calls negotiations for political solution to 5-year war "an opportunity not to be missed," but one of the main parties to the conflict is missing
Russia's goat-tiger romance comes to an end
Timur and Amur's story began with a dinner date, and didn't end nearly as badly as it could have for Timur
Wife says Russian protest artist sent to psychiatric hospital
Pyotr Pavlensky is well-known dissident who once nailed his scrotum to Red Square and was locked up for setting fire to gov't building
Syrian rebels demand concessions before peace talks
Hopes low for already-delayed Geneva negotiations as major Saudi and Western-backed opposition group sets precondition
Death and political jockeying precede Syria peace talks
With 3 days to go, most in Syrian opposition are unsure whether they want to participate in the U.N.-backed talks; Turkey and Russia in new spat
Syria peace talks delayed, "the war does not end"
John Kerry warns both sides in grinding conflict that "rumors" are only prolonging the misery, but still says talks will go ahead, sometime
Russian-backed Syrian army advances imperil peace talks
Assad regime spokesperson says they will offer no concessions in approaching Swiss-based talks because their army is gaining ground everywhere
Kerry lays out how Syria peace talks will begin
U.N.-brokered meeting aims to make concrete progress toward ending war that has claimed more than 250,000 lives
Russian ruble keeps on falling, hits new record low
The steep decline in oil prices -- now at a 12-year low -- has been a severe blow to Russia's oil-dependent economy
Kerry, Lavrov try to settle differences over Syrian talks
The United States and Russia disagree over which Syrian opposition groups should be labeled terrorists and barred from the negotiations
Low oil prices: Which producer nation suffers the most?
One South American country is a real basket case, though Saudi Arabia and Russia face tough problems as well
Russian airstrikes allegedly hit schools full of Syrian kids
Opposition says bombs hit 3 schools in rebel-held countryside near Aleppo, killing at least 35 children and wounding many more
Russian ruble starts 2016 trading with a tumble
As currency trading resumed after a holiday break, the ruble's new dive creates yet more headaches for Putin & Co.
The Road to Syria
Bill Whitaker reports from inside the Syrian base from which Russia is launching air strikes in support of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad
Video of Russian doc killing patient with punch investigated
Incident in examination room in Belgorod, southwest of Moscow, has gone viral on YouTube, and raised questions of a cover-up
Who has the nukes?
In an age when there is so much tension surrounding the development of nuclear arsenals, we break down which countries have nuclear weapons and which kinds
Dummy Hellfire missile mistakenly shipped to Cuba
Error raises concerns Cuba could share the technology with potential U.S. adversaries like North Korea or Russia
Coke and a smile? Miffed Ukrainians say 'no thanks'
The soda giant stumbled into a diplomatic minefield with an ad that showed Crimea as part of Russia
Russia's top military spook dies unexpectedly
Moscow giving few details on Col.-Gen. Igor Sergun's death at age 58; the GRU intelligence service is believed to be Russia's biggest
Russia likely to miss 2016 Olympics, Euro official says
European sporting chief says there is probably not enough time for Russians to meet conditions to end their current ban for doping
Human Rights groups accuse Russia of targeting Syria's civilians
At least 34 civilians were killed in the Nov. 29 attack; part of growing number of suspected Russian attacks aimed at civilians
Putin: Russia will keep developing nuclear weapons
Russian president says on national television he will never "brandish this nuclear club" but that its improvement is necessary for "containment"
DOJ takes steps to charge James Comey again
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Trump's oil and gas stocks gained millions during Iran war
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Maurene Comey, James Comey's daughter, was unlawfully fired, judge rules
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