Polar bears trap Russian weather station staff

Team of 3 at remote outpost along Russia's north coast waiting for reinforcements after stubborn bears move in

• Sep 2, 2015

Migrants find unlikely route - and mode of transport - to Norway

Funneling of migrants over remote border crossing may be organized and could possibly be classed as human trafficking

• Aug 31, 2015

Flood at Russian zoo traps animals in half-submerged cages

Video shows bears standing on hind legs and clinging to bars to stay above muddy water; brown bears and a lion trapped

• Aug 31, 2015

Russia wiping U.S. detergents off store shelves

Authorities claim cleaning products from big U.S. and other brands pose a danger to Russian consumers

• Aug 25, 2015

Russian police bust $30 million contraband cheese ring

Six arrested as Moscow authorities enforce ban on imports of Western cheese and other agricultural products imposed a year ago

• Aug 18, 2015

Despite 6-month-old cease-fire, Ukraine fighting rages

Fresh shelling between Russia-backed separatist rebels and Ukrainian government troops kills at least nine; talks keep breaking down

• Aug 17, 2015

Russia denies blacklisted Iranian general visited Moscow

Commander of the elite Quds Force in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has been on the U.N. sanctions blacklist since 2007

• Aug 14, 2015

​John Kerry: It's "very likely" Russia and China are reading my emails

Secretary of State John Kerry divulges uncertainty over his cybersecurity in an interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor Scott Pelley

• Aug 11, 2015

Russia believed to be behind Pentagon's Joint Staff email breach

The staff's unclassified system was the victim of a "sophisticated" intrusion in late July

• Aug 7, 2015

Pentagon's Joint Staff email was victim of "sophisticated" intrusion

The staff's unclassified system was the target of the hack

• Aug 5, 2015

Russia stakes claim to vast Arctic territories at U.N.

Rivalry for undiscovered oil and gas has intensified as shrinking polar ice is opening new opportunities for exploration

• Aug 4, 2015

Donald Trump: "I'd get along very well with Vladimir Putin"

During a trip to Scotland, the presidential candidate weighed in on what his relationships with world leaders would be like

• Jul 30, 2015

New evidence from Flight 17 crash emerges 1 year later

As local villagers march in solemn procession to crash site still in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, shocking new evidence comes to light

• Jul 17, 2015

Hackers expose spy software firm's global clients

One nation's spymaster has already resigned as leaked emails show Italian "Hacking Team" allegedly helped agencies from FBI to Azerbaijan

• Jul 16, 2015

Few answers year after MH17 downed in Ukraine

Families of 298 people killed when Malaysia Airlines jet crashed in rebel-held territory are still waiting for justice

• Jul 16, 2015

23 killed as Russian military barracks crumbles

Ceiling of airborne troops training center in Siberia comes down, causing 4 stories of building to collapse on recruits

• Jul 13, 2015

Sen. Cotton: Iran nuclear deal will be dangerous for U.S.

The Arkansas Republican -- best known for his infamous letter to Iran -- says the U.S. should have walked away from talks a long ago

• Jul 12, 2015

Joint Chiefs nominee: Russia is top threat to U.S. security

Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford tells Congress Russia's recent behavior is "nothing short of alarming"

• Jul 9, 2015

Russian police issue selfie safety guidelines

The instructions warn against standing on railroad tracks, climbing onto roofs or posing with a gun or a tiger

• Jul 8, 2015

Jeb Bush: No leniency for Edward Snowden

The 2016 presidential candidate was responding to the suggestion by former Attorney General Eric Holder that a deal was possible

• Jul 7, 2015

American dean fired from Russian university after TV show

Kendrick White's firing is seen as fallout from the tensions between the United States and Russia

• Jul 1, 2015

Putin vows to strengthen Russian military

Remarks to military academy graduates reflect soaring tensions between Moscow, the West over Ukraine

• Jun 25, 2015

U.S. Marines heading to Bulgaria to convince "Putin to refrain from aggression"

Announcement comes after Ash Carter says more American military equipment would be positioned in Europe

• Jun 25, 2015

U.S. sending arms to answer "Russia's provocations"

Defense chief Ash Carter tells CBS News that America will bolster NATO's deterrent force with military muscle

• Jun 23, 2015

Carter laments Putin's "loose rhetoric" on nukes

U.S. defense chief, planning "strong but balanced" response to Russia with NATO allies, says there was "no need" for Putin to tout new missile plans

• Jun 22, 2015

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