Russia
Bolshoi acid attack victim says he cannot forgive assailants
MOSCOW - The artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi ballet, hiding his damaged eyes behind dark glasses, told a Moscow court on Wednesday he could not forgive the assailants who almost blinded him in an acid attack.
Rosneft threatens to delist TNK-BP Holding shares
MOSCOW - Russian state oil company Rosneft said on Wednesday it could delist shares in TNK-BP Holding, which it acquired last year, if its offer to buy out minority shareholders falls through.
Dutch ask sea tribunal to free Greenpeace activists
HAMBURG - The Netherlands asked an international court on Wednesday to order Russia to release 30 people detained during a Greenpeace protest against oil drilling in the Arctic at a tribunal Moscow refused to attend.
Arctic ship route may be safer with Anglo-Russian radio waves
LONDON - The perils of the new Arctic shipping route, warmed by climate change, may diminish with a British-Russian radio navigation initiative, under development to shore up vulnerable satellite-based alternatives.
Colombia says Russian bombers violated its airspace
BOGOTA - Colombia is preparing a letter of protest to Russia after two Russian bomber planes twice entered the Andean nation's airspace without authorization when flying between Venezuela and Nicaragua last week, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday.
U.S., Russia fail to agree on Syria peace talks date
GENEVA - The United States and Russia failed on Tuesday to agree on a date for a Syrian peace conference, remaining divided over what role Iran might play in talks to end the civil war and over who would represent Syria's opposition. | Video
Dutch take Russia to maritime court to free Greenpeace activists
HAMBURG - The Netherlands will ask an international court on Wednesday to order Russia to release 30 people detained during a protest against oil drilling in the Arctic.
U.S., Russia fail to agree on Syria peace talks date
GENEVA - The United States and Russia failed on Tuesday to agree on a date for a Syrian peace conference, remaining divided over what role Iran might play in talks to end the civil war and over who would represent Syria's opposition.
Putin critic and chess champion Kasparov seeks Latvian citizenship
RIGA - Former world chess champion turned Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov has asked Latvian politicians to grant him citizenship to help him pursue his political activities in Russia.
Russian police harassed Norwegian journalists reporting on Sochi: rights group
MOSCOW - Russian police harassed and detained two Norwegian journalists on their way to Sochi, venue of the 2014 winter Olympics, a rights group and their television station said on Tuesday.
U.S. looking for 'first step' from Iran in nuclear talks
GENEVA - The United States wants Iran to agree in negotiations this week a "first step" that stops its nuclear program advancing further and starts reversing parts of it, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.
Criminal complaint against Silk Road’s owner
The criminal complaint against Ross William Ulbricht, known as "Dread Pirate Roberts."
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