Russian Bank, Ex-Official Added To U.S. Sanctions List On Syria
The United States has added four individuals and six entities to sanctions list for supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, including a Russian bank and a former official.
Obama, Hollande urge Russia to focus Syria attacks on Islamic State
U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande pressed Russia on Tuesday to focus its attacks in Syria on Islamic State militants after Turkey heightened tensions in the region by downing a Russian plane.
Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Putin warns of 'serious consequences'
Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday, saying the jet had violated its air space, in one of the most serious publicly acknowledged clashes between a NATO member country and Russia for half a century.
Pro-Ukraine activists block repair of sabotaged power lines to Crimea
Pro-Ukrainian activists prevented repairs to sabotaged power lines leading to Crimea on Monday, keeping the Russian-annexed peninsula starved of electricity for a second day and tensions between Moscow and Kiev high.
Kerry says more cooperation with Russia possible, seeks to reassure opposition
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday the United States could broaden military cooperation with Russia in Syria, but that such a move should not deter opposition groups trying to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Russia serious about solution in Syria, German minister says
Russia feels increasingly under threat from developments in the Middle East and appears to be serious about cooperating with western countries to resolve the war in Syria, Germany's foreign minister said on Sunday.
China says won't cease building on South China Sea isles
China said on Sunday it will continue to build military and civilian facilities on its artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea and the United States was testing it by sending warships through the area.
U.N. asks Vietnam and China to clarify fate of North Koreans
The United Nations voiced alarm on Friday about the fate of nine North Koreans feared to have been deported from Vietnam via China back to their homeland, saying they might face torture or even execution.
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