Return of the Messianic Jewish Messiah: Russian News Headlines!!!!

Why Russia’s carbon footprint grows on International Women’s Day

Environmentalists say: Stop it with all the roses.

War crimes are rampant in Syria, UN inquiry finds

It's not surprising, of course. But a UN commission of inquiry says that accountability for these horrors must be part of the peace process.

3 reasons the Russia-Saudi oil deal is probably doomed from the start

Major oil producing nations have agreed to freeze production to help raise prices. It's not enough.

Major oil producing nations say they'll freeze production to stop price collapse

Russia, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Qatar have agreed to keep production at current levels to help stop the decline in global oil prices.

World powers agree to a 'cessation of hostilities' in Syria — sort of

Parties not involved in the agreement: The Syrian regime and the Islamic State.

Chechen strongman claims Russian spies are infiltrating Islamic State

Pro-Kremlin Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has claimed spies from his region of Russia are being sent to Syria to assist Moscow in its bombing campaign.

US demands Russia immediately halt airstrikes in Syria, as peace talks collapse

The United States demanded Thursday that Russia immediately halt its bombing campaign in Syria after a breakdown in peace talks exposed the deep rift among world powers.

Putin's crony in Chechnya is making some unbelievable death threats on Instagram

Ramzan Kadyrov is tight with Vladimir Putin and puts critics in his crosshairs.

Remember swine flu? It’s back

Experts say it's preventable, but more than 100 people in Eastern Europe have died from H1N1.

Russia’s economy is tanking. But McDonald’s is still lovin’ it

The Golden Arches are opening up 60 new restaurants this year across Russia, even out in Siberia.

Litvinenko isn't the only Putin critic who ended up dead

The ex-spy is just one of a trail of Putin foes who have mysteriously died over the years.

Here's a timeline of Russia's 10-year Litvinenko affair

Former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, an arch foe of President Vladimir Putin, died in London on November 23, 2006 after being poisoned with radioactive polonium 210.

Take a front-row seat to Russia’s air war in Syria (VIDEOS)

The Kremlin is boasting with sleek videos of destruction, but monitors accuse it of killing more than 1,000 civilians.

Two million Russians plunge into icy water to mark the Epiphany

Orthodox believers take part in this outdoor purification ritual each year.

Russia now officially considers NATO a top military threat

The year is off to a terrible start for relations between Russia and the West.

This year's El Niño is one of the worst on record, and that's bad for everyone

Floods in the Americas, fires in Asia and drought in Africa: Welcome to the season of extreme weather.

It’s never too late for a Putin-themed holiday gift set

If this sounds a bit too Orwellian, it probably is.

The double life of a Russian 'spy' beheaded by the Islamic State

Who was Magomed Khasiev?

Russia is 'warming 2.5 times quicker' than the rest of the world

The climate change alarms are ringing. Russia is heating up more than twice as fast on average than the rest of the world, the environment ministry said Friday.

Putin, Modi hail 'partnership' as India eyes defense deals

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Thursday the "partnership" between their two nations as they oversaw the signing of energy and other

Russian raids in Syria may amount to war crimes

Amnesty International said on Wednesday that nearly three months of Russian air raids in Syria have killed hundreds of civilians, many in targeted strikes that could constitute war crimes.

Russia will start building 2 nuclear reactors in Iran

Russia and Iran, relations to watch in 2016.

There is no bromance between Trump and Putin

Putin just knows when and how to butter up power-hungry Americans.

Putin: Trump is 'outstanding, talented' and 'the absolute leader of the presidential race'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has finally found an American politician to love.

Turkey's prime minister accuses Russia of 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria

Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu says Moscow is trying to drive out local Turkmen and Sunni Muslim populations to protect its military interests in the northern Syria.

Russia’s truck drivers used to love Putin. Not anymore

Putin relies on his working-class base. And right now, a lot of them are mad.

Turkey will not apologize for downing Russian fighter jet

But Moscow should still reconsider retaliatory sanctions, Turkish premier Ahmet Davutoglu said Monday.

Turkey recovers body of pilot from downed Russian jet

The shooting down of the Russian fighter jet by NATO-member Turkey has set back efforts to forge a united front against the Islamic State.

Putin, citing national security, signs Turkey sanctions decree

The decree said charter flights from Russia to Turkey would be banned and that tour firms would be told not to sell any holidays there, among other restrictions.

Turkey warns against Russia travel in tit-for-tat jet downing dispute

Turkey on Saturday warned its citizens off non-urgent travel to Russia in the latest tit-for-tat move as the two nations square off over Ankara's downing of one of Moscow's warplanes.

The coalition fighting the Islamic State is getting bigger

Welcome to the party, Germany.

Good news! 4 Siberian tigers have been filmed prowling Russia's wilderness

The very rare footage is a sign that efforts to conserve the endangered big cat are working.

Declassified document shows how close the US and Soviet Union came to nuclear war in 1983

The Soviets were convinced the US was planning a nuclear first strike. And they were ready to preempt it.

The Cold War analogies are back. Again

The fallout over Turkey’s decision to shoot down a Russian warplane continues.

Putin and friends say Turkey’s doing the terrorists' bidding

Turkey shot down a Russian jet, and Russians are about as angry as could be. But it's no World War III.

Russia gives France puppy to replace police dog killed by jihadists

Russia has offered to send an Alsatian puppy to France in a gesture of solidarity after a police dog was killed during a raid on jihadists linked to the Paris attacks.

Will terrorism make Russia and the West friends again?

The recent Paris attacks and Russian jet crash may actually forge a closer alliance between the two against a common enemy.

Russia thinks its doping scandal is the latest Western plot

The World Anti-Doping Agency alleges Russian officials supported prohibited performance-enhancement drug use, took bribes and trashed test samples.

Athletics: Russia responds as doping scandal threatens to spread

Russia rejected Tuesday explosive accusations of doping and corruption and promised a rapid response to avoid suspension from the 2016 Olympics due to the scandal that threatens to spread far beyond the borders of Russia and athletics.

The US is pretty sure Metrojet Flight 9268 was bombed

Russia and Egypt? Not so much.

Russia says Syrian 'opposition' guided its warplanes to bombing targets

Russian jets bombed 24 targets in Syria Tuesday using coordinates supplied by 'opposition representatives' — the first time Moscow has claimed to work with opposition groups.

Russian airline claims 'external' factors caused crash of Egypt plane

The Russian passenger jet that crashed in Egypt could only have broken up midair because of "external" factors, the airline company said Monday.

How does a jet break apart in the air?

Questions abound after an Airbus A321 airliner crashed in Sinai on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board.

Russian jet broke up in mid air, too early for conclusions, official says

US-EGYPT-CRASH:Russian jet broke up in mid air, too early for conclusions, official says

Russian airliner with 224 aboard crashes in Egypt's Sinai, all killed

'I now see a tragic scene,' an Egyptian security officer told Reuters. 'A lot of dead on the ground and many who died whilst strapped to their seats.'

Why Russia is afraid of its own dead soldiers

Russia's Defense Ministry said a 19-year-old serviceman committed suicide at a Russian Air Force base in Latakia — the first service member confirmed dead in Syria.

Syria's Assad ready to stand in new election: Russian MP

On Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said it was time to start preparing for elections in Syria.

So now Russia is ready to help the Free Syrian Army

Russia's position appears to be shifting, with Moscow saying it is prepared to give military and political support to the anti-Assad opposition in its fight against terrorists.

Russian volunteer fighters may be headed for Syria, too

That would raise a bunch of questions about the supposed US-Russia proxy war that's unfolding.

Assad and Putin met up in Moscow yesterday

Oh to be a fly on that wall.

Russia's military is muscling into the Arctic, where melting ice is freeing up resources

There's a whole other region where Russia and the West are jockeying for strength and wealth: the High North.

Poll: 71 percent of Russians believe the US is the world’s bad guy

And the feeling's pretty mutual.

Investigation says Russian missile almost definitely downed MH17

The Dutch investigators stopped short of assigning blame, they'll let Dutch prosecutors do that instead.

US says Russia launched cruise missile strikes in Syria without giving advance notice

"We've seen increasingly unprofessional behavior from Russian forces," US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Thursday.

Here's how Vladimir Putin spent his 63rd birthday

He won at ice hockey, made a new best friend, and sent a whole new round of Russian bombs into Syria.

Syrian rebels call for regional alliance against Russia and Iran

More than 40 Syrian insurgent groups including the powerful Islamist faction Ahrar al-Sham have called on regional states to forge an alliance against Russia and Iran in Syria.