An obscure blogger claimed to have triangulated the general location from a photograph. On a hunch, a fellow journalist and I followed it -- and found the exact spot from which international investigators later concluded that Russia-backed forces fired the Buk missile that brought down MH17.
Denied the right to marry or even have their partnerships recognized, a group of same-sex couples in Romania is challenging the law.
The daughter of Natalya Estemirova, the Russian rights activist who who was abducted and killed 10 years ago, said she blames President Vladimir Putin, the leader of Chechnya, “and the whole system that they have built” for her mother’s death.
At first it was touted as a victory for Russia-backed separatists: a Ukrainian military "birdie" shot out of the sky. But when the downed aircraft turned out to be MH17, the separatists and Kremlin-loyal media changed their tune.
As Pakistan investigates the alleged sex-trafficking of women to China under the guise of marriages, alleged victims are pleading for help from family and supporters back home.
The Kabul in William Podlich's photographs is an almost unrecognizable place -- a bustling capital of modern cars, green parks, and nattily attired men and women, many wearing Western dress.
The family of an Uzbek woman who was killed after allegedly being beaten by her husband is accusing authorities of advising her to stay married despite her complaints and fears.
Here's how the Kremlin handled devastating flooding, the second-deadliest submarine disaster since the Kursk, and an expletive-laden tirade targeting President Vladimir Putin.
Immigrant Valentin Gapontsev has built a $7.5 billion laser business in the United States, creating more than 2,000 local jobs in the process. To the U.S. Treasury, though, he’s a Russian oligarch.
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People who say imitation is the greatest form of flattery have probably never run for election in Ukraine. Candidates in the July 21 parliamentary vote are facing stiff competition not only from legitimate opponents, but from "clone candidates" with identical or nearly identical names.
Norwegian researchers have returned from the site of a Soviet-era nuclear submarine wreck with stunning video footage and evidence of radiation levels of up to 1 million times greater than normal.
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