Russian President Vladimir Putin was virtually unknown in the West when he rose to power 15 years ago. Early assessments of him varied from extremely optimistic to eerily prescient.
Ebola swept through West Africa and sparked panic throughout the world this year. But 2014 was not all bad news on the health front.
Sony's shelving of the comedy "The Interview," depicting a fictitious plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has sparked fears that other nations could launch cyberattacks over speech they don’t like.
As Russia’s currency plunges, the Obama administration is delivering a message about the impact of Western sanctions: We told you so.
A bill authorizing lethal aid for Ukraine and new sanctions against Russia unanimously passed the U.S. Senate late on December 13, sending it to U.S. President Barack Obama to sign or veto the measure.
A $1.1 trillion spending bill that includes provisions to assist Ukraine and punish Russia for its annexation of Crimea has passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
The United States has accused Russia of violating two key arms-control treaties.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has said Ukraine cannot lose another chance to change the country for the better. The remarks come as Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists largely suspended hostilities in the country's east on December 9.
A U.S. Senate report released December 9 chronicles the CIA's “brutal” interrogations of suspected terrorists with techniques that U.S. officials say constitute torture. Here are the report’s key findings.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s abrupt announcement of his resignation on November 24 leaves a top cabinet position open in U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration, and early speculation suggests that candidates previously considered for the job could be tapped to lead the Pentagon.
As a deadline approaches for world powers to strike a deal with Iran over its nuclear program, U.S. President Barack Obama faces a challenge getting it through -- or past -- a wary Congress.
Republicans won big in U.S. Congressional elections on November 4, a surge whose impact could ripple beyond the borders of the United States.
The United States' watchdog for Afghanistan is warning that the country's lucrative opium economy is threatening reconstruction efforts, and the United States is not adequately addressing the problem.
The winner of the 2014 Anna Politkovskaya Award says Islamic State militants are raping and selling Yazidi women and that the human rights situation in Iraq is deteriorating.
It's every dictator's dream to shut off the Internet at will. But can it actually be done?
The United States' top military officer says President Barack Obama will evaluate each situation individually before deciding if U.S. military advisers will be put into combat roles in Iraq.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey has announced the creation of a Special Service, similar to a counterintelligence organization that existed during Josef Stalin's rule, to deal with subversive elements in the Ukrainian military.
Pranvera Abazi's husband said he was taking their son for the weekend to a popular outdoor spot. Three days later, he sent her a text message saying they were in Syria.
The Kremlin has granted Russian citizenship to an Italian architect linked to a billion-dollar project in southern Russia widely referred to as "Putin's palace.”
A tense 24 hours that saw claims of direct military conflict between Ukraine and Russia sparked a burst of diplomatic scrambling as top officials moved to head off further escalation of the crisis.
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