The Russian ruble hit its lowest level against the dollar in a year, falling to about 73.4 rubles per dollar on December 31. A look at some of the key events that influenced or coincided with the currency's decline.
According to Reporters Without Borders, 110 journalists were killed in connection with their work this year. Two-thirds died in countries without conflict zones, such as France, where eight journalists were killed in January.
Russia intensified efforts to diversify its gas supply routes to Europe when conflict erupted in Ukraine in early 2014. But just recently, differences with Turkey halted two major pipeline projects to link Russia and Europe. Here's a look at how much Russia depends on its energy customers.
How the loss of 147 lives, most of them schoolchildren, changed the course of Pakistan's fight against terrorism.
The U.S. Treasury Department estimates that the Islamic State group earns up to $1.4 million a day from oil sales. Who buys the oil and where does it end up?
Around 190 countries are pledging emissions targets for 2030 at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris. But not all of the so-called Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) are created equal: By using 1990 as their baseline, Russia and many other former Soviet republics whose centrally planned economies plummeted with the U.S.S.R.'s collapse are actually building in plenty of room for rising emissions, instead of cuts.
NATO foreign ministers have invited Montenegro to join the military alliance in 2017. Here is a look at NATO's enlargement over the years.
The Dutch government has reportedly discussed the idea of creating a "mini-Schengen" inside the existing Schengen zone, establishing passport checks for entry into an inner sanctum of five countries. Here's how it would look.
Unique Testimonies From Inside Russia's Prison System
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