Echo of Moscow

Israel praised an International Atomic Energy Agency report released on Thursday that says Iran may be developing a nuclear warhead. “The new IAEA…

Russia's foreign minister said Friday he is "very alarmed" over Iran's failure to prove its nuclear program is peaceful, suggesting Moscow may be…

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says talking about sanctions against Iran could ruin negotiations with Teheran regarding its nuclear…

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stressed to Russian university students Wednesday that their country's prosperity was dependent on its…

Russia has scrapped a plan to deploy missiles in a region near Poland after President Barack Obama dumped his predecessor's plan for a US missile…

When Vladimir Putin nominated Dmitry Medvedev to be his successor as president of the Russian Federation on December 10, 2008, Western observers…

Two journalists have been killed in fighting in South Ossetia, where Georgian and Russian forces held major battles over the weekend, a Russian radio…

Russia's foreign minister said Tuesday that international negotiators are preparing a new package of incentives aimed at persuading Iran to freeze…

Iran has for the first time tested an improved centrifuge that works five times faster than the current version, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said…

Russia's military chief of staff said Saturday that Moscow could use nuclear weapons in preventive strikes in case of a major threat, the latest…

Vladimir Putin could become the leader of a land even larger than Russia - a development that may hinge on talks beginning Thursday in neighboring…

Two US women who were hospitalized in Moscow for suspected thallium poisoning flew home to the United States as colleagues and relatives struggled to…

Russia has become a deadly place for journalists who run afoul of government officials or their business and political partners. Those behind the…

An award-winning journalist known for her critical coverage of the war in Chechnya was shot to death Saturday in her Moscow apartment building,…

Russian-made, state of the art weapons Israel says Hizbullah used during the recent war in Lebanon will be one of the main topics of discussion…

Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that Hizbullah militants had used Russian-made weapons against Israel…

The concave, snow-covered roof of a Moscow market collapsed early Thursday, killing at least 27 people and trapping about 10, officials said. Rescue…

Hamas faces a "historic choice" at talks set for this month in Moscow - whether to give up violence and recognize Israel, France's prime minister…

A senior Russian lawmaker said Tuesday that Moscow has practically no leverage over Tehran - an unusually frank statement dampening hopes that…