Russia

Based on accounts of survivors and police, Associated Press journalists located 10 torture sites in Izium. They include a school

One of two American veterans released from Russian captivity after being captured in Ukraine says they both prayed for death

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties to annex parts of Ukraine into Russia, defying Western powers. (Sep 30) AP

Three Russian cosmonauts returned safely on Thursday from a mission to the International Space Station. (Sep 29) AP

A fourth leak on the Nord Stream pipelines has been reported off southern Sweden, the Swedish coast guard said Thursday

Moscow-appointed administrations of occupied regions of southern and eastern Ukraine said Tuesday night that their residents voted to join Russia

Protesters gathered at the Georgian-Russian border crossing in Larsi on Wednesday as long lines of Russian citizens continued to arrive

State Department Spokesman Ned Price says despite Russia's "vote results" any annexed regions will remain part of Ukraine. (Sep 28)

Members of the United Nations Security Council denounced Russia on Tuesday following its claim that residents of a large swath

A series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany have