Complete coverage of the U.S.-Russia summit, being held July 6-8 in Moscow.

Tens of thousands of people cheering on Red Square as fireworks usher in the new year in the early hours of Jan. 1.

Flames and frost took the joy out of the extended New Year's holidays for thousands of people. Fires killed 12 Moscow residents -- eight of whom were drunk -- in the first three days of 2008, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.

The world oil price broke through the $100 barrier over the holidays, drawing words of concern from world leaders before ducking back below the psychologically important mark.

Georgian opposition leaders pressed ahead Tuesday with claims that Mikheil Saakashvili's re-election as president was rigged, and vowed to hold a hunger strike in protest.

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In the secretive world of movie spy James Bond, the ""Bond girl"" for the new installment in the movie series had been top secret, but Bond's backers said this week that Ukrainian bombshell Olga Kurylenko is the actress.

A 16-year-old opposition activist was attacked near her apartment building after attending an Other Russia rally to protest the State Duma elections, an official said Tuesday.

Alaska's Old Believers are tough people accustomed to hard times. But even for them, these are the worst of times.

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II offered Christmas greetings to First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev during a candlelit service at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.