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The second female suicide bomber was a teacher from a predominantly Muslim region of Russia who was married to an extremist leader, officials said on Tuesday.

The 17-year-old widow of an Islamist militant from the North Caucasus is suspected of blowing herself up in suicide attacks that killed 40 people on the Moscow metro, a Russian law enforcement official said.

The U.S. and Russian presidents are to sign a pact on Thursday committing the former Cold War foes to unprecedented nuclear arms reductions, cementing a hard-won deal that should put strained ties on firmer footing.

Two blasts, one set off by a suicide bomber, rocked Kizlyar in Russia's Dagestan region on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people just two days after twin bombs hit Moscow, officials told Reuters.

Russians on Tuesday nervously returned to subway stations where two suicide bombers killed 39 people, lighting candles and leaving ...

Major transit agencies beefed up security as a precaution Monday following the suicide bombing in Moscow's subway system.

At least 37 people were killed on Monday when suicide bombers detonated explosives on two packed Moscow metro trains during morning rush hour.

The world's largest country by land mass is challenging time: This weekend, Russia is cutting the number of its time zones from 11 to 9.

A phone call Friday morning with the Russian president confirmed the last outstanding details in the nuclear pact.

The head of the Russian Olympic Committee resigned Wednesday in the wake of the traditional powerhouse's worst performance at the Winter Games, news agencies reported.