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Twenty-two people were killed and several dozen injured in a Russian train crash on Friday, Russian news agencies said, and one source suggested it could have been caused by a bomb.

Both President Obama and Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev want Iran to relinquish potential nuclear explosive material in return for fuel. A White House official says the two leaders discussed possible sanctions if Iran refuses to comply.

A bear on ice skates attacked two people during rehearsals at a circus in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, killing one of them, Kyrgyz officials said Friday.

The Vienna gathering will focus on a deal that would have Russia enriching uranium for Iran. But Tehran says, if talks fail, it will accelerate its enrichment capabilities.

A mysterious halo-shaped cloud was seen hovering in the sky over the city of Moscow a few days ago. Lest you believe that this confirms your various conspiracy theories, meteorologists have ruled out any supernatural cause ...

China and Russia signed contracts worth several billion dollars, but didn't reach a breakthrough in negotiations to supply Russian gas to China.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton travels to Russia, hoping to win Moscow's backing for a strong stance on Iran's nuclear plans and looking for progress on a new arms control pact.

Venezuela's science and technology minister said his country is working with Russia to detect deposits of uranium but withdrew an earlier denial that the country was also working with Iran.

U.S. President Barack Obama said he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed on Wednesday that serious additional sanctions must be considered if Iran does not respond to proposals to end a nuclear standoff.

Russia's richest man has a deal to buy a controlling interest in the New Jersey Nets and nearly half of a project to build a new arena in Brooklyn.

Mikhail Prokhorov's Onexim Group announced the deal Wednesday with Forest City Ratner Companies and Nets Sports and Entertainment.