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Georgia and the Moscow-backed breakaway province of South Ossetia marked the first anniversary of their conflict Friday with harsh words and quiet, glum ceremony.

Relations Between Countries Intensify as War Anniversary Nears.

The secretary of State seeks to calm Moscow after Vice President Biden's recent comments that the country is badly damaged economically and its leadership is clinging to the past.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that the Obama administration viewed Russia as a "great power," despite Vice President Joe Biden's observations that the former rival nation was saddled with deepening economic problems and backward-looking leadership.

Russian-built floating reactors could be used to power the operations needed to extract fossil fuels like oil and gas in the Arctic, according to nuclear experts.

China, Russia and Brazil will use this week's G8 summit in Italy to push their view that the world needs to start seeking a new global reserve currency as an alternative to the dollar, officials said on Tuesday.

Russian and U.S. nuclear negotiators have completed a joint statement on the framework for a new arms control agreement to replace the 1991 START I agreement which expires December 5.

PepsiCo and Pepsi Bottling Group plan to invest $1 billion in Russia over three years to expand their manufacturing and distribution network in the country.

President Obama said former Russian President Vladimir Putin and his hand-picked successor should expect an in-person reminder ...

Much to everyone's surprise, Russia is going through with a law that bans nearly all casinos and confines gambling to four special zones in far-flung regions.

A suicide car bomber attacked a convoy carrying the president of the troubled Russian province of Ingushetia Monday, critically wounding him and killing two bodyguards — the latest in a string of assassination attempts that have roiled the North Caucasus.