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U.S. Diplomat Ordered to Leave Russia in Spy Case

(MOSCOW) — A U.S. diplomat was ordered Tuesday to leave the country after the Kremlin's security services said he tried to recruit a Russian agent, and they...

Russia Says Alleged Spying Case Was 2nd This Year

(MOSCOW) — A Russian security services operative — his features bathed in shadows — went on state television Wednesday to claim that the U.S. diplomat who was...

Putin, Japanese Leader Step Up Peace Treaty Effort

(MOSCOW)  — The leaders of Russia and Japan have instructed their diplomats to intensify efforts to work out a peace treaty between the two nations. Russia and...

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Born Under Fire: The Dawn of Israel, 1948

Sixty-five years ago this week, in the midst of a civil war and at the tail end of the decades-long British Mandate of Palestine, the state of Israel was born...

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London 2012: 50 Olympic Athletes to Watch

From Qatar to South Africa, Russia to the U.S., TIME takes you around the globe to meet the extraordinary men and women you'll be seeing this summer at the...

Georgia-Russia Crisis

Tired of being treated like a second-rate power, Moscow is out to prove it is still boss. How did the situation get to this point?

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Russia Provides Syria With Advanced Missiles

Antiship cruise missiles could make it more difficult for the United States and its allies to impose a naval embargo, establish a no-fly zone or carry out airstrikes in support of...

Russia protests to U. S. over alleged spy

MOSCOW -- Russia's capture of a purported U.S. spy made the news for a second day here Wednesday, as the Foreign Ministry handed the U.S. ambassador a formal...