About 1,000 people have protested again in Volokolamsk, some 100 kilometers west of Moscow, demanding closure of landfill that has been leaking toxic gas that harmed dozens of children this week
Iran has criticized new US sanctions against 10 of its citizens and Iranian company over their alleged involvement in state-sponsored large-scale hacking and intellectual property theft scheme
United States and European powers are vowing 'firm response' to those responsible for recent alleged toxic gas attacks in Syria's eastern Ghouta, where hundreds of civilians have died in recent weeks
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is embarking on Western Balkan tour to promote EU's new strategy for region
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met recently with 'cyberspace experts' to discuss challenges that the internet poses to Iran's leadership
A Moscow cinema has been warned after defying a government ban on showing The Death Of Stalin. (Please see related stories link for VOA story on "The Death of Stalin") The black comedy was screened to a packed audience on January 25, and many said they didn't find the satirical film offensive. (RFE/RL's Russian Service)
Iran has lifted restrictions on messaging app Telegram, state news agency IRNA reports
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Iran's western province of Kermanshah
New report by Carnegie Endowment says Iran’s cyberoperations have become increasingly sophisticated and damaging to its adversaries and are now prime policy tool for its security agencies
Russian president signs law ratifying agreement enabling Russia to expand operations at its naval facility in Syrian port of Tartus
Serbian officials say they have uncovered stockpile of highly toxic waste materials illegally buried in containers at private property near Belgrade
The Kremlin-backed Chechen leader has become subject to financial and travel sanctions imposed by the US government, according to Facebook
Russia is planning to begin shipments of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to Turkey in March 2020, a senior official says of a deal that has raised eyebrows because Turkey is a NATO member
Iranian news agencies are reporting one person has died and at least 56 slightly injured after two earthquakes hit separate areas of the country
An outspoken Kremlin critic, Navalny is barred from running in the March 18, 2018, election because of a criminal conviction that he says is politically motivated
One of Afghanistan's most powerful regional politicians has vowed to defy his ouster as governor of the northern province of Balkh, posing potential threat to shaky Western-backed governing coalition of President Ashraf Ghani
Russia's Civil Initiative Party has officially nominated journalist and TV personality Ksenia Sobchak to run as its candidate in presidential election next year that is widely expected to hand President Vladimir Putin another six-year term
US Defense Department hails success on battlefield by Afghan forces and urges Taliban insurgents to embrace 'peace and political legitimacy' through negotiated settlement with government in Kabul
Senior Russian general who was accused in recent investigation of being coordinator of separatist forces in eastern Ukraine and of possibly playing role in downing of civilian airliner in July 2014 has said he plans to sue authors of report for defamation
Iran's judiciary says former head of country's largest state-controlled bank who fled to Canada amid massive embezzlement case has been handed lengthy prison sentence in absentia
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