'After the surveillance plane of the US Navy had changed its course to move away from the border, the Su-27 returned to its base,' the ministry was quoted as saying

Russia says Su-27 fighter jet intercepted US spy plane; US protests

Eligible Para athletes from Russia will be allowed to compete in alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, snowboard and wheelchair curling

Russia suspended from Paralympics, some athletes exempt

Putin dismissed whistleblower Rodchenkov as an "idiot" after he reportedly said the Russian president must have known about state-sponsored doping program.

'Instances of doping use in Russia,' admits Putin

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been freed after a brief spell in police detention in Moscow

Navalny freed after thousands rally against Putin and 'pseudo-polls'

The bus, carrying 55 passengers, was on a route used by migrant workers on their way to Russia that links Samara to Shymkent, the Kazakh Interior Ministry said. The fire took place in northwestern Aktobe region

Bus fire kills 52 Uzbek citizens in Kazakhstan

Air temperatures at the time were around six degrees Celsius below zero.

Putin takes dip in icy lake to mark Orthodox Epiphany

The Pentagon released an unclassified, 11-page version of the document on Friday

Pentagon puts countering China, Russia at center of US defense strategy

Due to the severe cold waves, schools were shut down and people were advised to stay indoors. The government had issued emergency warnings at energy plants due to excessive use

Siberia: Coldest inhabited place on earth records -60 degree celsius temperature

"We will not support what the United States is trying to do, changing the wording of the agreement, incorporating things that will be absolutely unacceptable for Iran," Lavrov told a news conference in Moscow.

Russia will not support US bid to change Iran nuclear deal: Lavrov

Russia deployed a new division of S-400 surface-to-air missiles in Crimea this Saturday

Russia deploys more surface-to-air missiles as tensions grip Crimea

Daniil defeated Alex de Minaur, 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 to claim the ATP Tour in the Sydney International finals

Tennis player Medvedev claims first ATP Tour title in Sydney

So far, the investigation has resulted in the indictment of former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and a guilty plea from former national security adviser Mike Flynn

Trump calls Russia probe the 'greatest witch hunt', denies interview with Robert Mueller

The United States and Russia clashed over Iran at the UN Security Council on Friday

US, Russia clash over Iran at the UN Security Council meet

Russian star Sharapova defeated Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan in a straight sets 6-3, 6-3

Tennis: Sharapova sails through semi-finals of Shenzhen Open

India has lost over 70 military aircrafts, including helicopters and precious lives of 80 people in accidents since 2014, which is quite serious.

Opinion: 'Made in India' aircrafts and better-trained pilots are crucial to avoid crashes

The US is reported to have established its missile defence systems at military bases in Romania and Poland

Russia accuses US of breaking treaty over defence system sale to Japan

Russian tankers have supplied fuel to North Korea on at least three occasions in recent months by transferring cargoes at sea, according to two senior Western European security sources, providing an economic lifeline to the secretive Communist state

Russian tankers fuelled North Korea via transfers at sea: Sources

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Friday for the bomb attack days earlier that tore through a Saint Petersburg supermarket and wounded 14 people

IS claims Saint Petersburg supermarket bombing

Palestine Ambassador to Pakistan Waleed Abu Ali on Friday shared the stage with Jamaat-ud-Dawa terror outfit chief Saeed at a rally

WION Evening News Brief, December 30, 2017

'It makes the country look very bad, and it puts the country in a very bad position,' Trump said

Russia probe makes US 'look very bad': Trump

A homemade bomb placed in a locker at the supermarket in northwestern Saint Petersburg, Russia's second city and Putin's hometown, went off sowing panic among customers and wounding 14 people including a pregnant woman

Terror suspects can be killed 'on the spot', warns Putin

The statement did not specify the type of birds that were infected

Russia reports outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 bird flu

The United Nations'?independent investigator into human rights in Myanmar has called for international pressure on China and Russia

UN rights investigator calls for pressure on China, Russia over Myanmar abuses

'As you know, an act of terror took place in Saint Petersburg yesterday,' Putin said at a meeting of military officers in the Kremlin

Vladimir Putin calls Saint Petersburg blast 'act of terror'

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