Russia has announced plans to send manned flights to the moon by 2030, as it pledges to keep the International Space Station in orbit for nine more years.Roscosmos, Russia's space agency, said it would launch the manned missions after reviving its lunar programme with unmanned spacecraft.The news comes three years after a leaked document from the federal agency suggested a manned mission to the moon was in the pipeline.

Russia's foreign minister is sharply criticizing Ukraine's insistence that it won't begin pulling back heavy weapons in its fight against separatists in the east until the rebels fully observe a cease-fire.

A war with Ukraine would be "apocalyptic" but will probably never happen, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.Putin said he's confident the crisis will stabilize if the Minsk Agreement is implemented.

The Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebels are accusing each other of violating a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine.

President Barack Obama urged his Russian counterpart on Tuesday to accept the diplomatic peace plan for Ukraine that European leaders will present Wednesday in Belarus.

Стоимость американского производителя электроники, компании Apple, превысила $700 миллиардов. Об этом сообщает «Интерфакс» со ссылкой на газету Telegraph.

The European Union decided Monday to hold off temporarily on slapping sanctions on more Russians and Ukrainian separatists and await the outcome of possible peace talks later this week.

A strong explosion was reported at a Donetsk chemical goods plant in eastern Ukraine, the city's website reported Monday. A strong explosion was reported at a Donetsk chemical goods plant in eastern Ukraine, the city's website reported Monday.

The pro-Russia rebels in Ukraine say they have reached agreement with government forces on a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the epicenter of fighting.

The world now has more billionaires than ever before.New numbers from the China-based Hurun Report reveal a net gain of 222 billionaires in 2014, putting the total at a record 2,089.While the United States still takes the trophy for the most billionaires ahead of China, India made its first showing in 2014 in the top three countries with the most members of the world's most exclusive club.India pushed out Russia by adding 27 members to the club, bring its total number of billionaires to 97. China ...