Russia has invited Security Council ministers to a meeting next week to give “new impetus” to the Middle East peace process.

Iran’s embassy in Moscow says a Russian warship has freed eight Iranians who were seized along with suspected Somali pirates last week.

Russia routed Latvia 6-1 on Sunday, sealing a spot for the United States in the world hockey quarterfinals.

A gas explosion tore through a Siberian apartment block early Sunday and sparked a fire that engulfed the building, killing eight people, including two children, Russian media reported.

Russia scored three power-play goals to beat the United States 4-1 in a second-round match at the ice hockey world championship on Saturday.

A senior Obama administration official said he expects that North Korea will test a nuclear weapon before it is forced back to international disarmament negotiations.

A senior adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama says that Russia has some reasonable concerns about U.S. missile defense plans.

Workers rallied Friday in European cities to mark May Day, with tens of thousands of demonstrators across Russia supporting or slamming the government amid growing unemployment and economic troubles.

Florida Panthers forward Richard Zednik is leaving the NHL to join the Russian league.

Dmitri Kalinin scored with 56 seconds remaining in overtime to lift Russia to a 6-5 win over Sweden on Thursday to open the second round of the hockey world championship.