ROME, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he has canceled a trip to Italy because of the death of Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Alexy II.
MOSCOW, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he expects better relations between Russia and the United States when Barack Obama becomes president.
HAVANA, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and former Cuban leader Fidel Castro met in Havana Saturday, discussing further ties between the countries, officials said.
HAVANA, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Friday signed mining and oil exploration deals with Cuban leader Raul Castro, Granma reported online.
HAVANA, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is visiting Cuba as the final stop on his tour of Latin America, officials said.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The Czech Parliament's upper house has approved a plan by the United States to install a component of a planned missile defense shield in the Czech Republic.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The presidents of Russia and Venezuela have signed bilateral agreements, including construction of a nuclear power plant in the South American country.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has mostly kept quiet on how he intends to deal with Russia but it's likely he'll differ from current policy, analysts say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama has decided to keep Robert Gates as U.S. defense secretary, sources close to the transition team said.
MOSCOW, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Russian gas monopoly Gazprom filed a lawsuit at an international court in Stockholm to force Ukraine to settle a $2.4 billion gas debt, officials said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has assured him the United States will continue to aid his nation.
MOSCOW, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says proposed amendments to the constitution will give parliament more oversight over ministers.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Unionized workers at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration say they're hoping the incoming Obama administration will change the agency's management culture.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says he would welcome a meeting between U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and North Korea once Obama takes office.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he holds out hope negotiations with the incoming U.S. administration can ease bilateral tensions.
