WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Russia's supersonic nuclear bombers flew home across the arctic from Venezuela last week. But in their eight-day visit, they lastingly transformed the strategic nuclear balance of power in the Western Hemisphere.

KIEV, Ukraine, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Ukraine's ruling pro-Western government coalition has collapsed, making way for possible early elections, the parliamentary speaker said Tuesday.

MOSCOW, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told U.S. President George Bush Saturday that Russian military efforts in Georgia were aimed at creating peace.

MOSCOW, July 29 (UPI) -- A Russian pilot died Tuesday when the fighter jet he was flying crashed in the Primorye Territory, a Russian air force spokesman said.

MOSCOW, July 11 (UPI) -- A Russian Foreign Office spokeswoman said a member of the British diplomatic corps in Moscow has been accused of espionage.

MOSCOW, July 10 (UPI) -- Russia can defend its national security against potential threats posed by the planned U.S. defense missile shield in Europe, a Russian minister said Thursday

WASHINGTON, July 4 (UPI) -- The Polish prime minister discussed U.S. plans for a missile defense system in Poland with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, Polish officials said.

TBILISI, Georgia, July 4 (UPI) -- Three people died and 11 were injured when Georgian forces fired on Tskhinvali, capital of the breakaway republic South Ossetia, officials said.

WARSAW, Poland, July 3 (UPI) -- Polish and U.S. negotiators have struck a tentative agreement on a U.S. anti-missile base located in Poland, a Polish government official said Thursday.