Virginian-Pilot Online
Russia's leading anti-drug crusader says the abuse of synthetic marijuana is turning into a "horrible" epidemic in his country. Experts say a range of hallucinogens known as "spice" are very hard to kick, and addicts lose sleep, weight and get kidney...
Daily News & Analysis
Former England soccer manager Fabio Capello was expected in Moscow this week for talks about coaching Russia, local media reported on Wednesday. Several outlets said Capello, who quit as England boss in February, would arrive on Thursday to negotiate...
NOW Lebanon
Russia on Wednesday said "certain progress" had been reached at expert-level talks on Iran's nuclear program despite the Islamic Republic's tough terms for scaling back its enrichment activities. Tuesday's meeting in Istanbul was held after a fourth...
NOW Lebanon
Western nations led by the United States are seeking to persuade Russia to host President Bashar al-Assad in exile as a way out of the escalating Syria crisis, a Russian newspaper report said Wednesday. But Moscow so far has not been receptive to the...
Venture Beat
A bill created by all four parties in the Russian parliament would censor the internet in Russia, creating a unified blacklist to block access to websites containing banned pornography, drug ads and promoting suicide or extremist ideas. The bill,...
DAWN
Russia's football authorities are considering former England boss Fabio Capello as their new national coach, reports said Wednesday, as the Italian was expected in Moscow for initial talks. Capello has been rumoured for several days to be the Russian...