Washington, May. 1 (ANI): President Barack Obama is preparing to send lethal weaponry to the Syrian opposition senior administration officials have said.

Beijing, Apr. 30 (Xinhua-ANI): Russian and U.S. leaders have agreed to enhance counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Beijing, Apr. 30 (Xinhua-ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday discussed the protracted conflict in Syria and agreed to have a summit in Russia in September.

London, Apr 26 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin has created a record when he interacted in a televised question and answer (Q and A) session that took four hours and 47 minutes, beating his previous record by 15 minutes.

Cape Town, Apr 20 (ANI): After US police shot dead a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, who once lived in Russia, Moscow has issued a statement, saying it condemns all 'terrorists' regardless of their nationality.

London, Apr 13 (ANI): The United States has published a list of mainly Russian officials banned from entering the country due to alleged human rights abuses.

London, Apr 9 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin said warned the ongoing conflict in the Korean Peninsula could be more devastating than the Chernobyl disaster.

Sydney, Apr. 8 (ANI): Topless female demonstrators disrupted Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to an industrial fair with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

London, Apr. 1 (ANI): Russian oligarch found dead in Britain, Boris Berezovsky, was an honest man in a corrupt world, his daughter has said.

New Delhi, Mar. 29 (ANI): Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy on Friday assured that the Kudankulam nuclear power plant will be commissioned in April, and said that it would generate 2,000 MW of power in the current year.

Durban (South Africa), Mar. 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Russian President Vladimir Putin have met on the sidelines of the Fifth BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit here, and have discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral strategic ties.

London, Mar. 25 (ANI): The exiled Russian tycoon who was found dead in his UK home would never have committed suicide, his friends have insisted.

New York, Mar 25 (ANI): A member of the feminist Russian punk band Pussy Riot has come out of hiding to say the group is alive and still wants President Vladimir Putin to step down.

London, Mar. 24 (ANI): The British house of deceased Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky was searched by chemical, biological and nuclear police experts to know the cause of death.

London, Mar. 14 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for nationwide Stalin-era physical fitness classes at an event aimed at promoting healthy lifestyle among young people with Hollywood star Steven Seagal in Moscow.

Washington, Feb. 24 (ANI): Adding a final touch to his quest to get Russian citizenship, French actor Gerard Depardieu has got himself a new permanent address in Russia's 1 Democracy Street.

Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Russia has taken steps to improve the life expectancy of its citizens by passing bills and adopting laws on curbing the consumption of cigarettes and alcohol, after reports surfaced that a large proportion of the population smoked and drank, thereby increasing their disease risks.

Washington, Feb. 6 (ANI): An assemblyman in New York, Steve McLaughlin has apologized for comparing Governor Andrew Cuomo to Hitler and Mussolini.

New York, Feb. 2 (ANI): President Vladimir Putin has brought R 'n' B band Boyz II Men to Russia to counteract the flagging birth rate in the country.

London, Feb 1 (ANI): One of the jailed members of Russian feminist punk rock band Pussy Riot has been moved to a prison with a hospital after suffering headaches and fatigue.

London, Jan. 30 (ANI): A rebel group, calling itself the New IRA, is plotting a terror outrage as world leaders gather for a G8 summit in Northern Ireland, British counter intelligence agency MI5 chiefs have warned.

Washington, Jan. 29 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin is said to have a daughter and a three-year-old son with a former Russian gymnast, according to reports.

London, January 4 (ANI): French actor Gerard Depardieu has been granted Russian citizenship after a very public war with the leaders of his country over high taxes on the rich, it has been revealed.

London, Dec 29 (ANI): The Obama administration has condemned as 'politically motivated' a decision Moscow to ban Americans from adopting Russian children.

Moscow, Dec. 27 (ANI): The upper house of the Russian parliament has unanimously approved a ban on America's adoption of Russian children.