MOSCOW, September 6 (Itar-Tass) - The chairman of the State Duma's international affairs committee Alexey Pushkov believes that the deployment of a "spearhead" rapid reaction force of NATO in Polish territory would be an unfriendly act towards Russia.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A suicide bombing outside one of Islam's holiest sites killed four Saudi security forces on Monday, and similar attacks outside a Shiite mosque and a U.S. Consulate in two other Saudi cities raised fears of a coordinated assault aimed at destabilizing the Western-allied kingdom.
A senior Iranian air force commander announced that the country is producing new generation of its home-made Saeqeh (Thunderbolt) fighter jet, adding that the new aircraft will be unveiled in coming months.
Former Bosnian Serb army leader Ratko Mladic lashed out at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal on Tuesday, calling it "satanic", as he was forced to testify in the trial of political counterpart Radovan Karadzic.
Iran plans to build semi-heavy and training jets, a senior Air Force commander announced on Monday, adding that the country's experts have equipped Mirage fighters with state-of-the-art home-made weapons.
Sri Lanka on Tuesday accused the UN rights chief of "unwarranted interference" by calling for an international probe into allegations that government forces killed thousands of civilians at the climax of a Tamil civil war.
US Secretary of State John Kerry bluntly warned Russia Sunday that it risked losing its seat among the prestigious Group of Eight nations, as well as economic turmoil, if it fails to pull its forces out of Crimea.
The events in Ukraine have been conditioned by a scenario realised by external forces, primarily by the United States, that should be played in the course of presidential elections in 2015, former chief of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Aleksander Yakimenko said.
Ex-Soviet countries fearing spillover from the Ukraine crisis have asked NATO for land forces and other backup, potentially moving the region one step closer to a new Cold War.
Ukrainian parliament-appointed Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has warned about "tough response actions" against those who have seized a police station in Slavyansk, the Donetsk region.
Russian President and Commander-in-Chief of the country's armed forces Vladimir Putin on Saturday decided to hold a surprise comprehensive inspection of combat readiness of the entire Central Military District's personnel, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said.
US forces will complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2016, President Barack Obama has said, unveiling a plan to end America's longest war.