WORLD * Russia and China used their UN Security Council vetoes to block Western nations' proposals for sanctions against the Zimbabwe regime, which has been widely condemned over recent election violence * Russia strongly rejects claims by the U.S. and

MOSCOW, July 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russia strongly rejects claims by the U.S. and the U.K. that it is an unreliable G8 partner following Moscow's veto of sanctions against Zimbabwe's regime, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. Russia and China

WASHINGTON, July 12 (RIA Novosti) - Tony Snow, a former White House press secretary, TV host and conservative political commentator, died of colon cancer early on Saturday at the age of 53. Snow was a familiar face throughout the United

MOSCOW, July 11 (RIA Novosti) - Georgia has declined Russia's invitation to a meeting in Moscow later this month on easing tensions between Georgia and its breakaway republic of South Ossetia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. On Thursday,

KIEV, July 11 (RIA Novosti) - Yulia Tymoshenko's government retained power in Ukraine after a no-confidence vote in parliament on Friday failed to gain enough support. A total of 174 MPs supported the motion, which fell 52 votes short. It

WASHINGTON, July 11 (RIA Novosti) - An man in Virginia whose adopted son from Russia died after being left for hours in a car in searing heat will be arrested on leaving hospital, local police told RIA Novosti on Friday.

TEL AVIV, July 11 (RIA Novosti) - Israeli police announced Friday the start of a new investigation against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is suspected of using money provided for official foreign travel to pay for private family trips. "The