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International Space Station (AP Photo/NASA)

Leak scare prompts astronauts to evacuate to Russian module on the International Space Station

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Russia signs treaty to annex Crimea from Ukraine

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Vladimir Putin (Reuters/Yves Herman)

Putin: Russia can use force to end Ukraine’s “unconstitutional coup”

Vladimir Isachenkov, Tim Sullivan

Troops in unmarked uniforms stand guard in Balaklava on the outskirts of Sevastopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014. (AP/Andrew Lubimov)

Russian troops take over Ukraine’s Crimea region

Vladimir Isachenkov, Tim Sullivan

First pictures of Edward Snowden's Moscow airport press conference, via Twitter (Twitter)

Reports: Edward Snowden wants asylum in Russia

Vladimir Isachenkov

Bolshoi chief fired months after acid attack scandal

Vladimir Isachenkov

Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP/Ivan Sekretarev)

Putin denies US extradition request for Snowden

Vladimir Isachenkov, Matti Huuhtanen

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Imprisoned Pussy Riot member hospitalized

Vladimir Isachenkov

Russia backtracks on Assad failure comments

Vladimir Isachenkov

Young American tourists, no name or details given, brave the thick blanket of smog covering Moscow as they visit the Red Square, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, with St,Basil's cathedral in the background. A suffocating smog from wildfires hung over the Russian capital, raising the concentration of dangerous pollutants to an unprecedented new high as exasperated residents donned masks and dozens of flights were delayed or diverted at the city's airports. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) (AP)

Moscow’s lethal smog

Vladimir Isachenkov

Russia compares US spy arrests to Cold War days

Vladimir Isachenkov

A heavily-oiled bird is seen after being rescued from the waters of Barataria Bay, which are laden with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, in Plaquemines Parish, La., Saturday, June 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (AP)

BP denies CEO resigning, Gulf storm looms

Vladimir Isachenkov, JANET McCONNAUGHEY

U.S. and Russia sign treaty to cut nuclear arms

George Jahn, Vladimir Isachenkov