A US federal judge in Boston has delayed a bail hearing for two of nine alleged Russian spies until 16 July.
Uzbek farmers, returning to Kyrgyzstan after fleeing a blood-drenched wave of ethnic violence, are finding their crops plundered, choked by weeds and withering in the fierce sun.
Moscow said on Thursday 50 Russian armored personnel carriers would soon be delivered to the Palestinians for internal security, a move Israel has blocked in the past.
Nine people accused of spying for Russia are appearing before U.S. courts to request bail, as police in Cyprus search for a suspect who vanished in the case.
Construction costs for Russia's Skolkovo research hub may reach 60 billion rubles ($2 billion), including private investors' funds, in the next three years, the head of the project said on Thursday.