TASS has prepared this factbox with background information on the history of Russia’s traditional New Year’s celebration. The first Christmas trees in Russia appeared during a period that ...

Billions of dollars of investment may be needed to rebuild Ukraine's power systems, brought to the brink of total decimation ...

The chief of staff for a Chinese businessman sought by the government of China was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for her role in the $1 billion fraud case. Yvette Wang, 45, was sentenced in ...

Jan 7 (Reuters) - The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the Western world despised Russia and its ...

Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage on Christmas Day Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning. "Putin ...

A Russian missile attack had Ukrainians running for cover on Christmas Day morning in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, amid a multi-city assault on Ukraine's power grid. Explosions were also ...