Following Russia’s decision to grant asylum to fugitive Edward Snowden, President Obama called off a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that was slated for next month.

With all the bad we see in the world, it is nice to see some good.

According to one report, the Department of Homeland Security has requested Russian troops to be at the ready in case of an emergency on US soil.

Analysts see a trend of increasingly conservative social policy in Russia, as well as concerns about abuse and ‘demographic crisis.’

What started as a simple instance of political whistle-blowing has rapidly escalated into a diplomatic showdown entangling three of the world’s superpowers and threatening already-fragile international relationships. The man at the center of the storm, fugitive Edward Snowden, remains at large.

Now a fugitive wanted by the U.S. on an espionage charge, the man who leaked the secrets of America’s surveillance program may be on his way to Venezuela.

In a sweeping speech in Berlin, President Obama called for a worldwide reduction in nuclear stockpiles.

Russia passed a new law banning the distribution of homosexual propaganda amid major protests and counter-protests.

Wow, could everything we know about Russia be wrong?
This may be the final blow to the common American perspective that Russians are..well…different.
The Russians often have dash cams to avoid fraudulent insurance claims by pedestrians who run in front of cars and then try to claim money. Below is a video capturing some tender moments of people helping one another, whether it’s getting out of notorious snowbanks or helping little old babushkas cross the street.

The civil war in Syria has been spilling into US headlines lately, especially since allegations of chemical weapon use have thrown a spotlight on President Obama. Here are 6 heartbreaking human rights crises that aren’t making it onto the evening news.