The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on Tuesday on a bid by Western powers to ban the supply of helicopters to the Syrian government and to blacklist Syrian military commanders over accusations of toxic gas attacks, despite a pledge by Russia to veto the move.The Security Council showdown - ...

MOSCOW: (APP) Putin's Russia refers to the comeback of USSR into the international arena under 16 years of Russian President Vladimir Putin.Here are some of the most important facts about Russia.Russia is by far the biggest country on Earth, nearly twice as big by area as its nearest rival, ...