World 4 Suspects Named And Face Murder Charges In Flight MH17 Shootdown The Dutch-led investigation accused three Russians and one Ukrainian of being involved in the 2014 incident, which claimed 298 lives. Court hearings are set to begin next March. Sasha Ingber
Animals 'Starving' Polar Bear Wanders Into Siberian Town Residents in the town of Norilsk in northern Siberia were surprised to see the female bear, who reportedly appeared to be exhausted and looking for food. Scott Neuman
Politics Report: Russia Exploits Western Legal Systems, Institutions To Its Advantage The U.S.-based Free Russia Foundation accuses Russia of "infiltrating the fabric of democracy," using international law and accounting firms, think tanks and institutions. Sasha Ingber
World As Relations With U.S. Sour, Xi Describes Putin As 'Best Friend' At Moscow Meeting The Chinese leader met with his Russian counterpart at the Kremlin on Wednesday. Former rivals Russia and China have drawn closer in recent years. Scott Neuman
Politics On Visit To Russia, Pompeo Says 'We Would Not Tolerate' Interference In 2020 Election "If the Russians were to engage in that in 2020, it would put our relationship in an even worse place than it has been," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. Bill Chappell
World Kim Jong Un Willing To Denuclearize If Given Security Guarantees, Putin Says The two leaders met Thursday to discuss denuclearization and sanctions. No major agreements came out of the summit, but the two leaders said they were satisfied with the talks. Matthew S. Schwartz
Law & Courts The Mueller Report Is Getting A Lot Of Attention. Here's How We Got Here Special counsel Robert Mueller has been working for nearly two years to uncover how Russia attacked the 2016 presidential election and whether anyone in the U.S. was involved. Philip Ewing
Technology Russia Criminalizes The Spread Of Online News Which 'Disrespects' The Government President Vladimir Putin signed the new law, which allows punishment of individuals with fines and jail time for the spread of "fake news." Shannon Van Sant
Health Will measles outbreak lead to more vaccinations? We look at how the recent measles outbreak is changing the way people think about vaccinations. Deborah Wang David Hyde
National Kremlin Says U.S. Cyberattacks On Russia Are 'The Reality We Live In' Spokesman Dmitry Peskov links the attacks to Russia's need for its own Internet. It is a "geopolitical angle to try to defend their own steps," says Internet freedom expert Sanja Kelly. Sasha Ingber
