The head of Syria's main political opposition, Ahmed Jarba, will visit Russia after being invited by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Moscow - Competitiveness and sacrifice are what ballet dancers live from the time they commit their lives to the art. While some become great, others fail to get the roles they desire.

London - Britain's counter-terrorism police are investigating if journalists at the Guardian newspaper should be prosecuted over their role in publishing secrets leaked by Edward Snowden -- an offense that carries up to 10 years in jail.

While online dating is increasingly becoming common, there is always the lurking threat of a rip-off. Incidents from Canada exemplify the problem.

Omsk - When a bus caught fire Omsk, Siberia, the driver and his passengers barely made it out alive, but the bus then kept on rolling down the road, completely ablaze, until it hit a fence.

Sochi - As the Russian city of Sochi gears up for the 2014 Winter Olympics, two killer whales recently captured from the wild in the Russian Far East will debut in Sochi for the Olympic Games along with a dolphin torchbearer.

Moscow - The jacket sleeve of a torchbearer caught fire during the famous Olympic torch relay. The flame is currently making its way around the world ahead of the Sochi Olympics, which are scheduled to be held in February.

While art may be in the eye of the beholder, when it is so huge and well, big and brown, it may be looked on as an eyesore. And for many Muscovites, the suitcase sitting in Red Square, so close to Lenin's Tomb, is nothing less than a sacrilege.

Kingston Upon Hull - Comet ISON, once deemed the "comet of the century," was destroyed Thursday during its encounter with the sun leaving behind a trail of dust that continued traveling through space, scientists say.

Sochi - As the deadline for the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi draws near Russian President Vladimir Putin announces construction work at the Mountain Carousel ski resort is complete but will downhill champion Lindsey Vonn be fit in time?

Kiev - Ukraine's surprise decision to back out of an accord with the EU has angered many at home and abroad. A closer look at the region's complex dynamics, however, show that the Ukrainian choice between East and West is far from clear-cut.

The International Documentary Film Festival, held in Amsterdam, opened Nov. 20th for its 26th run. With almost 300 entries from around the world, films often tell poignant and powerful stories. One of those stories this year is titled "Putin's Games."

New York - A Florida model is suing Match.com for $1.5 billion accusing the popular dating site and other websites of posting thousands of fake profiles.

During the Cold War there was intense military competition between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Competition is reemerging as Arctic sea ice is melting, leaving the area open for exploiting economic and other opportunities. Will it start a new "Cold War?"

Moscow - Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov’s Onexim Group has reportedly reached an agreement with Suleyman Kerimov and his partners to buy their 33 percent stake in the Russian potash producer Uralkali.

Antonio Mora, host of Al Jazeera America’s current affairs program, 'Consider This,' interviewed Pyotr Verzilov about his visit with his wife, jailed Pussy Riot activist Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who had been missing in transfer for 26 days.

Kiev - Seven days until the opening of the Vilnius Eastern Partnership Summit and European leaders are still mired in an impasse over the fate of Ukraine.

Kazino - The pilot of a Russian airliner put the aircraft into the deadly nose dive that killed all 50 aboard the plane in Kazan last weekend, according to new reports.

Saint Petersburg - Four days ago former Beatle Paul McCartney urged President Putin to free the so-called Arctic 30, and Monday two members of Greenpeace, part of the imprisoned group of 30 people have been released on bail by a Russian court.

With less than three months before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics, Russia's only World Anti-doping Agency approved laboratory could lose its accreditation because of unacceptable test results during a routine evaluation process.