Europe; Asia

rucks transporting snow are seen on their way to a snow melting plant

Here's what more than a month’s worth of snow in Moscow looks like

It's being called “the snowfall of the century.’’

Here's what more than a month’s worth of snow in Moscow looks like
Heli Aomets and Carla Lostrangio are hitchiking through Europe with a red couch in tow

Why these two women are hitchhiking with a sofa through Europe

Why these two women are hitchhiking with a sofa through Europe
Abdul Hameed is seen busy in his workshop on Nov. 25, 2003 in Sialkot, Pakistan. This dusty city in central Pakistan is home to four generations of bagpipe makers, who once kitted out Scottish regiments in what was the British colony of India and now sell

Why a small city in Pakistan supplies the world with Scottish bagpipes

Why a small city in Pakistan supplies the world with Scottish bagpipes

In eastern Ukraine, you don't want to be caught speaking English these days

In eastern Ukraine, you don't want to be caught speaking English these days
Vkontakte

Does the Kremlin now control the Facebook of Russia?

Does the Kremlin now control the Facebook of Russia?
Lavrov

Meet the hard-charging Russian diplomat pushing Putin's assertive foreign policy

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov likes to drink, smoke, wear Italian suits, and foil the US. And the world should take him seriously, says Politico's Susan Glasser.

Meet the hard-charging Russian diplomat pushing Putin's assertive foreign policy
Statue of Vladimir Lenin in front of the Transnistrian parliament building in the break-away region’s capital, Tiraspol.

Where's Transnistria? And why do people there hope Russia will annex them next?

Between Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova lies the breakaway region known as Transnistria. The region is made up of a majority of ethnic Russians, and many want to be part of Russia. So why not, after Crimea?

Where's Transnistria? And why do people there hope Russia will annex them next?
Police vans in line for a March for Peace in Moscow.

It's getting harder to find independent media in Russia

The Kremlin is tightening its grip on media, making it much harder for anyone but "official," state-sanctioned media to do work in Russia.

It's getting harder to find independent media in Russia
US dollars and Russian roubles are seen in this illustration picture taken in Moscow February 17, 2014.

The Crimea crisis is making American investors in Russia very nervous

Relations between Russia and the US and Europe may be at their worst level since the Cold War — and that's not good news for American companies doing business in Russia.

The Crimea crisis is making American investors in Russia very nervous