St Petersburg Attack

Russian investigators on Saturday arrested a suspect linked to the Saint Petersburg bomb which tore through a supermarket, wounding 18 people, in an attack labelled by President Vladimir Putin as an "act of terror".

For several hours, the face of the St. Petersburg suicide bomber was pretty much the one many Russians expected it to be: a young man with a long, thick beard, wearing a black overcoat and the traditional prayer cap of a pious Muslim.

Six people in St Petersburg and two others in Moscow were detained for suspected involvement in a deadly blast in the St Petersburg metro on Monday, the Russian Investigative Committee (RIC) said in a statement.

Russia's second city Saint Petersburg was in mourning Tuesday after an explosion in the metro system killed 11 people and injured dozens, as Kyrgyzstan said a suicide bomber from the Central Asian nation was responsible.

US President Donald Trump spoke Monday with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and pledged Washington's "full support" for Moscow's response to the deadly attack on the Saint Petersburg metro, the White House said.

Ten people were killed and more than 20 were injured when an explosion tore through a train carriage in a St Petersburg metro tunnel on Monday in what authorities called a probable terrorist attack

Russia will recognize the outcome of Ukraine's presidential vote this weekend, President Vladimir Putin promised Friday, voicing hope that Ukraine's new leader would halt the military operation against separatists in the east.

French President Francois Hollande said he will wait for the UN inspectors' report on their investigation of a chemical weapons attack in Syria before deciding whether to intervene militarily.

US President Barack Obama said today that he will address the nation about Syria on Tuesday. Mr Obama seeks public and congressional authority for military action against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that whatever action is required in Syria should be under the UN framework, amid growing pressure on US President Barack Obama from his Russian counterpart and other world leaders not to attack the Arab country.

President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said the US should wait for the report of UN inspectors who investigated a chemical attack in Syria before intervening militarily, adding that Washington's evidence of the Syrian regime's involvement isn't strong enough.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said today that Britain has further evidence of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, which a British source said confirmed the use of sarin.

US President Barack Obama today said the world had set "a red line" for Syria and the international community's credibility was at stake if it did not take action against the regime's alleged use of chemical weapons.

Russian investigators on Saturday arrested a suspect linked to the Saint Petersburg bomb which tore through a supermarket, wounding 18 people, in an attack labelled by President Vladimir Putin as an "act of terror".

For several hours, the face of the St. Petersburg suicide bomber was pretty much the one many Russians expected it to be: a young man with a long, thick beard, wearing a black overcoat and the traditional prayer cap of a pious Muslim.

Six people in St Petersburg and two others in Moscow were detained for suspected involvement in a deadly blast in the St Petersburg metro on Monday, the Russian Investigative Committee (RIC) said in a statement.

Russia's second city Saint Petersburg was in mourning Tuesday after an explosion in the metro system killed 11 people and injured dozens, as Kyrgyzstan said a suicide bomber from the Central Asian nation was responsible.

US President Donald Trump spoke Monday with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and pledged Washington's "full support" for Moscow's response to the deadly attack on the Saint Petersburg metro, the White House said.

Ten people were killed and more than 20 were injured when an explosion tore through a train carriage in a St Petersburg metro tunnel on Monday in what authorities called a probable terrorist attack

Russia will recognize the outcome of Ukraine's presidential vote this weekend, President Vladimir Putin promised Friday, voicing hope that Ukraine's new leader would halt the military operation against separatists in the east.

French President Francois Hollande said he will wait for the UN inspectors' report on their investigation of a chemical weapons attack in Syria before deciding whether to intervene militarily.

US President Barack Obama said today that he will address the nation about Syria on Tuesday. Mr Obama seeks public and congressional authority for military action against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that whatever action is required in Syria should be under the UN framework, amid growing pressure on US President Barack Obama from his Russian counterpart and other world leaders not to attack the Arab country.

President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said the US should wait for the report of UN inspectors who investigated a chemical attack in Syria before intervening militarily, adding that Washington's evidence of the Syrian regime's involvement isn't strong enough.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said today that Britain has further evidence of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, which a British source said confirmed the use of sarin.

US President Barack Obama today said the world had set "a red line" for Syria and the international community's credibility was at stake if it did not take action against the regime's alleged use of chemical weapons.