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China to buy Russian fighters, subs

China has agreed to buy two dozen fighter jets and four submarines from Russia, state media reported Monday, the ...

Famed classical pianist Van Vliburn dies at age 78

American pianist Van Cliburn, who awed Russian audiences with his exquisite Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff concertos and ...

Cuba says Obama `misinformed` on island affairs

A senior Cuban official lashed out at President Barack Obama for linking improved human rights in the country to ...

US, China agree on N. Korea sanctions deal

The United States and China have made a deal under which the UN Security Council will expand existing sanctions ...

Indonesia calls for reform of UN Security Council

Indonesian President Susilo Yudhoyono has reiterated the call for the reform of the United Nations (UN) Security ...

US-Russia ties remain strong

Ties between the United States and Russia, its former Cold War foe, remain strong following a reset of their ...

Iran to host 30 leaders at historic NAM Summit

Iran is to host some 30 leaders, including those of India, Egypt and Cuba, at an August 30-31 summit of the ...

US tells UN Chief that Iran Summit `strange`

The United States said Thursday that it told Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that an upcoming summit in Iran sent a ...

S. Korea mourns sailors killed in N. Korea clash

South Korea on Friday mourned the death of six sailors in a naval clash with North Korea 10 years ago, with President ...

Obama calls treatment of Vietnam war veterans a disgrace

President Barack Obama called the treatment decades ago of returning Vietnam War veterans a "national shame" on Monday ...

Putin takes back Russia`s nuclear button

Russia`s newly sworn-in President Vladimir Putin Monday was handed the black suitcase that controls the country`s vast ...

US under pressure to let Cuba join Americas summit

The United States was under growing pressure here Sunday to let Cuba attend future regional summits as Latin American ...

S. Korea to push tourism near tense border with north

Gun-toting soldiers patrol guard posts overlooking North Korean territory beyond a barbed-wire fence. Hundreds of red ...

NATO seeks to mend fences with Russia on missile shield

NATO and Russia began a fresh push on Thursday to resolve a deep rift over a European missile shield with the alliance ...

Russia activates missile warning system near EU

Russia on Tuesday activated a radar warning system against incoming missiles in its exclave of Kaliningrad on the ...