#cold war

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Marilyn Monroe hoped to marry JFK

Marilyn Monroe, who notoriously had an affair with John F. Kennedy, apparently believed she was going to marry the ...

Indonesia conveys condolences on passing of Thatcher

The Government and people of Indonesia expressed their deepest condolences and sympathy on the passing of Baroness ...

Yudhoyono sends condolences on Thatcher`s death

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed deep condolences on the death of former British prime minister ...

British intelligence had role in plot to kill Lumumba

A former British intelligence officer claimed that Britain played a role in the assassination of Congolese ...

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 ...