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NATO ships arrive in Lithuania amid Ukraine tensions

Five NATO ships arrived Friday in the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda to bolster defence in the region amid tensions with ...

Putin to visit Crimea for May 9 military parade

President Vladimir Putin will make his first visit to the Crimean peninsula since Russia annexed the territory in ...

"Deadly shootout" in east Ukraine shatters easter truce

Four people were reported killed Sunday in a gun battle in restive eastern Ukraine, shattering a fragile Easter truce ...

Soviet soldier missing since 1980 found in Afghanistan

A Soviet soldier from Uzbekistan who went missing in 1980 while serving in the Red Army during the war in Afghanistan ...

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 ...

Former Tajik prime minister arrested in Kiev

Ukrainian authorities this week detained a former Tajik politician, who has long been living in the United States, ...

Mafia boss gunned down in Moscow

A reputed top criminal kingpin was killed in a contract hit in Moscow on Wednesday, police said. Aslan Usoyan, ...

Indofarma plans to issue bonds worth Rp600 bln

Publicly-listed pharmaceutical company PT Indofarma Tbk (INAF) plans to issue rupiah-denominated bonds of Rp600 ...

Haqqani network behind Kabul attack: US ambassador

The Pakistani-based Haqqani network was responsible for a series of attacks in Afghanistan this week, the US ...

Gaza rockets hit Israel after drone attack

Three rockets fired from the Gaza Strip hit southern Israel on Sunday, without causing casualties or damage, police ...

Breakaway Georgia region S.Ossetia votes for president

The Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia voted for a new president on Sunday, with its former ...

About Nauryz in Kazakhstan

Nauryz is one of the oldest holidays on Earth. This holiday of spring and the renewed life of the Earth has been ...

Syria denies receiving special forces from Russia

A Syrian military source on Monday refuted as "baseless" some media reports about the arrival of Russian warships ...

Syria denies receiving special forces from Russia

A Syrian military source on Monday refuted as "baseless" some media reports about the arrival of Russian warships ...

Obama, Uzbek leader discuss Afghan supply route

President Barack Obama and Uzbekistan`s President Islam Karimov discussed expanding U.S. use of the central Asian ...