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Collection of soviet news, found 177 news.

First woman in space says Russians will be first on Mars

The first female cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (79) said she believed Russians would be the first to land on Mars and ...

Japan PM says TPP trade pact meaningless without U.S.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would be meaningless without U.S. participation, Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...

China boosts space programme with new heavy rocket launch

China has launched its new Long March-5 heavy rocket, state media said, sending its payload into orbit in the countrys ...

Uzbekistan buries President Islam Karimov

Islam Karimov, president of Uzbekistan for the past quarter of a century, was buried in his home city of Samarkand on ...

Uzbekistan, Indonesia have solid basis to strengthen ties: envoy

Indonesia and Uzbekistan have established relations and cooperation in various fields of mutual interest as the solid ...

Azerbaijani envoy asks Armenia to withdraw its military forces

Azerbaijans Ambassador to Indonesia Tamerlan Garayev asked Armenia to withdraw its military forces from the occupied ...

Former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94

Nancy Reagan, the former actress who was fiercely protective of husband Ronald Reagan through a Hollywood career, ...

Abe approaches Russia for peace deal, anti-terrorism

Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe courted Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Monday, holding out the prospect for ...

Greek parliament urges government to recognise Palestine

Greeces parliament approved a resolution on Tuesday calling on the government to recognise the state of Palestine, but ...

Russia building new military bases on islands claimed by Japan

Russia has begun building two modern military compounds on the far eastern Kuril islands, defence minister Sergei ...

Indonesian muslims must reject ISIS teachings: NU leader

The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Executive Chairman, Said Aqil Siraj, has called on all Indonesian Muslims to reject the ...

world took step towards greener gdp in 2014; more needed - pwc - (d)

Governments took a step towards greener economic growth in 2014 but will need to do far more to limit rising ...

Gorbachev says health improving, can walk again

The Soviet Unions last leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has been battling diabetes, said Friday his health is improving ...

Ukraine slaps broadcast ban on 13 Russian artists, including Depardieu

Ukraine on Saturday named 13 pro-Russian actors and singers whose work would be banned from TV, radio and cinema, ...

Ukraine vows to push for justice despite Russia`s veto of MH17 tribunal

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed last Wednesday to push for justice despite Russias veto of a UN resolution ...