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Russia hosts European security conference

An international conference on European security opens on Thursday in Moscow with Russia hoping to discuss approaches ...

Putin congratulates Maduro on election win

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Venezuela`s Nicolas Maduro on his victory to succeed the late ...

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 ...

President Yudhoyono greets Belarus counterpart

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono greeted Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko at the Merdeka Palace here on ...

Philippine mortician offers to embalm Chavez

A Philippine mortician famous for putting dead dictator Ferdinand Marcos into a glass display case offered his ...

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, ...

Putin urges unity after year of protests

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday used a traditional New Year address to call for unity following a year of ...

Afghan minister repeats plea for militias to regroup and rearm - (d)

An Afghan cabinet minister and one-time warlord called on Monday on former anti-Soviet guerrillas to regroup and rearm ...

Russia must protect faithful in Pussy Riot case

President Vladimir Putin said Thursday Russia was obliged to protect feelings of religious believers in the case of ...

US and Britain warn Syria against chemical weapon threat

British Prime Minster David Cameron and US President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned they would be forced to consider ...