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16th October, 2012
Russia asks Afghanistan for help with Soviet MIAs
Russian ambassador Andrey Avetisyan said the two countries are preparing an agreement that would regulate future efforts to recover the missing servicemen.
Russian ambassador Andrey Avetisyan said the two countries are preparing an agreement that would regulate future efforts to recover the missing servicemen.
25th April, 2012
Putin quits Russia’s ruling party after protests
Russia’s president-elect Vladimir Putin broke his last link with the ruling party he formed a decade ago by handing its reins to Dmitry Medvedev.
Russia’s president-elect Vladimir Putin broke his last link with the ruling party he formed a decade ago by handing its reins to Dmitry Medvedev.
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27th October, 2011
America’s daughter, Pakistan’s wife
During a press conference hosted by the US State Department in Lahore, a participant explained that America was like an insatiable mother-in-law who was never…
During a press conference hosted by the US State Department in Lahore, a participant explained that America was like an insatiable mother-in-law who was never…
11th August, 2011
Russia space chief regrets focus on manned missions
MOSCOW: The new chief of Russia’s space agency on Thursday said it had put too much emphasis on manned space flight and needed to increase…
MOSCOW: The new chief of Russia’s space agency on Thursday said it had put too much emphasis on manned space flight and needed to increase…
20th May, 2011
Turkmenistan unveils 200-metre constitution monument
ASHGABAT: Turkmenistan, whose former leader built statues to himself and named days of the week after family members, has a new soaring monument adorning the…
ASHGABAT: Turkmenistan, whose former leader built statues to himself and named days of the week after family members, has a new soaring monument adorning the…
14th May, 2011
Egypt revolt film at Cannes stirs anger at home
CANNES: A film about the Egyptian revolution to be shown at the Cannes festival has stirred anger at home for being partly filmed by directors…
CANNES: A film about the Egyptian revolution to be shown at the Cannes festival has stirred anger at home for being partly filmed by directors…
6th May, 2011
Azerbaijan jails opposition Facebook activist
BAKU: A young opposition activist was jailed for two and half years on drugs charges in ex-Soviet Azerbaijan on Wednesday after using Facebook to call…
BAKU: A young opposition activist was jailed for two and half years on drugs charges in ex-Soviet Azerbaijan on Wednesday after using Facebook to call…
7th April, 2011
Soyuz docks 50 years after Gagarin’s voyage
MOSCOW: A Soyuz craft adorned with a portrait of the first man in space docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, days before the…
MOSCOW: A Soyuz craft adorned with a portrait of the first man in space docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, days before the…

