Xi Jinping and fragility of Chinese politics (Comment)
September 19th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
The appearance of China's presumptive leader Vice President Xi Jinping in the state media Sep 15 relieved the tension among many in China and abroad. It meant the consensus on the ... Read more...
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Douglas to play former US president?
August 31st, 2012 - 4:49 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 31 (IANS) Veteran actor Michael Douglas is likely to play former US Republican president Ronald Reagan in a new movie.The Oscar-winning actor is in talks to play ... Read more...
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Gorbachev plans to revive former party
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, whose Social-Democratic Party was dissolved in 2007 due to its small membership, is planning to revive the party but does ... Read more...
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Orbiting cosmonauts vote in Russian polls
March 5th, 2012 - 10:20 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three Russian cosmonauts cast their ballots for the presidential elections Sunday from the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's Mission Control said.Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoly Ivanishin and ... Read more...
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Gorbachev urges Russia election re-run
December 24th, 2011 - 6:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev has called for a re-run of Russia's disputed parliamentary elections.In an interview with the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, Gorbachev said ... Read more...
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Stalin’s grandson files libel suit against Russian parliament
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Joseph Stalin's grandson Yevgeny Dzhugashvili has filed a defamation lawsuit against the lower house of the Russian parliament demanding the refutation of a statement on ... Read more...
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Russia’s Bolshoi Theater repoens after six-year restoration
October 29th, 2011 - 4:38 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Bolshoi Theater, one of the main landmarks of the Russian capital and a symbol of Russian culture, reopened Friday after six years of reconstruction ... Read more...
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New biography throws intimate light on Sonia Gandhi
October 10th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) A new biography of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, written by a non-resident Indian and with a foreword by Mikhail Gorbachev, casts new and intimate ... Read more...
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Gorbachev worried about Putin’s return
September 26th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 26 (IANS) Russia risks wasting six years if Prime Minister Vladimir Putin returns to the presidency, former USSR leader Mikhail Gorbachev has warned.Reacting to the news that Putin ... Read more...
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Russia needs fair elections: Gorbachev
September 22nd, 2011 - 6:55 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia needs to make urgent changes to its political system if it is to avoid instability, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has warned."For Russia, honest ... Read more...
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Putin not interested to solve Russian problems: Gorbachev
August 16th, 2011 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Mikhail Gorbachev, the first and only president of the Soviet Union, has accused Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of having no desire to tackle Russia's ... Read more...
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Medvedev blasts German group for taking back Putin award
July 20th, 2011 - 8:09 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev blasted a German non-profit organisation for reversing its decision to award Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin with the Quadriga prize.Werkstatt Deutschland, ... Read more...
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Putin wins German award
July 10th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has won an award in Germany for his role in Russia's development."Putin deserves a separate chapter in a history book ... Read more...
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Art of Living founder honoured with global prize
June 25th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Art of Living founder Sri Ravi Shankar has become the first Indian to receive the Crans Montana Forum Award, one of the highest civilian honours ... Read more...
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Milla Jovovich exposes boob during red carpet wardrobe malfunction
April 2nd, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 2 (ANI): Model-actress Milla Jovovich accidentally flashed her right nipple while hitting the red carpet at Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th Birthday Gala Concert in London.The actress' dress barely kept her ... Read more...
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War against Islam in Afghanistan partly of US’s own making: Gorbachev
February 27th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.27 (ANI): In a wide-ranging interview, former Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachev has said that the war against Islam as a conflict is partly of the US's own making.He ... Read more...
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Chelsea owner Abramovich’s wealth declaration reveals his billions from business
February 17th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 17(ANI): Chelsea owner and Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich owns 16 homes, seven cars, 22 bank accounts, six companies, one football club, and earned three billion pounds last year, according to ... Read more...
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Abramovich symbolizes ‘rich debauchery’ which has plagued Russia, says Gorbachev
February 17th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 17(ANI): Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev has launched a scathing attack on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, saying that he is a symbol of Russia's 'rich debauchery'.Gorbachev also accused the ... Read more...
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Middle East people need to feel “masters of their own countries”: Gorbachev
February 11th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Feb 11 (ANI): The political unrest in the Arab world has convinced former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that the Middle East should embrace democracy and allow it people to be masters ... Read more...
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Gorbachev urges Russia to adopt new approach to ‘terrorism’
February 11th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Feb 11 (ANI): Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has urged Russia to adopt a new approach to 'terrorism', insisting that it cannot be defeated with "cannons"."Those who think that terrorism can ... Read more...
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Lenin’s body may be removed from Red Square mausoleum: Gorbachev
January 21st, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Jan 21 (ANI): Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has said the body of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician, could be replaced from its Red Square mausoleum.The ... Read more...
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Reagan’s handwritten changes to ‘Evil Empire’ speech on display
January 6th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6 (ANI): The National Archives in Washington DC has put Ronald Reagan's handwritten changes to his 'Evil Empire' speech on display for the first time.The exhibition was unveiled on Wednesday ... Read more...
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Gorbachev says ‘little’ left over democracy in Russia threatened by corruption
December 11th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 11 (ANI): Former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev has said what little democracy is left in the country is under threat from corruption, and added that Vladimir Putin's time has passed.In ... Read more...
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Musharraf has “very slim chances” of winning democratic elections in Pak: Holbrooke
November 18th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has "very slim" chances of regaining power in the 2013 elections, and any return to military rule in the country would be ... Read more...
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Retired soccer player Roberto Baggio wins World Peace Award
November 10th, 2010 - 4:14 am ICT by BNO News
ROME, ITALY (BNO NEWS) -- Retired international soccer player Roberto Baggio on Tuesday was chosen to receive the 2010 World Peace Award, a special award bestowed each year by Nobel Peace prize ... Read more...
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Victory in Afghanistan ‘impossible’: Gorbachev
October 27th, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Oct. 27 (ANI): Former Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachev has said that Afghanistan risks turning into another Vietnam, and has told the US-led NATO military alliance that victory in that country ... Read more...
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Russia must democratise to avoid mass unrest: Gorbachev
October 19th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct. 19 (ANI): Former Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachev has called on Russia to democratise, warning that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's move to restore the system of strong and centralized state ... Read more...
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Nobel Peace Prize serves anti-China purpose: Chinese daily
October 9th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 9 (IANS)The Nobel Peace Prize has been "degraded to a political tool that serves an anti-China purpose" and is an attempt "to impose Western values on China", an editorial in ... Read more...
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Nobel winners want Obama to attend Hiroshima summit
August 27th, 2010 - 1:40 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 27 (DPA) A group of Nobel Peace laureates have written a letter to US President Barack Obama asking him to deliver the keynote address at a November summit in ... Read more...
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Queen Noor Aims To Reach The World On Nuclear Proliferation Through “Countdown To Zero”
June 13th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Los Angeles, June 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) She might be a little off-cast in Hollywood but when you come to know about her sheer dedication and love towards movies, you might ... Read more...
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Queen Noor Goes To Hollywood To Eradicate Nuclear Weapons
June 12th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
June 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jordan's Queen Noor recently addressed a small group of reporters in Hollywood to discuss the upcoming movie on nuclear weapons.The movie which is about nuclear ... Read more...
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Kevin Spacey auctions off lunch date at charity gala in London
June 7th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 7 (ANI): Kevin Spacey contributed his bit to help raise 1.7 million pounds for good causes over the weekend - the Usual Suspects star offered up a lunch date for ... Read more...
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Russia/US Nuclear Weapons Deal Worries The Russians
March 26th, 2010 - 2:20 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A brand new US/Russian treaty is unofficially expected to be signed in April, by Presidents Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama. It is thought that the event may ... Read more...
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US, Russia close to signing deal on nuke weapons reduction
March 25th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 25 (ANI): The United States and Russia are close to announcing a nuclear weapons deal that would replace the START accord of 1991.The apparent agreement comes just ahead of ... Read more...
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Gorbachev’s granddaughter gets married secretly
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Granddaughter of Mikhail Gorbachev, president of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), got married in a secret low-key affair in Moscow, a media report said ... Read more...
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