US defence chief Gates in Afghanistan
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived Thursday in Afghanistan, where the United States is looking to increase its military presence to fight a...
US hope to settle main issues of 6-way nuke talks in Beijing
The United States hope to settle the main questions on the agenda of the six-sided negotiating process on the Korean Peninsula’s nuclear problem...
Medvedev urges govt to help S Ossetia become strong state.
President Dmitry Medvedev urged the government to help the young South Ossetian state become strong and create its own statehood.
He instructed Emergencies...
Iran says will not halt nuclear work despite U.S.
Iran will never halt its nuclear work and expects the United States to change its "failed" carrot-and-stick approach to solving the atomic row...
Taliban in 72 percent of Afghanistan, think-tank says
The Taliban hold a permanent presence in 72 percent of Afghanistan, a think-tank said on Monday, but NATO and the Afghan government rejected...
