Nuclear missiles pass Red Square after 18 yrs Military equipment including sophisticated tanks and nuclear capable missiles rolled through the historic Red Square here on the annual Victory Day parade on Friday, showcasing Russias military might.
UN blasts Myanmar junta, stops aid The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has temporarily suspended aid to Myanmar because its government seized supplies flown into the country.
Magic wins over realism for Garcia Two years after telling the world he was finished with writing, Gabriel Garcia Mrquez has rediscovered his muse. The Nobel prize-winner is giving the final touches to "a novel of love", according to a friend.
Hezbollah impose control on Beirut Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah took control of the Muslim part of Beirut on Friday, tightening its grip on the city in a major blow to the US-backed government.
A child sleeps on the floor at the Kaliyakadu camp for internally displaced Tamil people in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka on Friday. Residents in Sri Lanka's war-ravaged east vote in local elections for the first time in two decades on Saturday. Reuters
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