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03.02.2009, 11:56

Will Obama lift the embargo on Cuba?

Cuba has had virtually no contact with US for almost 50 years. This contrasts with Russia, which despite being on the other side of the world, has given the Cuban government $354 million in loans.

30.10.2008, 07:47

No end to Cuba blockade despite UN resolution

The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding the U.S. lift an economic trade and financial embargo against Cuba. It was supported by a majority of countries with only three against, among them the United States.

10.06.2010, 23:00 49 comments

Hungary equates Communism to Nazism

Hungarian lawmakers have passed a bill equating Communist era crimes to the Holocaust and banned denying it under threat of imprisonment.

24.06.2009, 14:03 34 comments

“Russian response to Japan should be severe”

Russia’s response to the Kuril Islands dispute should be firm, says Dmitry Streltsov of the Moscow State University of International Relations. Accusations of “occupation” of the Islands towards Russia are unacceptable.

Poland, Gdansk : A Polish veteran looks at navy soldiers and honour guards on early September 1, 2009 (AFP Photo / Wojtek Radwanski) 02.09.2009, 01:51 20 comments

Russia-Poland relations strained over “revised” history

Leaders from 20 counties are in Poland, the first country that was attacked by Nazi Germany, to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of Second World War.

A CH-53 helicopter releases flares after being shot at from the ground while flying over Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan 16.08.2010, 21:35 7 comments

“Afghan occupation has little to do with Afghanistan per se” – writer

American public support for the war in Afghanistan is at an all-time low, with July being the deadliest month for US and NATO troops since 2001.

On June 28, 2009 president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, was overthrown in a military coup
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“The world is changing, the US is not” – Nicaraguan president

Washington has an expansionary policy in which Latin America is simply a backyard for US military bases, believes Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega.

A cyclist rides past destroyed building iin Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AFP Photo / Pascal Guyot) 25.04.2009, 09:45 3 comments

Calls for further fragmentation of Balkan states continue

The state of Bosnia-Herzegovina was formed over a decade ago as a result of the breakup of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

Signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, August 23, 1939 26.06.2009, 13:40 3 comments

Poland accuses Russian TV channel of rewriting history

Poland’s Foreign Ministry has issued an official protest to their Russian counterparts over a history documentary, part of which was aired last Sunday. They say the film puts part of the blame for World War II on Warsaw.

27.06.2009, 15:22 3 comments

The Battle of Poltava: a celebration of unity or another reason to have it out?

On Saturday, Russia and Ukraine celebrate the victory of the Battle of Poltava three hundred years ago. The president of Ukraine, however, sees it differently.

Half century Cuba blockade tuning down

Published: 26 February, 2009, 17:37


On Wednesday, the US Congress has approved a spending bill, which will reduce restrictions against Cuba that were imposed by the former Bush administration.

 
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