Ten things about the Non-Aligned Movement
- 07 Sep 2012 01:00 - Mail & Guardian Correspondent
- We bring you ten facts about the Non-Aligned Movement which was founded by a group of countries that refused to take sides in the Cold War.
Moratorium on US adoption of Russian children
- 11 Feb 2012 19:08 - Staff Reporter
- Russia has signalled that it could soon slap a moratorium on US adoptions of local children despite the signing of an agreement on the issue in 2011.
Czech politician and playwright Havel passes on
- 18 Dec 2011 14:52 - Karel Janicek
- Vaclav Havel, the playwright who wove theatre into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia, has died.
Republicans focusing attention on the Hispanic vote
- 18 Dec 2011 13:12 - Jordi Zamora
- Republicans are strategising to win more votes from the demographically critical US Hispanic group, without alienating the party's conservative base.
Berlin Wall Trail a surreal journey into city's past
- 10 Aug 2011 17:17 - Erik Kirschbaum
- The Berliner Mauerweg follows the Berlin Wall's 160km route and the accompanying "death strip" that encircled West Berlin during the Cold War.
Cold War foes sign nuclear pact
- 05 Feb 2011 07:49 - Laurent Thomet
- Two years after Washington vowed to "reset" ties with Russia, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due to launch a landmark nuclear pact.
Russia, US try to limit spy-scandal damage
- 30 Jun 2010 12:52 - Stuart Williams
- Russia and the United States sought on Wednesday to cool a heated scandal sparked by the arrest of 11 suspected Kremlin spies.
Putin rejects Cold War, backs economic integration
- 19 Sep 2008 11:40 - Staff Reporter
- Russian PM Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected the prospect of a new Cold War with the West and said Russia wanted further world economic integration.
Russia must not start new Cold War, says UK
- 27 Aug 2008 15:24 - Staff Reporter
- UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Wednesday Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had a big responsibility not to start a new Cold War.
