Kazakh Leader's Daughter Monitored U.S. Bribe Case The daughter of Kazakhstan's president used well-connected Washington private security consultants to gather information on a U.S. bribery probe involving her father that has stymied the nation's acce... (photo: AP Photo / Bela Szandelszky)Wall Street Journal
Skating on thin ice in the Arctic | Ice was the last thing David Barber was worried about when he and an international team of scientists made plans last year to have their research icebreaker frozen into the Beaufort Sea for the wint... (photo: GNU)Canada Dot Com
Russian fury at NATO 'air attacks' | MOSCOW, Russia (AP) -- Russia's air force chief has accused NATO fighters escorting Russian bombers on patrol flights over neutral waters of violating safety rules. | Col.-Gen. Alexander Zelin said ... (photo: U.S. Air Force / Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers)CNN DefenceNATOPhotosRussiaSlideshowWeapons
An oil-addicted ex-superpower | By Michael T Klare | Nineteen years ago, the fall of the Berlin Wall effectively eliminated the Soviet Union as the world's other superpower. Yes, the USSR as a political entity stumbled on for anot... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko)Asia Times DefenceOilPhotosUSUSSR
Putin set for new Russia role Vladimir Putin is set to be sworn in as Russia's new prime minister, a day after his protege Dmitry Medvedev replaced him as president of the country. Russia's low... (photo: AP / Steffen Kugler,Pool)Al Jazeera MedvedevPhotosPoliticsPutinRussia
