In 1978, a Soviet nuclear-powered satellite malfunctioned and crashed into northern Canada. Kosmos 954 spread radioactive debris across hundreds of miles, leading to an extensive cleanup. Reactions by ...

Mongolia declared itself a “people’s republic” 100 years ago on November 26, 1924. But despite the name of its capital city remaining Ulan Bator (Red Hero), the country’s Soviet-linked past has been ...

ALMATY (Reuters) - That chilly day in December is etched in Anatoly Yankovoi's memory -- thousands of angry young Kazakhs faced police cordons rimming Brezhnev Square in the centre of what was then ...