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03.02.2009, 12:00
Tens of thousands of Tibetans have taken refuge in India since 1959, when China invaded their mountainous homeland. Since then, generations of Tibetans have grown up in India without ever visiting their motherland.
28.01.2009, 13:26
There are no barriers that cannot be surpassed if the Dalai Lama wishes to pay a visit to Russia, said Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
31.12.2009, 13:38
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When the first Russian president, Boris Yeltsin, declared his resignation hours before the year 2000 began, not only did he thus close his own rich political career, but also ended a whole era in modern Russian history.
06.07.2009, 17:18
Around 140 people have been killed and 828 injured in China's western Xinjiang region, reports Chinese Media. Another riot is said to have opened in the city of Kashgar, reports the AP.
10.07.2009, 09:58
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China, in an attempt to end the recent spate of bloody ethnic violence that has already left 156 dead and more than 1,000 injured, has ordered that all mosques in the troubled city of Urumqi be closed for Friday prayers.
20.10.2010, 17:58
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Despite 50 years of US blockade, Cuba has somehow survived as one of the few remaining communist states. So is it worth keeping? RT looks at the pros and cons of the sanctions.
24.09.2010, 17:32
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The Iranian president pulled no punches during his speech before the 65th session of the UN General Assembly, saying the US government may have had a hand in the attacks of 9/11.
Medvedev-Obama
11.09.2010, 09:13
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On the ninth anniversary of the worst terror attacks to strike the US mainland, many questions remain unanswered, not least of all concerning the true identities of the perpetrators.
07.09.2010, 17:09
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The top US commander in Afghanistan has warned that a church pastor’s plan to burn copies of the Koran during a 9/11 memorial service may jeopardize the lives of US soldiers serving overseas.
25.05.2009, 18:59
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The North Korean nuclear test affects the balance of power in the region, says Pavel Leshakov, the head of the Centre for Korean Studies at Moscow State University.
Published: 17 March, 2009, 09:31
This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Dalai Lama fleeing from Tibet after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. Half a century on, it seems the fate of Tibet has been sealed since it became a part of China.
