MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Friday celebrated the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, as President ...

When gold hit its previous record in January 1980, the Soviet Union had just invaded Afghanistan ... even though there will be a temptation to hang on to the coat-tails of the record run upwards ...

Chinese servicemen hold their national flag as they attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, ...

Pope Leo XIV's devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the unity of the church are reflected in his episcopal motto and coat of arms.

The Vatican released the Bishop of Rome's official coat of arms on Saturday. It depicts an upper portion marked with a fleur-de-lis and a lower half decorated with a burning heart, pierced by an ...

Cosmos 482, the exploratory spacecraft launched toward Venus by the Soviet Union in March 1972, has finally ended its mission. The 50-year-old lander probe returned to Earth early Saturday ...

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a ...

The event highlighted vital moments at such a remarkable period in human history and underscored the contributions of Soviet Union in defeating the Nazi regime. Speaking on behalf of the ambassadors ...

to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War. The parade featured soldiers from the Belarusian Army, Air Force, and Special Forces, as well as ...

Addresses the major issues concerning the compilation of money and banking statistics for the fifteen republics of the former Soviet Union (FSU).