U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he was considering attending Russia's May 9 Victory Day commemorative events after President Vladimir Putin extended an invitation. "I appreciate the invitation. It is right in the middle of political season, so I'll see if I can do it, ...
Frozen in time, U.S. Embassy in Tehran a monument to Iran hostage crisis
The U.S. Embassy in Tehran remains frozen in 1979 as the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis approaches, a time capsule of revolutionary graffiti, Underwood typewriters and rotary telephones. On Nov. 4, 1979, the diplomatic compound was overrun by students angered when Washington allowed ...
Iran student leader says he regrets 1979 U.S. Embassy attack
His revolutionary fervor diminished by the years that have also turned his hair white, one of the Iranian student leaders of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover now regrets the seizure of the diplomatic compound and the 444-day hostage crisis that followed. Speaking ahead of Monday's ...
Thirty years after fall of Berlin Wall, hard borders are back around the world
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, when thousands of Germans joyfully danced atop its graffiti-covered remains, to some heralded the "end of history" in a globalized world. Thirty years later, the return of hard frontiers made of bricks, concrete and razor wire symbolizes ...
Three decades on, Berlin Wall comes back to life in virtual reality tour
A packed bus approaches Checkpoint Charlie, the Cold War's most famous border crossing, as grim-faced East German guards whisper among themselves about whether to hold you for questioning. After a few heart-stopping minutes, you and your fellow passengers are free to pass into the smog, ...
Hong Kong defies China anniversary with 'Day of Grief' rallies and clashes
Protesters and police battled across Hong Kong on Tuesday in the some of the most serious clashes since widespread unrest began in June, with reports emerging that a demonstrator has been shot for the first time as the strife-torn city marked the 70th anniversary ...
China's rise 'unstoppable' in face of protests and trade war: Xi
President Xi Jinping declared that no force could stop China's rise, exuding confidence during a key anniversary as he faced unprecedented challenges from protesters in Hong Kong and U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war. Speaking at the start of a grand parade marking 70 years ...
Record high 85% of Japanese view China unfavorably, despite improving ties between Beijing and Tokyo
Although bilateral ties between Beijing and Tokyo are on the mend, a new survey has found that a record high 85 percent of Japanese have unfavorable views of China — a stunning contrast with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's talk of creating a "new era" ...
As Washington and Beijing increasingly clash over global primacy, Japan’s own ties with communist-ruled China have experienced an upswing — at least on the surface — ahead of Tuesday’s 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic.
Hong Kong's metro stations and roads re-opened on Monday after a chaotic weekend that saw police fire water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who set fires and threw petrol bombs outside government offices and across central districts. Residents of the former British ...
Frozen pork threatens to put the chill on China National Day festivities
China's supermarkets are topping up their meat counters with frozen pork from state reserves, after prices of the nation's favorite protein source surged to budget-busting levels, threatening to mar this week's National Day festivities. Pork, which has a prominent place at nearly every Chinese dinner ...
In rare move, Xi bows to Mao ahead of China's 70th anniversary
Chinese President Xi Jinping paid his respects to Chairman Mao Zedong's embalmed body Monday in a rare gesture ahead of China's celebration of 70 years of communist rule. Xi and other top Chinese officials visited Mao's mausoleum — located in the heart of Beijing in ...
