The Belarusian Lev Khodanovich was a legendary scout during the Great Patriotic War. Working behind enemy lines, he managed to capture 15 prisoners for interrogation, which was an unprecedented number ...

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas was given the Order of Glory and Honor of the first degree, one of the highest recognitions of the Russia Orthodox Church. The order was presented by Patriarch Kirill, ...

Lukoil president Vagit Alekperov has been awarded the Order of Glory and Honour of the third degree in Russia after the oil producer he heads helped fund the construction of a new church in the centre ...

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev congratulated Head of the country’s Presidential Administration, Ramiz Mehdiyev, on his birth anniversary on April 16. President of the Republic of ...

Now, 18 years after it was discontinued, Russia has revived its policy of rewarding fertility in an attempt to reverse a potentially disastrous demographic decline. To great fanfare, broadcast live on ...

He might be known as a tyrannical tough-guy on the world stage, but Russian President Vladmir Putin seemed to enjoy spending today surrounded by dozens of children. The 66-year-old ruthless despot was ...

ULAN BATOR, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- By a decree of Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga, a total of 10,677 Mongolian mothers will receive the Order of Maternal Glory this year, the presidential press ...