Ukraine’s relations with Russia will improve no matter who eventually takes the president’s office. Yushchenko and his team did their best to worsen Ukraine’s relations with Russia as much as possible. The winner’s name has not been announced officially yet, but everyone knows that Ukraine will have another Viktor at the head - Viktor Yanukovych

Iran’s representative at the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh, stated February 8 that Iran had officially informed the IAEA of its works to produce 20 percent enriched uranium for the research reactor in Teheran. It seems very surprising that the new decision of the Iranian administration comes in contrast with Ahmadinejad’s statement which he made on February 2. That day, he said that Iran was ready to ship low-enriched uranium for further enrichment to other countries and receive nuclear fuel in return

The historic meeting of the leaders of the USSR, the USA and Britain - the Big Three Conference - took place in Livadia Palace near Yalta in Crimea 65 years ago, in February of 1945. "We had to keep complete silence. The tables were first covered with thin blanket sheets and only then with a table cloth so the dishes would not make noise," a waitress, who served the high-ranking guests said

Rumor has it that Timothy Geithner is on his way out as Treasury Secretary, due to his involvement in the AIG scandal that is now unraveling in hearings before the House Oversight and Reform Committee. But unlike the perpetrators of the Watergate scandal, who wound up looking at jail time, Geithner evidently has a golden parachute waiting at Goldman Sachs, not coincidentally the largest recipient of the AIG bailout

Perfectionism is a plausible quality, but moderation is the key. At times, desire to look attractive and healthy becomes an obsession that kills some of us. This week Russia was stunned with death of one of the most beautiful Russian actresses, Anna Samokhina, who died of stomach cancer on February 8. Samokhina knew what anorexia was: she experienced the disease on her own skin. She starved herself to the condition when she could not even look at food. The actress would not eat for three or four days

Our physical shape, emotional state, hormones and immune system are greatly dependent on the food we consume. Once again, researchers have confirmed the link between the food we eat and our physical and emotional health. They even came up with a diet that is promised to increase your sex drive. Here are top 10 foods to help you kick up some heat between the sheets

Observers indicate that two individuals in HTS leadership positions on the ground in Iraq---Lieutenant Colonel Byrd (Program Management Office - FWD) and Michael Goains, GG-15 (Theater Coordination Element) had direct knowledge of Issa Salomi's prior forays outside Camp Liberty/Victory Base Complex in Iraq unaccompanied by his teammates (team designation IZ-02,) or US military personnel

Unsurprisingly: Human Rights Watch, an international organization that monitors human rights violations in the world, reported in Bogota, new crimes of the paramilitaries in Colombia. Besides the killings, there is the forced displacement of entire populations under the threat of armed criminal gangs. These commands rely on the protection of sectors of the armed forces, police, prosecutors and some dignitaries of the government of Uribe.

Guus Hiddink, the chief coach of Russia’s national soccer team, declares he is satisfied with the draw which pits Russia against the Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, FYR Macedonia, Armenia and Andorra in qualifying Group B for the 2012 UEFA Cup in Poland/Ukraine.