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We are not interested in joining any bloc," Kazem Jalali, Iran's ambassador to Moscow, was cited as saying by TASS. Russia has partnerships with North Korea and Belarus which include a mutual ...

TASS/. Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 25 prisoners of war from each side, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. "On January 15, 25 Russian service members were brought back from the ...

Russia-Iran Strategic Pact to Shape Relations for Next 20 Years, TASS Cites Iran's Ambassador MOSCOW (Reuters) - A strategic partnership treaty that Russia and Iran are poised to sign will govern ...

MOSCOW, Jan 14 (Reuters) - A strategic partnership treaty that Russia and Iran are poised to sign will govern the two countries' relations for the next two decades, the TASS state news agency ...

Sister Simona Brambilla, the new Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. (Vatican News via CBCP News) Pope Francis has marked another milestone in ...

She is Italian nun Sister Simona Brambilla, the new prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Brambilla, who will turn 60 on March 27 ...

She is also a professional nurse. Sister Simona Brambilla, the new prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (photo: Vatican News) Walter Sánchez ...