http://www.mail.com/organizations/1750438-soviet-union-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/1750438-soviet-union-government.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2064140-ap-photos-story-jews-red-army.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Once a year, Israel's Jewish war veterans don suit jackets and uniforms dripping in Red Army medals, the shiny bronzes and silvers pinned to their chests in tight rows like armor. About 500,000 Jews served in the Soviet Red Army during World War II. Most of those still alive today — about 7,000 — are said to live in Israel. Every year on ... Sun, 05 May 2013 18:54:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2064140-ap-photos-story-jews-red-army.html 2013-05-05T18:54:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005146-margaret-thatcher-iron-lady-dead-87.html LONDON (AP) — Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation — breaking the unions, triumphing in a far-off war, and selling off state industries at a record pace. She left behind a leaner government and more prospe... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:06:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005146-margaret-thatcher-iron-lady-dead-87.html 2013-04-09T00:06:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1915880-close-encounters-with-popes-3-decades.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Middle East Airlines jetliner had barely taken off from Beirut when I was escorted down the aisle to the first-class section and seated beside Pope Benedict XVI. He had just ended a delicate two-day visit to Lebanon as civil war raged in neighboring Syria, and he looked and sounded weary. It was my 92nd trip aboard a papal plane — ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:24:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1915880-close-encounters-with-popes-3-decades.html 2013-02-26T10:24:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1862254-russian-wwii-vet-recalls-battle-stalingrad.html MOSCOW (AP) — The Soviet soldiers used their own bodies as shields, covering women and children escaping on ferry boats from a Nazi bombardment that killed 40,000 civilians in a single day. It was the height of the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest conflicts of World War II. "They were all hit in the back," said 90-year-old Alexei Stefanov. "But ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1862254-russian-wwii-vet-recalls-battle-stalingrad.html 2013-02-01T16:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1764006-israeli-fm-charged-with-breach-trust.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's powerful foreign minister was charged Thursday with breach of trust for actions that allegedly compromised a criminal investigation into his business dealings, throwing the country's election campaign into disarray just weeks before the vote. While Avigdor Lieberman was cleared of more serious allegations against him, the indictm... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1764006-israeli-fm-charged-with-breach-trust.html 2012-12-13T20:57:00Z