Fidel Castro

Putin sends New Year's greetings to Serbian counterpart

MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the upcoming New Year and Christmas holidays to his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic.

Namely, both nations celebrate Christmas on January 7, according to the calendar used by the Orthodox Church.

US director Oliver Stone wants to make a documentary about Russian President Vladimir Putin, he said Nov. 6 on a visit to Moscow, where he is working on a film about fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden.
      

Fidel Castro “betrayed” his country, Cuban-American actor Andy Garcia has said during an interview with Hürriyet.

Garcia, whose family fled Cuba when he was three-years-old and never stepped foot on the island except Guantanamo, will reprise his role in the Turkish drama, “Kurtlar Vadisi” (The Valley of the Wolves), after nine years. 

Yet another revolutionary tradition has been broken in Cuba: A lawmaker voted "no" in parliament.
     
And it wasn't just any lawmaker.
     

Eko Park in the southern province of Antalya’s Kemer district has welcomed new guests from Peru and Guiana, which include eight monkeys of three different species: Saimiri sciureus (Squirrel monkey), Cebus paella (Capuchin monkey) and Saguinus midas (red-handed Tamarin monkey).