Norilsk was settled in the 1920s after the discovery of rich mineral deposits. The USSR built a metallurgical complex to extract the materials, and manned it with prisoners condemned to a living death in the Arctic Circle.
Norilsk was settled in the 1920s after the discovery of rich mineral deposits. The USSR built a metallurgical complex to extract the materials, and manned it with prisoners condemned to a living death in the Arctic Circle.
Syria has condemned as "provocative" a statement by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that President Bashar al-Assad has "lost legitimacy" to rule.
The Kohinoor diamond made its first authenticated appearance in 1306, with a curse. Its owner would rule the world, but was condemned to know all its misfortunes.
Joseph Conrad is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers, with freedom going to the sole survivor.
Pakistan's Parliament condemned the U.S. Bin Laden mission as a "violation of Pakistan's sovereignty," and expressed deep distress at an apparent "campaign to malign Pakistan."
Pakistan's Parliament condemned the U.S. Bin Laden mission as a "violation of Pakistan's sovereignty," and expressed deep distress at an apparent "campaign to malign Pakistan."