Two of the most vivid images of the late 20th century focused on tanks. One picture caught a Chinese dissident standing, briefcase in hand, in front of a communist tank during the siege of Tiananmen ...

Beginning in 1924, prominent guests of the publisher autographed leather-bound books during their visits to The Times’s headquarters. By David W. Dunlap A newly declassified analysis argued against ...

Boris Yeltsin, the Russian leader who defied Red Army tanks and helped bring about the end of the Soviet Union, has died at age 76. He served as the freely elected president of Russia for nine years.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One half of the old "Boris and Bill Show" departed the world stage on Monday with the death of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, leaving former President Bill Clinton with ...