By Yonatan Pomrenze, NBC News Producer MOSCOW – Russia's plethora of national holidays are tricky things. Nearly two decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia is still looking for its national identity – and nowhere is this seen better than in its holidays. Some holidays have survived the transition from Soviet superpower to resurgent Russia via a weak and chaotic '90s. These inclu...

Russia's surging economy reaches out to its Cold War past. NBC News' Yonatan Pomrenze reports on a Soviet-era nuclear bunker in Moscow which has been transformed into a museum by day and a private party space by night. VIDEO: Moscow's nuclear nightspot...(read more)...

By John Yang, NBC News' White House Correspondent  TOYAKO, Japan – With climate change high on the agenda, the Japanese hosts of the G-8 summit have worked hard to make the event as green as possible. The temporary, low-emissions press center was built with recycled and reusable material and has many green features: solar panels to generate power, louvers to limit radiant heat and skylights...

By Tom Aspell, NBC News Correspondent NICOSIA, Cyprus – A Greek tanker carrying about 1.76 million cubic feet of water arrived in the Cypriot port of Limassol on Monday to help the drought-stricken island replenish its dwindling water reserves. The tanker is the first in a fleet of ships chartered by the Cypriot government at a cost of $65 million to provide water to towns now experiencing emerge...

By Mary Murray, NBC News Havana Bureau Chief HAVANA – A Cuban Scientific Research Institute just patented a promising new drug that it says helps terminal lung cancer patients live longer. In some cases, the drug known as CimaVax EGF extended the lives of participants in the treatment trials by close to a year. Roberto Leon / NBC News Dr. Gisela Gonzalez, head of the Cuban cancer research team, h...