The New Year Eve is getting close and people around the world are prepared to celebrate year 2010. But, what New Year's celebrations and festivities are the biggest world capitals offering this year? New York...
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Trust but verify, that seems to be the motto for Russia's PM Vladimir Putin. On Tuesday Russian PM Vladimir Putin urged Washington to disclose its missile defence plans before talks on a new Strategic Arms...
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After the opening of the former Soviet Union to the West, the economy of Russia and its satellite countries came under control of criminal groups. The reason is fairly simple. The only people who knew anything about business were people who had participated in what was know...
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A passenger train in Russia derailed today leaving 25 dead and 100 injured with 40 people still missing from the 660 passengers. "A major rescue effort continues as the government said 25 people had died, with 100 injured, and another 40 unaccounted for among 660...
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At least eight people have been killed in an explosion that happened at Arsenal 31, ammunitions depot on the outskirts of Ulyanovsk, 900km (550 miles) south-east of Moscow, Russia. This explosion comes within 10...
The Russian city of Ulyanovsk was rocked by blasts after a fire triggered multiple explosions at a military depot located on the outskirts of the city. The city is located in the Volga region. At least 2 people are...
Russian army officer, Nikolay Zakharkin shouted 'Say goodbye to Dasha and Katya,' before throwing them out of the window from the eighth floor, as their distraught mother watched in horror. He has been charged...
Music therapy really works. And now the maestro of Ireland, Joe Burke, is playing his accordion in Moscow this weekend. Through his music, he tells of Ireland's history of despair, hope, and inspiration. Russia...
A strange UFO cloud formation has now been spotted over Romania, and it is like the cloud formation that was witnessesd in Moscow not long ago. Watch a video of the Romania cloud formation This flying saucer shaped cloud could resemble a UFO, although meterologists said that...
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India is playing host to the ninth trilateral meeting between India, Russia and China starting Oct 27, at Bangalore. The meeting will discuss ways to expand cooperation in regional and international issues...
Photo Update: December 18, 2009 A few months ago, I posted an article and photos I had taken of lenticular clouds (also known as Lenny clouds) because I thought the particular cloud formation was quite...
Expect only sunny days this winter in Moscow, as they plan to experiment with cloud-seeding. This is a plan to prevent snow storms from entering the city whereby the Air Force will disperse liquid nitrogen, silver...
A strange cloud has been hanging over Moscow for some days now, with many speculating as to the fact that is is a UFO or some kind of alien life form, but apparently many are now saying that the real reason is...
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"Russian woman, Svetlana Tagantseva, 28, a resident of the city of Samara, gave birth to a very large baby. The newborn, who looks like a six-month-old boy, weighs 6.75 kilos. The baby boy is 62 cm tall.Doctors of a local maternity hospital say that they have never seen such...
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Spy master, Judo expert, University professor, Politician, President, Prime Minister, gay icon... Looks like Russians are not going to get tired of the multi-dimentional personality of Vladimir Putin. The noises...