It's a bird, no, it's Putin's latest crazy gambit

Vladimir Putin is preparing to give a landmark speech to this weekend's summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in Vladivostok, to outline Russia's planned economic and geopolitical pivot to Asia. But that can wait. Some endangered Siberian cranes urgently needed a leader to show the...

ONGC Videsh Fraudulent Acquisitions Shatters India’s Oil Security

Did ONGC foreign investment arm knowingly throw away 5,000 cores? If yes, who were the beneficiaries? ABC Tries to find out the real truth behind this oil acquisitions.  New Delhi (ABC Live):In January of 2009, amidst much fanfare and kudos ONGC’s foreign...

Ireland celebrates as boxer Katie Taylor wins first Olympic gold

Ireland is celebrating its first gold medal at the London Olympics as boxer Katie Taylor beat Russia's Sofya Ochigava 10-8 in the women's lightweight boxing final. The 26-year-old, from Bray in County Wicklow,...

FIFA 13 News: Young Empires's Song in FIFA 13

FIFPLAY announced today that the song "Rain of Gold" by Young Empires will be featured as one the songs in FIFA 13 Soundtrack (fifplay.com/fifa13-soundtrack). To listen to the song go to:...

Dedovschina: Russia's Nightmare

http://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russian-origin/dedovshchina/ The case of Andrey Sychyov One case, which shocked the world as to how far standards had fallen, was that of Andrey Sychyov. In December 2005 Sychyov and seven other soldiers were beaten for three hours by their...

Two National Visions for Georgia

In October, Georgia will elect its Parliament after a political struggle that has engaged two men in the heat of the battle to determine the fate of Georgia.  On one side there is the current President Mikhail Saakashvili, who is close to Europe, with a presidency marked...

Fatal Russian Flood likely caused by dam break

The flooding that killed over 170 people in Southern Russia this week was most probably caused by failure of a levee that supports a hydroelectric reservoir. The Tsunami described by local residents...

The Beatles blame for drug use in Russia

From Russia comes the news that the head of counter-narcotics Russian Health Ministry, Yevgeny Bryun, considered that drug addiction among the youth of his country is the fault of The Beatles and their legendary...

Eduard Khill, "Mr. Trololo", dies at age 77

Eduard Khill, better known as "Mr. Trololo" has died in St. Petersburg at age 77 after last April suffered a stroke that kept him in a coma until his death.Eduard Khil Anatolyevich, baritone singer and Russian...

putin and north caucasus bombings

North Caucasus Bombings on Eve of Putin's Inauguration Fourteen people were killed and dozens injured late on the evening of May 3 when two vehicles driven by suicide bombers blew up at a highway checkpoint...

Boris Johnson, London's Justin Bieber

If schoolchildren could vote, Boris Johnson would have the election for London Mayor sewn up. No matter that he’s 47 and looks like the Dulux dog in a suit. As he barrels along the pavement on the...

Russia and China: Who is more worthy of respect?

 In 1985, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union elected a noble-minded leader named Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev promised to make the Soviet Union more humane and democratic. His reforms - glasnost (political openness) and perestroika (economic reconstruction) - became...

L.C.L.A.A is awarded by the Town of Hempstead 2012

LCLAA Long Island held their 1st Annual Scholarship Gala at Verdi's in Westbury on March 15, 2012.  Over 250 union activists and supporters attended the event.  LCLAA was able to provide two $500...

Luke warm war with Russia

High hurdles The barrier between the U.S., NATO allies and Russia may not be a wall, but in Olympic terms it is a high hurdle. Russia aligns with U.S. enemies at every turn and so the enemy of my enemy is my...

Buying time for Iran, Israel, and Obama

What the world needs now is peace, not war Given the character of the Iranian government, it is unacceptable to permit them to have nuclear weapons. In effect, with sanctions against them, Iran is already at war...

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