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Putin: Gays, lesbians welcome in Sochi for Olympics

Putin: Gays, lesbians welcome in Sochi for Olympics

Russian President Vladmir Putin says everyone will be welcomed to next year's Winter Olympics in Russia, regardless of sexual orientation -- comments that come on the heels of a controversial Russian law on homosexuality, cnn reports. October 29 2013, 11:17 1 164 просмотрs

US ended Merkel spying program: report

US ended Merkel spying program: report

The National Security Agency stopped spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other world leaders after the White House learned of the snooping, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. October 28 2013, 15:42 986 просмотрs

Britain braces for worst storm in a decade

Britain braces for worst storm in a decade

Britain braced on Sunday for its worst storm in a decade, with heavy rain and winds of more than 80 miles (130 kilometers) an hour set to batter the south of the country, newsinfo.inquirer.net reports. October 28 2013, 14:33 1 164 просмотрs

The Sultan’s dream: Turkey’s massive sea tunnel linking two continents together

The Sultan’s dream: Turkey’s massive sea tunnel linking two continents together

ABDUL MEJID I, the Ottoman’s 31st sultan, had a dream. Reigning between 1839 and 1861, the determinedly Western-leaning sultan envisaged the construction of a submerged tunnel under the Bosphorus Straits connecting Asia to Europe. A French architect duly came up with a blueprint. But a dearth of technology and cash stood in the way, stratrisks.com reports. October 28 2013, 11:06 4 664 просмотрs

Anti-Saakashvili Candidate Leads in Georgian Polls – Early Results

Anti-Saakashvili Candidate Leads in Georgian Polls – Early Results

With ballots counted at the majority of Georgia’s polling stations, an opponent of outgoing president Mikheil Saakashvili has a solid lead in the presidential vote, electoral authorities said on Monday, en.ria.ru/world reports. October 28 2013, 10:00 1 559 просмотрs

Brunei becomes first East Asian state to adopt Sharia law

Brunei becomes first East Asian state to adopt Sharia law

This week, Brunei made waves across Southeast Asia when Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced that he would move his nation towards implementing Islamic Sharia law into its national penal code. The Sultan has ruled Brunei since 1967 and possesses absolute executive authority as head of state. While Sharia had previously existed in Brunei in the form of an Islamic court, its role was mainly restricted to dealing with family law and disputes. October 25 2013, 16:33 1 163 просмотрs

Merkel wasn't alone: NSA tapped calls of 35 world leaders

Merkel wasn't alone: NSA tapped calls of 35 world leaders

The German leader's phone isn't the only line tapped by the U.S. National Security Agency. Dozens of other world leaders' phones were monitored, according to the latest leaks. October 25 2013, 12:15 1 256 просмотрs

Mexico factory hit by deadly explosion

Mexico factory hit by deadly explosion

At least one person has died and dozens more are injured in an explosion and fire that tore through a sweet factory in northern Mexico. October 25 2013, 10:23 1 149 просмотрs

Russian 'trade war' official dismissed

Russian 'trade war' official dismissed

The Russian government has dismissed the head of the consumer protection agency, a notorious official best known for waging apparent trade wars against the country's neighbours October 25 2013, 10:20 974 просмотрs

ENRC, China head Zimbabwe's platinum output

ENRC, China head Zimbabwe's platinum output

Zimbabwe Mining Development Corp., a state-owned company, plans to start metal production with Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. and a Chinese company on concessions taken from Anglo American Platinum Ltd. and Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. October 25 2013, 10:14 2 025 просмотрs

Moscow police arrest 675 more migrants

Moscow police arrest 675 more migrants

Large-scale arrests of migrants following recent clashes between the police and an angry mob of nationalists showed no sign of nearing an end in Russia at the weekend as police announced the detention of nearly 700 migrants in the Moscow Region October 25 2013, 10:05 1 376 просмотрs

Did the US tap Angela Merkel's phone?

Did the US tap Angela Merkel's phone?

The US denies reports the National Security Agency monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone. But even if the suspicion proves false, she now seems likely to take the issue more seriously than before. October 24 2013, 17:00 1 296 просмотрs

Azerbaijan's SOCAR extinguishes well at Bulla Deniz offshore field

Azerbaijan's SOCAR extinguishes well at Bulla Deniz offshore field

The Azerbaijani State Oil Company (SOCAR) has extinguished the fire in the emergency well at the Bulla Deniz offshore field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea, a source at the oil and gas market told Trend on Thursday. October 24 2013, 15:32 1 616 просмотрs

Ecuador's Worn-Out War on Chevron

Ecuador's Worn-Out War on Chevron

Ecuador’s long-running spat with U.S. oil company Chevron Corp. over a polluted swath of Amazon jungle is the type of David-and-Goliath story President Rafael Correa uses to define his mandate. October 24 2013, 14:35 2 062 просмотрs

Russia criticizes results of London diplomatic meeting on Syria

Russia criticizes results of London diplomatic meeting on Syria

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday that a meeting of 11 nations on resolving the Syrian conflict resulted in a call for regime change, a challenge that upsets plans for a peace conference in Geneva. October 24 2013, 10:53 1 001 просмотрs

Filing ties slain Boston Marathon Bombing suspect to 2011 case

Filing ties slain Boston Marathon Bombing suspect to 2011 case

A government court filing links the deceased suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, to a triple murder in Waltham, Mass., in September 2011, attributing the information to his now-dead friend. October 23 2013, 16:53 1 277 просмотрs

Iran: man survives hanging, 'no need' for second execution attempt, minister says

Iran: man survives hanging, 'no need' for second execution attempt, minister says

"No need for re-execution" of man convicted of drug smuggling local news agency reports Iranian justice minister as ruling October 23 2013, 15:38 1 562 просмотрs

India says Pakistani troops attacked at least 50 border posts overnight, 1 Indian guard dead

India says Pakistani troops attacked at least 50 border posts overnight, 1 Indian guard dead

India’s border force says Pakistani troops fired guns and mortars on at least 50 Indian border posts overnight in the disputed region of Kashmir and killed one Indian guard. October 23 2013, 11:58 1 686 просмотрs

Amnesty calls on Czechs to protect Ablyazov aide

Amnesty calls on Czechs to protect Ablyazov aide

Rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on authorities in the Czech Republic to reject requests by Ukraine and Russia to extradite a Russian-Kazakh citizen jailed on an Interpol warrant. October 23 2013, 09:27 1 238 просмотрs

Barack Obama catches fainting pregnant woman during speech

Barack Obama catches fainting pregnant woman during speech

Barack Obama helps catch Karmel Allison after she became faint during his speech on Obamacare October 22 2013, 15:35 1 805 просмотрs

Chinese oil firms, Europe's giants win Brazil auction

Chinese oil firms, Europe's giants win Brazil auction

China's CNOOC and CNPC, Anglo-Dutch giant Royal Dutch Shell and France's Total joined Brazilian state operator Petrobras on Monday in winning production rights to the huge "Libra" Atlantic oilfield October 22 2013, 12:46 1 241 просмотрs

Militant’s wife behind Volgograd suicide blast

Militant’s wife behind Volgograd suicide blast

The 30-year-old female suicide bomber responsible for the deadly blast in Volgograd, central Russia, was a Dagestani national and allegedly the wife of a militant. She reportedly converted her husband to radical Islam to join the Dagestan rebels. October 22 2013, 10:09 2 166 просмотрs

Russia bus bomb: Volgograd blast kills five

Russia bus bomb: Volgograd blast kills five

An explosion that killed at least five people on a bus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd was caused by a bomb, Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee has said in a statement. October 21 2013, 17:35 1 189 просмотрs

Snowden leaks: France summons US envoy over spying claims

Snowden leaks: France summons US envoy over spying claims

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has summoned the US ambassador over newspaper claims that the US spied on millions of phone calls in France. October 21 2013, 17:04 1 116 просмотрs

Syria to join Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus?

Syria to join Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus?

Syria may enter the customs union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. October 21 2013, 14:01 1 783 просмотрs