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Rock musician calls Putin to veto Dima Yakovlev Act

Rock musician calls Putin to veto Dima Yakovlev Act

Russian rock musician Andrei Makarevich addressed an open message to the Russian president Vladimir Putin concerning Dima Yakovlev Law banning Americans from adopting Russian children. December 24 2012, 15:19 1 572 просмотрs

Judge clears BP's $7.8 bn settlement in US oil spill

Judge clears BP's $7.8 bn settlement in US oil spill

British oil giant BP won approval from a US federal judge of a $7.8bn settlement with people and businesses who lost money and property due to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Although the deal Friday addresses the bulk of private claims over the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and the oil spill that resulted from its explosion, it does not affect an anticipated tens of billions of dollars in fines and claims from the US government and impacted coastal states and local governments. December 24 2012, 14:35 1 366 просмотрs

Earthquake in the Caspian Sea

Earthquake in the Caspian Sea

Earthquake with the magnitude of 3.1 on a Richter scale occurred in the Caspian Sea on Friday, reported Trend.az. December 22 2012, 15:28 1 790 просмотрs

Italy faces vote as Monti leaves

Italy faces vote as Monti leaves

ITALY is gearing up for early elections after Prime Minister Mario Monti said he will resign in the coming days and Silvio Berlusconi announced he will run again for the sixth time in two decades. December 22 2012, 15:13 1 276 просмотрs

John Kerry nominated as next US secretary of state

John Kerry nominated as next US secretary of state

US President Barack Obama has nominated Senator John Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as his next secretary of state. December 22 2012, 14:51 1 440 просмотрs

Julian Assange: Wikileaks to release 'million more files in 2013

Julian Assange: Wikileaks to release 'million more files in 2013

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said his work "will not be cowed," as he promised the whistle-blowing site would release a million more documents. December 22 2012, 09:30 1 322 просмотрs

Metro station "Alma-Ata" will open in Moscow on Dec 24 of 2012

Metro station "Alma-Ata" will open in Moscow on Dec 24 of 2012

The new station “Alma-Ata” on Zamoskvoretskaya line of the Moscow metro will take the first passengers on Monday, December 24 of 2012, reports RIA Novosti on Friday. December 21 2012, 15:30 1 527 просмотрs

U.S. drafts compromise for Lebanon-Israel dispute over natural gas resources

U.S. drafts compromise for Lebanon-Israel dispute over natural gas resources

Proposed map, based on versions submitted by both Lebanon and Israel, delineates maritime economic border and defines where each country can search for natural gas. December 21 2012, 12:44 4 197 просмотрs

US woman crowned Miss Universe 2012

US woman crowned Miss Universe 2012

American Olivia Culpo was crowned Miss Universe 2012 late Wednesday, beating out beauties from around the world to claim the coveted title, AFP reports. December 20 2012, 20:33 1 475 просмотрs

Palestinian authority suspected of lobbying for Rakhat Aliyev’s relatives

Palestinian authority suspected of lobbying for Rakhat Aliyev’s relatives

Palestinian leaders are suspected of lobbying for Rakhat Aliyev’s relatives, Tengrinews.kz reports. December 19 2012, 17:58 2 918 просмотрs

Cheaper to revive Lenin than keep his body – opposition party

Cheaper to revive Lenin than keep his body – opposition party

The body of the Bolshevik Revolution leader, Vladimir Lenin, must be removed from Moscow’s mausoleum and buried, demands the head of the Russian Right Cause party, Andrey Dunaev. December 19 2012, 16:44 1 639 просмотрs

Lawmaker: Ukraine could be both in Customs Union and EU

Lawmaker: Ukraine could be both in Customs Union and EU

Ukraine could be a member of the Customs Union, formed by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, and a member of a free trade area with the European Union at the same time, a Regions Party faction parliamentarian and deputy chairman of parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, Leonid Kozhara, told the Channel 5 television station. December 19 2012, 10:44 1 626 просмотрs

German company suspected of bribery in Kazakhstan

German company suspected of bribery in Kazakhstan

German steel-casting giant ThyssenKrupp is suspected of a major bribery in Kazakhstan, as well as in Uzbekistan and China, Deutsche Welle writes. Prosecutors of Essen, where the company’s head office is located, have initiated an investigation against 14 employees of the group. December 14 2012, 10:20 1 617 просмотрs

Father Frost gets banned in Uzbekistan

Father Frost gets banned in Uzbekistan

The Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan is reportedly stealing Christmas by keeping the local version of Santa Claus off the airwaves. December 11 2012, 12:04 5 164 просмотрs

Transparency: Two-Thirds Of Countries Perceived To Be 'Highly Corrupt'

Transparency: Two-Thirds Of Countries Perceived To Be 'Highly Corrupt'

The anticorruption group Transparency International (TI) says high levels of bribery, abuse of power, and secret dealings continue to “ravage” societies around the world, despite a growing public outcry over corrupt governments. December 10 2012, 17:31 1 423 просмотрs

Queen to make TV history with 3D Christmas message

Queen to make TV history with 3D Christmas message

She has never shied away from using the latest technology for her Christmas message. And this year viewers will be able to watch the Queen’s speech in 3D. She recorded the message at Buckingham Palace in the new format on Friday – becoming the first royal to use the technology. December 10 2012, 15:21 1 706 просмотрs

China expands overseas assets by buying Canadian Nexen

China expands overseas assets by buying Canadian Nexen

Ottawa has approved China's CNOOC's takeover of Nexen following months of heated debate in Canada about how much of the energy sector, a key strategic asset, should be controlled by other nations. December 10 2012, 11:20 3 631 просмотрs

Huge asteroid will fly past the Earth on Dec 12

Huge asteroid will fly past the Earth on Dec 12

Even scientists who are not inclined to believe in mysticism describe asteroid Tautatis, which will fly past our planet, as a possible harbinger of the end of the world. December 8 2012, 18:10 1 606 просмотрs

US Senate approves 'Magnitsky Act', ties it to Cold War era trade law's repeal

US Senate approves 'Magnitsky Act', ties it to Cold War era trade law's repeal

The US Senate has passed a new bill normalizing trading relations with the Russian Federation, while at the same time critisizing its former adversary's human rights record. In response, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia would take similar, reciprocative actions. December 7 2012, 13:49 1 477 просмотрs

Russia will appreciate Turkey in Customs Union

Russia will appreciate Turkey in Customs Union

Customs Union and Economic Zone are open for everyone, said Dmitri Peskov, media secretary of the President of the Russian Federation. December 5 2012, 17:54 2 252 просмотрs

Massive Oil Field Discovered in the North Sea

Massive Oil Field Discovered in the North Sea

With relatively little fanfare on the international stage, Lundin Petroleum and Statoil (and partners) have just recently jointly discovered one of the largest oil fields ever found in the North Sea. December 5 2012, 08:00 1 519 просмотрs

U.S. warns against new DPRK satellite launch

U.S. warns against new DPRK satellite launch

The United States warned on Saturday that another satellite launch planned by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for this month would threaten peace and security in the region. December 4 2012, 19:41 1 321 просмотрs

Japan Sasago tunnel: Collapse traps cars

Japan Sasago tunnel: Collapse traps cars

A major road tunnel has collapsed in Japan, trapping a number of vehicles and leaving at least five people dead, media reports say. The incident started at 08:00 local time (23:00 GMT Saturday), about 80km (50 miles) west of Tokyo on a road that links it to the city of Nagoya. December 2 2012, 18:34 1 666 просмотрs

Kazakhstan and EU discuss strengthening of trade and economic relations

Kazakhstan and EU discuss strengthening of trade and economic relations

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Vice-President of the European Commission and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton discussed strengthening of trade and economic relations in Astana on Friday, the Kazakh presidential press-service reported today. December 1 2012, 17:46 1 343 просмотрs

UN General Assembly grants upgraded status for Palestine

UN General Assembly grants upgraded status for Palestine

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 29 The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to grant an upgrade of Palestine's status from "entity" to "non-member state", which is an implicit and symbolic recognition of Palestine's statehood at the UN. November 30 2012, 13:35 1 438 просмотрs