Russia announces birth of 7-billionth inhabitant on Earth
Russia announced that the seven-billionth person was born in the country`s Far East in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
Putin slams media for showing Gaddafi`s death
The broadcasting of explicit footage of Muammar Gaddafi`s death was revolting, declared Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
State pushes on with Sheremetyevo privatization
Russia`s biggest international airport, Sheremetyevo, should expand its charter capital through an additional share issue according to a Russian Presidential Edict dated October 21, 2011.
Top Kremlin official blasts Moscow`s ex-mayor over unprecedented corruption
The head of the Russian presidential administration has told the press that the ex-mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov, was sacked one year ago due to "over-the-top corruption levels."
Bittersweet fashion in Van Gogh`s colors
Russian fashion house Viva Vox, led by designer Oleg Ovsiev, has brought the spirit of summer to Moscow`s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Blue and yellow dominate the trendsetting designer`s collection, making them next season`s must-have colors.
Fears of fresh bloodshed in Kyrgyzstan
Tensions are rising in Kyrgyzstan as the country gears up for presidential elections on Sunday. Fears are growing of a repetition of the 2010 unrest when hundreds were killed in inter-ethnic carnage.
American hero denied aid for helping tornado victims
May 22 began as just another work day for Mark Lindquist. A social worker in Joplin, Missouri, Lindquist was making his rounds at client group homes, about to check up on three adult men with Down syndrome. Then came the tornado.
Russia`s energy goes green
There`s an old English saying `where there`s muck, there`s brass`, and Russia`s Gazprom is discovering how true it is. The company has entered into a new partnership with Gasunie of the Netherlands to develop gas from organic waste.
Money for Russia`s agriculture
VTB Capital creates the world biggest fund to develop agriculture.
Ukraine becomes Europe`s capital of organ trafficking
With Ukraine`s medical infrastructure and legislation making vital transplant organs hard to come by, the illegal trade in human organs is thriving as desperate people turn to the black market.
Popular Front: Pensions, prison and porn
Vladimir Putin`s All-Russian Popular Front has published its program agenda, proposing that Russians, if they wish to, increase their pension age, that a new Penal Code be developed and a system of public control of television be introduced.
Drunkorexia hits America
Researchers at the University of Missouri say that college kids, specifically young women, are skipping dinner in droves in favor of downing alcoholic drinks and getting drunk quicker. So much so, that it▓s becoming an epidemic.
Experts find human factor behind Lokomotiv tragedy
Specialists from the Gromov Flight Research Institute have completed a series of tests to establish the likely causes of the Yak-42 disaster with the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team on board. The investigation found one of the pilots was at fault.
For each job, 4.6 Americans are unemployed
For each job opening in the country, around 4.6 unemployed Americans remain without work, reveals statistics just published from the Department of Labor.
Banned from Facebook for being too sexy?
Bathing suit shots posted to Facebook are earning bans to users of the site, who says some images constitute "inappropriate sexual conduct," even if nudity isn`t in the picture.
Ex-porn star awarded at Muslim Film Festival
The 7th Muslim Film Festival that took place in the Russian city of Kazan in September has ended in a sex scandal. The issue related to a former porn actress who was awarded at the festival.
More Belarus officials banned from Europe
The EU has extended sanctions against Belarus, which include the freezing of their European assets and a travel ban for 192 Belarusian officials. On Monday, sixteen names have been added to the blacklist.
`We need great Russia, not great turmoil` - Putin
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has agreed with criticism about the Russian political system and promised that there will be changes. However, he stressed that any changes should be "evolutionary".
Russia`s 2020 economic strategy `too optimistic`
Russia`s economic development strategy until 2020, drafted on the orders of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, does not correspond with modern realities, according to the Audit Chamber.
California keeps circumcision legal
California Governor Jerry Brown is forcing foreskin fanatics to take their penis protests everywhere.
Greece loses civil services
Public services in Greece have been disrupted as civil servants and public utility workers have declared a 24-hour strike against pay cuts. All flights to and from Greece are grounded as strike is in full swing in Athens on Wednesday.
`Alien fireball` blamed for wrecking Argentine town
Local people are blaming a `fireball` for causing mayhem on the edge of Buenos Aires, wrecking several buildings, killing a woman and injuring many others. The cause of the powerful blast has not been identified and remains enveloped in mystery.
Coke flags $3 billion Russian investment
Coca Cola has flagged an estimated $3 billion in investment into Russia, over the next 5 years, at the opening of a $120 million plant in Rostov.
NYPD can shoot down planes
To serve and to protect and to shoot down airplanes. Following the September 11 terrorist attacks, the New York Police Department now has the means of taking an aircraft out of a sky, revealed NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly in an interview this week.
Kalashnik-off: army rejects legendary rifle
The Russian Defense Ministry has decided not to procure the AK-74 assault rifle, saying it is outdated. The producer, Izhmash, says a new version of the firearm is almost ready to be shown to the public.