About $10-billion has been squandered by the U.S. government on Iraq reconstruction aid because of contractor overcharges and unsupported expenses, and federal investigators warned Thursday that significantly more taxpayer money is at risk.
The FBI is investigating whether Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons properly reported gifts or payments from a software company that was awarded secret military contracts when he was in Congress.
There are millions of people tired of this quite commercial holiday. Hundred thousands people say: love is an every day happiness, it`s not like you bring a chocolate once per year on a certain date and can be happy ever after. Even in the countries of the Middle East, where Islamic traditions are so strong, some youngsters start to celebrate this originally Christian holiday.
Jan.19-Feb.13, 2007 Levada`s Analytical Centre questioned 1600 Russians in 46 regions of Russia: 60% of Russians will celebrate Valentine`s Day. Among them mostly students and not married, in general, young people up to 25 years old.
Finance magazine has released its fourth rating of Russia`s billionaires with the wealth exceeding 2.4 billion rubles. The hottest news of this rating is the change of the leader. Russia▓s aluminum king, Oleg Deripaska, outpaced Chukotka Governor and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. The mushrooming aluminum empire of Deripaska has turned into the most dynamic company in the country.
"Novaya Gazeta", a Russian newspaper, says no Chechens have been detained on suspicion of Politkovskaya`s murder. Earlier newspapers published information, quoting anonymous source close to the investigation, that 2 Chechens have been detained after the analysis of pictures made by military satellite.
A British terrorism suspect released following his arrest over an alleged kidnap and murder plot has criticized the police investigations and charged that `Britain is a police state for Muslims.`
Austrian Federal Criminal Police Office has discovered a global child pornography ring, involving more than 2,360 suspects from 77 countries who view videos of young children being terribly sexually abused, local media reported on Wednesday.
Own house, happy family life and well-paid job - that are the three main constituents of a "good life", according to the study which has been made recently by the All Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VCIOM).
The problem of the Russian language in the Crimea is being imposed on Ukraine. Ukrainian President Victor Yuschenko expressed such an opinion during the press conference on Tuesday.
The World Day of Water is commemorated on 22 March. This day was established on the initiative of United Nations in 1993.
Interregional Olympiad on the Tatar language and literature will be held in Kazan. The schoolchildren of 9-11 grades, who took the first places on the republic and provincial stages of Olympiads on the Tatar language and literature, will participate in the Olympiad, reports the press-service of the Ministry of Education and Science of Tatarstan Republic.
The secretary of state, Deputy Minister of Defense General of the Army Nikolai Pankov does not support the idea of increasing the call-up age.
Some Moscow houses foundations may "float" this spring, the chairman of Moscow Duma commission for perspective development and municipal engineering Mikhail Moskvin-Tarkhanov reported at the press-conference on Monday.
The ninth national exhibition and fair "Books of Russia" will take place in Moscow on All-Russia Exhibition Center on March 15-20, reported the leader of Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications adviser Vladimir Grigoryev at the press conference on Monday.
Russian ice-breaker "Krasin" returned to Vladivostok port on Sunday evening after piloting of 2 American ships to USA artic station "Makmerdo".
Plenipotentiary of Russian president in Far East federal region Kamil Iskhakov supported a prolongation of federal purpose program "Social-economic development of Kurile islands of Sakhalin oblast".
Russia`s Gorky Automobile Plant will continue producing the Volga vehicles despite earlier claims it would end production.
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay $41,700 in compensation to a Rostov woman over her illegal arrest and beating in the second ruling this year in favor of a victim of police brutality.
The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) has recently submitted its recommendations to U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman in the annual "Special 301" review of copyright piracy and related market access problems around the world.
According to the results of post-mortem examination the former President of Yugoslavia Slobodan Miloshevich passed away because of cardiac arrest. The official of the public information service of International tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Christian Shartie reported about that.
Despite of powerful snowstorm in Moscow, airports of capital air center - Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Sheremetevo - operate in regular regime.
Participation of famous politician, leader of Economic Freedom Party Konstantin Natanovich Borovoi in shootings of regional TV program "2 against 1" ended up with a fight.
Last 5-storied building is demolished in Tagansky district of Central administrative area of Moscow.
Over 7000 rebels voluntarily laid down arms and returned to peaceful life during last several years.