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2005-11-08, 13:37

Energy vampires do not need fangs to live

A lot of people will probably say that they sometimes experience weird and unpleasant feelings after even a short conversation with others, whether it is a friend or a stranger. A person may feel fagged out and weary after such communication.

2005-11-08, 13:28

Mother`s Torture: Hungry Infant

Young mother made her child to be in condition of skeletization in settlement Zelenovka in Khersonskaya region, press-release of the Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (AMIA) in Khersonskaya region informed.

2005-11-08, 13:13

Mass death of migrant birds in Ukraine

KIEV, November 8 - Mass deaths of migrant birds were registered in the Southeastern Ukrainian town of Mariupol, a newspaper in the capital city of Kiev reported Tuesday.

2005-11-08, 12:10

Three die playing catch with grenade

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia - A hand grenade being used instead of a ball in a game of catch exploded early on Saturday killing three youths in this Bosnian town, police and news agencies said.

2005-11-08, 11:31

Izvestia to get new editor-in-chief

MOSCOW. Nov 8 - Vladimir Mamontov from Komsomolskaya Pravda is expected to replace Vladimir Borodin as editor-in-chief of the Izvestia newspaper.

2005-11-08, 11:18

TV makes us believe spooky stuff

Loads of people believe in things like time travel and UFOs because we`ve watched so much science fiction on TV, a survey`s shown.

2005-11-08, 10:20

Gender divide in getting the joke

Scientists have uncovered hard evidence of a gender divide when it comes to appreciating humour. A Stanford University team monitored brain activity when men and women looked at funny cartoons.

2005-11-08, 10:15

226 patients treated for intestinal infection in Krasnodar region

KRASNODAR, November 8 - A total of 226 people with intestinal infection symptoms, including 190 children, are staying in hospitals of the southern Krasnodar region as of Tuesday morning, an officer on duty at the regional emergencies and civil defence department has told Itar-Tass.

2005-11-08, 09:37

Coffee Bean Scene

Good coffee beans have now become abundant in Moscow, thanks in large part to the rapidly expanding network of coffee houses selling beans to go, and the market is set to grow even larger with the heralded appearance of the world-wide giant, Starbucks.

2005-11-08, 09:31

10,000 Scold Putin Over `Sacred` Day

Officially it was just another workday. But for thousands of Communists and leftist political activists, Monday was a day to take to the streets in honor of the "sacred" anniversary of the 1917 Revolution and to castigate the government of President Vladimir Putin, who scrapped the Nov. 7 holiday late last year, replacing it with the Nov. 4 People`s Unity Day.

2005-11-08, 08:53

Retail prices for drugs up 23% in Russia since January

MOSCOW. Nov 8 - Retail pries for drugs have risen by 23% since the beginning of 2005, Health and Social Development Minister Mikhail Zurabov told Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov during Monday`s discussion of social welfare issues.

2005-11-08, 08:47

Pierre Cardin presents new cosmetics for Russian men

World-famous designer Pierre Cardin has for the first time presented a new cosmetic line for men in Russia. Mirra Lux, a Russian cosmetic company, became its developer and manufacturer, the company`s press service reported.

2005-11-08, 08:17

United Russia Sponsors a Prayer

As a Russian Orthodox priest intoned traditional prayers in a handsome tenor voice to new army conscripts and their parents, more hands were scratching heads and wiping noses than making the sign of the cross.

2005-11-08, 08:14

Azerbaijan to have good chances to develop democratic institutions

MOSCOW, November 8 -- After the parliamentary election Azerbaijan will have good chances to develop more actively its democratic institutions, Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev said in an interview with the Russian television Channel One. He hopes that the new parliament will "work more actively on the lawmaking and Azerbaijan’s acceptance of democratic values."

2005-11-08, 08:05

"Nalchik terrorists were from Wahhabi mutiny" - Russian Mufti Muhammedgali Khuzin

What is the ideology of those who raided Nalchik? Why did the militants make an attack on Kabardino-Balkaria of all places? What measures should be taken to prevent such developments in the future? These and other questions were put by Alexey Sosedov of Interfax-Religion to Mufti Muhammedgali Khuzin, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Central Moslem Board in Russia.