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Posted on April 13, 2012 - by Venik
Julian Assange’s TV chatshow to air on 17 April
WikiLeaks founder has completed filming 12 episodes of the Russia Today show which will also be broadcast online Julian Assange’s television chatshow, The World Tomorrow, is to broadcast its first episode on state-run news channel Russia Today on 17 April. According to a statement issued by WikiLeaks on Friday, Assange has completed filming 12 episodes [...]
Posted on April 11, 2012 - by Venik
Syrian promise to halt attacks met with scepticism
Syria’s announcement to comply with Kofi Annan’s UN-backed plan for ceasefire receives mixed international response Syria has announced a halt to all military operations from Thursday morning as required by Kofi Annan’s UN-backed plan for a ceasefire and negotiations to end the bloodiest crisis of the Arab spring. On a day that saw intense international [...]
Posted on April 11, 2012 - by Venik
Vladimir Putin defends decision to offer Nato a logistics facility in Russia
President-elect calls Nato a ‘cold war relic’, but says its Afghanistan mission is vital for Russia’s security interests Vladimir Putin has called Nato a “relic of the cold war era”, but said Russia should nonetheless continue supporting the alliance’s mission in Afghanistan. Putin, who won a third presidential term last month, defended the government’s intention [...]
Posted on April 11, 2012 - by Venik
Russian opposition members walk out of parliament over Putin remarks – video
Members of the Just Russia faction in the Russian parliament walk out of the Duma hall during Vladimir Putin’s annual address Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the [...]
Posted on April 11, 2012 - by Venik
Syria promises Kofi Annan it will respect ceasefire
UN and Arab League envoy optimistic as Thursday truce deadline approaches – but activists report fresh shelling Kofi Annan says he has received assurances from Syria that it will respect his planned ceasefire with rebel forces, which is due to begin in under 24 hours’ time. The UN and Arab League envoy was speaking as [...]
Posted on April 10, 2012 - by Venik
Russian oligarchs head to London court
Oleg Deripaska and Viktor Vekselberg seek arbitration over $47bn aluminium deal involving trading group Glencore Sir Paul Stephenson, the former Metropolitan Police commissioner who resigned in the wake of the phone hacking scandal, has taken his first corporate role since leaving the force by hooking up with the controversial former deputy chairman of the Conservative [...]
Posted on April 10, 2012 - by Venik
Russian oligarchs head to London court
Oleg Deripaska and Viktor Vekselberg seek arbitration over $47bn aluminium deal involving trading group Glencore A London court is to hear yet another case of feuding Russian oligarchs, with billionaires Oleg Deripaska and Viktor Vekselberg heading to the UK to settle a disputed $47bn (£29.6bn) aluminium supply deal involving the FTSE 100 trading group Glencore. [...]
Posted on April 9, 2012 - by Venik
Syrian forces fire on Turkish refugee camp
Unconfirmed reports say that two people have been killed at the camp close to the Syrian border as any ceasefire appears increasingly unlikely Syrian forces have fired across the border into Turkey, hitting a refugee camp in the latest incident to fuel mounting international concern about escalating violence hours before a UN deadline to end [...]
Posted on April 9, 2012 - by Venik
Chris Samba to stay with Anzhi Makhachkala despite racist taunts
• Former Blackburn defender taunted by fans in Russia• ‘I will never let the small community of racists break me’ Chris Samba insists he remains committed to Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala despite his anger at being the target of racism in the country that will host the 2018 World Cup. A banana was thrown at [...]
Posted on April 8, 2012 - by Venik
Russian dissenters allowed to protest in Red Square
Police allow free movement and make only one arrest as anti-Putin demonstrators gather next to the Kremlin Russian police let hundreds of activists roam Moscow’s Red Square freely on Sunday in the first anti-government protest held next to the Kremlin, though it detained three activists who were attempting to set up a tent. Russian authorities [...]
Posted on April 7, 2012 - by Venik
Financier fears for life over ‘UK police leak’ to Russia
London address of Russian businessman given to Moscow officials linked to killing of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky British police face questions over the apparent leaking of a businessman’s London home address to Russian officials implicated in the suspected murder of a prominent lawyer. Newly disclosed court documents suggest the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) passed confidential [...]
Posted on April 6, 2012 - by Venik
Russians could buy Athens’ stake in Greek refiner
Gazprom Neft expresses interest in Hellenic Petroleum, which is being put up for sale under privatisation plan Russia’s fifth-largest oil firm, Gazprom Neft, has become the first potential bidder to express interest in buying a stake in a Greek refiner that is being put up for sale by its cash-strapped government. Under a privatisation plan [...]
Posted on April 6, 2012 - by Venik
Viktor Bout sentenced to 25 years by US court – video
Arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the Merchant of Death, is sentenced to the mandatory minimum of 25 years in prison Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the [...]
Posted on April 6, 2012 - by Venik
Russia condemns US sentence for arms dealer Viktor Bout
Russia describes US court decision to sentence arms dealer Viktor Bout to 25 years in jail as political and groundless Russia lashed out on Friday at a US court decision to sentence arms dealer Viktor Bout to 25 years in prison, calling the move groundless and politically motivated. Bout, known as the Merchant of Death, [...]
