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Posted on April 17, 2012 - by Venik
Letters: The web’s new world order
The British people fought wars and went through a great deal of civil strife to construct the form of democracy we currently have. Thus there is nothing wrong with our government seeking to ensure that within its national boundaries activity in cyberspace conforms with its laws. The alternative proposition, that the law of the internet [...]
Posted on April 17, 2012 - by Venik
Russia accuses ‘external forces’ of undermining Kofi Annan’s Syria plan
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov’s remarks on Syria appear aimed at both western and Arab countries International tensions over the new UN observer misson in Syria mounted on Tuesday after Russia accused unnamed countries of seeking to destroy Kofi Annan’s plan for a peaceful resolution to the 13-month-long crisis. Amid claims of scores of dead [...]
Posted on April 17, 2012 - by Venik
The World Tomorrow: Julian Assange proves a useful idiot
The WikiLeaks founder’s Hezbollah interview on his TV show debut leaves Luke Harding with more questions than answers It was billed as Julian Assange’s “explosive” TV debut. The choice of word was perhaps unfortunate given that the first guest on Assange’s much-hyped interview show, The World Tomorrow, was Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Shia militant [...]
Posted on April 16, 2012 - by Venik
Military spending: how much does the military cost each country, listed
How would you spend $1.7tn? The latest arms trade numbers show the US is still number one, but with China and Russia catching up fast. Find out how much each country spends• Get the data Is the global arms trade recession-proof? Almost, it appears. While government spending is being cut across the globe, military spending [...]
Posted on April 16, 2012 - by Venik
Russia overtakes UK and France in global arms spending league table
Russia becomes third biggest spender after US and China as global spending on arms totals more than $1.7tn Global spending on weapons totals more than $1.7tn (£1tn), and Russia has overtaken Britain and France to take third place in the world league table, according to the latest figures released by a leading research body on [...]
Posted on April 16, 2012 - by Venik
Eyewitness: Golden Easter
Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series 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 comments on this post
Posted on April 15, 2012 - by Venik
Nervous Kremlin seeks to purge Russia’s internet of ‘western’ influences
Unlike Vladimir Putin, many Russians have taken to the internet with great enthusiasm. Now liberals and gay rights activists are among those feeling the heat from the KremlinRead this in Russian | Статья по-русски Unlike other media, the internet in Russia, has developed largely untouched by the arm of the state. The protests have prompted [...]
Posted on April 15, 2012 - by Venik
"Они не знают, как действовать"
интернет-экспертов в России считают что сейчас уже слишком поздно, и технологически слишком сложно, установить систему ограничения интернета в китайском стилеRead this article in English Когда в декабре в России разразились антиправительственные протесты, казалось, что они возникли ниоткуда. Однако споры и недовольство вокруг будущего России – обсуждать которое на государственном телевидении было запрещено – бурлили в [...]
Posted on April 15, 2012 - by Venik
How tiny Estonia stepped out of USSR’s shadow to become an internet titan
The European country where Skype was born made a conscious decision to embrace the web after shaking off Soviet shacklesEesti keel | Estonian language version In 1995, four years after Estonia broke free from the USSR, Toomas Hendrik Ilves read a “very Luddite” book by Jeremy Rifkin called The End of Work. “It argued that [...]
Posted on April 15, 2012 - by Venik
Orthodox Easter – in pictures
Eastern Orthodox churches, which observe the ancient Julian calendar, usually celebrate Easter later than western churches 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 comments on this post
Posted on April 14, 2012 - by Venik
Mark Frankland, Observer writer of distinction, dies aged 77
Reporter, who joined MI6 after Cambridge, worked for the paper in Moscow, Vietnam and Washington during a 30-year career Mark Frankland, one of the Observer’s most distinguished foreign correspondents, died last week. He was 77. Frankland worked for the paper from 1962 to 1992, including spells in Washington and Tokyo. He also served two stints [...]
Posted on April 14, 2012 - by Venik
UN sends warning to Assad as monitors prepare to leave for Syria
Unarmed observers ready to fly to Damascus within hours after security council authorises deployment The UN security council authorised the deployment of the first batch of 30 unarmed UN monitors to Syria in a unanimous vote on Saturday. It also warned it would “consider further steps” against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad if Syria [...]
Posted on April 13, 2012 - by Venik
US warns Iran to give ‘concrete’ evidence it is halting nuclear ambitions
Hillary Clinton says Iran must show at Turkish summit it is serious about negotiating – but Ahmadinejad vows not to retreat The US has warned Iran that it will be expected to “demonstrate verifiably” at talks in Istanbul this weekend that it is prepared to roll back its nuclear programme. The White House has said [...]
Posted on April 13, 2012 - by Venik
Dick Advocaat says trophies justified his Rangers spending spree
• Russia coach says: ‘My team became champions’• Rangers spent £36m on players between 1998 and 2002 Dick Advocaat has defended his Rangers spending spree despite its part in plunging them to the brink of extinction. The club’s current plight can be traced back to the unprecedented £36m shelled out for players during Advocaat’s days [...]
