Putin Hopes New Foreign Intel Service Head to Take Into Account Int’l Situation Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he hoped the new leadership of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) will take into account changes in the international situation. 07.12.2016 18:44:00
Russia & UNESCO push for 'generation without racial, ethnic, religious prejudice In an effort to find a solution to Europe's migration crisis, Russia's Federal Center for Tolerance has teamed up with UNESCO, campaigning to bring up a “new generation” of children and teachers “free from racial, ethnic and religious stereotypes. 09.07.2016 14:10:07
Iraq: Baghdad bombings kill dozens ISIL claims responsibility for car bombing in the Iraqi capital that has left at least 131 people dead and 200 wounded. 03.07.2016 15:14:03
Brexit craze: Who wants to follow in UK’s footsteps Though Brussels is now pushing Britain to leave the EU post haste, the scare tactics aren’t preventing eurosceptic politicians from keeping prospects for similar referendums in the spotlight of their election campaigns. 28.06.2016 18:01:33
In blow to Ukraine’s reform hopes, top official resigns, citing corruption MOSCOW — In a blow to hopes that Ukraine will be able to overcome a decades-long struggle with corruption and mismanagement, the country’s Western-trained economy minister resigned Wednesday, saying he had been unable to beat back corruption. 19.02.2016 19:15:33
The Biggest Threat to Americans? Other Americans With Guns Russia, ISIS, yadda yadda. 27.07.2015 10:47:44
Russia seeks extradition of alleged Nazi war criminal living in Quebec Russian authorities are asking Canada to extradite an alleged war criminal of Ukrainian ancestry who’s lived here for more than 60 years, a request that appears designed to embarrass Ottawa while relations with Moscow remain frosty over President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine. 12.05.2015 15:59:29
Thousands dead, few prosecuted ("The Washington Post") Among the thousands of fatal shootings at the hands of police since 2005, only 54 officers have been charged, a Post analysis found. 20.04.2015 11:15:04
‘Opposition is necessary...but we wouldn’t vote for them,’ most Russians hold Over half of all Russians agree that an opposition is a necessary part of the political system, but very few agreed with the current demands of opposition politicians or said that they would like to see those people in power one day. 17.03.2015 02:55:59
Most residents in DPR trust authorities, cannot imagine future as part of Ukraine - survey Most residents in Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) trust the current authorities and do not want to be part of Ukraine anymore, says a survey carried out by a group of sociologists from Donetsk National University. 16.03.2015 21:14:44
Hundreds of Waffen-SS veterans march in Riga, antifascists ‘sanitize’ square after them Up to a thousand Nazi Waffen-SS veterans and their supporters have marched through Latvia’s capital, Riga, in their annual commemorating procession. 16.03.2015 21:03:43
UK prisons won’t let journalists in – what do they have to hide? I found it easier to visit a military prison in Vladimir Putin’s Russia than to gain access to a British jail When officials block a visit by a journalist, you do wonder what it is they don’t want you to see. 16.03.2015 11:18:19
