In Haiti search teams have rescued a 28-year old male survivor who had spent 27 days, trapped under the debris. Experts describe the case as a miracle. When the quake hit on the 12th of last month, the man was at a food market, and it was there that his next of kin found him under fragments of concrete. He was rushed to hospital in condition of... →
Iran has got down to enriching uranium to 20%. State television says in a report that work to that end began on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s orders earlier today at the Natanz nuclear centre in the presence of IAEA inspectors. On Monday Iran officially notified the International Atomic Energy Agency of its plans to resume uranium... →
Ukraine’s Central Elections Commission says after counting almost 100% of the votes that Victor Yanukovych has won the election by polling slightly over 3% more than his opponent Julia Tymoshenko. But Tymoshenko says she will never recognize Yanukovych’s victory as legitimate and will contest the results in court. The Prime... →
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is meeting the chairman of the European Union’s “group of wise men”, former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez in Moscow to focus on prospects for concluding a European security treaty and the introduction of a visa-free travel between Russia and the EU nations, says a source in the Kremlin... →
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with the Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau Khaled Mashal. He called for Hamas and Fatah to bridge their misunderstanding and renew the Israeli talks. The Hamas delegation acknowledged Russia’s Foreign Ministry’s significant contribution in mediating the Mid East talks and promotion of... →
Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East has commemorated the crews of cruiserVaryag and gunboat Koreyets that fought an uneven battle in the Russo-Japanese war exactly 106 years ago that day. A solemn procession laid wreaths and flowers at the Varyag memorial. On the night of February 9, 1904 the two ships were locked by a Japanese... →
Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has won a tender to build a nuclear power plant (NPP) in Vietnam – a first such facility to be installed in the Asia-Pacific region, a Rosatom spokesperson said on Tuesday. He cited Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Zung as signaling his country’s readiness to cooperate with Rosatom... →
United Russia party and the Georgian party Fair Georgia will sign a cooperation agreement on Tuesday. Earlier, leader of Fair Georgia Zurab Nogaideli stated that Russia is his country’s influential neighbour and, therefore, Georgia needs to work towards reconciliation with it. →
The Voice of Russia’s prominent political analyst Valentin Zorin turns 85 on Tuesday. Also an academician and laureate of Soviet and Russian State Prizes, Zorin contributed considerably to creating the Moscow-based Institute for US and Canadian Studies. He remains one of Russia’s most eminent US experts. During his 60-year career... →
The car giant Toyota is recalling 400,000 cars worldwide. There have been complaints that brakes fail in hybrid models on rough roads. According to Toyota officials, it takes mechanics form 30 minutes to two hours to fix the breakdown. Hybrid models sell in 60 countries and all are now due to be repaired free. In recent months the car manufacturer... →
President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek has congratulated the Ukrainians on the fair election stating that the current political crisis can’t affect the firm democratic foundation of the Ukrainian society. Head of the international experts Alexey Kochetkov says there were recorded no gross violations in the polling. According to the... →
Ex-Commander of the Sri-Lankan Army General Sarath Fonseka may face military trial on charges of plotting to overthrow the government and kill President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The general and his secretary were taken into custody from his Colombo office by military police on Monday.General Fonseka was an opposition nominee in the January... →
Michael Jackson’s personal physician has been bailed out after he was charged with involuntary murder of his client on June 25th, 2009. Dr Conrad Murray was with the Kind of Pop in his last minutes after he took the lethal dosage of strong sedatives and painkillers. He finds no guilt in his actions. The Jackson family are not satisfied... →
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is concerned over the electricity shortage in his country. The emergency situation is due to an abnormally dry season and next to no rains as 70% of all Venezuelan power comes from the Guri hydropower plant. Since November 2009 the country has cut down on its electricity consumption by 20%. There is no heavy... →
