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St.Petersburg Forum: a venue for intellectuals

G8 summit in Northern Ireland

G8 summit in Northern Ireland

Total electronic surveillance in US

Total electronic surveillance in US

Evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria

Evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria

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Pentagon to send more spies to China, Iran

Pentagon to send more spies to China, Iran

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The Pentagon is launching a new spy agency that will send more agents to nations like China and Iran to work alongside the CIA. The new agency will comprise of several hundred officers drawn from the Defense Intelligence Agency.

The Pentagon is launching a new spy agency that will send more agents to nations like China and Iran to work alongside the CIA. The new agency will comprise of several hundred officers drawn from the Defense Intelligence Agency. The announcement of the new agency comes a week after the Pentagon nominated Lieutenant General Michael Flynn who previously served with the secretive joint special operations command or JSOC to head military intelligence. We want to know more about this operation and the difficulties Lieutenant General Flynn faces, so we are now joined by David Wallechinsky, Editor-in-Chief of the website AllGov.com.

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US has no specific plan to reduce nuclear weapons with Russia

The United States has no specific plans to establish a working relationship with Russia on order to implement previous proposals by U.S. President Barack Obama to further reduce nuclear weapons.

Today, 1:30
Brazil's 2 biggest cities revoke fare hikes after protests

Brazil's two biggest cities revoked an increase in public transportation fares, Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin and Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said on Wednesday, following the largest protests seen in the country in 20 years.

Today, 1:33
U.S. courts Taliban, Russia backs Karzai

On Wednesday the United States attempted to salvage plans to hold talks with the Taliban while Russia threw its support behind President Hamid Karzai after he angrily cancelled security talks with Washington.

Today, 4:01

Politics

U.S. courts Taliban, Russia backs Karzai

On Wednesday the United States attempted to salvage plans to hold talks with the Taliban while Russia threw its support behind President Hamid Karzai after he angrily cancelled security talks with Washington.

Today, 4:01
US has no specific plan to reduce nuclear weapons with Russia

The United States has no specific plans to establish a working relationship with Russia on order to implement previous proposals by U.S. President Barack Obama to further reduce nuclear weapons.

Today, 1:30
North Korea expresses willingness to restart nuclear talks

North Korea has expressed willingness to restart long-stalled nuclear talks with international partners, China's foreign ministry has said. According to its website, North Korean officials said they wanted to "peacefully resolve the nuclear issue".

Today, 0:23

World

Tropical Storm Barry gaining strength

The second tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, “Tropical Storm Barry”, has grown in strength according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.

Today, 4:17
Norway opens up continental shelf to oil exploration

The deputies of the Parliament of Norway have decided to open the Norwegian part of the former "gray zone" in the Barents Sea for exploration. Thus, in the coming months, the Norwegian government will be able to begin the process of allocating licenses for the development of new units between the involved companies.

Today, 3:19
Russia condemns attack by Al-Shabaab in Somalia

Russia condemns the attack of militants from the Al-Shabaab Islamist group on UN's facilities in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.

Today, 3:04

Russia

Underwater section of South Stream to start in mid 2014

The head of the Russian Gazprom giant gas company Alexey Miller says that the construction of the underwater part of the “South Stream” gas pipeline will start in the second quarter of 2014.

Today, 4:43
Russian "opposition" charged with plotting riots

Russian prosecutors have charged Sergei Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhayev with plotting mass riots during a demonstration in Moscow last May, their lawyers said on Wednesday.

Today, 3:35
Russia needs US State Department to check on welfare of Russian orphans in Montana

Russian Foreign Ministry's Special Representative for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law Konstantin Dolgov says that it would hardly be possible for Russia's representatives to visit the children's camp “Ranch for Kids” in Montana without assistance of the US's State Department.

Today, 3:11

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Cyprus does not want to renegotiate aid

Media reports saying that the Cypriot government wants to renegotiate its agreement with the Eurogroup regarding its assistance program are not true stated the President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis.

Today, 1:54
St.Petersburg Forum: a venue for intellectuals

The decline in production and consumption, insufficient investments and currency risks top the agenda of the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum, which will take place in St.Petersburg between June 20th and 22nd . Given that these issues of global concern could lead to a new wave of economic crisis, the participants in the forum, which will be attended by President Vladimir Putin, say that it’s time to act and call for ‘decisive action’

Yesterday, 16:35
World Bank warns global warming woes closing in

The World Bank on Wednesday warned that severe hardships from global warming could be felt within a generation, with a new study detailing devastating impacts in Africa and Asia.

Yesterday, 12:21

Reality Check

China’s “shadow banking system” may hurt the country’s economy

The Fitch rating agency is concerned about the unregulated part of the Chinese banking sector. The so-called “shadow banks” pose systemic risks for the country’s economy.

17 June, 11:19
Iran’s unofficial inflation rate tops 105%

The Iranian economy is experiencing severe stress caused by the international sanctions against Tehran. An unofficial estimate of the Iranian inflation rate is almost three times the official annual inflation figure.

17 June, 11:17
Global regulators may start overseeing currency rates

The foreign exchange market is now in the crosshairs of the global financial regulators in the aftermath of the rate-rigging scandals in currency rates and interest rates markets.

17 June, 11:16

Society

Romania suspected of delivering tainted berries to EU

Romania is being suspected of having delivered forest berries infected with hepatitis virus to a number of EU countries. In particular, a lot of infected berries has been removed from sale in Italy.

Today, 4:50
3 dead, 1 injured in shooting at apartment complex in US

Three people have died and fourth is being treated at a hospital after a shooting in at condominium complex. Dwight Mitchell, a Louisville Metro Police Department spokesperson, confirmed the deaths and injuries, but would not go into details about the shooting other than saying it happened inside a unit of the condo complex.

Today, 2:28
Brazil's 2 biggest cities revoke fare hikes after protests

Brazil's two biggest cities revoked an increase in public transportation fares, Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin and Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said on Wednesday, following the largest protests seen in the country in 20 years.

Today, 1:33

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Protests against corruption continued in Brazil

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'We are FROMRUSSIA!' - the new car rally's start

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