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The Turkish authorities have accused the pianist and composer Fazil Say for insulting religious values and inciting hatred. The trial of his case will begin in October.
There is Discontent in conservative religious circles in Turkey about his comments regarding Islam which were published by the composer in his microblog "Twitter."
The musician said that he was probably the first person in the world who is being prosecuted for having called himself an atheist.
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South Korea’s Ministry of Defense has detected three launches of short-range guided missiles by North Korea, it said.
Analysts feel that the spy scandal will in no way affect further relations between Moscow and Washington. The US State Department also hopes so. Third Secretary at the US Embassy in Moscow, Ryan Fogle, has been caught red- handed by Russian FSB officers, declared a persona non grata and expelled from Moscow. Experts are certain that this is all there can be to it, given that the world situation is so grave now that neither the US, nor Russia is wishing to take an ultra-hard stand on the issue.
The coroner who will preside over the inquest into the poisoning of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko in Britain said on Friday he cannot consider the possible involvement of the Russian state.
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, currently on a visit to the Russian Black Sea resort Sochi, went to see a city school earlier this Saturday.
Iran has invited the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to sign a protocol that would give explanations on each of the so-called suspicious item on the Iranian nuclear program and expects in exchange that the Iranian nuclear file will be closed, including in the UN Security Council, Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi said.
The situation in Syria and around it, a Middle East settlement, the problem of Western Sahara and the Mali crisis should all be settled on the basis of the UN Charter principles.
Armed tribesmen clashed with Iraqi troops Saturday in the Sunni-dominated province of Anbar, where gunmen kidnapped five policemen, security officials said.
Latin America’s first regional foundation for Russian compatriots abroad is opening in Mexico on Saturday.
Chinese police have arrested a man who allegedly made bomb threats which caused delays or diversions to Shanghai, news reports said Saturday.
Analysts feel that the spy scandal will in no way affect further relations between Moscow and Washington. The US State Department also hopes so. Third Secretary at the US Embassy in Moscow, Ryan Fogle, has been caught red- handed by Russian FSB officers, declared a persona non grata and expelled from Moscow. Experts are certain that this is all there can be to it, given that the world situation is so grave now that neither the US, nor Russia is wishing to take an ultra-hard stand on the issue.
The 11th International Design Festival is opening in the Central Russian city of Voronezh on Saturday.
Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case on charges of property theft and the attempted murder of an 11-year old Russian boy who enjoyed his rest with his parents on Crete Island.
Natural disasters have cost the global economy $2.5 trillion since 2000, that’s according to a UN report released on Wednesday. These figures are at least 50% higher than previous international estimates. The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction warned economic losses from earthquakes, floods and droughts will continue to escalate, unless businesses take action to reduce their exposure to disaster risks.
European Stabilization Fund has transferred a bailout tranche of 4.2 billion euros to Greece.
Unending economic crisis is pushing experts to seek new possible solutions and some stick to good old remedies like the so-called world government - a common political authority for all. However, is this going to work?
A white-tailed deer crashed through the windshield of a public bus in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It was filmed by a surveillance camera. (VIDEO)
In a harsh rebuttal to George Soros, the President of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research Hans-Werner Sinn accused the speculator of “playing with fire” and stated that “Germany will not accept Eurobonds” in spite of the pressure from the investing community.
In an exclusive interview with the Voice of Russia, Wolf Richter talks about the ECB's desperation, the money printing bonanza of the world's central banks and about a French finance minister who is barking at the wrong tree. Wolf Richter is the editor of , entrepreneur, private equity specialist and the author of "Big Like: Cascade Into An Odyssey".
Museums and exhibition halls all over Russia will be open to the public until midnight on May 18th, which marks International Museum Day.
Three Foxconn workers have committed suicide at a factory in China in the past three weeks, a labour rights group said Saturday.
French actor and newly-minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu on Saturday compared President Vladimir Putin to the late Pope John Paul II and said the ex-KGB agent is what Russia needs as a leader.
Gunmen kidnap five policemen as clashes erupt in Iraq
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