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This is reported by Agence France Presse quoting a source at the State Department.
"We need to start efforts to help the Syrians develop a strategy of political transition. We would like our representatives to conduct joint work on these ideas in Moscow, in Europe, Washington - wherever necessary," said the State Department source.
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At least 51 casualties including a four year old child and a three-month-old baby have been reported after a historic tornado swept through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, devastating hundreds of buildings including two schools. Meteorologists reported winds up to 200 miles per hour. (VIDEO)
Two militants were killed and one was detained in a Federal Security Service operation which prevented a terror attack in Moscow, Dmitry Pavlov from Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee told the Voice of Russia. NAC states these men were trained in the Afghan-Pakistani region, which could potentially connect the militants with Al Qaeda.
Apple used a “complex web” of offshore entities - with no employees or physical offices - that allowed it to pay little or no taxes on tens of billions it earned overseas, according to a Senate investigation unveiled Monday.
The US and Chinese presidents will hold their first summit in California in June, both sides have announced.
US President Barack Obama said on Monday that Myanmar's President Thein Sein planned to release more political prisoners and institutionalize democratic reforms in his country.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that a new agreement on strategic cooperation between Russia and the EU has already been worked out in the majority of points.
US President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in Oklahoma after deadly tornadoes struck the state on Sunday and Monday and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts, the White House said on Monday.
Apple used a “complex web” of offshore entities - with no employees or physical offices - that allowed it to pay little or no taxes on tens of billions it earned overseas, according to a Senate investigation unveiled Monday.
On May 20th a wave of terrorist attacks took place across Iraq with local media calling the date bloody Monday.
A number of earthquakes have hit Russia’s Kamachatka region in the Far East, with seismic activity still being felt in the area.
Russia is unlikely to overcome its demand for migrant labor in the coming decades, so the country needs an effective system to control migration processes, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.
Russia's Black Sea fleet sent two warships to Russia's Mediterranean Task Force on Monday, stated a spokesman for the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Captain Vyacheslav Trukhachyov.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is certain that Russia will avoid an economic crisis like the one in 2008, he told the Moscow-based daily Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper.
At a time of slowing economic growth, labour market issues are becoming more apparent. Currently, experts in Russia talk of a lack of qualified specialists, a deteriorating demographic situation and complicated legislative framework as being among the key concerns to be addressed by politicians and the business community.
On Monday morning with index gains helped by a 4.4% climb for China Coal Energy, Hong Kong shares were set to start at their highest point in over a week.
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".
In an interview with Rossiya-24 TV channel, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Anatoly Antonov said that Russia and Europe should unite for fighting against terrorism.
The Cannes International Film Festival is gaining momentum. By now more than one third of the contest program has been screened. While the jury chaired by Steven Spielberg is keeping silence as intended the leading Russian film critics are gladly sharing their impressions about the films they saw.
Obama declares major disaster in Oklahoma after catastrophic tornadoes
