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Last month, the Guardian minesweeper struck one of the reefs in the Philippines’ Tubbataha natural marine park listed among UNESCO’s world heritage sites.
More than 4,000 square meters of living corals were damaged. The US also pledged to launch a number of coral protection programs.
Voice of Russia, RIA
The Woolwich murder suspects are British citizens, one of them is of Nigerian descent, Sky News has cited unnamed sources as saying today.
Lithuanian security forces have detained a 46-year-old Russian national on the warrant issued by the US Department of Justice. Alexander Mamayev, consul general at the Russian embassy in Lithuania, has shared details in an interview with the Voice of Russia.
The Voice of Russia is to host a third video conference between Moscow, London and Washington on the Islamic Republic of Iran titled Iran: The Growing Shadow today, May 23 at 7:00 PM MSK (3:00 PM GMT). Listen LIVE at http://english.ruvr.ru/.
Syrian opposition activists have gathered in Istanbul, Turkey, to elect the head of anti-Assad forces at a conference that is expected to find a single voice for Syria's main opposition bloc, the National Coalition, and other opposition groups.
Russia and Serbia could sign an agreement on cooperation in the military and military technology fields this year, Russian Defence Minister, General Sergey Shoigu announced at the meeting with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic held during the International European Security Conference.
The White House is content with the progress on its Russia talks to replace the obsolete Nunn-Lugar program, also called the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program, which expires this June.
An FBI agent shot Tamerlan Tsarnaev-linked triple murder suspect Ibragim Todashev in Florida, allegedly after the suspect attacked him with a knife. But it is still unclear why before questioning agents haven’t strip-searched him.
The Woolwich murder suspects are British citizens, one of them is of Nigerian descent, Sky News has cited unnamed sources as saying today.
The view emerged as the Government discussed bombing a rumoured hiding place of the Nazi leader two weeks after the launch of the D-Day landings. MI6 had also been asked to draw up a hit list of key German and French figures ahead of Operation Overlord to ensure the landings were a success, previously secret intelligence files reveal today.
Ways of strengthening European security will top the agenda of a two-day defense conference opening in Moscow on Thursday. The meeting is entitled “Military and Political Aspects of European Security” and was organized by the Russian Defense Ministry.
A state of emergency has been declared in the western Russian region of Tula after a microburst, which is a localized column of sinking air, hit the town of Yefremov, severely damaging homes and community facilities.
President Vladimir Putin believes Russia’s spectrum of ethnic groups, cultures and faiths is a great boon for the country’s development.
Ford Motor Co (F.N) announced it is closing its two Australian auto plants and will cease production in the country in October 2016.
The Ukrainian government on Wednesday approved a memorandum applying for observer status in the Customs Union, a Moscow-based trade bloc comprising Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov said.
This year is likely to bring a draft agreement, first proposed in 2008, for the EU countries to share information about interest accrued on deposits held in banks.
Bitcoin, the digital cryptocurrency, is starting to attract the attention of the US government. It seems that the American authorities would like to destroy the digital currency before it could become a widespread alternative to the US dollar.
David Cameron's woes are continuing this week with plans to legalize same-sex marriage to be debated in Parliament today and tomorrow. The issue is hugely divisive, not least within the Tory Party which seems to have been in open rebellion in the last couple of weeks over everything from the E.U. to the next election. And on Sunday 34 current and former local party chairmen delivered a letter to Downing Street opposing the policy as "flawed, un-Conservative and costing us dearly in votes and membership". Gay marriage is causing a heated row across the political and public spheres.
A white-tailed deer crashed through the windshield of a public bus in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It was filmed by a surveillance camera. (VIDEO)
Ibragim Todashev, was questioned in his apartment by an FBI agent but never lived to talk about it. Authorities found out that the 27-year-old Todashev said he knew Tamerlan Tsarnaev through martial arts. However much information they did get from him, it still not being reported whether or not the FBI agent searched Todashev before questioning him.
Chechnya's honorary consul in Turkey, Medet Ünlü, was assassinated late on Wednesday in the Turkish capital of Ankara, the country’s police department told Russian reporters.
A man being called Grzegorz has had the world’s first face transplant as a means of saving his life. While at work, a stone-cutting machine dug into the man’s face, taking out a huge chunk of it. After 27 hours of surgery, Polish doctors were able to successfully restore his face, having the patient’s full approval to do so.
Chechnya’s honorary consul killed in Turkey
