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Iraqi authorities release French journalist on bail

Iraqi authorities have freed on bail a French reporter of “Le Monde Diplomatique”, who was held for three weeks after taking unauthorized photos in Baghdad.

This information was made public by a spokesman for the international organization Reporters without Borders on Thursday.

Nadir Dendoune, currently at the French embassy in Baghdad, cannot leave Iraq until the official court verdict.

The photojournalist is accused of taking unauthorized photos of the building housing national intelligence agencies and police checkpoints. The journalist was in the country to prepare a series of stories marking the upcoming 10th anniversary of the start of the Iraq war.

Voice of Russia, TASS

Man linked to Boston suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev killed by FBI agent after questioning

The FBI confirmed that a special agent was conducting “official duties” when he shot and killed a man whom FBI interviewed in recent weeks about his ties to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect.

Today, 15:39
US authorities did not allocate funds for the construction of shelters in Oklahoma - media

Red tape led to the lack of adequate infrastructure which significantly increased Oklahoma tornado death toll.

Today, 15:26
Mutilated body found near former US Special Forces base ID'd as Afghan torture victim

The footless body of an Afghan man missing since last November was found Tuesday near the former US Special Forces base. Afghan officials and victim’s representatives believe the discovery is directly connected to Zakaria Kandahari, a notorious Afghan-American interpreter and US wartime collaborator. who Afghan officials believe has American citizenship.

Today, 19:42

Politics

Iran expands sensitive nuclear capacity - UN report

Iran has increased its capacity to refine uranium by installing hundreds of more centrifuges at its Natanz plant, a U.N. nuclear agency report said on Wednesday, underlining Tehran's defiance of Western demands to curb the activity.

Today, 20:15
West, Arab regimes close to arming Syrian rebels

At their latest gathering in Amman in Jordan, the nations known as the Friends of Syria accused Russia and Iran of supplying the regime of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with modern arms. The actual situation, however, is very different. It is Assad’s Western and Arab foes who rush support, including arms, to one of the sides in the civil war in Syria.

Today, 19:27
Kerry urges Assad to commit to peace ahead of talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday to make "a commitment to find peace in his country," ahead of a meeting of the Friends of Syria group in Amman.

Today, 19:18

World

Syria – a key to Mid.East peace

With all eyes on Syria, the world has somewhat forgotten about the Middle East while experts claim that Syria is indispensable to the solution of the Israeli-Palestinian issue. The Middle East is a small and tangled world so Syria really matters for Israel and Palestine. Even the smallest moves in the Syrian conflict may trigger drastic changes between Israel and Palestine.

Today, 20:25
Mutilated body found near former US Special Forces base ID'd as Afghan torture victim

The footless body of an Afghan man missing since last November was found Tuesday near the former US Special Forces base. Afghan officials and victim’s representatives believe the discovery is directly connected to Zakaria Kandahari, a notorious Afghan-American interpreter and US wartime collaborator. who Afghan officials believe has American citizenship.

Today, 19:42
Fighting displaces 70-80% of Palestinian refugees in Syria - UN

The conflict in Syria has displaced more than two-thirds of the Palestinian refugees living in the country, the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA said on Wednesday.

Today, 18:22

Russia

Putin for more help to scientists, teachers, students

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin believes that the authorities should care more about the welfare of scientists, teachers and students. This would raise the prestige of the professions of a scientist and a teacher, Mr. Putin says.

Today, 19:47
Russian PM sets rural development guidelines

In the coming three years, the Russian government will spend some 90bln roubles on programmes to speed up social and economic development in depressed rural areas.

Today, 19:36
"Ballet Oscar" winners honored at Bolshoi

Ballerina Olga Smirnova, a rising star of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater, has won a prestigious Benois de la Danse ballet award. She is the only woman in the company of six Benois de la Danse-2013 awardees, the other five being two male dancers and three male choreographers. The awards ceremony preceded the opening of the Benois de la Danse festival in Moscow.

Today, 17:19

Economy

Tax evasion on EU summit agenda

The summit of the European Union that has opened in Brussels is expected to be focused on addressing tax evasion by relaxing bank secrecy rules beginning with January 2015.

Today, 19:42
IRS' Lerner says did nothing wrong, refuses to answer questions

The Internal Revenue Service official who this month revealed the US tax agency's targeting of conservative groups asserted her constitutional right not to answer questions before a US congressional committee on Wednesday.

Today, 18:45
Prospects for European "shale revolution"

The EU energy policy is one of the main topics at the EU summit that is currently underway in Brussels. Among other things, discussions are being unfolding there around the future of the shale gas in Europe. Despite the fact that great hopes are linked with shale gas, concrete decisions have not yet followed. The point is that there are many questions now about the future of the shale gas.

Today, 18:12

Reality Check

US Government cracks down on Bitcoin

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.

Yesterday, 19:56
England Debates Same-Sex Marriage Bill

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.

Yesterday, 13:18
Deer rode on public bus in Pennsylvania

A white-tailed deer crashed through the windshield of a public bus in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It was filmed by a surveillance camera. (VIDEO)

16 May, 17:43

Society

Russia and US can still agree on adoption – ombudsman

Potential conflicts in adoptive families should be uncovered by specialists and not Russian diplomats, Russia’s children’s ombudsman told the VoR speaking about the sensitive adoption issue that has recently marred Russia-US ties.

Today, 20:19
Scientists start studying animals returned from space

The Institute of Medical and Biological Problems in Moscow has started studying animals that returned from space orbiting on board the Bion-M Russian satellite. These are very valuable biological samples for specialists who study the effect of weightlessness and other factors of space flight on living organisms. The results of the test will be essential for preparing future manned-flights in space.

Today, 20:06
'Wagner is relevant today due to his controversy' - Carlo Maria Cella

The famous Italian opera house La Scala did not miss out on the celebration of the 200-year anniversary of composer Richard Wagner's birth. Carlo Maria Cella, the head of La Scala's press relations, talked to the Voice of Russia about what Wagner represents for Italy and the entire world.

Today, 17:59

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Today, 20:02
Over 20,000 people celebrated World Goth Day in Leipzig

Today, 18:51
Massive tornado hit Oklahoma City suburb

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