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Russia’s Maria Sharapova has moved up to second place in the WTA ranking after beating Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2 during last week’s international tennis tournament in Indian Wells, the United States.
First and third positions are held by the US’ Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenko of Belarus, respectively.
TASS
Four U.S. soldiers were killed in an attack on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity, just as the United States prepares for talks this week with the Taliban.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry will undertake the primary responsibility for settlement in Syria, said Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference following a G8 summit on Lough Erne, reported Voice of Russia correspondent.
The attacks and the persecution of whistleblowers and truth seekers in the United States is part of a plague that is only going to get worse before it gets better. Despite knowing that he is under surveillance Michael Ratner spoke candidly to the Voice of Russia about Julian Assange, Jeremy Hammond, Guantanamo and the hunger strike and the entire illegality of the U.S. hyper-security state.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed willingness to promptly convene an international conference on Syria. He welcomed the agreements reached at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland.
Russia urges speedy agreement on the date and venue of the meeting of the 6 international mediators (5 permanent members of the UN Security Council + Germany) with Iran on its nuclear problem.
According to President Vladimir Putin, speaking at a press conference after the current G8 summit, Russia does not intend to go to a great deal of expense, so the meeting will take place three months after the Olympics, making use of the available infrastructure, and thus avoiding extensive financial costs.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London even if sex allegation against him in Sweden are dropped. He fears moves are already under way to extradite him to the United States, he said on Wednesday.
A United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Flight 139 from Denver to Tokyo made an emergency landing today at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after there was a reported issue with the oil filter.
Power supply has been restored in southern and central regions of the Czech capital, disrupted on Tuesday after a blast at the power substation.
Eleven people have been injured in explosions of projectiles at a range in Chapayevsk, the Samara region. Police are evacuating the people from communities located in the depot's vicinity. (VIDEO)
A well-known Russian journalist, photographer and a member of the Russian Geographical Society Vlad Minin started from Moscow his unique expedition. Vlad's giant Jeep will go through the cities and villages of Transcaucasia and Central Asia with films, books and paintings that can tell about what Russia really is.
During the trip, Vlad Minin would speak there with stories about the great Russians, the accomplishments of Russian culture, its tangible and intangible treasures.
The start of journey was given at the Sofia Embankment of Moscow. The participants of the Voice of Russia's project "Window to Russia" (media sponsor) came to say goodbye to the traveler and to wish him the easy way.
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the country’s G8 delegation remained unperturbed by the reports of intelligence tapping phone communications.
At the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, the United States and the European Union have launched talks on Monday to what could become the biggest bilateral trade deal in history. British Prime Minister David Cameron said it was ‘a once-in-a-generation prize’, which they were determined to seize. US President Barack Obama announced that talks on a trans-Atlantic trade and investment deal would begin in Washington next month. While the EU leaders admit the negotiations will be difficult, they believe the agreement could be reached within two years. For more on the news we are joined by Patrick Young, Leading Expert on Financial Markets and the Founder and Chairman of Derivatives Vision, a securities exchange advisory and media company.
Group of Eight leaders said on Monday that world economic prospects remained weak even though downside risks have lessened due partly to policy action taken in the United States, the euro zone and Japan.
Experts, who’ve been invited to attend the 17th annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, SPIEF, believe that this kind of forum has a decisive influence on the development of global economy, as well as the global political processes.
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.
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.
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.
A museum of Pope Francis will open at the Cathedral of the Argentine capital.
Russia and Europe will cooperate in lunar and Martian studies.
Russia’s State Duma on Tuesday approved in the second reading a bill encouraging resettlement to the Russian Federation of compatriots living abroad.
United Airlines Boeing 787 makes emergency landing 
