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31 December 2011
Patriarch calls for unity, peace

Patriarch calls for unity, peace

December 31 2011 22:24

In a sermon ahead of the New Year prayers in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour on Saturday night, Russian Patriarch Kirill urged his flock to work and pray for national unity and social peace. He said he was hoping that the Christian values would help the Russian people overcome tribulations on the horizon. →

Jailed Greek Abbot gets political visit

December 31 2011 22:20

President of Greece’s Popular Orthodox Rally Georgios Karatzaferis, whose party is one of the three in the governing coalition, has become the first Greek politician to visit jailed Abbot Ephraim, who is being held in pretrial detention in Athens on charges of fraudulently acquiring a number of state-owned properties. →

Parts of Nigeria placed under martial law

December 31 2011 21:15

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has imposed a state of emergency on the northern and northeastern areas where the Islamist group Boko Haram bombed a number of Christian congregations on Christmas. Fifty two people are known to have died, and some 90 thousand have had to flee their homes. The international borders of the affected areas are now shut. (Reuters) →

Slovenia’s PM-in-waiting receives death threats

December 31 2011 21:13

Slovenia’s Prime Minister-in-waiting Zoran Jankovic has been placed under police protection after receiving death threats.    His centre-left party won Slovenia’s latest legislative elections on December 4th. (RIAN) →

Greece in for more hardship – PM

December 31 2011 20:28

 In his New Year address Saturday, Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos urged the nation to brace for even more hardship on all fronts or face total economic breakdown. Next year is now certain to be the fifth in a row in which his country is posting economic contractions. The contraction this year is poised to amount to 8 percent. →

World warned of dangers from bird flu experiments

December 31 2011 20:26

The World Health Organization has warned of grave dangers from the experiments in which scientists in the United States and the Netherlands are trying to create a strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus which would be easily contagious among humans. In a statement Saturday, it said it feared the sought-after strain might escape or be stolen by bioterrorists. →

Russian success in martial arts

December 31 2011 20:23

The multiple world champion in the mixed martial arts Fyodor Yemelyanenko has triumphed over Japan’s Satoshi Ishii in a fight in Tokyo. On minute three, the Russian fighter knocked out his Japanese opponent. The latter was the first in judo wrestling at the Beijing Olympics. (RIAN) →

Nigeria’s President slams Boko Haram over attacks

December 31 2011 20:07

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to destroy the  Boko Haram Islamist sect after the Christmas blasts in the vicinity of Christian Churches. On Saturday the president visited a  Catholic church near the capital Abuja where 37 people were killed a week ago by Boko Haram militants. →

Thai flood death toll exceeds 800

December 31 2011 20:07

The death toll from Thailand’s six-month-long flooding  has exceeded  800, local emergencies officials report. Five provinces  in the Bangkok area are still gripped by the disaster. More victims are being found as the water recedes. The flood hit 66 of Thailand’s 76 provinces. →

42 die in Thane cyclone

December 31 2011 19:25

The death toll from the Thane cyclone has reached 42 people, 26 of them were found in the coastal area of Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. Several casualties were also reported in the Union territory of Pondicherry. The disaster brought strong winds which are blowing at 140 km per hour. →

Free Syrian Army declares ceasefire

December 31 2011 19:17

The Free Syrian Army has halted all military activity against pro-government troops, the Army’s Commander Riyad al-Assad stated Saturday. He said that this had been done to let the Arab League observers visit volatile Syrian cities and supervise the way the country’s government is complying with the Arab League peace plan. →

Tareq Aziz’s son pleas for father’s release

December 31 2011 19:12

Mr Ziyad Aziz, son of former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz, has asked the Iraqi judicial authorities to release his father from jail on health grounds. →

Russian grandmaster first in Zaragoza

December 31 2011 19:09

Russian grandmaster Oleg Korneyev has won the annual chess tournament in Zaragoza in Spain. In point terms, he scored 7.5 out of 9, the same amount as was notched by Bulgaria’s Kirill Georgiyev. The latter, however, came second in the overall count, which also involved other parameters in addition to points. →

3 December 2011

CELEC launched in Caracas

December 3 2011 07:08

The official launching of CELEC, the  Community of Latin American & Caribbean States, was officially launched on Friday. The historic event occurred in the Venezuelan capital Caracas during the summit of the Heads of State and Governments of the region. CELEC brings together 33 countries but will not include the U.S. and Canada. →

28 November 2011

Russia - top league country - Medvedev

November 28 2011 21:55

Russia has become a top league country in the last 12 years - the country’s President Dmitry Medvedev stated during a meeting with reporters in the city of Yekaterinburg on Monday. Russia is not only a nuclear power, but a social welfare state where pensions and salaries go up, Medvedev added. →

19 August 2011

Israel hits Gaza

August 19 2011 08:17

Two Egyptian soldiers killed as a result of Israeli air strikes between the cities of Eilat and Taboy on the border with Egypt. →

10 July 2011

Tsunami threat announced in Japan

July 10 2011 06:00

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 on the Richter Scale has hit the north-eastern part of Japan. A tsunami threat warning has already been issued by the government of the country. The epicenter of the quake was located off the coast of Honshu Island in the Pacific Ocean. →

2 May 2011

Osama bin Laden dead

May 2 2011 07:22

The world community welcomes the destruction of Osama bin Laden by US commandoes. Earlier today, the US President Barack Obama announced the elimination of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization chief in Pakistan. According to the Kremlin’s press service, Moscow welcomes the destruction of bin Laden and points out the need for a joint struggle against global terrorism. →

12 February 2011

Military not alternative to legitimate government

February 12 2011 05:31

Egyptian Defense Minister Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, head of the Supreme Military Council, which took over power after the resignation of Hosni Mubarak, issued an official statement, which said that the military is not going to usurp power in the country. →

11 February 2011

Mubarak resigns

February 11 2011 19:19

The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has resigned. Making the announcement on national television Friday, Vice President Omar Suleiman said the power is now in the hands of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. A million or so people thronging Cairo’s central square reacted to the announcement by shouting with joy. →

 
 
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