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Nicolas Sarkozy vs. socialist frontrunner Francois Hollande
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Lavrov's visit to Syria: A quest for solution to deepening crisis

Homs violence unabated

The Syrian opposition stronghold of Homs has been rocked by the explosion of a powerful car bomb. There is no word of casualties in the attack. Earlier on Wednesday, opposition fighters fired mortars on parts of the city, damaging the campus of Homs University and setting fire to two oil reservoirs. →

No happy end for Syria - expert
Pro-government rally in Syria

Fire in Moscow administrative building

More than one thousand square metres of a 5-storey administartive building in Moscow centre are on fire. There were more than one hundred people inside. At the moment the evacuation has been successfully completed. (RIA) →

Shanghai fire death toll climbs to 53
Fire at Ladozhskiy train station, three people injuried

Polish Court extradites Russian ex-prosecutor

The district court of Nowy Sacz, Poland, decided to extradite the ex-prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko, previously involved in the case of clandestine casinos and arrested in Poland beginning of January.  The temporary arrest was extended for another four months. The request of the Russian Federation Prosecutor General’s Office on Ignatenko’s extradition was satisfied. →

Polish court considers Ignatenko extradition
Poland confirms receipt of Russia’s extradition request

Still no peace in Homs

An industrial district in the Syrian city of Homs has come under terrorists' attack. TV reports say that the militants shelled two oil storage facilities from grenade launchers. At present, both sites are on fire, and firemen from nearby cities are on their way to Homs to help the local firefighters. →

No happy end for Syria - expert
Pro-government rally in Syria

Medvedev promises scholarships for young scientists, post graduates

Presidential scholarships will be established for young scientists and post graduate students working in the main fields of the national economy modernization, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday. Speaking at the awarding ceremony for young scientists in Kremlin Medvedev said he would sign a decree to establish 1,000 grants each worth 20,000 rubles (about $700). →

Russia marks Science Day
Day of Science in Russia

Maldives protest President's resignation

Clashes between the police and supporters of ex-President Mohamed Nasheed sparked in Maldives’ capital Male on Wednesday. Eye-witness accounts reported the former president had merged with the crowd that flocked to downtown to protest his resignation. Demonstrators chanted slogans in support of Mohamed Nasheed and hurled stones at riot police. →

Mob smashed statues in Maldives museum: police
Maldives president to form national unity gov't

Only vaccine can prevent HIV pandemic

Virologists at Russia’s Novosibirsk-based Vector research in western Siberia have successfully tested a new vaccine that stimulates the immune system. The first HIV case in Russia was registered in 1986. By November 2011, Russia had 610,000 HIV infected people. →

United against AIDS
Elton John writing about HIV-AIDS

Homs oil depot on fire

According to television reports in Syria, mortars fired by terrorists have set fire to an oil depot in Homs 165 kilometers north of the capital Damascus. Two of its reservoirs are wide ablaze. Fire crews from several towns and cities have been rushed to the scene. Homs is one of the strongholds of the Syrian opposition. →

No happy end for Syria - expert
Pro-government rally in Syria
 

Homs violence unabated

8 February 2012 20:29

The Syrian opposition stronghold of Homs has been rocked by the explosion of a powerful car bomb. There is no word of casualties in the attack. Earlier on Wednesday, opposition fighters fired mortars on parts of the city, damaging the campus of Homs University and setting fire to two oil reservoirs. →

Fire in Moscow administrative building

8 February 2012 20:20

More than one thousand square metres of a 5-storey administartive building in Moscow centre are on fire. There were more than one hundred people inside. At the moment the evacuation has been successfully completed. (RIA) →

Polish Court extradites Russian ex-prosecutor

8 February 2012 19:05

The district court of Nowy Sacz, Poland, decided to extradite the ex-prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko, previously involved in the case of clandestine casinos and arrested in Poland beginning of January.  The temporary arrest was extended for another four months. The request of the Russian Federation Prosecutor General’s Office on Ignatenko’s extradition was satisfied. →

Still no peace in Homs

8 February 2012 19:02

An industrial district in the Syrian city of Homs has come under terrorists' attack. TV reports say that the militants shelled two oil storage facilities from grenade launchers. At present, both sites are on fire, and firemen from nearby cities are on their way to Homs to help the local firefighters. →

Russian cold arms to glisten in Dubai

8 February 2012 18:23

The cold arms works in Zlatoust in the South Urals is to take some of its best rapiers, daggers and swords to this year’s investment forum in Dubai in early May. In 2011, the plant took its latest and best to nearly 40 international fairs. It runs marketing offices in 13 foreign countries. (TASS) →

Somali pirates raked in $ 160 million last year

8 February 2012 18:12

A report published on Wednesday by the American On Earth Future Foundation says that the damage from Somali pirates to the world’s economy equals about $ 7 mln a year. The main damage is caused to companies engaged in container transporting. To escape from pirates, vessels have to pass the Somali waters at high speed, which demands more fuel. →

Airbus A380 fleet to be inspected for cracks

8 February 2012 18:00

The entire global fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbo jets will be inspected for cracks in their wings, the Sky News TV channel reported quoting the European Aviation Safety Agency. On January 20, inspectors of the agency’s offices in Australia and Singapore found micro cracks on the wings of their jets for the first time. →

Medvedev promises scholarships for young scientists, post graduates

8 February 2012 17:58

Presidential scholarships will be established for young scientists and post graduate students working in the main fields of the national economy modernization, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday. Speaking at the awarding ceremony for young scientists in Kremlin Medvedev said he would sign a decree to establish 1,000 grants each worth 20,000 rubles (about $700). →

Maldives protest President's resignation

8 February 2012 17:50

Clashes between the police and supporters of ex-President Mohamed Nasheed sparked in Maldives’ capital Male on Wednesday. Eye-witness accounts reported the former president had merged with the crowd that flocked to downtown to protest his resignation. Demonstrators chanted slogans in support of Mohamed Nasheed and hurled stones at riot police. →

Only vaccine can prevent HIV pandemic

8 February 2012 17:32

Virologists at Russia’s Novosibirsk-based Vector research in western Siberia have successfully tested a new vaccine that stimulates the immune system. The first HIV case in Russia was registered in 1986. By November 2011, Russia had 610,000 HIV infected people. →

Homs oil depot on fire

8 February 2012 16:28

According to television reports in Syria, mortars fired by terrorists have set fire to an oil depot in Homs 165 kilometers north of the capital Damascus. Two of its reservoirs are wide ablaze. Fire crews from several towns and cities have been rushed to the scene. Homs is one of the strongholds of the Syrian opposition. →

Congress allows the use of drones over America

8 February 2012 16:22

The White House is preparing for an unprecedented move which will violate the basic rights of American citizens. President Obama is expected to sign the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act which would allow the government agencies and private companies to use surveillance drones in American airspace. →

Olympic start for extremism in UK

8 February 2012 16:09

The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) based in London warns in a report about a threat to the UK from the so-called ‘lone wolves’ who are terrorists coming back home after fighting together with extremist groups abroad, in particular, in Nigeria, Yemen and Somalia. →

Snow in Afghanistan: refugee camps worst-hit

8 February 2012 16:04

A snap of extremely cold weather has hit Afghanistan, killing a total of at least 22 children in Kabul refugee camps, the spokesman of the Afghan health ministry said. →

Russia marks Science Day

8 February 2012 15:34

On February 8, Russia celebrates the Day of Science. This holiday was introduced in 1999. In his congratulations to Russian scientists, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said: “For an effectively developing economy, Russia needs a developing science. Russia has always had outstanding scientists and scientific schools. The prestige of Russian science in the world has always been high. →

What sort of demand is there for duty free in Russia?

8 February 2012 15:32

Russia’s border agency has allowed for duty free shopping to be available at train stations that service cross-border routes. What sort of demand is there for duty free in Russia? How do goods and prices differ in Russia and other countries? →

Armed 'terrorists' attack Homs oil refinery: Syria TV

8 February 2012 15:01

Armed "terrorist" groups on Wednesday attacked the oil refinery in Syria's embattled central city of Homs, setting two storage tanks ablaze, state television reported. "Armed terrorist groups shelled the refinery in Homs, setting two fuel depots on fire," the television said. →

Will Russia wage 'fish war'?

8 February 2012 14:45

Russia may introduce a ban on deliveries of Norwegian seafood. The reason is that it does not meet the sanitary standards of Russia and the Customs Union (Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan). These measures may concern only some suppliers, so Norwegian fish will not disappear from Russian shops completely, Russia’s Agricultural Inspection Agency says. →

'Suspicious' cargo arrives in Lebanon from US

8 February 2012 14:40

Quoting a source in Lebanon’s security services, Iranian television has reported that major consignments of US dollars, arms, blank passports and credit cards have arrived at Beirut airport from the United States and Brazil. According to the source, some of the intended recipients of the “suspicious” cargo have links with extremist groups. →

Mob smashed statues in Maldives museum: police

8 February 2012 14:11

Police said Wednesday a mob had stormed the Maldives national museum and smashed Buddhist statues, an act of vandalism which former president Mohamed Nasheed blamed on Islamic radicals. "A mob entered the museum yesterday (Tuesday). They smashed many statues. This included some statues of Buddha," police spokesman Ahmed Shiyam told AFP. (AFP) →

 

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