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Back in the saddle again

Back in the saddle again ­The course is set for the next 6 years. Putin was inaugurated, and despite...

Road to Damascus - hit and run: UN observers` car comes under attack

Road to Damascus - hit and run: UN observers` car comes under attack ­With a big contingent of new observers having arrived here in Damascus...

The Manchester of All Derbies

The Manchester of All Derbies ­Fifteen hundred pounds. That's around 2,500 dollars, 1,800 Euros or 31 times...

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Economic crises turn into Russian ally against missile defense

Economic crises turn into Russian ally against missile defense ­Vladimir Putin became the prime newsmaker of both summits – G8 and...

Is an Israeli attack on Iran imminent?

Is an Israeli attack on Iran imminent? ­Judging by the reported progress of negotiations between UN nuclear officials...

Moscow between East and West

Moscow between East and West ­The geography of the first overseas trips written in the presidential...

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The Repentant directed by Merzak Allouache Today: 20:09

‘Repentant’ makes no apologies in Cannes

Terrorism: its crimes and tragedies have been exposed on the French Riviera at the international Cannes Film Festival where the latest drama from Algerian director Merzak Allouache has just had its world premiere.

Vienna Ball in Moscow (RIA Novosti/Ramil Sitdikov) Today: 19:30

Dance till you drop: Vienna Ball in Moscow

The famed Vienna Ball has swept into Moscow once again, with hundreds of graceful ladies and dapper gentlemen twirling to the sounds of music.

Ulyanovsk Region to run for European Capital of Culture (RIA Novosti/Dmitry Korobeinikov) Today: 15:15 2 comments

­Ulyanovsk Region to run for European Capital of Culture

Russia’s Ulyanovsk Region may not be in well-known in Europe, but it has enough ambition to wait and run for the prestigious title of the European Capital of Culture - in 2019.

Russia's Alan Dzagoyev in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying round match against Slovakia (RIA Novosti/Grigory Sysoev) Today: 16:54

Russia’s Euro 2012 squad: Alan Dzagoev

Russia’s major hopeful at the domestic 2018 World Cup who has already proved instrumental for the country’s first team. Meet Sbornaya’s think factory – CSKA attacking midfielder wunderkind Alan Dzagoev.

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CSKA remain head and sholders above all in Russia (RIA Novosti/Aleksandr Safronov) Today: 13:29

CSKA sweeten end-of-season by grabbing domestic title

A week after a painful narrow loss to Greek Olympiacos in basketball's Euroleague final CSKA have bounced back to claim their tenth Russian crown in a row. The Army Men beat Khimki 90-75 to wrap up their best-of-five series 3-0.

Players of Chelsea lift up the UEFA Champions League trophy (Reuters/Dylan Martinez) Today: 02:09 17 comments

Chelsea fulfill Abramovich’s Champions League dream

It took nine years and over $1 billion of investments for Russian owner, Roman Abramovich, to see Chelsea lifting the UEFA Champions League trophy.

Vladimir Putin (L) and Igor Kholmanskikh (RIA Novosti / Yana Lapikova) 18.05, 16:54 27 comments

Tanks for your support: Putin offers rep. post to factory foreman

A tank factory foreman from Russia’s remote Urals Region has accepted Vladimir Putin’s personal offer to represent the president in the Urals Federal District, overseeing the work of regional administration and law enforcers.

RIA Novosti / Vladimir Astapkovich 18.05, 12:48 7 comments

Top court says number of protesters shouldn’t be limited

Organizers of mass rallies can only be fined for exceeding the expected number of participants in case the gathering creates security risks, Russia’s Constitutional Court has ruled.

RIA Novosti / Dmitry Korobeinikov 18.05, 16:31 6 comments

Citing female divorcees, Russia wants tit-for-tat in foreign legal spats

Pointing to rulings against female Russian divorcees in foreign custody cases, a high-ranking judge has said home courts must be able to take measures against decisions in foreign legal cases that affect Russian citizens.

RIA Novosti / Alexey Kudenko 18.05, 16:00 7 comments

Tougher treason sentences act as deterrent – Rogozin

Punishment for divulging Russia’s military secrets to foreign secret services should be toughened, believes acting Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.

G8 leaders pose for a family photo on May 19, 2012 at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland (AFP Photo/Mandel) Today: 11:25 26 comments

G8 summit ends with artificial ‘hopetimism’

The annual G8 summit is over, with no tangible result in saving Europe from financial crisis. Focused on debt-torn Greece, the world’s most powerful economies expressed support to Athens staying in eurozone despite a backup plan of its exit.

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British soldier Lieutenant-Colonel Nick Lock (2L) gathers his soldiers of the 1st Batallion of the Royal Welsh before a patrol in the streets of Showal in Nad-e-Ali district, Southern Afghanistan, in Helmand Province (AFP Photo/Thomas Coex) Today: 04:05 9 comments

UK troops may stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014 - official

Plans for a compete Western pullout from Afghanistan seem to be drifting with Britain saying a small number of its soldiers may remain in the country beyond the 2014 NATO withdrawal deadline.

RIA Novosti / Vitaliy Ankov Today: 15:27 1 comment

Robbery fail: Convict breaks into flat, leaves ID

A burglar left his identification papers at the crime scene when he was busted by the homeowner and fled. The repeatedly-convicted thief may have lost his grip while serving time in prison. Oops.

(REUTERS / Yuriko Nakao) Today: 16:28 9 comments

Sword rampage: Japanese man chops off realtor’s arm

A Japanese man has been arrested after lopping off the arm of the president of a real estate company with a samurai sword. He also attacked two other employees, leaving them with serious stomach wounds.

The Department of Homeland Security main office (Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP) Today: 20:20 1 comment

Kids’ DNA collection? Possible with Homeland Security

The US Department of Homeland Security is considering collecting DNA from anyone fingerprinted, including children aged 14 and up, with the prospect of lowering the age limit, recent reports reveal.

Protesters, some affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, demonstrate in downtown Chicago on the eve of the NATO summit on May 19, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP) Today: 06:01 16 comments

Over 1,000 join 2nd day of anti-NATO protests in Chicago (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

More than a thousand protesters have flooded downtown Chicago on the second day of demonstrations against the upcoming NATO summit. A few skirmishes took place with police using batons on activists.

John Chevilott was only two years of shy of retirement when he lost the government position he held for 23 years earlier this month. 19.05, 01:47 19 comments

Government worker fired for finding loaded gun on the job

In the city of Detroit, doing the right thing might not always be the best idea — especially if you want to keep your job: just ask a former groundskeeper for the Wayne County Department of Public Services.

Facebook's share prices are seen inside the NASDAQ Marketsite in New York May 18, 2012 (Reuters/Shannon Stapleton) 19.05, 00:59 17 comments

Facebook IPO fail: Going the way of 'The Globe'?

It was the largest first-day gain of any IPO in the history of the US, let alone just Internet companies. And no, this isn’t another tale of Mark Zuckerberg’s rise from a lowly programmer to a Silicon Valley billionaire.

Reuters / Valentin Flauraud 18.05, 19:40 11 comments

Facebook sells 82 million shares in the first 30 seconds of trading on Nasdaq

Facebook has debuted in share trading on the US platform for IT companies Nasdaq, to find out how much status updates and billions of likes are worth on Wall Street.

AFP Photo / Peter Parks / Files 18.05, 18:11 15 comments

Green-blind? US wages war on Chinese solar panel makers

The US is set to increase tariffs on solar panels made in China in a bid to restrict Chinese companies’ presence on the market. Beijing claims this may hurt efforts to promote clean energy.

image from http://www.nordgold.com 18.05, 17:12 1 comment

Nordgold weak after split from Severstal

Russia’s third-largest gold miner Nordgold reported on Friday its net income dropped to $60 million in the first quarter of 2012, or 30% compared to last year, after its gold sales fell 10%.

RIA Novosti / Valeriy Levitin 18.05, 15:28 4 comments

Russia regains luxury status

Russia is returning to the list of top luxury markets, according to consulting company Bain&Co. With sales of high-end items set to grow by up to 20% in 2012, the country is now snapping at the heels of China – the most luxury-addicted nation.

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Das Europa Das Europa ­With the election of Hollande to the French presidency, to what degree will we see the Franco-German relationship change (if at all)? Will the eurozone experience new directions with the departure of Sarkozy? How will...

Episode 290 Episode 290 In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert discuss the Guernica of the financial war and the “eternity” of 100 microseconds. In the second half of the show, Max talks to artist Alex Schaefer about burning...