breakingnews
22.01.2009, 15:10
One of Russia's richest men has paid just one pound for a 75.1 per cent stake in London's Evening Standard newspaper. Former KGB agent Aleksandr Lebedev says it’s now up to journalists to save the famous English daily.
21.01.2009, 15:44
A majority stake in the iconic London daily, The Evening Standard will be sold to Russian Billionaire, Alexander Lebedev.
19.01.2009, 14:03
1 comment
The iconic English newspaper The Evening Standard has been making the headlines rather than just writing them, after #39 on Forbes richest Russians list Aleksandr Lebedev made an offer to buy it.
18.12.2009, 18:10
6 comments
Alexander Lebedev, a Russian businessman and the owner of the London Evening Standard, is reportedly in advanced talks over the purchase of the British daily The Independent and its stablemate Independent on Sunday.
26.08.2009, 22:27
1 comment
The release of a Libyan man convicted of bombing Pan Am flight 103 could be based on lucrative financial deals between the Libyan government and high level British officials, said Wayne Madsen, RT contributor.
05.03.2010, 07:12
2 comments
Russian tycoon and owner of the National Reserve Bank, Aleksandr Lebedev, has added another British newspaper to his media empire.
13.10.2010, 20:53
9 comments
Clouds over Russia-UK relations remain, but the two sides have been trying to clear the air.
27.10.2010, 14:41
16 comments
Global warming skeptics have gathered to air their views in the UK on what they have dubbed 'Climate Fools Day'.
24.10.2010, 21:54
4 comments
Governments should work on decreasing secrecy around its activities, believes WiliLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson.
21.10.2010, 22:14
3 comments
The European Parliament has voted for a budget increase that would cost UK taxpayers an additional 900 million pounds next year.
Published: 12 March, 2009, 20:02
Russian billionaire and new owner of the Evening Standard Aleksandr Lebedev wants both the last Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling to work for his newspaper, The Telegraph reports
