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We wonder what role Gorby imagines for himself in this ‘new world order’. — PID
(AP) — /SNIP/…Gorbachev said he believes that there has been a push for positive change among many Americans in recent years.
“The protests that we are now witnessing everywhere actually are a sign that, in a very difficult situation under [...]
(RIA Novosti) — A founder of a religious cult glorifying Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin believes that the powerful premier is the reincarnation of Saint Paul, the Russian tabloid Sobesednik reported on Wednesday.
The sect, founded by one Mother Fotinya, is based in the Bolshaya Elnya village in the central Russian Nizhny Novgorod region. The [...]
(DEBKAfile) — Iran’s atomic energy chief Ali Akbar Salehi said on Jan. 29 that the Bushehr nuclear power plant would be connected to the national grid on April 9. He “forgot” about Tehrans promise to fully activate its first nuclear reactor Tuesday, Jan. 25.
DEBKAfile’s intelligence and Moscow sources reveal that on that day, Irans [...]
MOSCOW (AP) — An explosion shook the busiest airport in the Russian capital on Monday afternoon and an aviation official said an unspecified number of people were killed.
There was no immediate word on the cause of the explosion in the international baggage-claim area at Domodedovo airport.
more via Moscow Airport Explosion: LIVE UPDATES On [...]
PERM, November 29 (Itar-Tass) — The traffic of trains and cars at the Berezniki railway station in the Perm Territory has been closed for a long time. A sinkhole near the station is growing every hour. If on the first day of the emergency subsidence in the area of carnallite rock excavation was 50 by [...]
(WSJ) — The U.S. believes Russia has moved short-range tactical nuclear warheads to facilities near North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies as recently as this spring, U.S. officials say, adding to questions in Congress about Russian compliance with long-standing pledges ahead of a possible vote on a new arms-control treaty.
via Russia Positions Warheads Near NATO [...]
St. Petersburg, Russia (CHINADAILY) — China and Russia have decided to renounce the US dollar and resort to using their own currencies for bilateral trade, Premier Wen Jiabao and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin announced late on Tuesday.
Chinese experts said the move reflected closer relations between Beijing and Moscow and is not aimed at [...]
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