A fluffy puppy was added to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s menagerie after talks with Bulgarian Premier Boyko Borisov on Saturday in Sofia. Borisov gave Russia’s “man of action” a Bulgarian Karakachan puppy after sealing a gas deal. Putin accepted the new family member, hugging it close to his chest and kissing it on its [...]
Archives: 14 November 2010
November 14, 2010
November 14, 2010
The Confirmation of Colonel Shcherbakov’s Spy Controversy…
Russian News… I asked a question the other day in an article: Was There a Turncoat in the Russian Spy Scandal… I was not sure if the article that I based my article on was true or not. I felt it was true and the grapevine was confirming it. It looks like it was true… [...]
November 14, 2010
Down Then Back Up – Windows to Russia – Down Then Back Up…
Technical Difficulties… Sorry if you are having technical difficulties. For the last few days Windows to Russia has been experiencing a huge load increase due to several articles going crazy. We have one article that is on no less than 12 forums and other sites. This has caused a big server issue for us. The [...]
November 14, 2010
‘Do not give up hope’ – Suu Kyi
Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi urges supporters not to “give up hope”, a day after her release from house arrest.
November 14, 2010
The West ‘cannot defeat al-Qaeda’
Militant groups such as al-Qaeda will never be defeated by the West, but can be contained, the head of the UK’s armed forces says.
November 14, 2010
Queen leads remembrance services
The Queen leads Remembrance Sunday service as commemorations are held across the UK in honour of those who have died in wars and conflicts.
November 14, 2010
Adams ‘to contest Irish election’
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is expected to announce later that he intends running for the Irish parliament in the next election.
November 14, 2010
Parents ‘face benefit sanctions’
People with children will not be exempt from having their benefits cut if they refuse to take work, Iain Duncan Smith tells the BBC.
November 14, 2010
Seven die in French hostel fire
Seven people are killed and four seriously injured by a fire in a nine-storey hostel housing immigrants in the eastern French city of Dijon.
November 14, 2010
Literacy standards ‘fall short’
Standards of reading and writing among many 11-year-olds in England “fall stubbornly short”, the head of education watchdog Ofsted says.
November 14, 2010
Scots revenue powers ‘to expand’
The financial powers of the Scottish Parliament could be increased to enable it to raise about a third of its revenue, the Scottish secretary says.
November 14, 2010
Lib Dems to be targeted over fees
The National Union of Students is launching a new campaign against the rise in tuition fees, targeting Deputy PM Nick Clegg and other Lib Dem MPs.
November 14, 2010
US offers Israel settlement plan
The US offers Israel an incentives package in exchange for a construction freeze in the West Bank to revive talks with the Palestinians, diplomats say.
November 14, 2010
2 dead in Belgium floods
Floods caused by heavy rains have left at least two people dead in southern Belgium. A man drowned after being washed away by swelling water on his way home and a 72-year-old woman died after being trapped in her car. The floods have snarled traffic across the country.