Archives: 16 February 2011
February 16, 2011
February 16, 2011
Larry the cat appointed chief mouser to the British cabinet office
UK Prime Minister David Cameron turned to a new recruit on Tuesday to help fend off his foes – one armed with whiskers, claws and sharp teeth.
February 16, 2011
Baby gorilla takes first steps in London zoo
Keepers at London Zoo have captured the moment when a three month old baby gorilla took its first steps, as it explored its new home in the zoo’s “Gorilla Kingdom,” local media reported.
February 16, 2011
Russian Far East region offers cash for wolves
The authorities in Russia’s far eastern Amur Region say they will reward hunters cash bounties to kill members of the growing wolf population.
February 16, 2011
A Changed but still Expected Military Strategy Report
The U.S. is putting ever more strategic military focus on Asia and is increasingly targeting one particular part of it, described as “another rising global power”. Surely, no one is left in any doubt that this is a reference to China.
February 16, 2011
A More Proactive U.S. Approach to the Georgia Conflicts
Georgia faces a stark choice between two mutually exclusive futures. The first depicts Georgia as a modern-day divided Berlin and envisions the conflicts it currently faces as a Cold War in the Caucasus. The second scenario envisions a process of conflict transformation that reduces tensions, brings people together across the conflict lines, creates trust, builds [...]
February 16, 2011
Monday’s blast in Russia’s Dagestan equal to 50kg TNT – police
The second of the two blasts that struck Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan on Tuesday was equal to 50 kg of TNT, a local police representative said.
February 16, 2011
Britain and Russia: Hotlines and cold words
If businessmen from the two countries can trade with each other, then why can’t their politicians? The decision to reset relations after the Bush era is among the few US foreign policy initiatives to bear fruit. Britain has no equivalent attraction to offer Russia.
February 16, 2011
Afghan War Draws in China and Russia
Geopolitical manuevering with China, Russia and the U.S. in Pakistan and Afghanistan could bring a larger war. In anticipation of a full-scale clash with America, Pakistan is seeking an enhanced role for China on its side, thereby triggering a possible superpower clash, involving the U.S., China, Russia, NATO powers, and other regional players.
February 16, 2011
Russia Embraces Offshore Arctic Drilling
New oil from Russia could prove vital to world supplies in coming decades, now that it has surpassed Saudi Arabia as the world’s biggest oil producer, and as long as global demand for oil continues to rise.
February 16, 2011
Georgia proposes EU-like union for Caucasus in talks with Turkey
Georgia’s president has urged Turkey to help realize the unification of the South Caucasus but said his country does not want Russia or Iran in the alliance. Turkey proposed a similar initiative in 2008 following the August war between Georgia and Russia over the breakaway South Ossetia, but Turkey said Russia should also be in [...]
February 16, 2011
Moscow bumps up snow-clearing budget after heavy falls
The Moscow authorities said on Wednesday an additional 4 million rubles ($136.59 million) has been set aside to clear the roads and pavements of the Russian capital following heavy snowfalls.
February 16, 2011
Russian Press at a Glance, Wednesday, February 16, 2011
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
February 16, 2011
U.S. confirms $50 mln aid for Ukraine’s nuclear security program
The United States has officially confirmed that it will render Ukraine $50 million to support the country’s nuclear security program.