The White House on Wednesday released President Barack Obama’s birth certificate to put an end to questions about his place of birth. It is “proof positive” that the president was born in Hawaii, the administration said. The president thought the issue was becoming a “distraction” and the attention was “bad for the American people,” White [...]
Archives: 27 April 2011
April 27, 2011
April 27, 2011
Due West: Wake up, it’s a new world Mr. Prime Minister
If you ever wondered which world statesman resembles Napoleon Bonaparte you have the answer now. Vladimir Putin compared the late Emperor of the French to Muammar Gaddafi. Or rather vice versa. I am not sure whether Napoleon himself would have been pleased with the comparison. During a press conference in Denmark, the Russian premier suddenly [...]
April 27, 2011
Verdict in Markelov, Baburova murder case expected Thursday
A verdict in the trial of two far-right activists accused of the 2009 murders of a top Russian human rights lawyer and a journalist is due on Thursday. Lawyer Stanislav Markelov and reporter Anastasia Baburova, who worked for the opposition Novaya Gazeta newspaper, were gunned down in broad daylight in downtown Moscow in January 2009. [...]
April 27, 2011
Italy, France urge EU sanctions as Syria violence escalates
Italy and France are calling on other EU countries to discus the introduction of sanctions against Syrian authorities to prevent the further escalation of violence against protesters, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Wednesday. Addressing Italian lawmakers, Frattini expressed hope that the European Union would be able to discuss the issue as early as [...]
April 27, 2011
Preparations for the Royal Wedding
Add to blog You may place this material on your blog by copying the link. Publication code: Preparations for the Royal Wedding 20:38 27/04/2011 The final preparations for the April 29 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton are in full swing in London. The rehearsal of the wedding ceremony was held in the city on Wednesday [...]
April 27, 2011
British royal wedding
The final preparations for the April 29 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton are in full swing in London. The rehearsal of the wedding ceremony was held in the city on Wednesday morning.
April 27, 2011
Moscow court to hear Khodorkovsky appeal in May
The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against the new jail term handed down to former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev on May 17. The appeal was lodged by lawyer Karina Moskalenko on December 31, the day the two men were told they would have to stay in [...]
April 27, 2011
Some million pilgrims expected in Rome for Pope John Paul II beatification
About one million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome for a beatification ceremony of Venerable Pope John Paul II due on May 1, the Vatican Radio reported on Wednesday, quoting police officials. John Paul II, the predecessor of Pope Benedict XVI, died on April 2, 2005, at the age of 84. He was the second-longest [...]
April 27, 2011
Dutch cops to look after animal welfare
Some 500 police officers will be assigned to look after animal welfare in The Netherlands, local media reported on Wednesday. The first 125 special animal cops will start work by the end of this year and can be reached by a special alarm number, the Telegraaf daily said. Animal cops will be ordinary police officers [...]
April 27, 2011
April 27, 2011
Hackers attack Latvian news website
Unknown hackers have cracked the website of Latvian news agency LETA, which remains inaccessible, an agency official told reporters on Wednesday. When attempting to open the LETA webpage, visitors encounter the following message: “Dear colleagues, before publishing questionable specialists’ opinion about small hosting companies and discussing competence matters, we advise you to revise the content [...]
April 27, 2011
Moscow says ‘studying’ gay march proposal, leaves event up in air
The Moscow city government says it is studying a request by a leading gay activist to hold the country’s first ever gay pride march in the capital. “We are studying the proposals and will reply in due time,” Lyudmila Shvetsova, who oversees the capital’s social policy, told reporters on Wednesday. Nikolai Alexeyev, Russia’s top gay [...]
April 27, 2011
Turkish PM unveils plans for another water channel through Istanbul
A new water artery, the Istanbul Channel, will be dug through the European part of the Turkish capital to link the Black and Marmara seas, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday. Speaking in Istanbul ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for June 12, Erdogan said the construction of the 150-meter-wide water channel will become [...]
April 27, 2011
RusHydro 2010 net profit plummets 65% to 11 bln rbls
Russia’s largest hydro power generator RusHydro posted a 64.7% fall in net profit for 2010 to 11.33 billion rubles ($406 million) to IFRS, the firm said on Wednesday. “The main reason for the fall in 2010 net profit from current activities is the recognition of a 24.293 billion ruble loss from fixed assets depreciation,” RusHydro [...]