World football all-stars in Grozny 22:14 12/05/2011 The highlight of the opening ceremony of the Akhmad Kadyrov Sports Complex in Grozny, was the match between the “Caucasus” team and an international all-star team of veterans.
Archives: 12 May 2011
May 12, 2011
May 12, 2011
Medvedev relaxed about obscenities on Twitter
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday he does not mind that some people post abusive comments to his Twitter micro blog, saying some users need time to grow up. “The fact is that Twitter is set up so that no one is banned. It was created in such a way that any person can [...]
May 12, 2011
RIA Novosti to open bureau in Minsk
Russia’s news and information agency RIA Novosti will soon open an official bureau in Minsk – the necessary documents have already been handed over to the Foreign Ministry of Belarus. “RIA Novosti wants provide rapid and full-fledged coverage of all of the aspects of the functioning of the Russia-Belarus Union State and Russian-Belarusian relations, we [...]
May 12, 2011
Movie stars on the red carpet at Cannes
Movie stars on the red carpet at Cannes 22:57 12/05/2011 The 64th Cannes Film Festival, one of the most celebrated events in the movie world, has opened on the French Riviera.
May 12, 2011
Main news of May 12
WORLD *Ukraine’s parliament approved a special presidential decree permitting foreign troops to participate in joint military drills in the former Soviet republic *Ukraine-born Ivan (John) Demjanjuk, who was found guilty of helping to kill at least 27,900 Jews at a Nazi extermination camp and convicted to five years in prison, will be released from custody [...]
May 12, 2011
Russia eliminates Canada from ice hockey worlds
Russia defeated Canada 2-1 in a quarterfinals game at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Slovakia on Thursday. Both teams exercised caution and searched for weak spots in defense during the scoreless first period. Canada dominated in faceoff wins and shots on goal. The game opened up in the beginning of the second period, and [...]
May 12, 2011
Russia to deploy 2nd S-400 air defense regiment near Moscow
A second regiment equipped with advanced S-400 Triumf air defense systems will be put on combat duty near the Russian capital on May 15, the Defense Ministry said. The first S-400 regiment has been deployed in Electrostal, also near Moscow, as part of the air and missile defense network around the Russian capital. The S-400 [...]
May 12, 2011
Russia sends destroyer to protect shipping off Somali coast
A Russian task force led by Northern Fleet’s destroyer Severomorsk will start patrolling pirate-infested waters in the Gulf of Aden in June, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Udaloy class destroyer left its home base in northern Russia on May 8, and will be joined on route to the Gulf of Aden by the Yelnya [...]
May 12, 2011
Amnesty International’s 2010 Report Says World At Historic Crossroads
WATCH — Amnesty’s Middle East North Africa Program Director Malcolm Smart says the recent Arab uprisings have been sending the message that people will no longer tolerate repression. (Video courtesy of Amnesty International) By Daisy Sindelar Imagine a world that is “flat” — that is, a world where every person has access to information and [...]
May 12, 2011
Arctic Countries Talk Sustainability
Top diplomats from eight Arctic countries today met in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, to discuss ways to regulate exploitation of the region as global warming melts the ice. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters there that the meeting is meant “to raise the visibility of Arctic issues.” The chief U.S. diplomat was accompanied by [...]
May 12, 2011
Kadyrov Outshines All-Star Team
Kadyrov, left, and his team beat the visitors led by Maradona, right, 5-2. 1 of 2 GROZNY — Diego Maradona took to the field to captain a team of retired superstars in a ceremonial match to mark the opening of a new stadium in Grozny, the latest effort by local authorities to show Chechnya is flourishing. The 50-year-old Argentine football icon was joined by Luis Figo, Steve McManaman, Franco Baresi [...]
May 12, 2011
May 12, 2011
German Court Convicts Nazi Guard Demjanjuk
MUNICH — Retired U.S. autoworker John Demjanjuk was convicted of thousands of counts of acting as an accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp and sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison — closing one chapter in a decades-long legal battle. Demjanjuk was charged with 28,060 counts of being an accessory to murder, one for each person who died during the time he was accused of being a guard at the Sobibor [...]
May 12, 2011
Gas Agreement With China Likely by Start of Forum
Russia and China are likely to sign an agreement on natural gas supplies during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in June, presidential economic aide Arkady Dvorkovich said Thursday. Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation hope to complete talks in the next weeks, he said. Gas is due to start flowing from Russia to China in 2015. “As far as the agreement with China is concerned, the work on it is [...]