Ukrainian stars have joined together to brighten up November 27 for their ex-prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko. An improvised concert is being held at the walls of the Lukyanivsky detention center in Kiev where Tymoshenko is marking her 51st birthday in a “serious health condition”. Ukraine’s Batkivshchina political party, previously headed by Tymoshenko, was responsible for [...]
Archives: 27 November 2011
November 27, 2011
November 27, 2011
November 27, 2011
Arab League approves unprecedented sanctions on Syria
A halt to transactions with the Syrian central bank, the suspension of commercial flights and a travel ban on senior officials are among the new set of sanctions approved by the Arab League – a move Damascus has slammed as a betrayal. At a news conference in Cairo, Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim said [...]
November 27, 2011
King of Pop unwanted
A British online auction has failed to sell an unreleased film made from footage of Michael Jackson’s 1993 “Dangerous” tour. Potential buyers were deterred by copyright limitations on commercial use of the material. The film, made up of almost two hours of edited footage, was produced by Michael Jackson’s own company, Nocturn Productions, and follows [...]
November 27, 2011
November 27, 2011
Putin thanks United Russia, promises to work for progress
As the United Russia party convention endorsed Vladimir Putin’s presidential nomination, the PM promised to further improve life for the people and boost the nation’s development. Below is the full transcript of Vladimir Putin’s speech: Dear convention members, dear friends, people of Russia! I thank you for your support. I thank Dmitry Medvedev and the [...]
November 27, 2011
Vladimir Putin rallies obedient crowd at party congress
Chants rang out around Luzhniki stadium in Moscow: “Putin! Putin! Putin!”, which gave way to “The people! Medvedev! Putin!” and then “Russia! Russia! Russia!” Delegates from the ruling United Russia party dutifully applauded while youth activists, bussed in from the provinces, waved bulky flags for two hours straight. But one man was not happy. “When [...]
November 27, 2011
Putin bangs fists for his party, gets presidential nomination
At a pompous event at Moscow’s Luzhniki Arena on Sunday, the pro-Kremlin United Russia party officially named its leader Vladimir Putin, Russia’s powerful prime minister, as its candidate for the March 2012 presidential elections. All 614 delegates from United Russia and Putin’s All-Russia People’s Front movement who took part in the vote during a party [...]
November 27, 2011
Putin warns West against interfering in Russia’s votes
Russia’s prime minister, Vladimir Putin, has warned Western powers against meddling in Russia’s forthcoming elections after agreeing to stand for president in March 2012. Addressing a glitzy congress of the ruling United Russia party on Sunday, Putin said any attempts by “foreign states” to influence Russia’s political process would be “futile.” Russia will hold a [...]
November 27, 2011
November 27, 2011
Rubin dampen Dynamo vacation spirits
Tw-time Russian Premier League champions Rubin have put themselves in contention for a European spot ahead of the three-month winter break. Rubin 2-0 Dynamo Moscow The ten-man Kazan side won 2-0 at home to Dynamo Moscow in the Premier League Championship Group. With the season set to take a break this weekend until March 3, [...]
November 27, 2011
US AMD dilemma: Big dollar or world peace?
Russia’s President Medvedev sent a sharp warning this week to Western powers over the planned NATO missile shield in Europe. He said if the plans go ahead without guarantees of Russia’s safety, Moscow would deploy missiles of its own. Years of negotiations over the proposed shield, which America wants to place in Turkey and in [...]
November 27, 2011
Pakistan to ‘completely review’ ties with US
Pakistan says it is reviewing its relations with the US and NATO and has taken “urgent action” after a NATO attack on Friday killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. A key Afghan border has been sealed and the US ordered to quit an air-base in the country. NATO helicopters allegedly fired on a checkpoint in northwest Pakistan’s [...]
November 27, 2011
Presidential poll 2012: Putin’s candidacy endorsed
The United Russia party convention has unanimously voted to nominate its leader,Vladimir Putin, as its presidential candidate for the March 4 elections. The ruling party held the second part of its pre-election congress on SundayNovember 27, after the upper house of the Russian Parliament on Friday officially approved March 4 as the date for presidential [...]