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13.10 12:07 Sailors from Novosibirsk held hostage by Nigerian pirates

According to the website of the Russian Trade Union of Seamen (RPSM), three Russian sailors from Novosibirsk happen to be on the tanker "Cape Bird" (flag - Marshall Islands, owner - COLUMBIA DEUTSCHLAND), which was captured October 8 by Nigerian pirates some 70 miles from Lagos.

10.10 18:34 Russia does not understand U.S. reluctance to destroy Afghan opium

Russian Foreign Ministry does not understand the reluctance of Washington to destroy all the poppy plantations in Afghanistan. This was stated by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who spoke at the International Forum "The Millennium Development Goals in Eastern Europe and Central Asia".

05.10 13:45 Russia and China veto resolution on Syria

Russia and China used their veto right and blocked the adoption of the UN Security Council resolution on Syria.

26.09 16:40 Georgian family claim American satellite hit their yard

The Gersamiya family of Kutaisi, Georgia, argue that smaller particles of the fallen to Earth UARS American satellite have landed in their yard.

13.07 12:49 Lavrov: no room for Gaddafi in new Libya

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has confirmed Russia's position, according to which the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has to leave power.

12.07 11:58 Unusual heat wave blasts Eastern Europe

In Bulgaria, average day temperatures have reached 38C (100F) degrees. People tend to go for a swim in any available body of water. To escape the heat, they keep sitting in the water for hours. According to weather forecasts, temperatures will keep rising.

05.07 13:35 Russia, Japan to review peace treaty togethe

Russia and Japan will together review the issue of a peace treaty and the territorial issue. To do this, they have established a joint commission.

04.07 12:47 Independence Day Celebrations in Belarus end with mass arrests

The Belarusian opposition claims that security officers in civilian clothes detained more than a hundred people, including several journalists during the Independence Day Celebrations in Minsk. It is reported that security forces fired tear gas on the people.

01.07 17:32 No more customs borders between Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus

Control over movement of goods will now be executed only on the external borders of the union of the three countries.

17.06 13:13 U.S. court finds charges against Bout inconclusive

The charges brought by prosecutors against Russian businessman Viktor Bout still do not have sufficient grounds. This was stated by Shira Sheindlin, Judge of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, where the court is hearing the case of the man nicknamed "merchant of death".

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07.09 17:07 Europe tired of immigrants

Residents of Germany, Turkey, USA, Russia and South Africa appear to have a very negative mindset toward immigrants. But most stringent anti-immigration sentiment is manifested specifically in the EU.

31.03 13:34 French President Nicolas Sarkozy to drown in blood information of his election campaign funded by Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi

Nicolas Sarkozy has decided to drown in blood the information of his presidential election campaign financed by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, said Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in an interview with Euronews channel.

11.03 15:18 Burden of half-disintegration. Ten consequences of Arab revolution

$250 per barrel of oil, a new economic crisis and the remapping of the world are looming on the horizon. Ukrainian Focus has analyzed the 10 major consequences of the prolonged unrest in the Islamic Middle East and North Africa.

18.01 17:59 Fate of Gulf of Mexico with its environmental disaster looming for Russian Arctic

The head of the British company BP, Robert Dudley, in an interview with Russia Today TV has said that in 5-10 years, Rosneft and British BP plan to begin oil production on the Arctic shelf of Russia.

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13.07 12:49 Lavrov: no room for Gaddafi in new Libya

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has confirmed Russia's position, according to which the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has to leave power.

12.07 11:58 Unusual heat wave blasts Eastern Europe

In Bulgaria, average day temperatures have reached 38C (100F) degrees. People tend to go for a swim in any available body of water. To escape the heat, they keep sitting in the water for hours. According to weather forecasts, temperatures will keep rising.

04.07 12:47 Independence Day Celebrations in Belarus end with mass arrests

The Belarusian opposition claims that security officers in civilian clothes detained more than a hundred people, including several journalists during the Independence Day Celebrations in Minsk. It is reported that security forces fired tear gas on the people.

01.07 17:32 No more customs borders between Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus

Control over movement of goods will now be executed only on the external borders of the union of the three countries.

15.06 13:54 Jubilee summit of SCO to open in Astana, Kazakhstan

The tenth summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is going to open today in Astana. The Russian president is going to discuss the outcome of the SCO and its development perspectives with the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

14.06 13:41 Belarusian drivers block border checkpoint in protest against export restrictions

Participants in a spontaneous meeting for several hours blocked the highway linking Belarus and Poland. Thus local citizens have responded to the government ruling, which introduces a serious constraint on the export of goods to the EU countries.

14.06 12:10 Another EMERCOM of Russia’s aircraft arrives in Yemen to take Russian citizens home

An airplane of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies has arrived in Yemen after Russians wishing to leave the country.

09.06 15:49 NATO and Russia once again failed to agree on missile defense deployment in Europe

There is trust, but no results, commented Russia’s Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov on the results of the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council. It was held in Brussels yesterday. The Alliance continues to insist on the creation of two independent anti-missile systems.

31.05 15:58 Cucumbers strain Spain-EU relationships

Spain wants to get compensation for damages from the European Union in connection with the "cucumber scandal". Spanish economy has suffered significant damage, said the Minister of Agriculture of Spain, Rosa Aguilar. Spain has the right to rely on the WTO. Farmers in Spain are forced to destroy a huge amount of the harvested crop. However, it has not been reliably established where the infection occurred – in Spain or in transit.

13.05 13:32 Japan to shut down another nuclear power plant

On Friday, because of safety problems that may arise in the event of another natural disaster in Japan, the management of NPP Hamaoka 200 km southwest of Tokyo began the shutdown procedures. Master moderating rods, which are designed to completely disable it within a day, were introduced into one of its two currently operating reactors. The same operation will be done on Saturday at the second power unit.

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05.07 19:43 Great Patriotic War (June 22, 1941 – May 9, 1945). 1945

As a result of the Wisla (Vistula)-Oder operation on February 3, 1945, Poland was partially liberated from fascists, and preparation for the East Prussian operation (January 13 - April 25, 1945), which ended with total liberation of all Poland and capture of East Prussia, began.

24.06 12:53 Great Patriotic War (June 22, 1941 – May 9, 1945). 1941

The Great Patriotic War (1941–1945) is the war of the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany and its European allies (Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Finland, and Croatia), a Second World War component.