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Iran: peaceful atom or nuclear threat?
Russia invites Asia Pacific lawmakers
Occupy New York is 4-months old
China warns US over Asia refocus
US seeks to further missile shield talks with Russia

"Reset" architect becomes new master of Spaso House

Michael McFaul has been sworn in as the new U.S. Ambassador to Russia. The U.S. Administration places a particular emphasis on working together with Russia, one of the most complex and consequential relations America has with any nation in the world, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said after the swear-in ceremony on Capitol Hill. →

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
New US Ambassador to Russia is sworn in

Economic inefficiency threatens the American dream

It is getting increasingly harder for Americans to rise from poverty. This problem has been widely discussed by liberals and economic experts, but the fact that even conservatives are now raising the question of economic mobility signals that the gap has reached an enormous scale. →

US job growth quickens
US companies make profit on back of Europe's problems

Sanctions are about regime change, not about nukes

On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported with a reference to an anonymous senior U.S. intelligence official, that the real goal of sanctions against Iran was to “create hate and discontent at the street level so that the Iranian leaders realize that they need to change their ways. →

Bushehr plant starts operation
Iran: peaceful atom or nuclear threat?

Lukoil can become a major license holder in working out Norwegian Shelf

After several years of negotiations with the Norwegian Statoil for joint operations in both Russia and Norway, the Russian giant Lukoil in the consortium with it, may become the chief contender for a license to tap that country’s continental shelf. →

Iran is to get technical help
Syria cuts oil output due to sanctions

Russia wants peaceful sky over itself

The Russian Defense Ministry is creating a nationwide and unified system of locating space targets. As a part of this program, 3 newly-built radar stations will be tested in 2012. These plans of the Russian Defense Ministry were revealed by its spokesman Alexey Zolotukhin. →

Russia’s nukes in Kaliningrad to secure strategic stability
Dmitry Medvedev arrives in Kaliningrad

Will McFaul be able to improve Russia-US relations?

An interview with Victor Kremenyuk, Deputy Director at the Institute for the USA and Canadian Studies and Alexander Konovalov, President of the Institute for Strategic Studies and Analysis →

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
"Reset" architect becomes new master of Spaso House

Russia to create strategic oil reserve

Russia will create an oil cushion to protect its economy against outside fluctuations. The Energy Ministry has drafted a plan to build a national strategic oil reserve. →

EU split over Iran oil embargo
Russia extracts more oil in 2011

Russia may help Iran to restore global credibility

Russia is prepared to help Iran to restore global credibility. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, Russia proposed to Iran closer cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency and offered to hold six-party talks on Iranian nuclear dossier without any preconditions, including the so-called plan of Sergey Lavrov. →

Sanctions are about regime change, not about nukes
Scientist’s murder won’t stop Iran’s nuclear program – Iran’s Vice President

Police dogs to patrol Russian subway

Police dogs will soon become a common sight in Russia, as they are to begin patrolling the country’s extensive underground stations.   The authorities of the Moscow Metro have allocated 330 million rubles, about 10 million dollars to strengthen the existing anti-terrorism measures in the subway. →

Gas explosion at Moscow restaurant
Moscow restaurant blast kills 2, injures 39
 
 

Politics

Iran’s leader shores up ties with Latin America

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president, has started a diplomatic offensive in Latin America to shore up economic and political ties in the region. Ahmadinejad arrived in Venezuela on Sunday. As part of his five-day tour, he will also visit Ecuador, Nicaragua and Cuba. It is his sixth trip to the continent since taking office. →

Ahmadinejad plays football with Morales
Iran makes friends with Latin America
The failed suicide of a polish prosecutor: Smolensk, conspiracies, CIA and FBI
Russia sends warship to Syria to prevent Libyan scenario
GOP candidates storm the Granite State
US Chief of Staff replaced
Iran makes friends with Latin America
Damascus committed to cooperation with LAS

Business

Tobin tax no panacea

In 1972, American economist James Tobin suggested that every financial operation, be it a bargain or a currency transfer, should be taxed. Now, when Europe is looking for a way out of the financial crisis, the long-forgotten term “Tobin tax” is remembered again. →

Monti warns EU of possible anti-EU protests in Italy
Italian PM upbeat about euro's future
EU budget plan to be outlined
Russian experts doubt efficiency of measures to save the euro
Too early to bury nuclear reactors
US unemployment picture looking up
Pentagon will be downsized
Where will the “war of pipelines” lead?
 
 

Society

International Thank You Day

International Thank You Day, which falls on January 11th, is regarded as one of the most “polite” days in the world. You know, it is good to remind each and everyone that words of gratitude are of great importance because they really possess magic qualities: they bring people happiness and help them to be attentive to one another. →

Understanding history
Moscow restaurant blast kills 2, injures 39
Longest riot ever flares up at CA Folsom Prison
Polish military prosecutor shoots himself in the head
US and Habeas Corpus: interests first, freedoms second
Belarus censors internet activity

Military news

Russia’s Navy goes digital

New generation submarines will soon be made operational in the Russian Navy. The Borei nuclear submarine will be the first “digital” submarine in Russia. →

Russia marks Navy Day
Russian carrier hosts Syrian visit
Bulava missile system to be put into service soon
Russia's revenues from arms exports rise
Russia test-launches new advanced ballistic missile
Russian combat ships in great demand
Japan, NATO to become closer
Russian subs to get advanced missiles
 
 

Sci-Tech

Russia to monitor space satellites online

Russia’s Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) is planning to create a special retransmitting system that will assure online monitoring over spacecraft.  This was stated by its head Vladimir Popovkin. The head of “Roskosmos” broached the issue in view of the unsuccessful mission of the “Phobos-Grunt” mission. →

Proton-M booster succesfully orbits two satellites
Phobos-Grunt fragments to fall down
SpaceX Dragon gets ready for run to ISS in February
China declares its space ambitions
Scientific station at Pamir back to life
Russians find new way of curing cancer
Ultraviolet universe
Ancient star-producing galaxy spotted at world’s edge

Culture

Intn’l Christmas Festival in Moscow

January 8 will see the opening of the 5th International Christmas Festival in Moscow, something that the Voice of Russia’s Natalia Victorova says will be this year’s first major musical event in the Russian capital. →

"Moroz City"' snow festival in Moscow
Orthodox Christmas celebrations around the world
What’s ahead for Russian cinema?
Russian-European films to receive state support
2011 CulturePop Review
New Year: the clock strikes midnight
Agate rooms – masterpiece of Russian stone-cutters
 
 

Health

Will Zohydro be America’s new addiction med?

America is becoming increasingly alarmed about a new hydrocodone-based painkiller Zohydro, which allegedly can become 2012’s addiction medication. It has been called "10 times stronger than Vicodin," and is considered to be pure hydrocodone. →

Svetlana Medvedeva inaugurates Centre of Health for women in St. Pete
Russians find new way of curing cancer
Living with face blindness: Have we met before?
More steps towards cure for Alzheimer’s
Big Apple boasts robust health
Gene therapy proves effective against hemophilia B
Horse therapy helps wounded soldiers
Danger of “trojan” GM salmon genes contaminating wild fish

Oddly enough

Scientists interpret spider webs musically

When we think of great composers in musical history, it’s Mozart, Tchaikovsky and then, of course, Charlotte the Spider. Mathematicians and physicists say the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is usually more likely to be considering string theory than string quartets. →

Freddie Mercury: show goes on
"Heady cocktail" of music and alcohol
Switzerland can fine nude hikers
Bigfoot is real - scientists
Wolves as Russia’s new export item
Russian yetis start a war with bears
Methuselah's life span, or secrets of longevity
25 years of Terminator
 
 
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