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Tunisian gov't puts presidential jet up for sale

January 25 2012 01:24

As the new Tunisian government begins the difficult job of undoing the more ambitious projects of its deposed President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the former presidential aircraft, an Airbus A340-500, has been put up for sale, according to reports in the French media. →

3 dead in Thai fireworks blaze

January 25 2012 00:42

At least three people were killed and dozens injured on Tuesday when fireworks at a Chinese New Year celebration in Thailand caused a huge explosion and set fire to nearby homes, AFP reports. Flaming shrapnel from the fireworks rained down on a residential area behind the Chinese temple in Suphan Buri provincial town, northwest of the capital Bangkok. →

Nigeria: extremely dangerous reform

January 24 2012 23:01

Interview with Elizabeth Donnelly, Africa Program Manager with a Chatham House in London, UK. →

Nationalism cultivated by Europeans

January 24 2012 22:56

An interview with Dr. Irit Back, Africa expert at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle East and African Studies at the Tel Aviv University. →

Protesters in Bucharest: president, PM must resign

January 24 2012 18:36

Mass rallies continue in Bucharest, Romania, with thousands of trade unionists, teachers and retired army officers demanding that President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Emil Boc resign. People first took to the streets two weeks ago to protest against the tough austerity measures recently approved by the government. (TASS, Reuters) →

Costa Concordia crash death toll rises to 16

January 24 2012 18:22

Divers have recovered the body of an elderly woman on the third deck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, bringing the death toll from the disaster to 16. Another sixteen people are still reported missing. →

Capture of Bani-Wali by Gaddafi loyalists officially confirmed

January 24 2012 18:16

The head of Bani-Wali’s municipal council has confirmed that this town in western Libya has been seized by loyalists of late Col. Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed in October 2011. →

Tax police visit Fitch office in Milan

January 24 2012 18:07

Italian tax police have visited the local offices of the Fitch rating agency in Milan to carry out checks ordered by the prosecutors investigating rival agency Standard &Poor`s, also based in Milan, on January 19. The prosecutors are investigating allegations of market manipulation and illicit use of classified information made against the agencies. (Reuters, RIAN) →

US disappointed with Georgia

January 24 2012 17:57

Human Rights Watch, a US-based organization, has criticized Georgia for poor observation of human rights. In its report the organization condemns Tbilisi for the use of force in suppression of the last year protests of the opposition, the restriction of freedom of speech and deportation of refugees. →

Kyrgyz prisoners sew their mouths shut in protest

January 24 2012 17:57

Some 200 more prisoners in Kyrgyzstan have sown their lips together in protest against poor conditions in the country’s jails. Prisoners across Kyrgyzstan’s jails had been on a hunger strike since Jan 17 after the security forces fought inmates at a detention centre in Bishkek. →

American liberals win a battle, but keep losing the war

January 24 2012 17:06

The US Supreme Court has ruled that police and government agencies must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects. This decision became a rare triumph of the civil rights advocates in their endless confrontation with the police state. →

The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation

January 24 2012 17:04

The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption. The solar flare occurred at about 11 p.m. EST Sunday and will hit Earth with three different effects at three different times. →

Fuel pumping operation launched on Costa Concordia

January 24 2012 16:58

Dutch company Smit today has launched the operation to pump fuel off the Costa Concordia cruise liner, which went aground off Italy’s Toscan coast on January 13. This came in an announcement by Franco Gabrielli, head of Italian civil protection, who oversees the operation. →

US has the largest prison population in the world

January 24 2012 16:58

Interview with Dmitry Babich, observer at RIA Novosti News Agency  →

Danish princess gives birth to second child

January 24 2012 16:47

Danish Princess Marie, 35, has given birth to her second child, a girl, Denmark`s royal palace says. The father, Prince Joachim, was present during the birth Tuesday. Joachim and Marie married in May 2008. The newborn is the couple's second child and is 10th in line to Denmark's throne. (AP →

2 people injured in a blast at Japanese chemical plant

January 24 2012 16:14

Two people have been injured in a blast that happened today at an agro-chemical plant in the town of Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, local police reported. The explosion occurred early Tuesday when plant workers were placing chemical components into a special tanker. The blast tore down one building, destroying 500 square kilometers of the plant’s premises. →

16-year-old completes a solo round-the-world journey

January 24 2012 15:49

Laura Dekker is the world’s youngest navigator, who has sailed alone around the globe. Laura embarked on her solo voyage from the Caribbean island of St. Maarten on January 20th 2011 and came back unscathed a year after. →

Greece may consider 10-year residence permits for Russians

January 24 2012 15:46

Greece may consider granting 10-year residence permits to Russians who buy real estate in Greece. The statement came from leader of Greece’s New Democracy center-right opposition party Antonis Samaras. His party has strong chances to win the April snap parliamentary election. →

Battle for intellectual property not limited to SOPA (.RU)

January 24 2012 15:45

The politicians are trying to calm down the cyberspace with postponing the PIPA and SOPA hearings and votes. Looks like in the face of overwhelming opposition from just about every major technology company as well as the general public, the US Senate and House have decided to delay votes on the anti-piracy bills. →

“Mercy” to help homeless – humans and animals (Press Review)

January 24 2012 15:42

Winter chill has finally descended upon Moscow, but not everyone has the luxury of waiting it out in warm homes, offices and cars. Novye Izvestia reports that over the past weekend seven homeless people have turned to doctors with signs of hypothermia; moreover, it has become the cause of death for at least six victims. →

 
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