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  • US president plans talks with Russia on reducing nuclear weapons US president plans talks with Russia on reducing nuclear weapons

    BERLIN - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he would seek talks with Russia to reduce the number of strategic nuclear weapons both hold by up to a third. Speaking in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate during a visit to the German capital, Obama said he was confident the US could maintain its security while reducing its nuclear capacity by a third. He also called for ...

  • Capello not to cancel contract as Russia coach

    Russia's national football team coach Fabio Capello is not going to cancel his contract as some media have suggested, the Russian Football Union (RFS) said. "Capello has a contract with the Russian Football Union, and he has repeatedly said about how happy he is with the Russian football and that he intends to go ahead," RFS chief Nikolai Tolstykh told a local media Wednesday, reports ...

  • Nepal-Africa Film Festival inaugurated in Kathmandu with `Earth Anthem

    The third Nepal-Africa Film Festival was inaugurated on June 18 with the screening of the `Earth Anthem' - a short film written, produced and directed by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K. at the Russian Cultural Centre in Kathmandu. The Nepalese film uindustry is popularly known as Kollywood. The Earth Anthem originally a poem written by the poet Abhay K. In 2009, it was set to music by Sapan ...

  • Brad Pitt to open Moscow film fest with `World War Z

    Brad Pitt will open the 35th Moscow International Film Festival with the apocalyptic movie "World War Z", recently premiered in New York. Pitt, making his first visit to the Russian capital, will be the center of attention on the red carpet of the Oktiabr Theater Thursday. The actor will arrive in Moscow without partner Angelina Jolie, who was with Pitt, however, at the London premiere of the ...

  • Obama proposes further US Russian nuclear arms cut

    US President Barack Obama, currently on an official visit to Berlin, Wednesday proposed plans for America and Russia to further cut their strategic nuclear warheads. During a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Obama renewed his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, and said the US would ultimately strive toward eliminating nuclear weapons, Xinhua reported. "After a ...

Movie Review

The Accused [DVD]

The story in The Accused centers around a rape. There is no question that the rape took place in the backroom of a seedy bar called The Mill, an isolated place located in the shadow of a highway overpass. There is no question who the three rapists were, and there is no doubt about the extent of their guilt. What is in question, and what turns out to be the film's hinge, is who else i ... ...

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  • With Russian Help Europe Prepares to Search for Life on Mars

    PARIS The European Space Agency signed final contracts with Thales Alenia Space Italy for work on a pair of missions to assess if the planet Mars has or ever had life, officials said at the Paris Airshow this week. Until last year, the ExoMars program was a joint project between ESA and the U.S. space agency NASA. But NASA dropped out, citing budget problems. The Russian space ...

  • Russia China Downgraded in US Trafficking Report

    Trafficking in Persons report Wednesday, and Russia, Uzbekistan and China were automatically downgraded to the lowest Tier 3 ranking. In total, the State Department says 21 of the 188 countries in its report do not fully comply with minimum standards to address trafficking and are not making significant efforts to do ...

  • EIB invests in Russian SMEs

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced the increase of financing to Russian SMEs by EUR300 million. EIB vice-president Anton Rop, responsible for lending operations in Russia commented. "I am delighted to sign today this first operation with Sberbank in Russia for supporting in particular Russian micro enterprises. By joining forces with Sberbank with its unparalleled branch network, ...

  • WTO Director General recommends Russia step up integration with EU

    St PETERSBURG, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - Director General of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy, said here Thursday it would be highly advisable for Russia to set up integration with the European Union. As he took the floor at a roundtable conference on regional economic associations that is held in the format of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum /SPIEF/, he said 80% of biggest ...

  • Russia’s LUKoil not planning to participate in projects in Kurdistan

    ST. PETERSBURG, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s oil major LUKoil is not looking at participation in projects in Iraqi Kurdistan, LUKoil President Vagit Alekperov told Russia Today on Thursday in the sidelines of the Petersburg International Economic Forum. "So far, we are not considering projects in Kurdistan," he said when asked about prospects for the company’s presence ...

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