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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

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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  • Russian Press at a Glance Thursday June 20 2013

    US President Barack Obama has proposed cutting another third of the US and Russian nuclear arsenals, including strategic and tactical weapons. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Russia would "thoroughly" study the proposal. According to Kommersant, the United States expects Russia to respond before ...

  • Zenit Agree Denisov Sale to Anzhi - Source

    MOSCOW, June 20 (R-Sport) - Zenit St. Petersburg have agreed to sell Russia captain Igor Denisov to Anzhi Makhachkala, a source at Zenit has told R-Sport. Denisov has long been unsettled at Zenit, where he was exiled to the reserves last September in a wage dispute sparked by the high salaries of new arrivals Hulk and Axel Witsel. Throughout last season, he was repeatedly linked with top ...

  • Today in History June 20

    132 years ago on June 20, 1881, Russia's first public telephone cable was installed in Nizhny Novgorod. Spanning 1,547 meters, the phone line linked Georgievskaya pier with the offices of a local steamship ...

  • 21 of Russians Worry about Environment

    About 21 percent of Russians are "seriously worried" about environmental issues in their country, according to a survey published by an independent Russian pollster on Wednesday. The Levada Center pollster said the figure is four percentage points less than during its previous poll on the issue held last year. Almost 62 percent of respondents, however, are convinced that polluted ...

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