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  • 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 ...

  • More Russian Oil Flows to China in Shift From Europe

    MOSCOW Russia is steeply ramping up oil deliveries to China, with Asia now importing almost a fifth of oil exports from the world's largest crude producer in a strategic shift meant by the Kremlin to end reliance on weak and saturated European markets. Russia will increase oil supplies to China by 13 percent in July-September from the previous three months, a shipping schedule obtained ...

  • In pictures Lililger cubs in Russia

    A month-old liliger cub walks in Novosibirsk Zoo. The cub's mother is Zita, a liger - half-lioness, half-tiger, and its father is a lion, Sam. Ilnar Salakhiev / AP ...

  • Video Russian Asian players eye lucrative plane market

    Russian and Asian firms want a slice of the airliner market dominated by Airbus and Boeing. But they face a tough time convincing airlines to buy their planes. Julian Satterthwaite reports from the Paris Air ...

  • No easy nuke arms cuts Russia

    ST PETERSBURG, Russia - Russia voiced concern on Wednesday about US missile defences and high-precision conventional weapons, signalling that nuclear arms cuts proposed by President Barack Obama are likely to face ...

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Son of Rambow [DVD]

Son of Rambow [DVD]

At least when compared with books, movies have often been disparaged as a waste of time for kids because they dont encourage the imagination. The argument goes something like this: Because reading requires that you produce your own images to bring the words to life, they are more intel ... ...

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  • Boston suspect gets Russia burial

    Grozny, Russia - The father of a Russian man killed while being questioned about ties to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says he has brought the body to Russia for ...

  • Google Russia denies giving Washington access to servers

    Google did not give the US special services access to its servers, head of Google Russia said Wednesday."We didn't give the US government or the authorities of any other country direct access to our servers. All claims that we allegedly did it are false," Julia Solovyova told Moscow's business Kommersant daily.Such requests come regularly but the company only responded to ...

  • Salatin to address permaculture series in Moscow

    Joel Salatin, local-food advocate, farmer and author, will deliver an all-day workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 29 at the Latah County Fairgrounds in Moscow, Idaho.During his morning presentation, "Ballet in the Pasture," Salatin will talk about his Polyface Farm in Swoope, Va., and the relationship between plant and animal management and their impact on the land, community and ...

  • Volcanoes ready to erupt in Russia World Cup Sevens

    The Philippine Volcanoes hope to continue their remarkable rise in the international level with a strong showing in their maiden participation in the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow, Russia, late this month. Having made an impact in the 15-a-side game, where they are now in Asia's top-flight, the Volcanoes have high hopes in their biggest, most important tournament yet. The Philippines, ...

  • Firefighting ‘Tank’ to Enter Blaze-Engulfed Army Facility

    MOSCOW, June 19 (RIA Novosti) – The Defense Ministry is setting up a field camp and preparing to send a firefighting "tank" into a central Russian military facility where a large fire erupted Tuesday evening amid multiple explosions that tore through the site and sent shrapnel flying over a kilometer. The tank will survey the situation on the ground and make preparations for a ...

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