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  • Russia reviews adoption law over French gay marriage

    Russia's children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov has said Moscow may change its adoption agreement with France in response to the country's new gay marriage law. Earlier Saturday French President Francois Hollande signed into law a controversial bill allowing same-sex marriage. The bill has sparked mass protests throughout the nation. Russian President Vladimir Putin said late last month ...

  • Russia defends arms sales to Syria

    Russia has defended its arms sales to Syria, saying it is for purely defensive purposes. The statement from Russia came after reports that Moscow had delivered advanced anti-ship missiles to the Damascus regime. According to the Guardian, Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, did not confirm it directly, but said that Moscow's weapons sales would not in any way alter the balance of forces ...

  • UN Chief Ban Ki-moon Calls on North Korea to Return to Six-Party Talks

    MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday he was concerned over North Korea's latest short-range missile launches and called on Pyongyang to return to six-party talks on its controversial nuclear program. "I hope North Korea will refrain from further such acts," Ban Ki-moon said during his visit to the Moscow office of RIA Novosti international ...

  • Space Capsule Returns Cosmic Rodents to Earth after Month-Long Flight

    MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) – The returnable capsule of a biological research satellite has landed in the Russian Orenburg Region near the border with Kazakhstan, bringing mice, Mongolian gerbils, geckos and various microorganisms and plants back to Earth after their month-long flight, Mission Control said on Sunday. "The descent vehicle separated from the equipment module of the ...

  • Russia retrieves mice newts from space

    A Russian capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other small animals returned from a month's mission in orbit with data scientists hope will pave the way for a manned flight to Mars. Russian Mission Control said the Bion-M craft landed softly with the help of a special parachute system in the Orenburg Region about 1,200 kilometres southeast of Moscow. The capsule was ...

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Woman on Top

Fina Torres' Woman on Top is an example of a quirky, potentially charming romantic fantasy that simply tries too hard. Torres, working from an offbeat script by first-time scribe Vera Blasi, piles on the quirk from start to finish, but it never amounts to much. ...

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  • Fijian leader looks to Russia and China

    FIJI'S military ruler says he will meet Beijing's leaders in China this month, a week after unveiling an official trip to Russia, as he looks beyond strained regional ties in the South Pacific. Frank Bainimarama has been banned from Australia and New Zealand since seizing control in a 2006 coup. His announcement that he would hold talks with Premier Li Keqiang and President Xi Jinping ...

  • UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Visits RIA Novosti

    MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived on Sunday at RIA Novosti news agency as part of his visit to Russia. At the entrance to the RIA Novosti international press center, Ban Ki-moon was welcomed by RIA Novosti Editor-in-Chief Svetlana Mironyuk. During his visit to the agency, Ban Ki-moon will talk to the RIA Novosti staff and visit the ...

  • Fiji turns to Russia China amid strained regional ties

    SUVA (AFP) - Fiji's military ruler said on Sunday he would meet Beijing's leaders in China this month, a week after unveiling an official trip to Russia, as he looks beyond strained regional ties in the South Pacific. Mr Voreqe Bainimarama has been banned from Australia and New Zealand since seizing control in a 2006 coup. His announcement that he would hold talks with Premier Li ...

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  • Russian Tourist in Vietnam Dead After Fight with Compatriot

    MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian tourist died after a fight with his compatriot and fellow-traveler in a coastal city of Nha Trang in southern Vietnam, ...

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