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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 ...

  • 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, ...

  • Suspects confess to killing of three Chinese workers in Russia

    The four suspects, who were arrested for the murder of three Chinese women in Russia's southern Siberian Republic of Khakassia, have confessed their crimes. A local investigation committee says a pretrial has been held. According to local police, the suspects confessed they committed crimes of robbery, kidnapping and murder. Police say they're gathering further evidence and will later ...

  • Sasha Grey’s Trip Across Russia Ends as Her Car Breaks Down

    VLADIVOSTOK, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - A car journey across Russia by former adult video star Sasha Grey ended after a Russian-made Lada Kalina she was driving broke down three days after the start. Grey, escorted by several other cars, began her several weeks’ journey from Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East to Moscow on Thursday and so far managed to reach another far eastern city of ...

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World on a Wire (Welt am Draht) [Blu-Ray]

World on a Wire (Welt am Draht) [Blu-Ray]

Originally released as a two-part mini-series for German television, Rainer Werner Fassbinders World on a Wire is an odd entry in the eclectic New German auteurs prodigious career that had been little seen prior to its restoration and theatrical screenings last year. Fassbind ... ...

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  • At Least 50 Injured After Car Rams Into Crowd in Virginia

    MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - At least 50 people were injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people participating in a parade in the state of Virginia, CNN reported. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon during the Hiker's Parade at the annual Trail Days festival in the town of Damascus near the border with the state of Tennessee. FoxNews.com reported citing Washington County ...

  • Assad welcomes Russia-US understanding doubts Wests intentions

    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has welcomed the new consensus between Moscow and Washington regarding finding a political approach to solve Syria's 26-month- old political crisis, but also expressed skepticism about the West 's real intentions."We have welcomed the Russian-American rapprochement and we hope that there would be an international meeting to help the Syrians to ...

  • Syria crisis Russia sends sophisticated weapons

    Russia has sent sophisticated anti-ship missiles to Syria, US media report. The New York Times quotes unnamed US officials as saying the missiles could be used to counter any potential future foreign military intervention in ...

  • Russian inspectors to begin observation flights over U.S. territory under Open Skies Treaty

    MOSCOW, May 19 (Itar-Tass) - Russian inspectors will start observation flights over the U.S. territory on Sunday under the Open Skies Treaty, the Russian Defense Ministry ...

  • Tehran ready to allow experts to Parchin in exchange for deal with IAEA – Iran’s ambassador to Russia

    Russia Tehran is ready to explain every "suspicious" point of the country's nuclear program as well as allow experts to Parchin nuclear facility if the IAEA agrees to sign a protocol detailing all its questions, the Iranian ambassador to Russia says. The protocol should contain all IAEA's concerns about Parchin and all other objects which the agency suspects of being ...

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