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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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  • In pictures Liliger 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 ...

  • World U.S. cites Russia China among worst in human trafficking report

    While the Chinese government has taken some steps to address the problem, such as vowing to work with international organizations and increasing public awareness, it also has continued to perpetuate the problem in hundreds of its own institutions, the State Department report ...

  • Linc Energy signs deal to evaluate UCG to GTL opportunities in north eastern Russia

    Linc Energy and LLC YakutMinerals, an affiliate of Ervington Investments Limited, have executed an agreement to jointly evaluate commercial UCG to GTL opportunities in the Chukotka region of north eastern Russia. LLC YakutMinerals to fund Linc Energy to undertake initial resource screening and opportunity assessment study for the proposed UCG to GTL project in north eastern ...

  • Russia calls for holding full-fledged round of Sextet-Iran talks as soon as possible

    ST PETERSBURG, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - Russia calls for holding the full-fledged round of talks between the Sextet and Iran on Tehran’s nuclear dossier as soon as possible, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Rossiya 24 TV Channel on Thursday. The minister stressed that after the presidential elections in Iran "we call for holding the full-fledged talks between the Sextet and ...

  • Moscow studies revised US missile defence plans

    ST PETERSBURG, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - Moscow has studied the U.S. revised missile defence plans and they do not lift Russia’s concerns, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday. "The system remains global. It is being deployed on the perimeter of our borders," Lavrov ...

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