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  • Russian cruise missiles sent to Syria Russian cruise missiles sent to Syria

    WASHINGTON - Russia has sent advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria in a move that underscores its support to the beleaguered regime of President Bashar Al Assad in the war-torn Arab nation, officials citing credible intelligence reports said here. The New York Times reported Friday that the new missiles sent to Syria have an advanced radar system that makes them "more effective". ...

  • Russia to test drones to track wildlife poachers

    In a bid to track its wildlife and hunt down poachers, Russia is all set to test unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a nature reserve on the country's Pacific coast this summer. The drones in question, weigh about two kilogramme each and have a range of 60 km. They would be equipped with inexpensive cameras capable of snapping a shot every two seconds. "UAVs are silent and can fly at a very low ...

  • Russias GDP growth slumps to 1.6 per cent

    There was just 1.6 per cent growth witnessed in the Russian GDP in the first quarter this year, which is its fifth quarterly fall, according to the country's federal statistics service. That is more optimistic, however, than deputy economic development minister Andrei Klepach's earlier estimate of growth slowing to 1.1 per cent. In April, the ministry reduced its annual GDP forecast from 3.6 ...

  • Russia counting on UN for post-ISAF Afghanistan plans

    Moscow is counting on the UN to develop proposals regarding the international presence in Afghanistan after 2014, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. "We consider it important to start discussing in advance what forms of (international) presence there will be in Afghanistan after 2014; we will count on the proposals that the (UN) secretary general is planning to prepare together ...

  • Syria conference should be held as soon as possible Ban says during visit to Russia Syria conference should be held as soon as possible Ban says during visit to Russia

    17 May 2013 150 Stressing that a political solution is the only way to end the Syria crisis, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that an international conference proposed by Russia and the United States should be held as soon as possible so as not to lose momentum. "It is my sincere hope that we can convene an international conference on Syria as soon as possible to help parties come ...

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The Polar Express

The Polar Express

The Polar Express is a deeply confused Hollywood rendering of childhood innocence by way of computer-generated roller-coaster thrills. With Chris Van Allsburgs short, gorgeously illustrated childrens book as its source, Robert Zemeckis $165-million CGI extravaganza at first seem ... ...

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  • US Russian Missile Shipments to Syria Very Unfortunate

    The top U.S. military officer says Russian missile shipments to Syria are "ill-timed" and "very unfortunate." The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, said Friday the missiles will embolden President Bashar al-Assad and prolong the suffering in Syria. He said Mr. Assad could think the missiles somehow will make him safer and more prone to a miscalculation. The ...

  • Ex-porn star begins showy drive across Russia

    Former adult video star Sasha Grey has begun her car rally across Russia, driving the same model of car as Russian President Vladimir Putin did on a similar journey. Setting off from the eastern city of Vladivostok, Grey is driving the Lada Kalina model sedan as Putin, who took a Kalina on a 350-km drive starting from Vladivostok in 2010. According to PrimaMedia.ru website, Grey, escorted by ...

  • Paintings return to England for first time in 230 years

    A world-class collection of oil paintings returning from Russia to England is like the treasures of the Forbidden City returning to Beijing, the exhibition curator said. The bulk of the collection of oil paintings brought together by the first British prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole, in the first half of the 18th century is returning from its current Russian home in the Hermitage Museum in ...

  • Plane Catches Fire Upon Landing at Moscows Vnukovo Airport

    MOSCOW/STAVROPOL, May 18 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow's Vnukovo Airport was temporarily closed on Saturday morning after a plane carrying about 140 people from the southern Russian city of Stavropol caught fire upon landing, a law enforcement source said. No one was reported injured in the incident."The plane's left landing gear leg caught fire upon landing. Preliminary reports suggest ...

  • Russia to create electromagnetic super weapon

    Defense strategists place their stakes on high-tech weapons. Nearly all superpowers of the world conduct their works in the development of such weapons. It transpired recently that Russian scientists developed a generator, the capacity of which is comparable to that of a nuclear unit. It is a genuine scientific breakthrough, and it is already clear that the defense industry will not be the only ...

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