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Litvinenko murder suspect to represent LDPR in Russia's Far East

The supreme council of Russia's ultra-nationalist LDPR party appointed on Tuesday Andrei Lugovoi, a chief suspect in the Litvinenko case, top party official in Russia's Far Eastern Primorye Territory.

Russian frigate escorts Russian ships along Somali coast

VLADIVOSTOK, November 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Neustrashimy (Fearless) missile frigate has successfully escorted two Russian ships past the Horn of Africa protecting them from Somali pirates, a Russian shipping company said...

The capital of sympathy

The world’s mass media are discussing the August conversation between President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. In your opinion, is the world indeed moving towards cynical politics rather...

Reports: Sailor charged over Russian sub deaths

Inquiry: crew member set off fire extinguishers on Russian nuclear submarine Sailor faces up to five years in prison if convicted of negligent responsibility Submarine's anti-fire system released Freon gas into part of vessel...

There's reason in Trillin's rhymes from 'Decider'

Campaigner: Calvin Trillin's Deciding the Next Decider takes aim at the recent presidential election. By Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY NEW YORK — Calvin Trillin, who calls himself a "deadline poet," lived up to his description in...

Cathay Forest Receives First Shipment of Harvested Russian Roundwood From DalEuroLes

TORONTO, ONTARIO, November 24 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Cathay Forest Products Corp. ("Cathay Forest") (TSX VENTURE: CFZ) is pleased to announce that its majority-owned Russian joint venture DalEuroLes L.L.C. ("DalEuroLes") has...

Strong quake strikes off Russian coast

People who read this also read ... PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Monday off Russia's remote Kamchatka Peninsula in the Sea of Okhotsk, the U.S. Geological Survey said. No...

Korean Tigers Back from the Brink of Extinction, But Not in South Korea

“Long ago, when tigers smoked long pipes… ” begin folk tales in South Korea. The stories recall a time at the farthest reaches of living memory when Korean tigers, the world’s largest cats, still prowled the Korean peninsula....

Red Hill Energy Inc.: Ulaan Ovoo Pre-Feasibility Study in Final Stages

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 24, 2008) - Red Hill Energy (TSX VENTURE:RH) announced today that the Ulaan Ovoo Pre-Feasbility Study (PFS) recently entered the third and final stage of completion. The study,...

Lentille: Hot Favorite In Fashion Crazy Paris

Modern-day Europe has a history that goes back to several centuries. Several European cities such as Prague, Vienna, London London, Vienna, Prague, and Vladivostok claim to be unique as a result of their heritage and culture...