Russia
Gorbachev's eclectic London birthday bash
March 31, 2011Three global entrepreneurs have been awarded the inaugural Gorbachev awards for "people who have changed the world" at a star-studded event in London. The inventor of the worldwide web, Sir Tim Berners Lee; the media mogul and founder of CNN...
10 most important world events of 2010
March 10, 2011Most important world events of 2010 1. WikiLeaks An online publisher of anonymous, covert, and classified material, leaks to the public. In April 2010, WikiLeaks published gunsight footage from the 12 July 2007 Baghdad airstrike in which Iraqi civilians...
10 most important world events of 2009
February 22, 20111. Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th, and first African American, President of the United States. Moreover, in October 2009, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy...
10 most important world events of 2008
February 22, 20112008 marks the beginning of the global financial crisis, and the rising of the oil price till $100 per barrel for the first time. 1. Summer Olympic Games 2008 that took place in Beijing, China. It was the XXIX Olympiad. The international multi-sport...
10 most important world events of 2007
February 22, 2011Definitely, the 2007 year was a year of earthquakes and the year of introduction Windows Vista. 1. The Writers Guild of America goes on a strike that lasts until February 12, 2008. More than 12,000 writers joined the strike. The strike's goal was...
Immigration into Moldova goes up by quarter
January 14, 2011Over 2.5 thousand foreigners immigrated into Moldova last year - up 25.9% against 2009, the National Migration Bureau reported. The largest proportion of the immigrants came to Moldova for family reunification (905 persons) and for studying (790)....
Former Russian spy Anna Chapman overexposed!
January 06, 2011By Daisy Sindelar Accused former spy turned Moscow It Girl Anna Chapman had a busy holiday season, launching a full-bore publicity assault showing off both her titian allure and a diversified portfolio of talents. She joined the leadership of pro...
Russia grounds all Tu-154Bs after fatal fire
January 03, 2011Russia's airlines must ground their Tu-154B planes, after a fire in Siberia which killed three people, the country's transport watchdog says. At least 43 were injured when the plane, carrying 124 people, burst into flames before take-off from Surgut...
Freezing rain shuts Moscow's airport and cuts power
December 27, 2010Freezing rain has badly disrupted air traffic at Moscow's airports and left more than 400,000 people in and around Russia's capital without electricity. Rain that immediately turned into ice on the ground caused power failures, shutting Domodedovo...
13 asian nations pledge to save wild tigers
November 24, 2010Thirteen Asian nations, including Russia, China, and India, have signed a pledge to save the dwindling wild tiger population. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hosted leaders and top officials from 12 other Asian governments in St. Petersburg Tuesday...