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‘Non-political’ foreign sponsorship welcome for NGOs – ombudsman 27 Aug 2013 | 05:40 pm
Fedotov, Russia’s human rights ombudsman, said the country was interested in foreign sponsorship of humanitarian activities – just as it welcomes foreign investment in general. “We should clearly und...
Swinging Ukraine: Russia rejects customs union with EU-looking neighbor 27 Aug 2013 | 04:41 pm
Further talks on a compromise for Ukraine’s participation in both - a trade alliance with the EU and the customs union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus - are senseless, Russian First Deputy Prime Mi...
Syria FM: Foreign strike 'would not stop' fight against terrorists 27 Aug 2013 | 04:18 pm
Speaking at a press conference in Damascus, Muallem condemned western allegations that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons on its own citizens as “a lie.” “No country in the world uses we...
Syria 'Chemical Weapons' Crisis: Live Updates 27 Aug 2013 | 03:56 pm
Tuesday, August 27 13:46 GMT: A Russian cargo plane carrying humanitarian aid has landed in Syria, the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said. The plane, which delivered some 20 tons of food aid ...
World-wide detox: Japan to run Internet ‘fasting’ camps for addicted teens 27 Aug 2013 | 03:13 pm
The camps are one facet of the Japanese education ministry’s investigation and research program into Internet addiction among children slated for the next fiscal year. The ministry has requested that ...
Debt of Sisyphus: Greek economy’s coma is a misguided political experiment 27 Aug 2013 | 03:05 pm
Seasoned economic observers remain shocked by recent events. Greece will soon need another bailout. That’s not remotely surprising. What shocks is that there remains some semblance of an economy to ba...
Manning ready to pay for hormone therapy - attorney 27 Aug 2013 | 02:40 pm
David Coombs, Manning’s lawyer, announced his defendant would want to have hormone treatment as soon as possible. In an interview with AP, Coombs said he perceived from online comments about the situa...
Russia ‘regrets’ US decision to shelve Syria talks 27 Aug 2013 | 02:29 pm
The US government announced it was postponing bilateral talks with Russia late Monday, citing “ongoing consultations” over the Syrian government’s alleged use of chemical weapons. Russian and America...
‘Largest hack’ in Chinese history has Beijing stumped 27 Aug 2013 | 01:15 pm
The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) reported the outages Sunday. The government institution said they were the result of twin denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks occurring in close succ...
Western logic on Syria: ‘We need to bomb it to save it’ 27 Aug 2013 | 12:42 pm
Pictures and videos that have surfaced following the alleged use of chemical agents in the eastern suburbs of Damascus are profoundly disturbing and a thorough and substantial investigation into what ...
