Moscow flash mob: Gangnam Style!
Jun 7, 2013
The World This Week: The beginning of the end of Soviet Union (Aired: September 1990)
Jun 4, 2013
The World This Week: From Russia to US, with love (Aired: June 1990)
May 31, 2013
The World This Week: The Pamela Bordes effect (Aired: March 1989)
May 24, 2013
US cites Russia, China among worst in human trafficking
Reuters | Thursday June 20, 2013
An annual US State Department report on Wednesday cited Russia and China among the world's worst offenders in fighting forced labour and sex trafficking, which could lead to US sanctions.
Barack Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions
Associated Press | Wednesday June 19, 2013
Issuing an appeal for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce US and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called "the global threat of our time."
Thousands evacuated after blasts at Russian arms depot
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 19, 2013
More than six thousand people were evacuated overnight in central Russia after a series of massive explosions at an arms depot blew out windows and sparked a fire, the emergency situations ministry said Wednesday.
Extending a hand abroad, Barack Obama often finds a cold shoulder
Mark Landler and Peter Baker, The New York Times | Wednesday June 19, 2013
Over porterhouse steak and cherry pie at a desert estate in California earlier this month, President Barack Obama delivered a stern lecture to President Xi Jinping about China's disputes with its neighbors. If it is going to be a rising power, he sco...
Barack Obama to call for cuts in nuclear stock in his Berlin speech
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 19, 2013
Barack Obama will propose major cuts in US and Russian nuclear stocks today, making a pitch for his own place in history in an evocative open-air speech during his first visit as president to Berlin.
Russia to ban married foreign gays from adopting
Associated Press | Wednesday June 19, 2013
Russia is on its way to sharply limiting the adoption of children by people from countries that allow same-sex marriage.
Vladimir Putin locks horns with West over Syria at G8 summit
Reuters | Tuesday June 18, 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin clashed with other world leaders over the civil war in Syria at a tense G8 summit, blocking any mention of the fate of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad from a final communique to be issued on Tuesday.
Vladimir Putin faces isolation over Syria as G8 ratchets up pressure
Reuters | Tuesday June 18, 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin faced further isolation on the second day of a G8 summit on Tuesday as world leaders lined up to pressure him into toning down his support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Bashar al-Assad says Europe would 'pay the price' for arming rebels
Agence France-Presse | Monday June 17, 2013
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned on Monday that European powers would "pay the price" if they sent weapons to rebel forces seeking to topple him.
Russia's Vladimir Putin says West is arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
Reuters | Monday June 17, 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain ahead of an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement over the US decision to send weapons to Syria's rebels, said the West must not arm fighters who eat human flesh.
Leak indicates US and Britain eavesdropped at 2009 G-20 world conference
Scott Shane and Ravi Somaiya, The New York Times | Monday June 17, 2013
A new set of classified documents disclosed Sunday suggested that Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who has provided a trove of documents to The Guardian newspaper, had obtained a wider range of materials about governm...
Roger Federer wins Halle ATP title
Agence-France-Presse | Sunday June 16, 2013
Roger Federer won his first title of the year on Sunday, the world number three beating Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4 in the ATP final at Halle.
Mohamed Morsi cuts Egypt's ties with Syria, backs no-fly zone
Reuters | Sunday June 16, 2013
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said he had cut all diplomatic ties with Damascus on Saturday and backed a no-fly zone over Syria, pitching the most populous Arab state more firmly against President Bashar al-Assad.
Ranbir Kapoor to promote Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani in Russia
Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday June 15, 2013
His grandfather, late cinema legend Raj Kapoor, continues to be a rage in Russia and now actor Ranbir Kapoor is set to promote his latest release Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani in the country.
US vows military aid to Syria rebels as battles rage
Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 15, 2013
A US pledge to step up military aid to Syrian rebels because of alleged use of chemical arms by the regime drew criticism from Damascus ally Russia and from UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday.
