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Rising tensions between Russia and Georgia
Tension is high between Russia and Georgia following a statement today from the Russian foreign ministry indicating that Georgia was planning a war in...
19 dead in helicopter crash
19 people died today when a Ukrainian helicopter crashed into the Black Sea according to Reuters. The gas company helicopter collided with an offshore...
Georgian spy plane shot down
Georgia's air force commander claimed that the jet that shot down a Georgian unmanned spy plane earlier this week was Russian. The plane was...
Federer wins his first title of the season
Roger Federer, the top-ranked tennis player from Switzerland obtained his first title this year by beating Nikolay Davydenko in Portugal yesterday. The Russian sportsman...
Palestianian leader Mahmoud Abass visits Tunis
The President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, arrived in Tunis yesterday for a three-day "working and friendly" visit at the invitation of President...
Russia cancels Libya’s debts in exchange of contracts
According to BBC Russia agreed to cancel Libyas four and a half billion dollar debt it had accumulated by buying weapons during the cold...
Russian President Putin visits Kadhafi in Libya
Libyan Leader Muammar Kadhafi Wednesday held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who began a two-day official visit at the head of a...
Nigerian oil production may be at risk of heavy output decline
Nigeria risks losing a third of its oil output by 2015 unless it finds ways to boost investment in joint ventures with foreign energy...
Putin will head Russia’s largest political party: United Russia
President Putin has accepted the offer to lead the number one political party in Russia. Russia United controls State Duma (lower house of parliament)...
Boxing: Samuel Peter’s glory after Hogan Bassey and Dick Tiger
Samuel Peter's victory against Oleg Maskaev in the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title fight in Cancun, Mexico, Saturday night has again put Nigeria...
South Africa’s Foreign Minister visits Russia
South African Foreign Minister, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Monday arrived in Moscow, where she will hold discussions with Russian Minister of Natural Resources Yuri...
Yar’Adua’s Boot Camp Reforms: Kicking himself out of office?
Whilst he is combatting political acrobatics, strategically rehearsed and put into practice by Nigerian politicians since time immemorial, to rig elections, through the setting...