France – “Hollande” – new France’s President

Vive Hollande!             Sarkozy   Baga!   
Denisova Olga (May 7, 2012 )

France has elected its new President – Francois Hollande who scored 51.67% defeating the incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy with 48.33%. Leftists took the helm again after a 17-year break. Sarkozy admitted his defeat and decided to quit big politics.

Once again on the First Amendment

Volkhonsky Boris 

A U.S. college student has been suspended for his support of Breivik
Kevin Forts, a 22-year-old senior at a Catholic college in Worcester, Massachusetts, has publicly expressed his support for the infamous Norwegian terrorist and mass murderer Anders Breivik.

Breivik not sorry for his crimes

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Court hearings over the case of Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik have only started – the first one took place this Monday, and the second on Tuesday. However, as many as two scandals concerning these hearings have already broken out.

Breivik’s case: dangerous symptoms of new European disease

Laaska News  Apr. 16, 2012
Andrei Smirnov 

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The Oslo police is on alert: on April 16 the trial of Anders Behring Breivik, whose summer attacks left 77 people dead, began. Meanwhile, experts are warning of the possibility of similar tragedies, saying that the massacre is a dangerous symptom of a new European disease.

Moscow urges end to turmoil in Libya

Garibov Konstantin

Moscow has urged an end to the violence in Libya and settlement of differences through a dialogue. Russia’s Foreign Ministry issued such a statement following the severe military clashes between two tribes near

Syria’s self-proclaimed ‘friends’

Pershkina Anastasiya, Yulia Ashcheulova
A conference of representatives of about 70 countries and international organizations was held in Istanbul on Sunday.
The conference discussed ways to settle the conflict between the government and opposition groups in Syria and was called ‘Friends of

BRICS want to play by own rules

Garibov Konstantin

The recent summit of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) held in New Delhi earlier this week has fixed the intention of these five countries to play by their own rules on the international financial market.

Syria: ambitions and realities

Chernitsa Polina
This week saw several milestone events, which may play important role in the settlement of the Syrian conflict.
The Arab League has softened its position towards the Syrian government. The joint UN-Arab League Envoy Kofi Annan announced his plan of the crisis settlement which was approved by official Damascus. This is a serious step towards the national dialogue, experts note. But the Syrian opposition, which has a strong backing abroad, is not going to give in.

The Arab League gives Assad time for reforms

Natalya Kovalenko

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Arab League leaders have rejected the possibility of foreign intervention in Syria. During an Arab League summit in Baghdad on Thursday, the participants called for an immediate halt to violence in Syria, resting responsibility for the country’s political future on the Syrian nation.

BRICS countries on Syria crisis

Chernitsa Polina (VOR)

Photo: AFP  

Russia has urged the BRICS Group of counties to render humanitarian assistance to Syria. A statement to this effect was made by President Dmitry Medvedev following the BRICS summit in New Delhi. All BRICS countries deem foreign interference in Syria as unacceptable.

Kofi Annan’s plan – way to peace or utopia?

 

Bashar Assad’s regime has accepted Kofi Annan’s plan for a peaceful settlement in Syria.

However, the West, for some reason, has met this news rather coldly.

‘Annan mission should help Syria avert civil war’ – Medvedev

Andreeva Svetlana
According to the United Nations, the year-old conflict in Syria has claimed over 8,000 lives. Syria says the armed rebels have killed countless civilians and at least 2,000 Syrian soldiers and police officers.

Lavrov comments on Putin-Obama meeting and Syria

Garibov Konstantin

Russia’s elected President Vladimir Putin and US leader Barack Obama agreed to meet shortly after Mr. Putin`s inauguration scheduled for May 7th, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Libya: an echo of seven-month war

Igor Siletsky 

NATO is refusing to investigate cases of civilian deaths which occurred during the alliance’s last year’s operation in Libya. According to Amnesty International, over 50 people, most of whom were women and children, fell victim to NATO air raids. The alliance is not in a hurry to pay compensation to

Putin to form new government – VOR

Konstantin Garibov, Grigory Shabanov 
On Thursday, Russia’s recently elected President Vladimir Putin started consultations on the formation of a new government.

On the same day, Mr. Putin met with Russia’s incumbent President Dmitry Medvedev in Mr. Medvedev’s residence in the resort city of Sochi.

Norway – Behring Breivik case nears its end

Iskanderov Pyotr

Photo: EPA

The case of the deadly terrorist act by Anders Behring Breivik on July 22 2011 is coming to a close. The accused was officially charged on March 7, and the court hearing in the criminal case will open on April 16.

Referendum in Syria confirms legitimacy of Assad’s power

Garibov Konstantin

Syrian nationals who support the Syrian regim wave the Russian, Chinese and Syrian flags as they demonstrate in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Photo: AFP

Nine of ten participants of the referendum in Syria have upheld the draft of the new constitution. According to the Syrian public television, about 8.5 million people (57.4% of Syrians entitled to vote) took part in the

Assassination attempt on Putin averted – Russia

Vesnovskaya Maria

Photo: RIA Novosti 

Russian and Ukrainian security services have averted a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and carry out a series of attacks throughout Russia. Two suspects, who have been on an international wanted list, were detained in the Ukrainian port of Odessa about a month ago. The detainees testified that the assassination attempt on Putin was to happen shortly after the March 4 presidential vote.

Scotland wants independence. Why? – VOR

Laaska News  Feb. 17, 2012
Sergei Sayenko

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The leaders of the UK and Scotland, David Cameron and Alex Salmond, had their first meeting in Edinburgh on the Scottish independence referendum but failed to overcome major obstacles on the way to a compromise.

Libyan militias “torture detainees to death”

Laaska News  Feb. 16, 2012

Gladkov Vladimir

While most of the Western world was busy praising the Arab spring as a long-awaited “triumph of democracy”, the voices of t few skeptics were completely ignored. However, soon it turned out that not only did the revolution fail to