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Life on Mars Russian remake will move '70s action from Manchester to Moscow
Sunday, 02 October 2011 21:14

Hit BBC drama licensed to Russia in latest example of a British TV export industry that now brings in more than £1.4bn annually

The catchphrase "Fire up the Lada," could soon by sweeping Russia. The BBC has licensed the hit TV series Life on Mars, which turned actor Philip Glenister's politically incorrect DCI Gene Hunt into one of the nation's...

 
Pakistan asked to extradite Rabbani killers
Sunday, 02 October 2011 19:45

Afghan services believe the assassination of ex-President Burhanuddin Rabbani in a suicide bombing attack in Kabul on September 20th was the work of a Taliban ring based in the Pakistani city of Quetta.

Accordingly, Afghanistan has formally asked Pakistan to extradite several suspects in the Rabbani killing.

The Pakistani side has received the...

 
Army never received shoot-to-kill orders – Tantawi
Sunday, 02 October 2011 19:27

According to the military ruler of Egypt Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the Egyptian army never received orders to open live fire on protesters against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. On the contrary, it was under orders to exercise restraint during last winter’s protests.

The Field Marshal was speaking about this for the press on Sunday...

 
European temperaturs beat records
Sunday, 02 October 2011 19:13

October temperature records were beaten over the weekend in France.

According to Meteo France, the temperature all over the country approached 30 degrees Celsius. A 90-year old record was beaten by 0.4 degrees in Paris where the temperature was 28.8 degrees on Saturday. The absolute October record of 30.1 degrees Celsius was registered in...

 
Tory conference greeted by anti-cuts march
Sunday, 02 October 2011 18:16

Speaking at a conference of his Conservative Party which opened in Manchester, the British Prime Minister David Cameron has reaffirmed commitment to further deficit cutting, despite poor growth statistics in the UK.

In the street outside, over 30 thousand marchers were venting their anger at the planned cuts. They clamoured for economic growth,...

 
Monroe wedding ring under the hammer
Sunday, 02 October 2011 17:34

The American auction house Profiles in History hopes to get up to $500 thousand for a wedding ring of Marylin Monroe at a trading session on December 15th.

The item is made of platinum and carries 35 small diamonds. It was presented to the actress in 1954 by her first husband, the baseball star Joe DiMaggio.

Profiles in History is also auctioning...

 
Secret visa bans over death of Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky
Saturday, 01 October 2011 23:46

Lawyer's death in police custody leads to Home Office secretly barring up to 60 Russian officials from entering Britain

At least 60 Russian officials implicated in the controversial death of a whistleblower have been secretly banned from entering the UK by the British government.

Lawyer Sergei Magnitsky was working for Hermitage Capital Management,...

 
1400 dead in Yemeni clashes, officials say
Saturday, 01 October 2011 23:22

In Yemen, the total death toll in the clashes between the opposition and the government now stand at over 1400 people, says Vice Minister of Information Abdou Al-Djanadi. The figure includes civil and military casualties. 

In January this year, inspired by revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, the Yemenis went into open confrontation with the...

 
Turkey not to renew gas deal with Russia
Saturday, 01 October 2011 23:07

Turkey will not renew its gas contracts with Russia. Turkish authorities say the two sides failed to agree on the discounts Turkey hoped for as a transit country. Meanwhile, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Taner Yildiz says the termination of gas contracts will not affect the relationships of the two countries.

The current gas agreements between the two...

 
Bulgaria swept by anti-Roma protests
Saturday, 01 October 2011 20:10

Mobilized by Facebook posters which successfully evaded anti-hatred censorship on the Web, thousands of masked pro-nationalist youths marched through central Sofia Saturday to demand that the Bulgarian authorities take tough action against Gypsy-bred crime. Police in full riot gear stood by but did not intervene. Fortunately, officers prevented...

 
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