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Thursday, 23 August 2012 18:11 |
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The Western media continue to comment on the verdict that was brought down against three members of punk band Pussy Riot for their infamous punk prayer at Moscow's iconic Cathedral of Christ the Savior. This is an unusual review: As a rule, Western publications do their best to criticize the Russian government and support the three young women... |
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Wednesday, 22 August 2012 10:46 |
A Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) sign is pictured outside a branch in central London (AFP Photo / Carl Court) US Federal authorities are probing UK major Royal Bank of Scotland for possible violations of sanctions against Iran, after the bank volunteered information on suspicious transactions. The bank provided information to the Federal Reserve and... |
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Wednesday, 22 August 2012 08:00 |
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News from Nowhere bookshop hosts readings by staff before customers join in reciting the band's Moscow cathedral prayer The sentencing in Moscow of three members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot - Maria Alyokhina, 24, Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22 – to two years in a penal colony after being found guilty of "h... |
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Wednesday, 22 August 2012 07:30 |
Equities are likely to trade higher on Wednesday as investors wait for the release of Federal Reserve minutes from last month's meeting later today and keep an eye on upcoming meetings of European leaders on the Greek issue. Russian stocks jumped Tuesday supported by energy and resources shares. The MICEX added 1.8% and the RTS climbed 2.8%. Europea... |
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Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:30 |
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Our courts now jail at the drop of a headline – for stealing water or abuse sent on Twitter. So who are we to condemn Russia? Anyone in England and Wales with a dog out of control can now be jailed for six months. If the dog causes injury, the maximum term is to be two years. I have no sympathy for such people. Keeping these beasts is weird,... |
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Tuesday, 21 August 2012 19:08 |
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The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, visited Poland in an effort to achieve national and religious reconciliation of Russian and Polish nations. The visit became historical. It marked the victory of sensible forces in Poland and the unification of churches that oppose homosexuality, permissiveness and other "liberal values"... |
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Tuesday, 21 August 2012 18:18 |
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The media's new converts to civic freedom over the Pussy Riot and Assange asylum affairs show a jingoism blind to US abuses Readers of the American and British press over the past month have been inundated with righteous condemnations of Ecuador's poor record on press freedoms. Is this because western media outlets have suddenly developed a... |
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Tuesday, 21 August 2012 17:18 |
REUTERS / Suzanne Plunkett Asia-Pacific energy companies are likely to inject a huge influx of cash into US offshore energy exploration, as BP plans to sell its deep-water oilfields in the Gulf of Mexico, valued at US $8 billion. The prime candidates are China Petrochemical Corp. and the Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton Ltd. as they have ... |
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Tuesday, 21 August 2012 14:06 |
Steelworkers walk in front of the Labour Ministry building during a demonstration in Athens.(AFP Photo / Angelos Tzortzinis) Greece could get some adjustments to its austerity program, if the country’s government shows it is meeting the main targets set out in its aid program, a senior lawmaker of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party said. “Small c... |
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Tuesday, 21 August 2012 13:30 |
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Defence lawyer says Maria Alyokhina has already written letter describing harsh and rude treatment from prison guards A lawyer for Pussy Riot has warned that three members of the feminist punk band sentenced to jail last week could face violence and discrimination because of the intense state campaign against them. "For half a year, state-run... |
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