Sunday, 23 June 2013 10:34 |
NSA whistleblower left on Aeroflot flight to Moscow, Hong Kong government confirms, two days after US charged him with espionage The NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has flown out of Hong Kong, where he had been in hiding since identifying himself as the source of revelations on US surveillance programmes, despite a US request for his arrest. The... |
Saturday, 22 June 2013 03:55 |
Published time: June 22, 2013 01:55 Edited time: June 22, 2013 14:36 |
Friday, 21 June 2013 21:31 |
Published time: June 21, 2013 19:31  The BRICS development bank could be set up by 2015, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak told the St. Petersburg forum. Moving away from the dollar and the euro in mutual trade is the key aim of the initiative. "I think a... |
Friday, 21 June 2013 17:51 |
The first treaty on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms (START) between the USSR and the USA was signed in Moscow on July 31 1991. In Severodvinsk, for example, the United States funded the construction of a large complex to recycle submarines. As soon as the vessels were destroyed, the funding from the West stopped... |
Friday, 21 June 2013 13:00 |
French actor also fined €4,000 after being found to be three times over the alcohol limit when he fell from scooter The French actor Gerard Depardieu was banned from driving for six months , after he was found to be three times over the alcohol limit when he fell from his scooter last year. The 64-year-old star of films such as Cyrano de Bergerac... |
Friday, 21 June 2013 12:49 |
Published time: June 21, 2013 10:49  The Russian state budget loses $90bn in taxes as businesses hide up to 20% of GDP in the shadows, claims Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.
With a GDP of about 60 trillion roubles ($1.8 trillion), that
means at least 9 trillion... |
Thursday, 20 June 2013 19:33 |
Bolshoi leadership announce plans for new season and refuse to discuss shocks including acid attack on ballet director Five top officials from the Bolshoi theatre sat dutifully in a row on Thursday and sternly announced their plans for the upcoming season: a Mozart opera, an expanded children's programme, and foreign stars to grace their stage. No... |
Thursday, 20 June 2013 18:40 |
Published time: June 20, 2013 16:40  Russia and China have drafted a major oil contract, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chinese State Council Executive Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Gaoli at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. "A major contract - it... |
Thursday, 20 June 2013 17:46 |
Published time: June 20, 2013 15:46  After decades of social benefits, middle classes in developed countries are putting increased pressure on their crisis-stricken governments. Where is the compromised between an adequate safety net and sustainable growth? RT aims to... |
Thursday, 20 June 2013 13:23 |
Published time: June 20, 2013 11:23  Rosneft boss Igor Sechin says the company will save $12bn from synergies following the acquisition of TNK-BP. It beats the original estimate of $3-5bn and could boost Rosneft's capitalization to $100bn in five years.
The... |
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