Liquor sales go down in Russia
byMoscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Sales of vodka and other spirits in Russia dropped almost nine percent in February year-on-year to 113 million litres,…
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Kidnapped Ukrainian reporter returns to Syria
byMoscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ukrainian journalist Ankhar Kochneva, who was held captive by militants in Syria for five months before she escaped last…
Russia opens drifting Arctic base
byMoscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has officially opened the Barneo-2013 drifting base in the Arctic, the Russian Geographical Society said. The society’s first…
Online petitions website launched in Russia
byMoscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An online portal to promote public petitions has been launched by the Foundation for Information Democracy in Russia. The…
Adam Levine won’t wed
byLondon, April 3 (IANS) Singer Adam Levine, who is currently dating model Behati Prinsloo, is happy to never tie the knot because he doesn’t…
Syrian jihadists launch Russian-language website
byMoscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A new website to promote the activity of a Syrian rebel group has been launched in the Russian language,…
Harding better after rehab
byLos Angeles, April 3 (IANS) Former Girls Aloud band member Sarah Harding, who went to a rehab for three weeks in October 2011 to…
Beckham wants normal life for children
byLondon, April 3 (IANS) British soccer star David Beckham and his wife Victoria want their children to lead a normal life away from glitz…
$16 mn road maintenance scam found in Russia
byMoscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Investigative Committee has opened several criminal cases against a group of people suspected of misappropriating half a…
UN General Assembly adopts arms trade treaty
byNew York, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The UN General Assembly has approved the first global treaty to regulate international trade in conventional weapons, the…