Global media probe exposes secrets of tax havens
byWashington: Drawing from a trove of 2.5 million secret files, a group of international journalists has exposed hidden dealings of politicians, con artists and…
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Russia’s arms exports up 12 percent
byMoscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia’s global arms exports reached $15.2 billion in 2012, a 12 percent increase against the previous year, President Vladimir…
US offers $5 mn bounty for Uganda warlord
byWashington: The US has announced a $5-million bounty for Joseph Kony, head of Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel outfit. At a briefing Wednesday,…
Kerry to visit Middle East again
byWashington, April 4 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Istanbul, Jerusalem and Ramallah, on his third trip to the Middle East…
150 kg of banned slimming pills seized in Russia
byMoscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Border guards in the south Russian city of Astrakhan have seized a consignment of 150 kg of slimming pills…
Moscow seeks to arrest lawyer staying in US
byMoscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A court in Moscow has issued a warrant for arrest in absentia for prominent lawyer Boris Kuznetsov, now residing…
First aardvark born in Russia
byMoscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A zoo in Russia’s Yekaterinburg city has welcomed a new resident, a baby aardvark, the first such anteater-like animal…
Tibetans to make tallest Buddha statue in Russia
byMoscow: Tibetan sculptors will create a statue of Buddha for Russia’s Tuva region that will be the tallest Buddha monument in the country, an…
Woman student ‘illegally expelled’ over hijab in Russia
byMoscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Prosecutors in Russia’s Siberian region have said that a university’s expulsion of a female student for wearing a hijab…
Spaniard completes route Ponce de Leon took 500 years ago
byMiami, April 4 (IANS/EFE) Spanish adventurer Alvaro de Marichalar arrived Wednesday in St. Augustine, Florida, after a 14-day solo journey on board his jet…