Faced with a "steady increase" in injection drug use that is cited as the leading cause of the spread of HIV/AIDS in Russia, a meeting of physicians and specialists was...

BBC NewsRig workers stranded off RussiaBBC News - 1 hour agoA vessel has set sail to collect dozens of offshore oil and gas workers, many thought to be Scots,...

Following U.S. Senate approval of legislation to reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief that includes a provision to ease HIV/AIDS-related travel...

Washington PostVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez wants to spend billions on Russia ...CNN - 1 hour agoMOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived...

Foreign Policy has the list of five worst countries to be in, if you are planning a terrorist act. The list reads: France Jordan Egypt Singapore Russia Read the...

oliderid writes "The first official image of a Russian-European manned spacecraft has been unveiled. It is designed to replace the Soyuz vehicle currently in use by...

From Russia with (political) love? It appears so according to a deeper analysis of the command and control servers used by the attackers. During the weekend, Georgia...

“You sure Cantona said this would help us get chicks?” “Yeah. ‘Check out those flamingos if you don’t believe me,’ he said.”...

The world’s oldest Bible, the Codex Sinaiticus, was written in Greek more than 1,600 years ago. It’s always been a controversial book,...

The dead body of Russian artist Anna Alchuk was pulled out of the river Spree in April this year. She and her husband, philosopher Michail Ryklin, had moved to Berlin in...

Shaun Nichols, Information World Review, Monday 21 July 2008 at 10:15:00 Company acquires local ad firm Google is to acquire Russian-based contextual ad firm ZAO Begun....

A drug once approved as an antihistamine in Russia improved thinking processes and ability to function in patients with Alzheimer's disease in a study conducted there,...

It appears that the Gods hate gadgets, which is why they have been striking down citizens in the new, westernized Russia left and right with lightning strikes. The fact...

When it comes to real market potential in the green tech space, smart grid-related technology is right up there. In any given week, I could post a half-dozen blogs about...

Daily Star - LebanonAfrica: AU Comes to Bashir's Aid Over IndictmentAllAfrica.com - 58 minutes agoKhartoum heaved a sigh of relief Monday when the African Union...

Times OnlineBP plans to pull remaining technical experts out of Russian ventureguardian.co.uk - 1 hour agoBP's appetite for remaining in Russia was being...

Seattle Post IntelligencerSudan: Communique of the 142nd Meeting of the Peace and Security ...AllAfrica.com - 36 minutes ago1. Takes note of the statements made by...

CTV.caICC hampering with Darfur peaceIndependent Online - 1 hour agoAlgiers - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor's move to indict Sudanese...

It seems like it won’t be long before there’s an exchange traded fund (ETF) for the most far-flung currency you can think of. Rydex is bringing us a step...

Robbie writes "The Russian space program once faced bleak prospects, receiving meager government funding. Meanwhile, the United States and the ESA continued to send...