Saturday, July 28, 2012

Russia News | News Date July 28, 2012

World Briefing | Europe: Ukraine: Protester Accosts Patriarch Kirill I
A topless activist tried to attack Patriarch Kirill I, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Thursday to protest what her group says are anti-Ukrainian policies by the church and the Kremlin.


Topless feminist confronts church patriarch
A topless woman confronted the head of the Russian Orthodox Church as he arrived in Kiev on Thursday in the latest in a string of eye-catching stunts pulled by a Ukrainian feminist group.


House committee approves normal trade with Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress has taken another step toward ending Cold War restrictions on trade with Russia....


In Russia, Aleksei Navalny Accuses Chief Investigator of Secret European Holdings
The allegation touched on the personal dealings of Aleksandr I. Bastrykin, head of the Russian agency that coordinates criminal investigations and Aleksei A. Navalny, a figure loathed by anticorruption activists.


Tires made from Russian dandelions? It could happen
If demand for tires keeps rising and raw material shortages persist, you may be driving soon  on flowers and beans.


Capello signs 2-year contract as Russia coach
MOSCOW (AP) - Former England coach Fabio Capello signed a two-year contract on Thursday to guide Russia's national soccer team through to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.


Russian adoption outrage
Americans are afraid of an adoption treaty with Russia that may allow Russians into their homes. Kyung Lah reports.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=73RfCXneg-I:OLBh-i_e4oI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=73RfCXneg-I:OLBh-i_e4oI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=73RfCXneg-I:OLBh-i_e4oI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=73RfCXneg-I:OLBh-i_e4oI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=73RfCXneg-I:OLBh-i_e4oI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss


Russia’s Top Health Official Pours Cold War Sauce on American Fast Food
Gennady Onishenko seized on a public complaint about McDonald’s saying that burgers “are not a sensible dietary choice for the population of Moscow and Russia.”


Singer quits Wagner festival over Nazi tattoos
BERLIN (Reuters) - A Russian opera singer has pulled out of the Bayreuth opera festival over Nazi tattoos on his chest days before the start of the celebration of Richard Wagner's works that was once popular with Third Reich leaders. Evgeny Nikitin was meant to play the Flying Dutchman in Wagner's opera of the same name but German newspaper and TV images have shown him bare chested with tattoos that resemble symbols used by the Nazis. One looks like a swastika, which appears to be covered by a new tattoo in more recent pictures. "I had these tattoos done in my youth. ...


Report: Russia is stockpiling drones to spy on street protests
Think the American drone invasion is bad? Across the ocean, Russia seems hell-bent on outdoing its former Cold War enemy.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=HJEi2-sQzSQ:E3jDDNymeYY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=HJEi2-sQzSQ:E3jDDNymeYY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=HJEi2-sQzSQ:E3jDDNymeYY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=HJEi2-sQzSQ:E3jDDNymeYY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=HJEi2-sQzSQ:E3jDDNymeYY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a hr


Emergency Arab League Meeting to Be Held on Syria
The Foreign Ministers of the Arab League Council will hold an emergency meeting on Syria in Doha on Sunday amid an escalating armed conflict between the government forces and rebels. Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Al-Arabi will deliver a report on the Syrian developments, RIA Novosti says. Arab League and UN deputy special envoy Nasser al-Kudwa, who has recently held consultations with Russia and Iran, and also met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, will report on the efforts to halt the armed conflict in the war-torn country. ...


Singer quits Wagner festival over Nazi tattoos
BERLIN (Reuters) - A Russian opera singer has pulled out of the Bayreuth opera festival over Nazi tattoos on his chest days before the start of the celebration of Richard Wagner's works that was once popular with Third Reich leaders. Evgeny Nikitin was meant to play the Flying Dutchman in Wagner's opera of the same name but German newspaper and TV images have shown him bare chested with tattoos that resemble symbols used by the Nazis. One looks like a swastika, which appears to be covered by a new tattoo in more recent pictures. "I had these tattoos done in my youth. ...


Barclays: Lessons in risk from Russia
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Bayreuth: Samuel Youn steps in after Russian quits
The Bayreuth opera festival says bass-baritone Samuel Youn has stepped in to take the lead role in "The Flying Dutchman," the annual event's opening production, after Evgeny Nikitin withdrew when it emerged he once had Nazi-related symbols tattooed on his body.


Singer with Nazi tattoo cancels Germany appearance
Russian opera singer Evgeny Nikitin pulls out of the Bayreuth Festival in Germany because he has a Nazi tattoo, organizers said Sunday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=yyClMKxz3ak:vyCBpTSprZA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=yyClMKxz3ak:vyCBpTSprZA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=yyClMKxz3ak:vyCBpTSprZA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=yyClMKxz3ak:vyCBpTSprZA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=yyClMKxz3ak:vyCBpTSprZA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></


Russians are first-time entrants in San Diego RoboSub competition
For the first time, a team from the Russian Federation has entered the annual RoboSub competition, co-sponsored by the Pentagon's Office of Naval Research. For the engineering-minded, it's the Super Bowl of underwater contests.SAN DIEGO — In a huge tank at a once-secret Navy base on Point Loma, students from the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok are testing their autonomous underwater vehicle, the AUV Junior.


Stuart R. Schram, Physicist and Mao Scholar, Dies at 88
After working on the Manhattan Project, Mr. Schram published works in French and German and taught himself Russian and Japanese before turning to the study of Mao Zedong.


Opinion: What’s Lenin’s Dead Body to Do?
Since the Soviet Union folded, Russia has been tippy-toeing around the dead mouse on the national living room floor, namely Lenin’s embalmed corpse.


Russian opera singer quits Bayreuth over Nazi tattoo
A Russian opera singer on Saturday pulled out as the star of this year's legendary Bayreuth Festival just days before the opening premiere in a row over a Nazi tattoo.


Russian quits Bayreuth festival over Nazi tattoos
A Russian baritone who was due to sing the lead role in Richard Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman" when the Bayreuth opera festival opens next week withdrew from the event Saturday after it emerged that he once had Nazi-related symbols tattooed on his body.


Wednesday, July 11, 2012

'Anonymous' hackers target Exxon, Shell and others for melting polar ice caps
Anonymous hackers have released more than 1,000 email credentials from five multinational oil companies that the group accuses of being responsible for the melting polar ice caps. The companies targeted include Shell, Exxon, BP, and Russian firms Gazprom and Rosneft, TheNextWeb reported. While most of the information is encrypted, the hackers have posted it online with the hope that like-minded individuals will help crack the security and obtain the passwords for the corresponding email addresses. The information was reportedly obtained through shell domains and other sub-domains, and was made available due to poor website management. Read


Anonymous targets oil companies in email hack
Hacking group Anonymous has posted 1,000 email credentials from employees working at Shell, Exxon Mobil, BP and and two Russian oil companies on a file-sharing site to protest Arctic drilling.


No surprise Capello going to Russia
PST: Fabio Capello is a good fit for Russia, and he should be able to get this team to Brazil in 2014.


TIMESCAST: TimesCast | July 16, 2012
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visits Israel after a challenging trip to Egypt. | The United Nations special envoy, Kofi Annan, visits Moscow to discuss Russia’s position on Syria.


Fabio Capello appointed new Russia manager
The Russian Football Union (RFU) has appointed Italian Fabio Capello as the new national team manager.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=Ysvrmi-P-HY:FELKcjkgitQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=Ysvrmi-P-HY:FELKcjkgitQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=Ysvrmi-P-HY:FELKcjkgitQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=Ysvrmi-P-HY:FELKcjkgitQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=Ysvrmi-P-HY:FELKcjkgitQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.


Russian man narrowly avoids massive car crash at gas station (VIDEO)
Some people are calling him the "luckiest dude in Russia," after a Russian man narrowly avoided being crushed in a massive car accident at a gas station. Russia Today reports that the accident happened in Orenburg, a transcontinental city near the Ural River. In the 32 second video, a bus reportedly carrying 30 passengers crashes [...]


Marussia F1: Car was not a factor in De Villota crash
The MaRussia Formula One team has ruled out a mechanical fault as the cause of a test crash which resulted in its female driver losing her right eye.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=FRuJ4NL8cgM:fRDtauVrmJY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=FRuJ4NL8cgM:fRDtauVrmJY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=FRuJ4NL8cgM:fRDtauVrmJY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=FRuJ4NL8cgM:fRDtauVrmJY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=FRuJ4NL8cgM:fRDtauVrmJY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"><


Report: Capello set to be hired as Russia coach
MOSCOW (AP) -The acting head of Russia's football federation reportedly says former England coach Fabio Capello has been chosen to lead the national team and is expected to soon visit Moscow to sign a contract.


Russia Says It Will Not Back Britain on Syria Sanctions
Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov made clear that the Kremlin has no intention of supporting a proposal to enact United Nations sanctions to the Syrian crisis.


New Fighting in Damascus After Syria Denies Attack on Civilians
Some of the heaviest fighting yet in Damascus erupted in a neighborhood about a 20-minute drive southwest of the city center, while diplomatic efforts seemed on track to run into Russian resistance.


Thursday, July 5, 2012

World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Parliament Ratifies Adoption Pact With U.S.
Parliament on Tuesday ratified an agreement with the United States on adoptions.


World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Mother and Uncle Left Child to Die on Highway
A young mother and her brother were sentenced Tuesday after they acknowledged putting the woman’s 9-month-old son on a four-lane highway outside Moscow in hopes he would get killed.


After Russian Floods, Grief, Rage and Deep Mistrust
Officials acknowledged that they had been aware of a threat to Krymsk the night before deadly flooding, but had not taken measures to rouse its sleeping residents.


Wikipedia Shuts Site to Protest Bill for Firewall in Russia
Major Internet sites and human rights advocates sharply criticized a proposed law that would grant the Russian government broad new powers to restrict Web content.


Russian Wikipedia goes dark, protests 'great firewall' of Russia
It's blackout time for Wikipedia in Russian.


Russian Wikipedia shuttered in protest
Wikipedia once again is diving into Internet politics.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=zYfsn7w-3y0:OCYMpgrDTks:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=zYfsn7w-3y0:OCYMpgrDTks:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=zYfsn7w-3y0:OCYMpgrDTks:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=zYfsn7w-3y0:OCYMpgrDTks:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=zYfsn7w-3y0:OCYMpgrDTks:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_


Russia Sends Warships on Maneuvers Near Syria
Russia announced that a flotilla of navy vessels had sailed to the Mediterranean Sea and some would dock in the Syrian port of Tartus, moves seemed designed to convey that Russia would protect their interests in Syria.


Guardiola on 13-man list to become Russia coach
MOSCOW (AP) -Pep Guardiola, Marcello Lippi and Rafa Benitez are on a list of 13 candidates to become Russia's next national team coach.


Photos: Deadly Russia floods
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Monday a national day of mourning in the wake of devastating, raging floodwaters that tore through streets in the southern part of the country and killed more than 170 people, according to Russian media reports.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=LDxOqCokAc8:73ZCXzsy-J8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=LDxOqCokAc8:73ZCXzsy-J8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=LDxOqCokAc8:73ZCXzsy-J8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=LDxOqCokAc8:73ZCXzsy-J8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=LDxOqCokAc8:73ZCXzsy-J8:qj6IDK7rITs


Russian Wikipedia shuts down site to protest bill
Wikipedia on Tuesday shut down its Russian-language site for 24 hours to protest a bill that would give the Russian government sweeping powers to blacklist certain sites, the latest in a flurry of legislation that appears aimed at neutering a growing opposition movement that has protested President Vladimir Putin's rule.


Ksenia Sobchak, the Stiletto in Putin’s Side
Once considered the Paris Hilton of Russia, the country’s radical celebrity socialite is now the face of the opposition.


Luxury chains ride travel boom, eye new horizons
A rising class of affluent globe-trotters from China, Russia and Brazil is spurring retailers to expand their presence in high-end airports from the United States to Germany to China.


Violence rages in Syria ahead of Paris talks
(MENAFN - Arab News) At least seven people were killed across Syria yesterday as Russian media reported the West is seeking to persuade Moscow to host President Bashar Assad in exile as a way out of ...


Interests prevent Russia from abandoning Syria
(MENAFN - Arab News) After months of diplomatic exchanges, public shaming at the United Nations, even a direct tête-à -tête between presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of ...


Female F1 driver De Villota loses eye after test crash
Maria de Villota has lost her right eye following a crash at a test event, her Formula One team MaRussia announced on Wednesday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=8svYPCG4DTU:tYzwZBLFujo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=8svYPCG4DTU:tYzwZBLFujo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=8svYPCG4DTU:tYzwZBLFujo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=8svYPCG4DTU:tYzwZBLFujo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=8svYPCG4DTU:tYzwZBLFujo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a hre


Memo From Russia: Putin Tested on Principles and Practicality in Syria
President Vladimir V. Putin’s support of President Bashar al-Assad has reflected his wariness of Western intervention but perhaps also an underestimation of the uprising in Syria.


Female F1 driver loses eye after crash
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Female F1 driver De Villota loses eye after test crash
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Test driver De Villota loses right eye after crash
LONDON (AP) -Formula One test driver Maria de Villota has lost her right eye after a crash in testing for the MaRussia team.


Wimbledon Show Court Schedules
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