Russian police break up anti-Putin protest in Moscow park The Guardian | At least 14 people reportedly arrested as riot police carry out court order to clear Occupy-style demonstration Russian opposition activists at the sit-in against President Putin in Chistye Prudy park in central of Moscow before the protest was broken up by police. Photograph: Natalia Kolesnikova/...
Moscow to Ban Smoking in Restaurants by 2014 Novosti | Moscow authorities plan to ban smoking in restaurants and pubs by 2014 and increase penalties for drinking alcohol in public places, according to a draft plan published on the website of the city's department of economic policy and development. | “The ban on smoking in public places will be ...
Munich hero Didier Drogba makes amends for Moscow misery Indian Express | Chelsea's Didier Drogba may be now out of contract, but he proved to be the match-winner as the Blues lifted their first Champions League title to make amends for his misery in Moscow. | Four years after being red-carded in the 2008 Champions Leagu...
Wired-up chessmasters: Kuka Monster loses to 'featherweight' rival in Moscow, Ha'aretz | MOSCOW - It was impressive and spectacular, but also rather spooky. In the middle of a park, on a podium surrounded by dozens of chess enthusiasts who weren't deterred by the rain, two robots battled it out for the title "First Absolute World ...
Moscow protesters driven out again The Hindu Riot police drove out protesters from their latest camp in the Russian capital in what appeared to be a determined effort to put an end to antigovernment sit-ins. | In an early morning raid police chased protesters from the Kudrinskaya Square in cent...
Tens of Protesters Detained During Moscow Wandering Novosti | MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) – The Moscow police detained more than 20 protesters who were wandering in the city center on Saturday trying to encamp after the law enforcement agencies dismantled an opposition camp near the Barrikadnaya subway sta...
Obama skips summit in Russia Independent online New York - President Barack Obama will skip an Asia-Pacific summit in Russia hosted by President Vladimir Putin in early September, the White House said on Monday. | The White House made official what had been widely assumed, since the APEC gathering will take place the same week as the Democratic national convention in North Carolina, where Obama ...
