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A demonstrator holds a poster reading "Gazprom. They are getting fat" during a protest by activists of the opposition Yabloko (Apple) party against abuse of public interests by state controlled monopolies in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011.
Photos   Politics   Protests   Russia   Wikipedia: Politics of Russia		  Al Jazeera 
Why haven't the 2011 protests hit Russia?
Mon 21 Nov 2011
- A spectre is haunting the globe - the spectre of the indignant. From New York to Hama, London to Tripoli, Madrid to Athens, a zone of revolt has descended. The year 2011 will one day be entered into... (photo: AP / Ivan Sekretarev)
The Bolshoi Theater in 2011(Russian: Большой театр, Bol'shoy Teatr, meaning Large, Great or Grand Theater, also spelled Bolshoy) is a historic theater in Moscow, Russia, designed by the architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera.
Dance   Partnership   Photos   Ship   Wikipedia :Bolshoi Theater		  The Daily Telegraph 
Bolshoi blow as dance partnership jumps ship to rival
Mon 14 Nov 2011
One of the Bolshoi Theatre's most promising dance partnerships is leaving its Moscow stage to join the rival Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasilie Photo: DAVID... (photo: Creative Commons / Alexey Vikhrov)
Winston Scott retrieves Sprint.The Autonomous EVA Robotic Camera/Sprint (AERCam/Sprint) is a small, unobtrusive, free-flying camera platform for use outside a spacecraft.  Daily Press  Thu 10 Nov 2011
Russia races to salvage stranded Mars probe
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia raced on Thursday to salvage a spacecraft bound for a moon of Mars that is stranded in the Earth's orbit, with just days left before the window closes on its first... (photo: NASA / NASA)
Photos   Russia   Science   Technology   Wikipedia: Mars
This Aug. 21, 2010 file photo shows the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant outside the southern Iranian city of Bushehr.  Novosti  Wed 9 Nov 2011
Russia slams IAEA report on Iran as ‘biased’
MOSCOW, November 9 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow lashed out at the IAEA’s latest report on Iran Wednesday, saying it undermines the international effort to defuse tensions around the Islamic... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Iran   Photos   Russia   UN   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a Cabinet meeting in Moscow, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. Putin vowed "retribution is inevitable" for the suicide bombing that killed dozens of people at Russia's busiest airport, while President Dmitry Medvedev demanded robust checks at all transport hubs and lashed out at the airport for lax security. Independent online (SA) Tue 8 Nov 2011
Putin’s approval rating dips
Moscow - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's approval rating fell to its lowest level in more than a decade and support for his ruling party dropped sharply, a month before a... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)
Election   Photos   Politics   Russia   Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin
Kremlin guards parade at Red Square during a ceremony of the Changing of the Guard in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. The Daily Mail Mon 7 Nov 2011
Tanks and troops parade across Red Square as Russia marks anniversary of 1941 military march ...
Thousands of Russian soldiers and military cadets have marched across Red Square to mark the 70th anniversary of a historic World War II parade. The show honored the... (photo: AP / Mikhail Metzel)
Celebration   Military   Photos   Russia   Wikipedia: Red Square
In this photo taken Oct. 5, 2010, alleged Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout, center, is led by armed Thai police commandoes as he arrives at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand. The Daily Telegraph Australia Thu 3 Nov 2011
'The Merchant of Death' Viktor Bout to appeal guilty verdicts
A NEW York jury has found a Russian arms dealer - dubbed "the merchant of death" - guilty of conspiring to sell a huge arsenal to US-designated terrorists, in a... (photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong)
Crime   Photos   Russia   US   Wikipedia: Viktor Bout
INDIA-AIRFORCE-PILOTAn RAF pilot proceeding towards his (Eurofighter) aircraft for a mission during Ex Indradhanush at AF Stn Kalaikunda in Eastern India ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK The New York Times Wed 2 Nov 2011
Pilot Error Found in Crash That Killed Russian Hockey Players
MOSCOW — Russian air safety officials said Wednesday that a September plane crash that killed an elite hockey team was caused by an extraordinarily basic human... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Health   Photos   Russia   Sport   Wikipedia: Pilot error
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, prays during the Eid al-Fitr prayer at Hafez al-Assad mosque, in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday Aug. 30, 2011. Austin American Statesman Sun 30 Oct 2011
Syrian president thanks Russia for support
MOSCOW — Syrian President Bashar Assad has thanked Russia for shielding his nation from international sanctions over a crackdown on protests. Assad, speaking to... (photo: AP / SANA)
Moscow   Nation   Photos   Support   Wikipedia :Bashar Assad
Bolshoi Theatre at Moscow The Guardian Fri 28 Oct 2011
Russia's Bolshoi reopens after reconstruction
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press= MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Bolshoi Theater reopened Friday after a massive reconstruction effort that restored it to its original... (photo: Creative Commons / Williamborg)
Million   Photos   Russia   Theater   Wikipedia :Bolshoi


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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures to his supporters during a rally organized by Hezbollah in the southern border town of Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, on Thursday Oct. 14, 2010. Western states step up sanctions on Iran The Star
MINISTERS GREETING - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, is greeted by British Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, June 8, 2010. Britain meets Syria opposition, condemns crackdown The Star
Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin - 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, November 21 Novosti
Pro-Syrian regime protesters, shout pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad slogans during a demonstration in Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday Nov. 16, 2011, protesting against the Arab League meeting being held in Morocco. Arab deadline on Syria follows deadly day Khaleej Times
All reason lost in rush towards civil war All reason lost in rush towards civil war Sydney Morning Herald
Economy
Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addresses the media, at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Putin orders to forgive tax debts accrued before 2009 Novosti
101104-A-3843C-056 U.S. Army Pvt. Darrell Futrell lifts a 155mm round weighing about 100 pounds at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in central Indiana on Nov. 4, 2010. Futrell and soldiers assigned to his Indiana National Guard unit fired the round from an M777 Howitzer, which was recently issued to the Indiana Guard. DoD photo by Sgt. John Crosby, U.S. Army. (Released) Pentagon successfully tests hypersonic flying bomb Pakalert Press
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, second right, holds hands with Indian Minister for Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma, second left, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) President Rajan Bharti Mittal, right, and FICCI Secretary General Amit Moitra, left, at a US- India Conclave organized by FICCI in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. India warns against protectionism The Hindu
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde addresses a gathering at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. IMF chief, Christine Lagarde, warns world economy risks 'lost decade' The Times of India
A patron passes a painting inside the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, N.M., Tuesday, June 10, 1997. The small town is bracing for its biggest invasion yet, the 50th anniverary of an alleged UFO Video: Most remarkable UFO sightings in October 2011 Pakalert Press
Industry
File - A Soldier from Company D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, clears landscape of overgrown bushes to deny criminal elements an area to hide weapon caches during a combined operation with the 17th Iraqi Army Division in Yusifiyah, Jan. 21, 2009. An all-American nightmare Al Jazeera
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, speaks with the head of Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov during their meeting in Medvedev's Gorki residence outside Moscow, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 Russian Press at a Glance, Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Novosti
Russia's Energy Minister Victor Christenko, left, Greece's Development Minister Dimitris Sioufas, center, and Bulgaria's Regional Development Minister Victor Cherofski smile following a signing ceremony in front of Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, Greece's Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, center, and Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev at the Presidential palace in Athens on Thursday, March 15, 2007. Russia, Greece and Bulgaria signed a deal to build a pipeline to transport Russian oil to a port in northern Greece. The 280-kilometer (175-mile) pipeline from Bulgaria's Black Sea port of Burgas will transport crude to the port of Alexandroupolis. The project will improve networks in southeastern Europe that transport oil and gas from the Caspian Sea region to the European Union. Turkmens slam Russian bid to hinder gas pipeline The News & Observer
Soldiers from the New Mexico and Arkansas Army National Guard direct an Army helicopter pilot to position a sandbag at the Braithwaite Scarsdale levee in north Plaquemines Parish, La., following damage by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This photo appeared How To Prepare For Civil Unrest, Emergencies, Disasters Pakalert Press
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