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30/01/2009 | Moscow News №03 2009

For the Obamas, going out just got tougher

By Nancy Benac
Among the pressing questions swirling at the dawn of the Obama administration: Will Michelle and Barack Obama's Friday date nights survive?

29/01/2009 | Moscow News №03 2009

NZ man hands US military files to American Embassy

By Ray Lilley
U.S. officials took possession Wednesday of an MP3 player that a New Zealand man found held 60 U.S. military files, including names and telephone numbers of American soldiers, the man said.

29/01/2009 | Moscow News №03 2009

Ohio firefighter quits band over Obama nod

CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio firefighter says he's quitting a marching band after he was suspended from the group for nodding and waving to President Barack Obama during last week's inauguration parade.

29/01/2009 | Moscow News №03 2009

Report: Harry’s ex announced split-up on Facebook

LONDON (AP) - Britain's News of the World tabloid says Chelsy Davy announced the end of her relationship with Prince Harry by changing her status on Facebook to: "Relationship: Not in One."

29/01/2009 | Moscow News №03 2009

Climate debate continues

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union promised billions of dollars in aid to the world's poorest nations on Wednesday to entice them to sign a new global climate change pact.

Where to put it all? © warmtofu/flickr.com

29/01/2009 | Moscow News №03 2009

Mexico City to go green with new recycle plan

By Mary Cuddehe
Mexico City wants to turn one of the planet's biggest and messiest waste management systems into the greenest in Latin America, if not the developing world.

Obama takes oath of office as wife holds Abraham Lincoln’s bible © AP

22/01/2009 | Moscow News №02 2009

Obama inauguration gets global attention

The world responds as the United States, which is presently suffering setbacks both at home and abroad, elects Barack Obama, its first black president

22/01/2009 | Moscow News №02 2009

Oil-rich Abu Dhabi outlines green energy target

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi, one of the biggest per capita producers of greenhouse gases in the world, outlined a plan Monday to generate 7 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources in just over a decade.

Israeli troops taking up positions in Gaza © RIA Novosti

15/01/2009 | Moscow News №01 2009

“Israel provokes Islamic groups in Gaza” – Palestinian envoy

MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) - Israel is provoking Islamic movements with its baseless, politically motivated military campaign in Gaza, the Palestinian ambassador to Russia said on Wednesday.

Russian warship ‘Admiral Vinogradov’ patrolling the Gulf of Aden © RIA Novosti

15/01/2009 | Moscow News №01 2009

Russian navy thwarts pirate attack on Dutch ship

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Russian warship helped foil a pirate attack on a Dutch container ship in the dangerous Gulf of Aden, a maritime watchdog and the Russian navy said Wednesday.

15/01/2009 | Moscow News №01 2009

Top Afghan army general killed in chopper crash

By Rahim Faiez
A top Afghan army general was killed Thursday in a helicopter crash in western Afghanistan, and two British troops died in a blast in the country's south, officials said.

15/01/2009 | Moscow News №01 2009

Carter still pursuing Middle East peace

By Walter Putnam
Thirty years after engineering the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt, former President Jimmy Carter is still doggedly seeking peace in the Middle East.

Oregon’s Mount Hood is one of several US regions slated for wilderness protection © Darren White Photography/flickr.COM

15/01/2009 | Moscow News №01 2009

US wilderness gets some breathing space

WASHINGTON (AP) - The US Senate has advanced legislation that would set aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as wilderness. Majority Democrats assembled more than enough votes to overcome GOP stalling tactics in an early showdown for the new Congress.

The land dispute continues in the West bank © AP

25/12/2008 | Moscow News №51 2008

Rights group: Settlement sits on private Arab land

By KARIN LAUB
One of Israel's oldest West Bank settlements was largely built on private Palestinian land in violation of the government's own rules for sanctioned construction, and should be dismantled immediately, an Israeli human rights group said Monday.

Goa effectively shut down its notorious party scene © Inna Rezunenko

25/12/2008 | Moscow News №51 2008

Tourism to Goa takes beating after Mumbai attacks

By MIN LEE
Beach beds are lined up outside the snack bars dotting the sandy white coastline and dance music booms from bars and restaurants. The only thing missing from Goa's beaches are the throngs of merrymakers who normally flock here for the hedonistic year-end parties.

25/12/2008 | Moscow News №51 2008

In Brief - Police: Man set up dental office in his kitchen

Police: Man set up dental office in his kitchen; Iran to hold shoe-throwing competition

25/12/2008 | Moscow News №51 2008

Travelers hunker down for Christmas at airport

CHICAGO (AP) - Tom Waltz, his wife, Kristina, and their two daughters played a Christmas Eve game of Crazy Eights in a corner at O'Hare International Airport, trying to forget the past four days of flight delays and cancellations that spoiled their holiday plans.

With dumping space dwindling, old stuff get new homes

25/12/2008 | Moscow News №51 2008

Million-dollar question: Recycle or reuse?

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A statewide program to recycle old computer monitors and TV sets is set to begin in Oregon, but one agency in the electronics salvage business says encouraging reuse of the gear would be a better idea.

25/12/2008 | Moscow News №51 2008

Snow storm stymies Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - City buses got stuck in snow, parts of major highways were closed, and traffic slowed to crawl as the Portland area - which rarely gets a significant snowstorm - struggled Monday to cope with one of its worst in years.

The very survival of the US economy seems to hinge on a successful bailout

18/12/2008 | Moscow News №50 2008

Team Obama looking to $850 billion economic jolt

By Jim Kuhnhenn
President-elect Barack Obama is laying the groundwork for a giant economic stimulus package, possibly $850 billion over two years, in his first test of legislative give and take with Congress.