Britain, Russia, others urge Iran to respond to uranium proposal
Britain, Russia and their international partners want a "prompt response" from Iran on a uranium enrichment proposal, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Monday.

Russia, Britain urge Iran's response to IAEA proposal
    Moscow, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his visiting British counterpart David Miliband on Monday both urged an answer from Tehran to the proposal by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the enrichment of uranium aboard.     "All the interested sides (Russia, the United States, France and Iran) met under IAEA auspices. The meeting resulted in a draft document that was compiled by the agency leadership and...

Lavrov, Miliband voice hope for improving Russia-Britain ties
    Moscow, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday said that Moscow and London could be able to settle all the existing divergences in bilateral relations with future political interactions.     "I expect that the political contacts that began yesterday and continue today will facilitate progress in all directions and create conditions for settling the remaining issues," said Lavrov when starting talks with his visiting...

Jewish KGB spy murdered in Moscow
November 3, 2009 Jerusalem (JTA) -- A Jewish KGB agent who spied on Israel and later became a business mogul in Russia was murdered in Moscow. Shabtai Kalmanovich, 62, was shot in his car near his home in an attack that was likely a contract killing, Russian authorities said. His driver also was shot and injured. Police believe the shooting was business related, according to reports. A successful international businessman, Kalmanovich was prominent in Russian basketball. He was an investor in...

Leaders urge Iran to accept uranium deal
Tehran, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- International leaders urged Iran to respond quickly to a uranium enrichment proposal after the International Atomic Energy Agency extended a deadline again. "We both want to see a prompt response from the Iranian regime in respect of the Tehran research reactor proposal," Miliband said Monday during a news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. Miliband said IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei gave Iran another 48 hours "to come up with a...

GM pulls out of Opel sale
GM has abandoned its planned sale of Opel to Canada's Magna and Russia's Sberbank . The surprise move will be an embarrassment for the German government which has expended a lot of political capital on the controversial deal.

Russian Trailer for Jolie's Action Thriller 'Salt': VIDEO
The arrival of this Russian trailer for Angelina Jolie's Salt directed by Phillip Noyce tells me we should expect a high definition domestic version very shortly as Trailer Addict is the first with the video. In the film, that was once set to star Tom Cruise until they pulled a gender bender, Jolie stars as Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer who swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. When she is accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy, Salt goes on the run to clear her name and...

Salt: Russian Trailer: VIDEO
A trailer for Salt that is in Russian. Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) is a CIA officer who swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. When she is accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy, Salt goes on the run to clear her name and ultimately prove she is a patriot. Using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative, she must elude capture and protect her husband or the world's most powerful forces will erase any trace of her existence.

Russian Salt trailer
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Russia, India, China FMs meet
BANGALORE, India, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- The Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China, meeting in Bangalore, agreed to cooperate on various including combating Terrorism. The ministers, S.M. Krishna of India, Yang Jia Chi of China and Sergey Lavrov of Russia, discussed Terrorism in the context of the current situation in Afghanistan , Indian media reports said. "The emphasis is on the need to render assistance to the government and people of Afghanistan in ensuring security and development, and...

U.S. national security adviser visits Russia for arms talks
Multimedia Moscow, October 29 (RIA Novosti) - The U.S. president's National Security adviser, Gen. James Jones, is visiting Russia for Nuclear arms reduction talks. Welcoming the U.S. general, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his visit was "very timely." "We believe that intensive efforts will allow us to fulfill our presidents' agreements to sign a new START treaty by the time the current treaty expires," Lavrov said. Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev have hoped a new Strategic Arms...

Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov sets off for visit to Sri Lanka
Moscow, October 26 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sets off on Monday for a brief working visit to Sri Lanka to discuss a number of bilateral issues including fight against drug trafficking, the ministry said on Friday. Ministry's spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said that during the top diplomat's visit, a memorandum of understanding between the countries' emergencies ministries is also expected to be signed. Russia and Sri Lanka are also expected to draw up agreements on air...

9th Russia, India, China meet to begin in Bangalore today
Bangalore, Oct 27 - ANI: The ninth trilateral meeting of Russia, India and China (RIC) will begin here today. Foreign Ministers of India, China and Russia S M Krishna, Yang Jiechi and Sergey Lavrov respectively will discuss the trilateral issues in the meeting. The three Ministers will also explore business opportunities in key sectors, including infrastructure and energy that will be mutually beneficially to the three countries in the region. Issues concerning political and economic spheres...

Tony Blair's bid for EU presidency sinks: PHOTO
A source said Blair's prospects were -fading' after Europe's centre-right claimed top job. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters

Britain to Iran: Reverse staffer verdict
Tehran, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Britain condemned a four-year jail sentence given a British Embassy staff member in Tehran as "wholly unjustified" and urged Iran to repeal it. Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Tuesday's closed-courtroom sentence against Hossein Rassam, 44, an Iranian national working as the chief political analyst at the British Embassy, should be overturned on appeal. "I urge the authorities to conduct (an appeal) quickly and overturn this harsh sentence," Miliband said in a...

Britain slams Iran over reported jailing of embassy worker
Reports that Iran has sentenced a British embassy employee to four years in Prison are "deeply concerning," British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Thursday.

Miliband backs Blair for EU presidency
The Foreign Secretary David Miliband today gave his strong backing to Tony Blair’s candidacy to be the first permanent president of the European Union, saying that Europe needed a leader who could stop the traffic.

Miliband has 'no EU job ambition': PHOTO
David Miliband has ruled himself out of taking a senior role within the EU, while endorsing Tony Blair for the new post of European president. There have been suggestions the foreign secretary may become the new EU high representative for foreign affairs, to be created under the Lisbon Treaty.

Karat says Maoists will be fought politically
NEW DELHI: Even as the West Bengal government is battling the Maoist menace, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has decided to counter them politically and ideologically. “We have decided to conduct a vigorous campaign against Maoists whom we do not consider a Left trend or organisation. We will fight politically and ideologically to isolate Maoists,” CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat said at the end of the Central Committee meeting here on Sunday. On the release of some...

Russia, Ukraine to jointly seek release of crew seized in Congo
Moscow, November 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russian and Ukrainian diplomats will join efforts to seek the release of the crew of a cargo vessel accused of a murder in the Congo, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The 23-member crew of the Island of Luck vessel, including 15 Ukrainians and four Russians, was detained on October 20 in Matadi, the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Congolese police have accused the crew of murdering a local resident and...

Beyonce May Like Fur But She Is No Snob: PHOTO
Beyonce was in Moscow this past weekend and made a grand appearance in her stunning white fur coat (PETA alert) at a theater to view the performance of “Swan Lake”. The singer opted to sit with the crowd versus the VIP section. How cool is that?! In related news: Look for Beyonce’s world premiere music video for “Video Phone” featuring LadyGag on-air and online on Thursday, November 5. We have a feeling this new video is

Ex-spy-turned-bizman blown away
Moscow -- A Russian businessman who had been convicted in Israel of being a KGB spy was shot dead here yesterday, police said.