Newborns hooked on painkillers is new American epidemic It looks like the penchant for prescription drug addiction`doesn’t skip a generation. A new report issued by the White House Office on Drug Control Policy reveals that not only is prescription narcotic abuse the fastest growing drug problem... [Read More]

Boeing overcharges the Pentagon As Congress tries to come to agreement on a way to save American money, here’s one thing they’ve overlooked: The United States Army was charged more than double by Boeing for spare parts. In an audit of the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General release... [Read More]

“House Republicans wary of the Obama administration’s Aug. 2 deadline for raising the debt ceiling think they have support for their skepticism from a surprising source — former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan,” Roll Call writes. “Greenspan met with a small group of House Republican... [Read More]

Evgeny Nadorshin, chief economist at Sistema Financial Corporation talks to Business RT about the implications of a stronger rouble for Russian economy With the rouble reaching a 3 year high against the Euro-dollar basket on fears over prospects for the U.S. and European economies Business RT spoke with... [Read More]

Alrosa posts 1Q 2011 net income of 12 040 billion roublesPhoto from www.alrosa.ru Russian diamond producer, Alrosa, has posted a 1Q 2011 net income of 12.040 billion roubles under IFRS. The net result is up 42% year on year from the 1Q 2010 net income of 8.465 billion roubles, with 1Q adjusted EBITDA... [Read More]

Young art against academism Moscow Modern Art Museum opens Workshop-2011 The Moscow Modern Art Museum is once again showing the results of its school’s fight against conformism. The next exhibition of young art from the museum’s Free Workshops is set to reveal the progress. ­The display titled... [Read More]

Bound to bait Bond Margarita Levieva in Spread directed by David Mackenzie (image from kinopoisk.ru) Russian-born American beauty Margarita Levieva has been tipped to become the next new Bond girl. ­She has it all – the looks, the charms and the skills. Levieva is a former gymnast who began training... [Read More]

Polygamist leader fights sex abuse case FLDS Church leader Warren Jeffs plans to represent himself. A whole lot of wives and a whole lot of trouble. Nonetheless, polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs thinks he can take care of his own affairs and has dismissed the attorneys that had been representing... [Read More]

Attorney General will meet with 9 11 families over News Corp scandal Eric Holder, US attorney general, has agreed to meet with a group of family members and their attorneys to discuss allegations that News of the World reporters tried to pay off the NYPD to access phone records of September 11 victims. Following... [Read More]

Gay remark could cost Rachel Maddow 50 million The official website for Christian rap-metal band Junkyard Prophet says that lead singer and drummer Bradlee Dean is hard, funky, loud and fast. Next time the webmaster logs on, he might want to add lawsuit-happy, pissed off and weary of gays. In addition... [Read More]

SWAT burns innocent man to death A California SWAT team tried to “scare” an unarmed man into surrendering back in March by tossing in a flash-bang stun grenade into his Greenfield, CA home. As the house ignited and flames ripped it apart, the SWAT stayed outside, rifles drawn, waiting for Rogelio... [Read More]

Racial inequality in America at 25 year high Not since the mid-1980s has America seen such a wide gap in wealth among whites and minorities. A new study released says that, on average, white households in the US are 20 times wealthier than that of black and Hispanice households. The new study released... [Read More]

Euronics-and-Elektronika-to-push-alliance-further Euronics and Elektronika to push alliance further   Dutch electronics buying group, Euronics, is to continue its Russian expansion with retailer Elektronika, which had been put on hold because of the economic crisis. Sergei Kuznetsov, Chairman... [Read More]

Wrongfully jailed man wins 15.5 million Tim White spent five years in prison. He was beaten behind bars in Costa Rica, went without seeing his kids for over a decade and the police officer that put him behind bars was having sex with his wife. Now, after four trials and 13 years of controversy, White... [Read More]

Artyom Silchenko was close to repeating his last year’s success in Italy The fifth stage of the Red Bull World Series in cliff diving was held over the weekend with reigning champion Gary Hunt still the man to catch in the overall standings. The cliff diving elite came together once again in the... [Read More]

US-visa-blacklist-threatens-to-derail-reset US and Russia may be heading for a diplomatic row over a reported American visa “blacklist” against some Russian citizens.   Some members of the US Senate are attempting to push through legislation that would place up to 60 Russian nationals,... [Read More]

Alabama county considers bankruptcy As the country’s economy gets flushed down the toilet, a sewage problem in Jefferson County, Alabama is causing local commissioners to consider filing the largest municipal bankruptcy ever in America. With over 600,000 people, Jefferson County is the most populated... [Read More]

Rise-of-right-wing-extremism-rattles-Europe Rise of right-wing extremism rattles Europe   The worst massacre ever committed by a single individual, carried out by a member of Norway’s political right, points to a dangerous undercurrent of hostility against the left’s platform, which is committed... [Read More]

-10-billion-Mid-East-gas-pipeline-aims-at-EU-markets A picture shows the Iranian South Pars quarter one (SPQ1) gas platform in the Gulf near Qatar’s territorial waters (AFP Photo / Atta Kenare)   The oil ministers of Iran, Iraq and Syria have agreed on the construction of a 5,000-km pipeline,... [Read More]

Russian-US-military-will-counter-a-mock-terrorist-attack-in-joint-exercises The Russian and US militaries will exchange tactical and technical experience in providing security for nuclear materials   Moscow and Washington will hold joint nuclear security exercises in early August to train in measures... [Read More]

Deadly weekend in America From coast-to-coast this weekend, at least nine different shoot-outs occurred in America, killing at least 10 and wounding several more. Texas, Florida, New York and Washington State were just some of the sites of a brutal slew of violent crimes that took place overt the span... [Read More]

RIA Novosti / Valery Melnikov The cruise ship Bulgaria, which sank on July 10 in central Russia, claiming at least 120 lives, has been towed to shallow waters for further investigation.  ...

People in the village Chastoozerye not only have a job, but they are motivated to refrain from drinking – financially In the Kurgan region entire villages are becoming ghost towns as young people move to the cities in the search of jobs, while the rest often get absorbed in hard drinking. There is... [Read More]

Therapeutic gymnastics at Ilizarov’s orthopedical center (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Vyatkin) Russia has been renowned for its world-leading scientists and inventors over the years. In the 1950s, the Kurgan region became the center of Soviet orthopedics, when a surgeon there invented a revolutionary... [Read More]