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Artist rendering of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft delivering cargo to the International Space Station

Dragon Spacecraft to Attempt Docking ISS on Friday

02:47 25/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 25 (RIA Novosti)

The first private U.S. cargo spacecraft, the Dragon, will make an attempt on Friday to dock with the International Space Station (ISS)

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Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record
21:50 24/05/2012
The U.S. Department of State criticized Russia for continuing violation of human rights and democratic freedoms in an annual report published on Thursday.7
Russia, U.S., Norway to Hold Joint Naval Drills in August
18:46 24/05/2012
Russia, the United States, and Norway will hold maritime interdiction operations and search and rescue maneuvers during joint naval drills in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea in August, Russia’s Northern Fleet said.
Arms Dealer Bout’s Former Accomplice Jailed for 5 Years
05:07 24/05/2012
A U.S. court has sentenced a South African pilot who testified against his former associate and jailed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to five years in jail, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Facebook Sinks Again in Nasdaq Trade
18:13 22/05/2012
Shares in the world’s largest social network Facebook plunged a further 8 percent on Tuesday to $31.50 per share, well below the offer price at the company’s initial public offering last week on the U.S. Nasdaq hi-tech stock exchange.1
SpaceX Launches Dragon Space Freighter
12:13 22/05/2012
The launch vehicle Falcon 9 with the Dragon spacecraft was launched on Tuesday to the International Space Station (ISS) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in the United States.
G8 helps Europe and Africa once again
22:57 21/05/2012
When evaluating the results of meetings like the recent G8 summit at Camp David, you have to consider differences of perspective.
NATO Regrets Russia’s Stance on European Missile Shield
22:49 21/05/2012
NATO member states voiced their regret over Russia’s stance on the military alliance’s mooted missile shield in Europe, reiterating that the shield is not threatening the Russian national security.8
Russia Criticizes Arrests of Protesters in U.S., Canada
22:28 21/05/2012
Russia is seriously concerned over recent “aggressive” arrests of demonstrators in Chicago and Montreal and hopes that the U.S. and Canadian authorities will react to public rallies with restraint, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ombudsman for human rights, Konstantin Dolgov, said on Monday.1
U.S. Held 5 Inspections of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces - SMF Commander
10:19 21/05/2012
U.S. military inspectors have conducted five inspections of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) arsenal over the last six months as part of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START-3), SMF Commander Lt. Gen. Sergei Karakayev said on Monday.
Rasmussen Announces First Step of European Missile Defense
05:28 21/05/2012
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has announced the “first step” of a European missile defense system at a NATO summit in Chicago.1
Russia Faces U.S. at Sochi Olympic Hockey
16:37 20/05/2012
Russia faces the United States and fellow world championship finalist Slovakia in the group stage of its home Sochi 2014 Olympic tournament, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced Sunday.
Russia Ready for Global Economic Changes - Medvedev
07:36 20/05/2012
Unfavorable situations in the global economy are possible, but Russia is ready to withstand them, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.
Russia’s Medvedev Holds Bilateral Meeting With U.S. Obama
05:24 20/05/2012
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev assured U.S. President Barack Obama of Russia’s succession in its foreign policies course after Vladimir Putin took the post of the country’s president.1
G8 Wants Greece to Remain in Eurozone
21:06 19/05/2012
The leaders of the G8 nations meeting at Camp David on Saturday agreed that Greece should still be member of the European Union and welcomed EU efforts to solve debt crisis problems.
Russian Paras Fire ‘Green Beret’ Weapons in U.S.
17:04 18/05/2012
Russian paratroopers have started small arms firing exercises at Fort Carson, Colorado, prior to the first ever joint anti-terror exercises with the U.S. Special Forces in America, Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Alexander Kucherenko said on Friday.
Transmissions from a Lone Star: How I Got Back To Nature
15:45 18/05/2012
Like many British people, I grew up disconnected from nature. Though my small town was close to forests and woods and water, we pretty much left the animals and plants alone. Specialists, known as “farmers”, were our mediators. Every now and then you might go for a ramble between fields, but that was about it, even though (in Scotland at least) you are never very far away from a herd of sheep.
U.S. Woman Who Sent Back Russian Boy to Pay $150,000
05:06 18/05/2012
A court in the state of Tennessee obliged a U.S. woman who sent her adopted son back to Russia to pay some $150,000 in damages, child support, and legal fees, local NewsChannel5 television reported.
U.S. Warplanes to Hold Drills Prior to NATO Summit
03:19 18/05/2012
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will hold large-scale military air drills in the skies over Chicago on Friday to ensure security ahead of the 2012-NATO summit, NORAD said in a statement.
Viktor Bout’s Transfer to Colorado Prison Postponed
00:07 16/05/2012
U.S. prosecutors have postponed the transfer of convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout from his Brooklyn jail to a super maximum security prison in Colorado

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