Democracy cannot be brought about from the outside’
Russian TV: The future of human rights and democracy in the volatile, post-Arab Spring Middle East is still murky, with daily violence continuing to threaten the lives of civilians. RT […]
FIJISUN – Pakistan Intel boss to push CIA —and updates
Boss of Pakistan intel agency to push CIA chief Petraeus to end drone strikes CBS News Zaheerul Islam, head of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, and CIA chief Gen. David Petraeus is meant to ease the tension between the two allies, Pakistani and Western officials warn the issue of drone […]
Russian diplomat claims Assad ‘ready to give up power’
A senior Russian diplomat said on Friday that President Bashar al-Assad was ready to give up power, a claim that was sharply denied by Syria’s government as “baseless”. Alexander Orlov, […]
Muslim cleric shot dead in Russia’s Tatarstan
By MANSUR MIROVALEV, Associated Press Source: US NEWS com MOSCOW (AP) — A top Muslim cleric in Russia’s Tatarstan province was shot dead Thursday and another was wounded by a car bomb, attacks that the province’s leader and local religious authorities said were probably related to the priests’ criticism of […]
Russian ship with helicopters bound for Syria turns back
A Russian ship that tried to supply attack helicopters to Syria last month before being forced back was on Sunday sighted sailing back home after unexpectedly starting a new voyage. […]
FIJISUN – Islam updates around the globe
KRAUTHAMMER: Islamic uprising, not Facebook revolution Santa Rosa Press Democrat Post-revolutionary Libya appears to have elected a relatively moderate pro-Western government. Good news, but tentative because Libya is less a country than an oil well with a long beach and myriad tribes. Popular allegiance to a central national … See all stories on […]
Russia to honour arms sales contracts to Syria
Russia said on Wednesday it would fulfil a contract to deliver air defence systems to Syria and had no plans to impose an arms embargo on its Soviet-era ally despite […]
Logistical nightmare: Russia leads NATO out of Afghan trap
The vulnerability of the recently reopened Pakistani transit route supplying NATO troops in Afghanistan has been a headache for over a decade. But the real problem will emerge once troops […]
Fiji delegation contributes towards biodiversity science
USP Home » News @ USP Print Fiji delegation contributes towards establishment of major international biodiversity science policy Back to News » Members of the Fiji delegation that attended the Panama meeting: Mr Rahul Chand, Coordinator of the Fiji National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan and Professor Randy Thaman from USP, who served […]
Russia opposes new UN moves on Syria, raps envoy expulsions
Wednesday 30 May 2012 ARABNEWS MOSCOW: Russia criticized Western nations yesterday for expelling Syrian envoys, calling the move “counterproductive,” and warned them not to seek new UN Security Council action […]
Iran’s n-plant launch delayed
Moscow : The full capacity launch of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, the first in the country, may be rescheduled to June from May, a Russian official said. “An approval […]
Muslims outraged at xenophobic graffiti
Russian TV: Moscow’s mufti Albir Krganov has appealed to the capital’s Bureau for Human Rights over nationalistic slogans and graffiti which he says insult the feelings of believers and non-Russian […]
Tatarstan: a confluence of culture and religion
On the banks of the Volga river, in the very heart of Russia, the republic of Tatarstan has reunited two religions in its history. Throughout the ages, explorations and wars […]
Infringing national sovereignty could lead to nuclear apocalypse – Medvedev
Russian TV: Diminishing the principle of state sovereignty is fraught with the destruction of the world order and a full-scale war, even with the use of nuclear weapons, warns Russian […]
West has betrayed Christianity, Russia will save it – Orthodox Church official
Russian TV: Countries of the “Russian world” are capable of changing the globe within ten years, believes top cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church Vsevolod Chaplin. By the “Russian world” […]
Russian Jet: Bodies spotted at jet crash site
Rescuers have discovered bodies near the wreckage of a Russian-made passenger plane that crashed into an Indonesian volcano with 45 people on board. Search and rescue spokesman Gagah Prakoso said […]
No reason to fear political Islam – Lavrov
Source: The Voice of Russia Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sees nothing wrong with Islamists coming to power in some Arab countries. “Political Islam is a normal phenomenon. This does […]
Orthodox Church: Don’t probe ancient texts for extremism
Russian TV: A top Russian Church official has said that ancient religious texts should not be checked for extremist calls or statements, suggesting rather that more recent teachings be probed. […]
65,000 gather in Moscow ‘to pray for Church & defend faith
Russian TV: Tens of thousands of Orthodox Christians have joined a service outside Moscow’s main church, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, in defense of their faith, sacred objects and […]
Church insists reform only valid with popular support
Russian TV: A top Russian Orthodox cleric has said that the Church supports a strong Russian state, but only if it exists in unity with the people and with all […]