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  • Russia foils terrorist attack on Moscow

    Russian counter-terrorism agents have foiled a terrorist attack on Moscow, killing two of the plotters and arrested another. The National Anti-Terrorism Committee said the terrorist group was located in a house in the town of Orekhovo-Zuyevo, east of the capital. According to the BBC, the suspects are said to be Russian citizens who had undergone training in the Afghanistan-Pakistan ...

  • Indo- Swiss bilateral meet held at Geneva

    Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad and Minister of Health Switzerland Alain Berset held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of World Health Assembly at Geneva with the aim of giving further impetus to cooperation in the field of healthcare. Speaking on the occasion, Azad said that friendship between India and Switzerland goes as back as Independence of India, ...

  • Teen Dies of Cancer After Touching Millions With Song

    Zach Sobiech, an 18-year-old whose battle with cancer became a global story, has died. The Minnesota native became famous when his song "Clouds,rdquo; which is about facing death, became a viral sensation on YouTube, topping 3 million views. The song was originally released in December of last year. The video was so popular that a group of celebrities were inspired to create a ...

  • Past Differences Hamper US-Russian Efforts to Help Syria

    Public diplomacy experts say a difference in perceptions dating back to the Cold War era could hamper U.S. and Russian efforts to deal with the ongoing civil war in Syria. Heritage Foundation senior fellow Helle Dale said there is a "love-hate" relationship between the United States and Russia that is "quite complicated." On VOA's Encounter program, Dale said she agrees with an ...

  • Obama Praises Burma Reforms Calls For End to Attacks on Muslims

    U.S. President Barack Obama praised Burma's president on Monday for his leadership in pushing through political reforms, while warning that ethnic and communal violence targeting minority Muslims in Burma must stop. Mr. Obama spoke Monday at the White House, alongside Burmese President Thien Sein, the former general who in 2011 became president after Burma's first democratic polls in more ...

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Silent Running [DVD]

Some three decades after its unsuccessful theatrical release and later elevation to cult status, Douglas Trumbull's Silent Running is terribly dated, but still intriguing didactic science fiction. Taking place in the early years of the 21st century, it posits a time in which all plant life on earth has been destroyed, and the only remaining traces of vegetation are in carefully nurtured for ... ...

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  • Sharif Calls for Peace Talks With Pakistani Taliban

    ISLAMABAD Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif, who is set to become prime minister for a third time after his party won recent parliamentary elections, on Monday called for peace talks with domestic Taliban extremists, saying "this is the best optionrdquo; to fight militancy. Addressing newly elected federal and provincial lawmakers of his Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party in Lahore, Sharif ...

  • President Obama To Visit Senegal South Africa Tanzania

    The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Africa this summer, visiting three countries. In a statement Monday, the White House says President Obama along with his wife, Michelle, will travel to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in late June and early July. The administration says Obama will meet with government officials as well as leaders from business, ...

  • Kahn recalls Bayerns redemption of 2001

    Oliver Kahn, hero of the hour the last time FC Bayern Mnchen won the UEFA Champions League, speaks to UEFA.com ahead of Saturday's final against Borussia Dortmund at ...

  • Lyons Tonazzi ruled out of London final

    Olympique Lyonnais will go into Thursday's UEFA Women's Champions League final without Latitia Tonazzi due to a calf injury but they are confident Lara Dickenmann will be ...

  • Group 7 rivals wants finals return

    Ukraine and Italy, champions in 2009 and 2003 respectively, are targeting a place in the finals, as are Turkey when the sides meet in Russia to contest Group ...

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