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ABM Europe: the European missile shield (Obama)

The establishment of the European missile shield is not intended to undermine national security of Russia, said  U.S. President Barack Obama in Chicago on Tuesday. “This system is not intended to weaken the defensive capabilities of Russia, I still hope that Moscow will cooperate with us in the field of missile defense,” Sunday, May 20, the secretary general of the Atlantic Alliance Anders Fogh...

SSJ100 crash: more than 120 fragments of the plane discovered

Russian rescuers have found more than 120 fragments of SuperJet 100, the medium-haul plane of the Russian manufacturer Sukhoi that crashed in Indonesia on May 9, reads a release of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations on Monday. “Rescuers of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations conducted 50 raids, explored territory of 1670 square meters and have discovered more than 120 fragments of the...

Chicago NATO summit 2012

The Heads of State and Ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs of fifty member countries of NATO and their partners meet for a summit in the U.S. city of Chicago on Sunday. Libya after the overthrow of the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, the uncertain future of Afghanistan, the creation of a missile defense system in Europe, the strengthening of the Alliance and the financial crisis on the menu of two-day summit ....

Crash / Indonesia: Russian psychologists mobilized

Russian psychologists were brought in to help relatives of crash victims in Indonesia of a Russian airliner Sukhoi SuperJet 100, reported the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations on Saturday. “At present, scholars have argued (relatives of the victims) to over 80 times,”  according to press service. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations Indonesia sent two IL-76 aircraft...

Crash / Superjet: Russian rescue team dispatched to Indonesia

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has authorized the participation of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in relief operations following the crash of a Russian SuperJet 100, reported a spokesman at the crisis center set up at Jakarta’s airport. “The Indonesian president spoke by phone with his Russian counterpart (Vladimir Putin). Accordance with a decision taken during the...

Mitt Romney responds to criticism of Medvedev

The Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney American, who recently described Russia as “enemy number one” in Washington, has responded to criticism of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in an article published by the journal Foreign Policy on Wednesday. “It’s not a coincidence that it was against me that M.Medvedev address his critics. Obviously, the Russians prefer to do business with...

Obama / Putin continued dialogue on the ABM and Syria (Washington)

U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin elected agreed to continue dialogue on missile defense and the situation around Syria, reported the press service of the White House on Saturday. ” Obama and Putin agreed to continue discussion on issues where the positions of the United States and Russia differ, including missile defense and Syria. Interlocutors agreed to continue the search for...

Google Chrome finally hacked

Google Chrome is no longer invincible. For the first, a hacker managed to circumvent its protections to take control of the computer it was installed. This performance took place in a contest organized by Google itself. Within minutes, the Russian student Sergey Glazunov managed to bypass the sandbox (security mechanism insulating the browser operating system) of Chrome. According to Google this system can in theory...

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