The US Senate Banking Committee voted on Thursday to approve Ben Bernanke’s nomination for a second term as head of the Federal Reserve Bank. The 16-to-7 vote comes despite criticism of Bernanke’s handling of the crisis.
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A top military official from the 480-strong Czech contingent in Afghanistan has resigned following an incident with two Czech soldiers caught wearing Nazi symbols while serving in Afghanistan.
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Though it looks like it has always been there, Russia’s main cathedral was, in fact, built twice. Prime Time Russia takes a look into the history of Christ the Saviour Cathedral.
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Russia should shift its focus from oil and gas and begin developing alternative energy. But members of the International Energy forum say innovations will require state investment and social and economic policy changes.
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New satellite research indicates that for the past million years, the politically disputed Golan has been moving closer to Israel – bringing thousands of Druze closer to the country they do not wish to be a part of.
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Stanley Cup winner Evgeny Malkin says he would be glad to face Canada together with his partners from the Russian team in Olympic hockey final, but warns of other strong teams in the tournament.
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A suicide bomber attacked a traffic police post in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia, wounding at least 23 people, including 10 children.
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A memorial to Georgians who died in World War Two is going to be taken down in the Georgian city of Kutaisi to make way for a building that will house parliament when it is relocated from the capital Tbilisi.
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President Medvedev has signed a climate doctrine that sets measures Russia will take to avoid the possible consequences of climate change, his aide Arkady Dvorkovich has told a media conference.
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The St. Petersburg-Moscow express train has taken off on its maiden voyage. It is capable of traveling at three hundred and fifty kilometers an hour and has been nicknamed “the bird on rails.”
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A startup company is experimenting with technology, which manipulates the ions in seawater to produce drinking water with little energy consumption.
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