Russia's unmanned Phobos-Grunt mission to Mars has hit trouble, just minutes after launch. "It looks like the engine system has not worked," Vladimir Popovkin, the head of Roscosmos (the Russian Space Agency), told...
Archive - November 2011
AndyRussian hockey coach attacks fans
Andrei Nazarov, former NHL player and current coach of KHL team Vityaz Chekhov, was having a tough day at the office, and took his frustrations out on the fans.
Zatuliveter ‘spy’ had multiple honeytrap style affairs
It has emerged that Katia Zatuliveter, who has been accused of spying for Russia and is currently fighting deportation from Britain, not only had an affair with British MP Mike Hancock, but also had affairs with a...
Georgian blogger offered cash to write anti-Government blog post
Rumours have been swirling around runet for years about how some Russian political bloggers are being offered payment to write posts that are supportive of the Russian Government, or of a particular politician. There...
“Bring Bout Back!” says Russia
Russia has criticized a US court’s decision to convict Russian arms dealer Victor Bout, and resolved that it will do all it can to persuade US authorities to hand him over to Russia. “Our goal is to achieve...