Tag Archives: Russia
The African National Congress doesn’t enjoy being attacked from the Left. Attacks from the Right can, of course, be breezily dismissed as racist/neo-colonialist/imperialist/liberal, you name it. The ANC dictionary overflows with ready-made ripostes to the Right. But it is rather … read more »
Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike has criticised the country’s coach Stephen Keshi for ignoring him. The Spartak Moscow striker is nursing a long-term hamstring injury which he suffered during the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. He scored four goals … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa Nations Cup, Emmanuel Emenike, FC Spartak Moscow, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, Russia, South Africa, Stephen Keshi
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Alexander MEZYAEV Libya was a self-sufficient, prosperous state which collapsed two years ago. It makes remember the dramatic events and what it resulted in. First of all, it was a new type of war, a «virtual revolution» and the United … read more »
Posted in Alexander MEZYAEV, Article, Columnist, Libya, North Africa
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Tagged History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Russia, United Nations, United Nations Security Council, United States
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Nigeria’s Obafemi Martins is set to join Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders, the player has confirmed. The striker, 28, will leave Spanish side Levante, who he only joined in September. “We are on the verge of finalising everything and … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged FC Ebedei, La Liga, Levante UD, Major League Soccer, Nigeria, Obafemi Martins, obafemi martins age, obafemi martins age controversy, obafemi martins fifa 13, obafemi martins girlfriend, obafemi martins new club, obafemi martins news, obafemi martins real age, obafemi martins transfermarkt, Russia, Seattle Sounders
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By Jeremy Salt – Ankara In a recent article (‘Viewpoint: Echoes of Spanish civil war in Syria’, BBC News Magazine, October 9, 2012), Fouad Ajami has drawn parallels between the Spanish civil war and the conflict in Syria. He compares … read more »
Spartak Moscow and Nigeria international striker Emmanuel Emenike says champions of England Manchester City have enquired about his signature. The 25-year-old, who has impressed in the Russian league with a record of a goal every other game over the last … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged africa cup nations, Emenike, Emmanuel Emenike, FC Spartak Moscow, Fenerbahçe S.K., IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Russia, Süper Lig
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By Seyoum Tesfaye My opinion The Eritrean regime is an expert in smoke and mirrors art. It is a shameless regime that could dare to market hemotoxic venom as milk fit for children consumption. Leaving the fancy words aside once … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean news, Eritreans, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Isaias, Isaias Afewerki, People's Front for Democracy and Justice, Russia, United States
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Ethiopia may be eligible to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by 2014, according to officials at the organisation. The announcement that the country may be able to join the WTO within the next two years was made by Pascal … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Director-general, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Hailemariam Desalegne, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Pascal Lamy, Russia, World Trade Organization, WTO
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The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) will hold a meeting Friday to take a crucial decision over the future of the disputed area of Abyei, as a South Sudanese official said Russia supports the continent’s proposal. On 24 … read more »
Posted in African Union (AU), East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abyei, African Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, Russia, SouthSudan, Sudan, United Nations Security Council
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The Netherlands maintained their perfect World Cup 2014 qualification record with a 4-1 win in Romania on Tuesday. A thrilling first half saw Jeremain Lens and Bruno Martins Indi put the visitors two goals ahead in the opening half hour, … read more »
Posted in Soccer, World News
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Tagged Bruno Martins Indi, Ciprian Marica, Fabio Capello, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Rafael van der Vaart, Robin van Persie, Roman Shirokov, Romania, Russia
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Vladislav GULEVICH Poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States!». Those words said by Mexican President Porfirio Diaz (1830-1915) will remain acute as long as the US politicians are still faithful to the ideas of … read more »
MARTIN HUTCHINSON,Reuters South Africa’s mining-related unrest has a kind of prerevolutionary feel. The poor have gained little in 18 years of democracy. The gulf with the rich is huge, growth isn’t what it could be, and the African National Congress … read more »
It wasn’t a trial but a farce. Following a courtroom saga that made a mockery of Russia’s judicial system and aroused global condemnation, the three female members of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot have been sentenced to two years … read more »
Newly-appointed Russia coach Fabio Capello will begin his mission to lead the national side into the 2014 World Cup finals with a home friendly against the Ivory Coast on Wednesday. Capello has said his task is to rebuild confidence in … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, News, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Alan Dzagoev, Andrei Arshavin, Capello, Dick Advocaat, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, euro 2012, Fabio Capello, international friendly, Russia, Russia vs Ivory Coast live Now
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Alexander MEZYAEV The situation in and around Syria is still one of the most important issues being in focus of international events. This is the case when diplomacy equals military operations in importance. The failure of the UN Security Council … read more »
Posted in Alexander MEZYAEV, Columnist, Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged China, Kofi Annan, Russia, Security Council, Syria, United Nations, United Nations Security Council, United States
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Serena Williams won her first Olympic tennis women’s singles gold on Saturday with a 6-0 6-1 demolition of Russia’s Maria Sharapova on Wimbledon’s Centre Court. The unstoppable American, who dropped just 16 games in her five singles matches en route … read more »
Posted in Olympics
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Tagged 2012 Summer Olympics, afria travel, Africa news, East Africa, England, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, London, map africa, map of africa, Maria Kirilenko, Maria Sharapova, news, news in africa, North Africa, Russia, Serena Williams, South Africa, travel to africa, Victoria Azarenka, West Africa
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Andrey ARESHEV After a stop in the Bosphorus a NATO naval group weighed anchor and sailed on to the Eastern Mediterranean nearing the Syrian shore in early July. Formally the mission (no US Navy ships in the composition of the … read more »
Pyotr ISKENDEROV On July 1 Cyprus has taken over the EU presidency from Denmark that headed the Union hit by financial and economic crisis. Its presidency will hardly smooth over the situation in Europe. Cyprus is moving in the direction … read more »
United Nations envoy Kofi Annan has proposed inviting Iran to a multinational meeting to discuss a political transition in Syria this week, but is leaving it up to the U.S. and Russia to decide whether Iran can participate, U.S. officials … read more »
Pyotr ISKENDEROV Russian president V. Putin confirmed at the Russia-EU recent summit that the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline would begin by the end of 2013 and projected that it would take 1.5-2 years to bring the planned … read more »
Posted in Columnist, Global Issues, Pyotr ISKENDEROV
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, africa news today, African news, BBC Africa, bbc africa news, Bulgaria, East Africa, European Commission, European Union, Gazprom, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, latest africa news, map africa, map of africa, Nabucco, news, news 24, news in africa, North Africa, Russia, RWE, South Africa, south african news, South Stream, travel to africa, West Africa
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Tomas Rosicky has warned the Czech Republic they will slip up in the face of fervent Polish pressure if they play for a draw. The Arsenal man believes he is fit to face the co-hosts on Saturday night, when a … read more »
Posted in Euro 2012, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Czech Republic, ea sports uefa euro 2012, england squad, euro 12, euro 2012 dates, euro 2012 draw, euro 2012 fantasy, euro 2012 game, euro 2012 schedule, euro 2012 squad, euro 2012 terminarz, euro cup, euro cup 2012, Greece, jadwal euro 2012, Ludovic Obraniak, Poland, Rosicky, Russia, Tomas Rosicky, UEFA Cup, uefa euro 12, uefa euro 2012 calendar, uefa euro 2012 cards, uefa euro 2012 fixtures, uefa euro 2012 qualifying, uefa euro 2012 schedule, uefa euro 2012 sponsors, uefa euro 2012 trading cards
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Russia look to seal last eight spot against Greeks Russia will look to cement their place in the last eight at on Saturday when a draw will suffice in their game with Greece. They will hope their fans are on … read more »
Posted in Euro 2012, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Alan Dzagoev, Czech Republic, Dick Advocaat, ea sports uefa euro 2012, england squad, euro 12, euro 2012 dates, euro 2012 draw, euro 2012 fantasy, euro 2012 game, euro 2012 schedule, euro 2012 squad, euro 2012 terminarz, euro cup, euro cup 2012, Greece, Guus Hiddink, jadwal euro 2012, Roman Shirokov, Russia, UEFA Cup, uefa euro 12, uefa euro 2012 calendar, uefa euro 2012 cards, uefa euro 2012 fixtures, uefa euro 2012 qualifying, uefa euro 2012 schedule, uefa euro 2012 sponsors, uefa euro 2012 trading cards, Vyacheslav Malafeev
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Nikolai MALISHEVSKI Part I Contrary to the claims circulating in the Polish media, mass executions of Russian prisoners of war in Poland in 1919-1920 are not a propaganda myth. One of the earlies accounts of the massacres can be found … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged American Relief Administration, Battle of Warsaw, European Court of Human Rights, IndepthAfrica, Poland, Poles, Polish Land Forces, Red Army, Russia, Russian, Tadeusz Kossak, Warsaw
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Nikolai MALISHEVSKI Last spring, the European Court of Human Rights issued a landmark decision that Russia was not guilty of the massacre of Polish soldiers and officers in Katyn. Apart from relatively minor aspects, Warsaw lost the case which was … read more »
Wayne MADSEN The annual secretive Bilderberg Group conference, which brings together the capitalist world’s financial, political, and media kingpins in various venues, was held this year in Chantilly, Virginia, near the back gate of Washington Dulles International Airport. The Marriott … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues, Wayne MADSEN
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Tagged Anatoly Chubais, Bilderberg, Bilderberg Group, Chantilly, Garry Kasparov, IndepthAfrica, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Russia, Washington Dulles International Airport
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Andrei AKULOV The 12th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit took place in Beijing on June 6-7, 2012. The annual event brought together the heads of states to review and gauge the importance of the SCO in global affairs. China hosted … read more »
Posted in Andrei AKULOV, Asia, Columnist, Global Issues
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Tagged Afghanistan, Asia Pacific, Barack Obama, China, Eurasian Economic Community, IndepthAfrica, Russia, SCO, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
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Andrei AKULOV The possibility of intervention in Syria without United Nations approval is growing. The events in Houla, the following expulsion of Syrian ambassadors from a number of countries exacerbate the situation while the guilt of the Syrian government is … read more »
Posted in Andrei AKULOV, Columnist, Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Barack Obama, Bashar Al-Assad, IndepthAfrica, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Nations, United States, Vladimir Putin
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Some of Poland and Russia’s supporters traded blows on the streets and brought shame on their nations, yet the football teams those thugs follow at least salvaged something positive from the evening. This was a brilliant, breathtaking game of football … read more »
Posted in Euro 2012, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Alan Dzagoev, Czech Republic, Eugen Polanski, IndepthAfrica, Ludovic Obraniak, Poland, Robert Lewandowski, Russia, Sebastian Boenisch
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Andrey Arshavin’s Arsenal career appears to be over after it was revealed Zenit St Petersburg have opened talks with the Premier League club over a permanent deal for the forward. Arshavin spent the second half of last season on-loan at … read more »
Anna FILIMONOVA Political tensions in Serbia show no signs of subsiding now that the electoral race is over and T. Nikolic’s presidency is an accomplished fact. The country has reached a bifurcation point and is currently presented with a unique … read more »
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