http://english.pravda.ru/English pravda.ruhttp://english.pravda.ru/pix/logo.gifhttp://english.pravda.ru/http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/10-02-2012/120479-internet_attack-0/Soon after the US plans for restricting the online space in form of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) were exposed last year, concerted efforts were initiated by the Asian super powers, especially Russia and China, to tackle this complex issueFri, 10 Feb 2012 15:18:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/conflicts/10-02-2012/120478-russia_syria-0/The opponents of the regime of Bashar al-Assad were extremely dissatisfied with the outcome of the visit to Damascus of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the director of Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Mikhail Fradkov. A number of Western media outlets expressed hope that they went to Syria to persuade Assad to resignFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:40:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/world/europe/10-02-2012/120477-silvio_berlusconi-0/Italian Constitutional Court has recently held another hearing on the so-called "Ruby case" against the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who was accused of molesting minors. One cannot help but wonder: what is more important, and what was a front for distracting public opinion? Hollywood star George Clooney could be a witness in the caseFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:27:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/business/companies/10-02-2012/120475-world_of_industry-0/Early February, Istanbul, the first part of the greatest exhibition of industrial equipment - the World of Industry 2012 - took place. Bignes.ru correspondent had a conversation with the organizer of the exhibition - Alexander Kuhnel, Hannover Messe Bilişim Fair Inc. general manager - and learned why they had chosen Turkey for their activitiesFri, 10 Feb 2012 13:07:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/earth/10-02-2012/120471-6_tonne_whale_shark_found_dead-0/Pakistani fishermen used cranes to remove the carcass of a whale shark at the port of Karachi. The animal, which weighed six tons and measured 12 meters, was found dead in the Arabian Sea, near the city of Karachi.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:10:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/history/09-02-2012/120470-ALBA_Stepping_stone-0/ALBA, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (Allianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra America), was established in 2004. Member countries are Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela.Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:16:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/health/09-02-2012/120466-what_is_in_that_burger-0/"Why would any sensible human being put meat filled with ammonia in the mouths of their children?" asked the chef, who wages a war against the fast food industry. "Basically, we're taking a product that would be sold in the cheapest way for dogs, and after this process, is being given to human beings."Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:01:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/world/asia/09-02-2012/120465-nato_russia_fighter_jets_patrol-0/Five airplanes of Russia's Air Force caused quite a commotion in Japan. The planes were flying near Japan's airspace, although they did not violate any international laws. In the meantime, NATO jets will be patrolling the airspace of the Baltic States on a permanent basis, flying along Russia's border. Russia did not set forth any claims about itThu, 9 Feb 2012 20:57:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/09-02-2012/120464-nato_slave_labour-0/How long has NATO been in Afghanistan? Three months? Five years? Or since 2001? Before NATO countries armed, aided and abetted the Mujaheddin terrorists against the socially progressive Governments of Afghanistan, women had full rights, girls went to school and slave labour was something relegated to the past. And now?Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:29:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/society/anomal/09-02-2012/120463-cultural_communication-0/As a translator, who has translated both from Hindi to English and vice-versa, I have found that a loss in translation may occur due to the failure in communicating shared traditional beliefs from one culture/language to the Other. Although the risk remains throughout, this is largely so when the languages reflect 'different' cultural set-ups.Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:26:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/society/stories/09-02-2012/120461-teen_suicide-0/Two schoolgirls committed suicide in the town of Lobnya, the Moscow region, two days ago. The girls leapt to their deaths from the top of the apartment building. They took each other's hands, screamed and jumped off the roof of the 16- storeyed building. The problem of teen suicide in Russia should be analyzed on the level of the stateThu, 9 Feb 2012 19:15:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/mysteries/09-02-2012/120459-surgeon_human_body-0/In a recent paper titled "Dissecting Darwinism," Baylor University Medical Center surgeon Joseph Kuhn described serious problems with Darwinian evolution. He first described how life could not possibly have come from chemicals alone, since the information residing in DNA required an input from outside of natureThu, 9 Feb 2012 14:50:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/09-02-2012/120458-georgia_sos_synagogue-0/Just imagine for a moment that the Bible is NOT a religious book. Think of it as some stories of historical figures, a look into how people lived several thousand years ago and some good lessons on how to live your life. Forget the church aspect. I'll cover that at the endThu, 9 Feb 2012 14:21:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/conflicts/09-02-2012/120457-kuwait-0/The Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah tasked the newly appointed Prime Minister Sheikh Jabir al-Mubarak Al-Sabah to form a new cabinet. All top positions in the country are occupied by members of the ruling al-Sabah dynasty. Why did protests intensify in one of the richest countries?Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:09:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/russia/politics/09-02-2012/120456-michael_mcfaul_ambassador-0/The diplomatic career of the former Special Assistant to the President of the United States National Security Affairs Michael McFaul did not have a particularly successful start. First, he provoked a tremendous domestic political scandal by inviting representatives of opposition parties and movements to a closed meetingThu, 9 Feb 2012 12:29:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/terror/08-02-2012/120455-Syria_has_always_been_western_target-0/For anyone in two minds about what is really going on in Syria, and whether President Assad, hailed a decade ago as “A Modern Day Attaturk,” has become the latest megalomaniacal despot, to whose people a US-led posse of nations, must deliver “freedom,” with weapons of mass home, people, nation and livlihood destruction...Wed, 8 Feb 2012 21:06:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/sports/soccer/08-02-2012/120454-coimbra_academica-0/Académica de Coimbra, traditionally a club whose soccer players are students at the world-famous Coimbra University, founded in 1290, lives another fairy-tale legend in its colourful history. Despite meagre resources, the senior soccer team has made it to the Portuguese Cup Final - for the first time in nearly half a century.Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:29:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/08-02-2012/120453-racism_israel-0/The Negev Coexistence Forum has some shocking revelations in its alternative report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, in this case in Israel, against the Bedouin population in the Negev-Neqab, to be reviewed on February 15 and 16. The allegations in the report expose Israel's violation of the legally-binding ICERD.Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:50:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/society/stories/08-02-2012/120452-zubov_intelligence-0/Legendary Soviet agent Pyotr Zubov used to be the chief of intelligence school. During the Great Patriotic War, he was in charge of the agents working in the enemy's rear. He committed many outstanding actions, which we would like to recollect on the hero's birthday. Pyotr Zubov was born on February 7, 1898 into the family of workers in GeorgiaWed, 8 Feb 2012 17:30:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/russia/politics/08-02-2012/120448-russia_finland-0/Finland elected a new president. While he does not deliver Anti-Russian speeches, Russia still needs to be alarmed. He is a politician who is not opposed to Finland's NATO membership. In Russia, these words can be interpreted as support for Euro-Atlantic integration of the neighboring country with which it has 1,300 kilometers of common borderWed, 8 Feb 2012 13:24:00 +0400