http://english.pravda.ru/English pravda.ruhttp://english.pravda.ru/pix/logo.gifhttp://english.pravda.ru/http://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/news/sports/08-02-2012/120450-anfield_cat-0/The cat, which appeared on the football field during the game between Liverpool and Tottenham in London, has become a star on YouTubeWed, 8 Feb 2012 15:52:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/news/society/08-02-2012/120449-chevrolet-0/One of the spiritual leaders of Egypt issued a fatwah (law, regulations) which banned Muslims from driving Chevrolet vehiclesWed, 8 Feb 2012 14:17:00 +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 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/world/asia/08-02-2012/120446-aggression_syria-0/Russia and China blocked a draft resolution on Syria of the UN Security Council demanding withdrawal of Bashar Assad. The official representatives of Western countries, especially the U.S., provided an alarmed response to the incident. After the overthrow of the current regime of the country the region will plunge into a bloody civil warWed, 8 Feb 2012 12:57:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/conflicts/08-02-2012/120444-Iranian_Supreme_Leader_warns_west-0/Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that this country will resist the aggressions and attacks of their enemies and will continue working for their technological development, despite pressure and sanctions from western powers.Wed, 8 Feb 2012 07:59:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/health/08-02-2012/120442-war_cancer-0/"Together it is possible" was the theme for the World Cancer Day 2012 - however, cancer kills millions of people every year and up to a third of cases can be prevented by a healthy lifestyle, according to statistics released by the World Health Organization. Let us then, together, declare war on this scourge.Wed, 8 Feb 2012 02:36:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/history/07-02-2012/120441-Iraq_war_criminals_get_away_with_murder-0/Obama delivered his State of the Union speech, citing: “selflessness and teamwork of America’s Armed Forces, (their) focus on the "mission at hand,” Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, leader of the massacre at Haditha, became the seventh soldier to walk free - from the mass murder of twenty-four unarmed men, women and children, in three homes and a taxi.Tue, 7 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/07-02-2012/120440-uno_side-0/After reading the statement on Syria by UN SG Ban Ki-Moon, the notion arises that far from being impartial, the United Nations Organization is in fact two organisms - one, a humanitarian institution to pull the wool over our eyes and the other, to pander to the geo-political caprices of its master, in whose house it is a guest and a hostage.Tue, 7 Feb 2012 20:47:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/russia/politics/07-02-2012/120439-putin_russia-0/On February 6, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin published his fourth program article, in which he continued to describe his views about the further development of the country. Also on Monday, Putin had a meeting with leading political scientists of the country to discuss the course of the election campaignTue, 7 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/07-02-2012/120438-russian_scientists_lake_vostok-0/Russian scientists have reportedly made a long-expected breakthrough in science as they reached a unique lake in the Antarctic. The lake had been isolated from the world for millions of years. Russian specialists started drilling the ice in the area of Lake Vostok more than 30 years ago. The lake lies at the depth of 3,768 metersTue, 7 Feb 2012 18:55:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/history/07-02-2012/120437-somalia-0/At this dreadful moment in its history-when the obituary of a nation in life support is being written-political correctness is a luxury that Somalia cannot afford. Yes, Somalia is a failed State. But, failure is not a permanent condition, unless people choose to make it so by retiring their dignity and spirit of resilienceTue, 7 Feb 2012 12:52:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/conflicts/07-02-2012/120436-equatorial_guinea-0/One of the richest countries in Africa, Equatorial Guinea, is rapidly expanding its naval power. The fleet of the 600,000-strong country will be larger than that of 160 million-strong Nigeria. Is Africa preparing for a major war? Until recently there were five small patrol boats, mostly of Soviet (Russian) and Israeli productionTue, 7 Feb 2012 12:45:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/world/asia/07-02-2012/120435-western_media_iran-0/According to some reports, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta stated that Israel will strike at Iran sometime between April and June of this year. The Pentagon declined to officially comment, and Israeli leaders are silent as well. The Western media, however, were happy to sink their teeth in the storyTue, 7 Feb 2012 12:36:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/07-02-2012/120433-facebook_russia-0/Inna Novikova, the editor-in-chief of Pravda.Ru, had her account hacked on February 4th at night. An hour later, according to Facebook regulations, Inna indicated three friends, who could confirm her identity. However, Inna Novikova's account was frozen. Is the head of Facebook Russia working against Facebook?Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:13:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/russia/politics/07-02-2012/120431-Russia_and_China_chain_the_dogs_of_war-0/US/westerm global domination objectives were masked in a draft resolution expressing the support of the Security Council on a proposal from the Arab League in which the Syrian president would transfer the government as a first step to elections and other actions.Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:48:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/sports/soccer/06-02-2012/120429-soccer_leagues-0/Manchester United v. Manchester City, Real Madrid v. Barcelona, PSG v. Montpellier. These three leagues seem to be between two teams, while the German and Italian leagues are more open. A stunning 6-goal thriller at Chelsea spelt out why the Premiership is perhaps the most exciting league todayMon, 6 Feb 2012 21:03:00 +0400