http://english.pravda.ru/English pravda.ruhttp://english.pravda.ru/pix/logo.gifhttp://english.pravda.ru/http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/terror/16-05-2012/121142-Weapons_smuggled_to_terrorists_in_Syria-0/The UN has information that weapons are being smuggled in both directions between Lebanon and Syria, said a UN envoy for the Middle East on TThe envoy, Terje Roed-Larsen, said that the Middle East is witnessing a spiral of the "Dance of Death" because of the conflict in Syria while President Bashar Assad faces opponents. esday. VWed, 16 May 2012 20:14:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/earth/16-05-2012/121141-Koalas_in_Australia_may_disappear-0/The population of koalas decreased 42% in the last two decades and has suffered from habitat loss and new diseases...the Australian Government cataloged koalas as a "vulnerable species" in the list of threatened animalsWed, 16 May 2012 20:04:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/russia/politics/16-05-2012/121139-moscow_riot_police_clashes-0/On Tuesday, May 15th, the State Duma discussed the events that took place in Moscow on May 6th, when the authorized action of the opposition in the center of Moscow developed into mass riots and clashes with riot police. There were only OMON police officers (riot police) hospitalized as a result of the clashesWed, 16 May 2012 19:49:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/conflicts/16-05-2012/121138-philippines_china-0/The crisis in the relations between China and the Philippines has been balancing on the edge of a military conflict for more than a month. No one has probably noticed that, but the world was standing on the brink of a new international armed conflict in April. The situation began to escalate in the South China Sea on April 10Wed, 16 May 2012 19:43:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/16-05-2012/121137-dark_matter-0/A new Chilean study has found that there is essentially no "dark matter" in the solar neighborhood. Dark matter is the name of an as-yet-unobserved material whose existence is inferred by its gravitational effects on visible objects. Three independent lines of evidence support the existence of dark matter, so why was it not detected in this study?Wed, 16 May 2012 12:46:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/16-05-2012/121135-jimmy_carter_mass_murderer-0/According to American scholar Noam Chomsky, every U.S. president since Truman was or is guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity according to America's own precedent set in Tokyo and Nuremberg just after World War ll. Jimmy Carter has been appointed a diplomatic plenipotentiary time and again, especially under ClintonWed, 16 May 2012 12:22:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/health/16-05-2012/121133-aids_fraud-0/AIDS is simply a hoax. The HIV/Aids industry is a 300 billion-dollar industry of manipulative fraud, lies, deceptions, more lies and many more lies. From a ploy by a few people running into hundreds, it has risen over two decades. It's simply been used over and over to balance government corrupt booksWed, 16 May 2012 11:51:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/history/16-05-2012/121132-qaisra_shahraz-0/Qaisra Shahraz was born in Pakistan and grew up in England. She studied English and Classical Civilisaton at the University of Manchester, later gaining a Masters degree in English and European Literature. She has written plays for the radio and theatre, also scripting for the television at the same time. Her drama series Dil Hee To Hai has been televised on the Pakistan television. Her prize winning short stories and magazines have been published widely.Wed, 16 May 2012 01:21:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/world/asia/16-05-2012/121131-Clinton_putting_squeeze_on_India-0/The head of U.S. diplomacy, Hillary Clinton, said today that as part of its obligations to the international community, India must suspend its imports of Iranian oil. Clinton acknowledged the Indian stance on various issues of global importance, but added that one of its pending duties is to limit the purchases of oil from Iran ...Wed, 16 May 2012 00:37:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/conflicts/16-05-2012/121129-India_and_Iran_strengthen_ties-0/During a telephone conversation between Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, noting their mutual existing capacities, both sides stressed the need for full extension of bilateral relations and increased cooperation between Tehran - New Delhi in various fields.Wed, 16 May 2012 00:05:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/15-05-2012/121124-icc_travesty-0/Is the so-called "International Criminal Court" a racist organization? If not, then why is Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor, suddenly fascinated by the prospect of trying war crimes in the DR Congo when an indictment against NATO was thrust before his eyes and he does nothing? And what about the NTC terrorists in Libya?Tue, 15 May 2012 23:56:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/society/stories/15-05-2012/121125-Russian_break_dancer-0/Russia's break dance champion, the winner of over 30 cups and handfuls of medals, Yevgeny Smirnov, who performs at "Freestyle Masters" lost his leg due to medical negligence. The medical treatment has been delayed for too long. The 25-year-old dancer was hospitalized on May 1st, after a serious car accidentTue, 15 May 2012 20:15:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/news/society/15-05-2012/121123-man_bike_girlfriend-0/A motorcycle accident is being investigated in Russia's Kemerovo region. The driver of the bike was the victim in the accidentTue, 15 May 2012 19:09:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/news/science/15-05-2012/121122-humans_earth-0/Ecologists have been sounding the alert: from 1970 to 2008 the biological resources of our planet have been shrunk by 28%Tue, 15 May 2012 18:56:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/news/society/15-05-2012/121121-mother_baby_milk-0/A resident from the settlement of Ufimskiy in the Achinskiy region has been accused of the unpremeditated murder of her own newly born childTue, 15 May 2012 18:46:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/15-05-2012/121120-dog_shelter-0/This morning in the town of Solyakamsk in the Perm region a fire broke out in a dogs' shelter. 25 mongrels died in the blazeTue, 15 May 2012 18:35:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/news/business/15-05-2012/121119-aeroflot-0/Russia's major airline - Aeroflot - headed by General Director Vitaly Savelev has opted to bring out an initiative which allows air companies to make a blacklist of passengers and pilotsTue, 15 May 2012 18:27:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/history/15-05-2012/121118-energia_rocket-0/May 15th marks 25 years since the first launch of the world's most powerful booster rocket Energia. The rocket is capable of delivering more than 100 tons of cargo into space. However, some experts say that such projects as Energia became a huge burden for the Soviet economy and caused considerable damage to it, not to mention the space industryTue, 15 May 2012 15:24:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/15-05-2012/121116-america_oppression-0/Americans are already tracked when traveling with their passports through RFID microchips that can be read from up to 500 feet. Mobile phones, and credit cards, make it easy for the government to find citizens. With relative ease the government can tell if you bought a ticket to a political rally or purchased a book critical of the governmentTue, 15 May 2012 13:36:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/world/europe/15-05-2012/121114-macedonia-0/The situation in Macedonia has been heating up in March. Clashes in Skopje and Tetovo between ethnic Albanians and the Slavic population ended in fights and beatings. On April 12, near Skopje, on the shore of Lake Smilkovsky, four Slavic Macedonians were killed. Police circulated pictures of the tragedy site clearly depicting an Albanian flagTue, 15 May 2012 12:45:00 +0400