Following Russia’s decision to grant asylum to fugitive Edward Snowden, President Obama called off a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that was slated for next month.
Analysts see a trend of increasingly conservative social policy in Russia, as well as concerns about abuse and ‘demographic crisis.’
Authorities in Vienna stopped the Bolivian leader’s plane to conduct a search for American fugitive Edward Snowden, enraging the Latin American nation.
Russia passed a new law banning the distribution of homosexual propaganda amid major protests and counter-protests.
Authoritarians show a softer side for Valentine’s Day: President Vladimir Putin’s crusade to raise the country’s birth rate is set to get the support of three powerful voices on its behalf. A baritone and two tenors, that is. The stylish trio of Boyz II Men, the most successful R&B group of all time, is coming to Moscow on Feb. 6. The group will perform a selection of their classic and new romantic ballads, hopefully giving Russian men some inspiration ahead of St. Valentine’s Day. The band members Wanya Morris, Shawn […]
