ICT magazine

It was a time for tributes in Moscow, a pause in talks between the U.S. and Russia aimed at making progress in the strategic arms reduction treaty. Hillary Clinton laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at the start of the second leg of her two-day visit ...

Emerging powers have helped poorer nations weather the global recessionIN COLD-WAR days America and the Soviet Union vied for influence among the poor world’s minnows. Now the BRICs—Brazil, Russia, India and China—are getting into the game, and changing it. This month, Sri Lanka got $290m from China for a new ...

Panic was sparked in Georgia after a TV station broadcast news that Russian tanks had invaded the capital and the country's president was dead. The Imedi network report, which brought back memories of the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, was false.

Russia and Bulgaria will soon form a joint company that will help realize the South Stream pipeline project. This is according to Russia's Minister of Energy Sergei Shmatko, who made the announcement on Monday after his meeting with Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva.

Millions of Russians have voted in regional and municipal elections providing a mid-term test of Pres. Medvedev’s promise to loosen the Kremlin’s grip on power. As expected the ruling United Russia party appears headed for victory according to partial results. Sunday’s vote was held in 76 of the country’s 83 ...

Russia has signed an agreement with India to build up to 16 nuclear reactors for power stations. In striking this deal, Asia’s third largest economy is reaffirming old cold war ties.

Living costs in big citiesPARIS is the most expensive city to live in according to the latest survey from Economist Intelligence Unit, a sister company to The Economist. The survey assesses the cost of living by comparing housing, food, clothing, transport and utility bills and the like in 132 cities ...

Russian and U.S. negotiators are due to resume talks on a treaty to replace the START agreement on reducing the nuclear arsenals of the two countries. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said last week that the two governments are "close to agreement" on nearly all issues and that the "final part" ...

Preface: If you are (1) an atheist and believe that religion is crazy or (2) of a faith that doesn't value the Bible, please remember that the overwhelming majority of Americans identify themselves as Christian, and that most people make decisions an...

Renewed diplomatic efforts over Iran's nuclear activities• AFTER Iran announced that its long-delayed Bushehr civilian nuclear plant will be operational within a few months, American diplomats will renew efforts to obtain further sanctions against the Islamic republic over its suspected efforts to build a nuclear bomb. Hillary Clinton, the American ...

SecureWorks researcher Joe Stewart revealed details of his research into a Russian botnet that has taken the unusual step of targeting Russian banks - a change from the typical focus on snaring victims in the West. The botnet also has a plug-in architecture that allows attackers to extend its abilities ...

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sees the Internet as an examination for the human race, RIA Novosti reports. Not only has the web become a laboratory forming an individual but also constitutes a threat of destruction, the patriarch was reported as ...

Eastern Europeans should strive to present a more modern face to visitorsIMAGINE that you are attending a conference (call it Agenda 2010) in the capital city (call it Klow) of a generic ex-communist country (call it Ruritania). The discussion will be mostly about the present and the future. After a ...

Japan has issued a warning of a tsunami of three metres (10 ft) or higher along its northern Pacific Coast following the devastating earthquake in Chile. An alert has also been issued for Russia. However, a tsunami warning issued for the US state of Hawaii has now been lifted, the Pacific Tsunami ...

Frontiers Records Signs Alan Parsons, Releases Eye 2 Eye - Live In Madrid Alan Parsons Studio wizard Alan Parsons returns with a live concert recording, Eye 2 Eye - Live In Madrid to be released March 19 in Europe and April 6 in the ...

GM did this before. Saab was being wound-down after a planned sale had fallen apart, but it was made clear that new offers would get a hearing. So, step right up ladies and gentlemen. Hummer, creator of life-size Tonka Toys, is being wound-down but is also back in the shop ...

Food Empire Holdings, the manufacturer of instant beverage products, frozen convenience food, confectionery and snack food, says profit before tax fell 86.2% to US$3.2 million ($4.5 million) while revenue fell 39.3% to US$134 million and for the year ended 31 December 2009. But the group says it finished the ...

A new pattern in opinions about bureaucrats, business and charity UNTIL recently, opinions about the public and private sectors tended to move in mirror image. Some societies mistrusted the state but expected a lot from private firms. In others the state was revered and the reputation of firms was in ...

A triumphant Viktor Yanukovich is inaugurated in Ukraine, but his problems have only just begunEVEN in Ukraine, elections can end. After two rounds of voting and weeks of legal rumbles, Viktor Yanukovich was inaugurated on Thursday February 25th as Ukraine’s fourth democratically elected president. In November 2004 he tried and ...

Medeski Martin & Wood Announce More Tour Dates Medeski Martin & Wood, who is on tour now, have announced West Coast, Japan and festival tour dates though June. The tour will take them through all the major cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland. Each member ...