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Beatles 2.0: Will they Come Together?
Like fathers, like sons: the Beatle babies are preparing to outbid their legendary dads. Sir Paul McCartney's son James has approached other offspring of the Fab Four to create The Beatles 2.
Gallery-gazing online: Pushkin Museum joins Google Art
Fancy taking a stroll in one of Russia’s leading museums without leaving your home? No problem! Moscow’s State Pushkin Museum has joined Google Art Project, allowing users to explore collections online in high definition.
Deal of a lifetime: Warhol sketch for $5
Some people can simply smell a good deal. A British businessman unknowingly became the owner of a drawing done by Andy Warhol as a boy, having paid $5 for it at a Vegas garage sale. Experts say the work could sell for $2 million at auction.
Beauty queen to feel like a natural woman
The Miss Universe Organization has revised its rules of allowing only “naturally born'' females to enter the pageant and has finally allowed male-born Canadian Jenna Talackova to show off her womanly charms.
Avangard drive regular winners Traktor in tight corner
Avangard are just one win away from the Gagarin Cup finals after beating regular season champions Traktor, 3-1, on home ice.
Nephew of FIFA president could bring visual revolution to Russian football
Swiss company Infront Sports & Media has sent the Russian Premier League an improved offer to buy TV coverage rights. The league’s authorities are taking their time, as agreement will mean a number of earth shattering changes to Russian football.
Underway to London: Russian women wrestlers decide domestic champs
Russia's wrestlers have been competing for places at the London Olympics, and the recent women’s freestyle domestic championships in the Moscow region went some way to deciding, who will make it.
Barca, Bayern make Champions League semis
Holders Barcelona have reached the Champions League semifinals for the fifth consecutive year beating AC Milan in the Camp Nou battle, while German giants Bayern Munich followed the same path knocking out French Olympique de Marseille.
Bout: I'm a hunted deer, US wants my head on their trophy-wall
Russian businessman Viktor Bout, who was found guilty of arms smuggling and conspiracy by a New York court, has called his trial “hypocritical” and an example of “double standards”.
Viktor Bout caseLavrov lectures 'arrogant' McFaul on US missile defense
Russia’s foreign minister has accused the US ambassador of arrogance after the latter claimed that his country will maintain plans to create a missile defense system in Europe, regardless of other nations’ objections.
Missile defense shieldCommunists won’t let NATO in Lenin’s birthplace
Russia’s Communist party (KPRF) is planning to stage a series of protest rallies across the country against possible NATO presence on Russian territory.
US press on with Russian NGO financing despite warning
State Department spokeswoman has announced that the US will continue to sponsor Russian political and civil organizations even after Russia warned that this could lead to a strain in relations.
Renewed clashes between Libyan militias, 26 dead
At least 26 people have been killed as violence flares up once again in the western Libyan town of Zwara.
Libyan conflictSuicide blast in Somali theater targets PM, officials - 10 dead
A number of high-profile figures are feared to be among the dead after a female suicide bomber struck the Somali capital Mogadishu’s newly-opened National Theater.
2,500 US marines in Australia ‘not a military base’
The first rotation of about 200 US marines has arrived in Australia on a six-month training deployment. A total of 2,500 troops are expected to arrive over the next few years in Darwin to enhance the US’s military presence in the Asia-Pacific.
Rich Russians write record checks for NY property
Billionaires from Russia and the ex-Soviet Union have been pushing the high end property market in the US as they spent $1 billion on residential real estate in the country over the past four years.
Eurozone finances: Pouring oil on water
If eurozone countries do not make necessary steps to restructure their debts, the current period of calm, may quite be calm before the storm.
Groupon isn’t a hot deal anymore
Groupon Inc, the world's largest coupon provider, is in the doldrums as investors, shareholders and even users question the company’s prospects following the revision of fourth quarter results.
Russia loses third of its booze producers
The number of alcohol producers in Russia has sharply dropped after the government tightened the legislation to obtain a license.
DHS won't explain its order of 450 million hollow point bullets
After 9/11, the United States government created the Department of Homeland Security to prevent future acts of terrorism and deal with other domestic issues. Now in order to keep doing such, the agency is asking for 450 million hollow point bullets.
Oakland shooter was teased, kicked out of college and in debt
As police try to find a motive behind the shooting at an Oakland, California college on Monday that left seven dead, new details about the suspected killer reveal that he had been expelled from the institute after being oppressed by fellow students.
Did Russia's sexy spy, Anna Chapman, seduce an Obama official?
The 2010 apprehension of Russian spy Anna Chapman by American authorities came as a surprise to many. Now new details emerging suggest that the undercover agent was on the move to bed a high-ranking Obama official.
Ron Paul: The most transparent candidate
In the midst of the Mitt Romney tax filing fiasco, Ron Paul said he’d be embarrassed to publish personal finances on account of his comparably indigent income. Paul has come clean now, however, with just how he conducts costs on the campaign trail.
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