Russia’s New State Duma: Election 2011…

For those interested in Russian politics this photo will probably mean something to you. Otherwise it may not mean a whole lot to the rest of you. This is how the new breakdown of the Duma will look after the election is called final. Other words the seats in the Duma… I realize that people […]

Update on Elections in Russia…

The CIS monitors have found no major voting irregularities in Sunday’s Duma elections in Russia. The elections were transparent and provided for the voters’ free expression of will. This came in a statement at a news conference in Moscow earlier today by the head of the CIS group of monitors Vladimir Garkun. According to him, […]

Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on December 17, 2011, state television reported on December 19, 2011…

Kim, who was 69 years old, died on Saturday… North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has died, and the communist country must now follow his son Kim Jong-Un, state media has announced. The 69-year-old leader died on Saturday, December 17, at 8.30am (1030 Saturday AEDT), a weeping announcer on state television said on Monday… No cause […]