Russia Toning Down the Police Weapons…

The Russian Interior Ministry is planning to spend 45 million rubles ($1.6 mln) on the purchase of 3,800 non-lethal pistols for police officers, which means that precinct inspectors, traffic and transport policemen on duty will be armed with PB-4SP Osa handguns instead of conventional 9-mm Makarov pistols… Other words trade a 9-mm, gun-powdered propelled chunk

Making it Easier to Travel Russia…

Russia May Ease Visa Regime for Tourists 15:18 28/03/2012 Outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the government to submit proposals by June 1, 2012 on easing the visa regime for tourists, including those who visit the country on cruise liners and yachts, the Kremlin press service reported on Wednesday.>>

US hypocrisy – reposted by Paul Wen…

This was posted in China Today! The Barack Obama administration’s lawsuit with EU and Japan against China’s restrictions on exports of rare earths shows the administrations’ hypocrisy, says an article on Forbes website. Excerpts below: The United States and others are telling China that it must sell more of what is endemic to China. The