Slaughter in Ivory Coast – 800 People Dead…

At least 800 people were slaughtered in the western Ivory Coast town of Duekoue on March 29, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, as it became the latest town caught in the spiral of post-electoral violence engulfing the country. Caritas, a Roman Catholic charity, estimated the death toll was 1,000… Read more: (Link) […]

Putin test-drives new Russian Yo-mobile to Medvedev’s house…

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin test-drove Russia’s new Yo-mobile hybrid car on the ten kilometer route from his residence to President Medvedev’s country house outside Moscow on Friday. Yo-mobile, a project by Russia’s Yo-Auto, a joint venture between truck maker Yarovit and billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov’s Onexim group, will start production of Yo-Mobile hybrid cars in […]

Coffee and Russian News From Russia…

It was -10 below zero this morning and seemed to be a far cry from the Spring that is suppose to be in effect. So that cup of coffee was extra good this cold morning… My thoughts today are centered around our News Blog and other subsidiaries.  Russian News From Russia – It has in […]

Turkey is Visa Free For Russia…

Just what Sveta and I have waited for. Now Sveta can travel to Turkey visa free. It was just officially announced that Russians will be able to travel to Turkey visa-free as of the 16th of April, 2011… This is according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. It seems that a new Russian-Turkish agreement is due […]