in choose language radio 00 00 listen live social networks radio london sunday 16 00 17 00 167 6fm home politics world russia economy reality check society radio video photo vor interviews dear readers we are excited to announce that the voice of russia has changed its name and moved over to a new website . we are now known as sputnik news agency and radio . you can find all the latest stories and updates here http sputniknews.com . please update your bookmarks and stay with us october 16 2016 moscow 12 22 log in choose language english editions international us uk indian 00 00 listen live home politics world russia economy reality check society radio video photo vor interviews more putin arrives in brazilian capital city to take part in brics summit closing day russian president vladimir putin has arrived in the brazilian capital city brasilia where he will take part in the second day of the two day brics countries summit brazil russia india china and south africa . the meeting will in an outreach format involving the leaders of a number of latin american countries . the russian president plans to have separate meetings with some of them on the summit sidelines . militia goes on offensive near outskirts of donetsk ukrainian troops militiamen have launched an attack against ukrainian troops near the village of stepanovka donetsk region of ukraine ; troops loyal to the kiev regime have already sustained casualties according to the ukrainian national guard s official website . assad sworn in for third term as syrian president bashar al assad was sworn in for a new seven year term as president of syria for the third time on wednesday media reports . i pledge to respect the constitution and protect the people of syria he said during a live broadcast on syrian television at a red carpet ceremony held at the presidential palace in damascus . european union leaders to meet july 16 discuss sanctions against russia european union leaders to meet on wednesday to pick the bloc s new foreign policy chief after choosing jean claude juncker to head the executive european commission but it may take some weeks before other top eu jobs are finally carved up reuter s reports . iran p5 1 to continue working on tehran nuclear deal until july 20 after three days of talks in vienna us secretary of state john kerry and iran s foreign minister mohammad javad zarif agreed on the half of the final draft on teheran nuclear program deal while the second part of the document should be completed by july 20 . 1 two suspects arrested over metro tragedy as moscow mourns victims the russian investigative committee has arrested two suspects in yesterday s moscow metro tragedy . the incident occurred on tuesday morning when a train derailed between the park podedy and slavyansky bulvar metro stations . according to the latest information 22 people died and july 16 has been declared a day of mourning for the victims . russia s president vladimir putin has expressed condolences to family and friends of those who died . german deputies may use typewriters to counteract us espionage deputies of the german parliament are seriously considering the use of typewriters in order to counter espionage on the part of the us chairman of the bundestag committee of inquiry into the activities of the nsa in germany patrick sensburg stated on air of the german tv station das erste . death of russian citizen in cross border shelling not enough to call kiev to account psaki the us department of state has made another attempt to exonerate kiev from responsibility for what s happening in eastern ukraine . top news ukrainian troops encircled by lugansk self defense fighters in izvaryno self defense fighters downed two ukrainian strike aircraft donetsk people s republic st petersburg subway undergoes thorough inspection ukrainian army receives 2 000 bulletproof vests from us self defense forces repel ukrainian air attacks east of donetsk italian pm renzi speaks against building europe in opposition to russia us drone kill 15 rebels in north western pakistan israeli army advises 100 000 palestinians to leave homes ukraine poland and lithuania planning to create joint military brigade croatia hopes economic sanctions on russia can be avoided s korea us launch five day joint naval drill in face of north anger six foreigners die in moscow metro accident all news exclusive us backers to distance themselves from kiev the more civilian casualties seen expert professional killers trained by the cia in poland kill their own people in ukraine expert the airstrike of doom kiev turns donbass into yugoslavia president putin has made the world multi polar vice president of republika srpska dr. emil vlajki russia saving lives amid humanitarian catastrophe in serbia director malagurski washington live hundreds of protesters demand a stop to israeli s strike on gaza whistleblower counteroffensive against the feds shakes up washington boehner moves ahead on obama lawsuit new york city street renamed after russian author dovlatov senate will vote on 28th amendment to limit money s role in politics london live scotland favourite for new uk spaceport as independence vote approaches f 35 lightning ii will not appear at farnborough former anglican leader lord carey voices support for assisted dying world s longest ocean race finishes in london animal testing in the uk still rising despite government pledge editor s choice brics helping engender multipolar world experts as the 6th brics summit kicks off in the brazilian city of fortaleza attending the two day event the leaders of russia china brazil india and south africa are set to ink a deal on the establishment of a 100 billion dollar joint development bank . discussions will focus on the contribution from each member state and where to locate the bank s headquarters . eu could have more economic links with russia and china not with the us expert a need to decide on fresh sanctions against russia placed the eu between a rock and a hard place . with the us pressing hard for punishing moscow over its alleged role in ukraine eu nations feel the step could affect their economic growth . nine eu states including france germany and italy indicated they would block the decision to impose more sanctions on russia . us security doctrine protects state power corporations not people noam chomsky the prime concern of the us government is the security of state power and the corporate sector but not the security of the american people states noam chomsky the prominent american political commentator institute professor emeritus in the department of linguistics and philosophy at massachusetts institute of technology . according to the professor security in the normal sense should not be a basic factor in policy formation . aussie journalists to face jail time over spy leaks under new laws aussie journalists will face prison time if they leak out sensitive information according to a brand new security law . if those in the media report snowden like revelations about particular spy missions they could face prosecution from the australian government as stated by top criminal lawyers . americans arrested roman seleznev without legal instruments witness the united states which has taken the role of the world s policeman continues to ignore international law procedural standards diplomatic conventions and multi lateral agreements . roman seleznev was literally kidnapped by the us from the maldives on an internal grand jury finding that even a judge in the maldives did not feel was credible enough to grant the issuing of an arrest warrant . radio vr spoke to a witness to the kidnapping to get a clearer picture of what actually happened . russian tv reporter denied entry to ukraine invited for interrogation instead a journalist from russia s state tv channel rossiya 1 yevgeny rozhkov was denied entry to ukraine after which the correspondent asked kiev to provide official explanations the broadcaster s website said on monday . the ukrainian leadership is again raising obstacles for russian reporters . they have denied entry to rossiya 1 correspondent yevgeny rozhkov today rossiya 1 said in a statement posted on its official website . us unwilling unable to comprehend situation in ukraine russia expert the sharp cooling down of the russian american relations has been caused by the mistakes in the us foreign policy alexander lukin phd in history and deputy head of the diplomatic academy of the russian ministry of foreign affairs said during his interview to the voice of russia . world iranian nuclear problem should be settled by political and diplomatic means brics countries the brics countries namely brazil russia india china and south africa have agreed that the iranian nuclear problem should be settled by political and diplomatic means . while reiterating our view that there is no alternative to a negotiated solution to the iranian nuclear issue we reaffirm our support to its resolution through political and diplomatic means and dialogue the brics leaders said in the fortaleza declaration adopted at their summit meeting on tuesday . typhoon kills 12 in philippines shuts down manila prompts mass evacuations a typhoon killed at least 12 people as it churned across the philippines and hit the capital prompting the evacuation of almost more than 370 000 people as well as shutting down financial markets offices and schools rescue officials said on wednesday . eight died after being hit by toppled trees electric posts or collapsed concrete walls while three drowned in swollen rivers and one died from a heart attack . 99 days without facebook do you dare just imagine no facebook for 99 days . a dutch nonprofit ad agency just b.v. has urged facebook users to quit the social network as part of 99 days of freedom campaign and later take part in happiness surveys taken at the 33 66 and 99 days to monitor progress.the results will then be posted on the campaign s website . participants will also share messages on their progress on the group s website through an anonymous message board . california to split into six states if us billionaire gets his way one us billionaire is suggesting that california be divided into a total of six individual states . california needs a reboot . i think that with six californias it gives us a chance to make it our government . we can make it more local better representation closer to us american billionaire timothy draper states in an official report . over 800 orphans disabled children living in combat zones in ukraine s southeast more than 800 disabled children and orphans are currently living in lugansk and donetsk regions in the area where special military operation is conducted said on tuesday ukraine s presidential envoy on the peaceful settlement of the situation in the east irina gerashchenko . today according to the presidential administration there are 600 orphans in donetsk region said in a statement . kate middleton s friend confirms duchess pregnancy duchess of cambridge kate middleton is pregnant again says her former schoolmate jessica hay . journalists have failed to confirm or refute this information . representatives of the buckingham palace refuse to comment on the rumors about kate s second pregnancy the mirror reports . pussy riot becomes hot debate with us russian politicians us ambassador to the un samantha power shared with the world that she has won a debate with the russian ambassador to international organizations vitaly churkin about the infamous group pussy riot which took place in february . the russian diplomat reminded his american counterpart how the situation really evolved . russia president vladimir putin s approval ratings have climbed unprecedentedly high russian president vladimir putin s ratings have risen unprecedentedly high thanks to a new putin majority that has formed in the russian society over the recent years according to a report of 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