If hundreds and hundreds of teddy bears can't bring down Europe's last dictatorship, what can?
Russian opposition activist Aleksei Navalny has been charged with embezzlement by the Kremlin?s State Investigative Committee.
"This is not only damaging us but the whole [Russian] judicial system. It's a disgrace," one of Pussy Riot's lawyers, Nikolai Polozov, commented at the start of the trial on Monday.
Tanks and helicopters pounded a rebel stronghold in the Syrian city of Aleppo Saturday, signaling the start of a government offensive, as the opposition and international envoy Kofi Annan warned the international community of dire consequences.
The Arab League has offered a safe exit for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family if he quickly resigns and leaves the country, in the latest attempt from the international community to end 17 months of bloodshed in Syria.
As Damascus and other parts of Syria convulse in clashes and violence, one must wonder where Assad is and where can he go should he be able to flee the country.
In an echo from the final weeks of Saddam Hussein's reign in Iraq in 2003, Syrian President Bashar al Assad has reportedly retreated to his tribal homeland as rebels advance on Damascus.
Francois Hollande, was mocked by his own French media for looking like a ?dwarf? while standing amongst Her Majesty?s Coldstream Guards regiment during his first official visit to London.
On Tuesday, the Russian language Wikipedia website blacked out its content for 24 hours to protest a law, under consideration this week, that could result in increased censorship of the internet in Russia.
Russia?s President Vladimir Putin also said that both sides of the Syrian conflict must enter into peace negotiations.
At least 150 people have died after massive floods hit the Russian city of Krymsk, and suspicions have erupted over the exact cause of the flooding.
New Wikileaked emails are expected to provide insights into the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and his connections to Western companies.
But Russia is apparently getting tired of Assad?s slow pace of reform and the continuing violence against unarmed civilians.
Russia and other big powers have told mediator Kofi Annan they support his idea of a Syrian national unity cabinet, diplomats told Reuters Wednesday.
Russia and Syria signed a $100 million deal for the transaction last year.
Russia has been widely criticized for its friendly relations with both nations, but Putin is hoping to raise his status in the region.
?We agreed on the need for a cessation of the violence,? Obama told reporters.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is headed for the sunny beaches of Ipanema, and many Brazilians are less than thrilled.
China pledged $43 billion, while India and Russia promised $10 billion each, to the International Monetary Fund Monday as aid to debt-ridden countries in the euro zone.
?Life,? the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard said, ?must be lived forward, but can only be understood backwards.?
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Moscow that it could lose its regional influence if it continues to side with the Syrian government and its 15 month-long crackdown.
On Monday her house was among several raided by security forces, with Sobchak ordered to appear at a police station only hours before a major anti-government rally took place in Moscow on Tuesday.
