Russian deputy defense minister charged over $11 million bribe – lawyer

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal lodged by the legal team of Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, who is being held on bribery charges, his lawyer has stated. The court has refused to release him on house arrest, instead keeping him in pre-trial detention.

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Drowning in debt: The paralysis at the heart of the US fiscal crisis

Washington is doing nothing about its deteriorating finances because there is nothing it can do without risking major upheaval It can appear puzzling why at certain times in history a government facing a looming crisis simply does not address it. The problems accumulate in plain view while little is done to actually solve them. The…

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Musk could be right about aliens – Russian space boss

The SpaceX founder knows what he’s talking about, Roscosmos head Yury Borisov has said There might be something to SpaceX head Elon Musk’s opinions about extraterrestrial civilizations, Roscosmos Director-General Yury Borisov has said.

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