Новости за 21.04.2012

India and Iran have had a long relationship stretching back to ancient times. Iranian (or Persian) influence has produced a deep imprint upon Indian art, poetry, architecture and literature. With periodic invasions, military adventures and constant cross-migrations between the two empires, the people of Iran and northern India share many cultural and ethnic characteristics. In the 21st century, the relations between these two great nations must be framed along the lines of geo-politics and oil, rather than art and culture.

If he wins the upcoming election, French presidential candidate François Hollande would become the first socialist President in the country since François Mitterrand's last term ended in 1995. Hollande and incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy --the two leading candidates -- have battled each other in poll ratings. The latest IPSOS polling placed Hollande at 29 percent versus Sarkozy at 25.5 percent.

At a 2008 rally in South Carolina Romney posed and held up this sign linking the two likely Democratic nominees, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, to 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden. Romney responded that his critics needed to "lighten up slightly. There are a lot of jokes out there. I'm not responsible for all the signs I see.”

Pacific fish stocks decimated

As other fisheries are pushed to their limits, giant trawlers have moved southward toward Antarctica to catch what is left.

Pacific fish stocks decimated

As other fisheries are pushed to their limits, giant trawlers have moved southward toward Antarctica to catch what is left.