RUSSIA News, Oct 17, 2011

FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Zenit St. Petersburg Scoreless At Petrovsky Stadium Bleacher Report FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Zenit St. Petersburg faced each other at Petrovsky Stadium located at St. Petersburg, Russia. The result was not as expected from two major members of the Russian Premier League. The teams attempted to dominate the match, ... See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

US Says Human Rights Losing Out in 'Reset' The Moscow Times GAVRILKOVO, Moscow Region — The US-Russian "reset" has yielded no meaningful progress on human rights, and the United States needs to "redouble" its efforts to press Russia on the issue, a senior American diplomat said Saturday. ... See all stories on this topic » The Moscow Times

Oligarch-backed clubs aiming for big advances on the Russian front Herald Scotland “Russian clubs can attract bigger players now,” he said. “When you hear the money that Eto'o is apparently being paid, it's incredible. I had to move to Russia to play games but it was a big change for me. It is very different to Glasgow. Moscow is one ... See all stories on this topic »

Russians investing overseas Asia Property Report During the past 12 months over 119000 visitors attended thirteen real estate expos held in Moscow, while another eight expos held in St Petersburg attracted over 66500 investors. According to aiGroup the Moscow based exhibition organizers, ... See all stories on this topic » Asia Property Report

Saudi Arabia: A Glimpse Through the Myths MidEastPosts (blog) Today, even if the political structures of the Russian state are still some way away from those of Western countries, we in the West are engaging with ordinary and extraordinary Russians in a manner unthinkable forty years ago. St Petersburg is an... See all stories on this topic » MidEastPosts (blog)

Airport terminal reconstructed Caspionet Almaty, Astana, Moscow, Antalya, Minsk and Saint-Petersburg directions are not enough now. Arranging regular flights with the western and southern regions of the country, as well as with the neighbouring cities of Novosibirsk, Barnaul, Omsk and Tomsk ... See all stories on this topic »

Days of Macedonian Culture kick off in Moscow EMportal The manifestation 'Days of Macedonian Culture in Russia', will be formally opened Saturday eveningat the prestigious 'Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky' Conservatory in Moscow. In the next three days Russia'scapital and St. Petersburg will have an opportunity ... See all stories on this topic »

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OCEANIA News, Oct 17, 2011

Smashing Pumpkins' Nicole Fiorentino: We Have a Mutual Respect Audio Ink Radio The band's upcoming album, Oceania, could drop as early as November. Corgan is also in the news for kicking off Resistance Pro Wrestling, his very own wrestling promotion company. Resistance Pro's first wrestling event happens Nov. ... See all stories on this topic » Audio Ink Radio

Black Sticks Women lift Oceania Cup after 25 years: 4-2 bettor.com (blog) Contrary to expectations, the Black Sticks Women delivered an impressive performance and took Hockeyroos down by 4-2 to lift the third consecutive title in the Oceania Cup. The remarkable match between the two neighbouring countries was held at the ... See all stories on this topic »

Danny Dolor presents Marian exhibit, patriotic concert and history quiz in ... Philippine Star 7 to 17 in celebration of the 8th National Pilrimage to Lipa; the National Day of Prayer for World Peace and the 2nd Asia Oceania Mariological Conference organized by the Archdiocese of Lipa. The Marian exhibit held at the Bishop Alfredo Ma. ... See all stories on this topic »

Ja-New Zealand netball series off Jamaica Observer Bernard said the team, which had proposed to pay their own expenses to travel from Oceania toJamaica for the series, found themselves struggling to find the resources to pay for the trip, while the local netball team was also finding it difficult to ... See all stories on this topic »

Jakarta Continues to Improve Tourism Cooperation BeritaJakarta.com Through this forum, tourism potential will be promoted to Europe, United State,Oceania and Asia regions. Head of Jakarta Tourism and Culture Department, Arie Budhiman said that Jakarta city became host in the implementation of the Council for... See all stories on this topic » BeritaJakarta.com

Chinese language test attracts overseas students China Daily Coming from Asia, America, Europe, Africa and Oceania, competitors will visit the cultural spots inBeijing, and the headquarters of the Confucius Institute, the government-sponsored worldwide Chinese language promoting organization. ... See all stories on this topic »

Island resorts grab tourism trophies Fraser Coast Chronicle Outstanding Individual contribution: Wally and Trish Franklin, "Oceania Project". The gala awards ceremony was held at the Brolga Theatre and attracted more than 200 tourism representatives. This is the 11th year the awards have been held which ... See all stories on this topic »

Banyana begin Olympic preparations South Africa.info Brazil and Ecuador have secured the Conmebol places from the South American qualifiers, whileSweden and France will fly the flag for Europe (Uefa). Two North American qualifiers (Concacaf) are yet to be decided, as well as an Oceania Football ... See all stories on this topic »

Smart businesses buck the recession New Zealand Herald It is a significant exporter of glasshouse-grown produce throughout the Pacific Rim supplying product to Canada, USA, Japan, Taiwan and Oceania as well as Australia. With 20 hectares under glass it is one of the largest glasshouses in the Southern ... See all stories on this topic »

Farewell match Solomon Star A good number of students from the program represented Solomon Islands in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) U17 tournament earlier this year. Solomon Islands finished third in that competition. Some of the LEARN&play students are already playing ... See all stories on this topic »

JUNIOR SPORTS STAR: Luke Sayre's champion results Cumberland Courier Newspapers He also loves his martial arts and won gold in sparring and bronze in this year'sOceania Kepno titles. He is working towards his black belt. On the Aussie rules front, his Camden under-12s team were the undefeated Western Sydney competition premiers. ... See all stories on this topic » Cumberland Courier Newspapers

New CCI Buy Signals - SOXL, SPB, SQM, SSO, SSS Health Talk & You Thr ough its subsidiaries and affiliates, the Company has operations established in South, Central and North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania. In addition, the Company's products are distributed in more than 110 countries worldwide. ... See all stories on this topic »

Exports may reach $280 bn this fiscal: Scindia SME Times Demand would come from Latin America, Africa, parts of Asia, Indonesia andOceania, he added. During the first quarter of 2011-12, country's exports to Africa and Latin America grew around 120 per cent and 74 per cent, respectively. ... See all stories on this topic » SME Times

Telikom National Soccer League launches in style Boxscore News The best example of this was Hekari United becoming the first Island nation inOceania to qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup in 2010. He said the NSL competition has gone from strength to strength and believes it will still go a long way with ... See all stories on this topic » Boxscore News

Drew to Depart Oceania Cruises as Senior VP, Business Development Travel Pulse > Travel News > Drew to Depart Oceania Cruises as Senior VP, ... Jeff Drew, the veteran cruise sales executive, is leaving Oceania Cruises, Travel ... www.travelpulse.com/drew-to-depart-oceania-cruises-as-senior...

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MUSIC, Singers, Concerts News, Oct 17, 2011 (2)

Live: Bryan Ferry at the Greek Theatre Los Angeles Times That the covers sounded no less like Ferry songs than the songs he'd written indicates Ferry's view of the singer's task: interpretation. In a jittery rendition of Roxy Music's “Avalon,” for instance, he resisted the song's promise of contentment, ... See all stories on this topic »