The Summit of the Americas in Panama looks likely to usher in radical changes in modern history, а breathtaking thaw between Cuba and the U.S. The...

Russian fast-food vs foreign chains
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NASA scientists predict to find aliens in the next decade
BBSeva's guest Belorussian...

Events in Yemen have made another crucial turn. US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Iran over its alleged support for Houthi rebels. The...

Can Russia help Greece end economic woes? The future of nanotechnology; How can Kenya defend itself from Al-Shabbab? Reykjavik storeowner finds novel...

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited Vietnam and Thailand. The Fifth Floor tries to understand whether South East Asia can become a viable...

Tele-marathon for Boris Nemtsov; Colouring in for grown-ups; Kharkov explosions and mood; Russian poetry of one syllable

An explosion in the centre of Kharkiv in the early hours of Tuesday put the events in this second largest Ukrainian city again into the focus of the...

Czech President and US ambassador clash over Moscow 9th May parade; Billie Holiday 100th anniversary; Prince Harry and Australian ‘Diggers’; Rabbis...

Saudi Arabia announced that Pakistan had agreed to join the coalition of Muslim states, which includes Egypt and Kuwait, aiming to stem the advance...

The Fifth Floor looks into the essence of the Lausanne agreement on Iran nuclear programme and tries to assess its importance and possible...