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Brazil, Russia, India, China, and Indonesia to Have 1.2 Billion Internet Users by 2015

In 2009, the BRICI countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and Indonesia - had some 610 million Internet users, and this number is growing at a blistering pace: it will nearly double by 2015, hitting around 1.2 billion users, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

Lavrov says Poland backs visa-free travel between Russia, EU

Poland will support a draft agreement on abolishing the visa requirement between Russia and the EU, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

Russia: Anti-Iran sanctions ineffective

The Russian foreign minister dismisses sanctions against Iran as ineffective, saying Tehran's isolation would have regional consequences.

The history of Slavophiles and Westernizers in Russia

In the 1840s and the 1850s, two intellectual movements, namely, the Slavophiles and the Westernizers, emerged in Russian society and philosophical thought. The Slavophiles advocated Russia’s unique way of development, whereas the Westernizers insisted on the need to follow in the wake of Western civilization and imitate the Western socio-political system, civil society and culture.

Not easy for Sarkozy to sell his G20 goals

Domestic and international constraints may prove it challenging for the French president to push his agenda for the global economy, writes MATTHEW SALTMARSH.