The US seeking to ease the tension with Russian submitted a formal proposal to Russia for cooperation on missile defense in eastern Europe. US also addressed another issue concerning Conventional Forces in Europe and made a proposal that would discourage Moscow from withdrawing from the treaty. These proposals have been discussed between both countries, but Russian wanted to have them written on paper before continuing the talks. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are going to discuss them on Monday. The documents deal with U.S. plans to install

A triple bomb attack on the convoy of Poland's ambassador to Iraq has wounded the ambassador Edward Pietrzyk and 3 other people one passerby was killed in the blast, according to Iraq and Polish officials. "The ambassador was injured, but was able to leave the scene himself," Robert Szaniawski, a Polish foreign ministry spokesman, said from Warsaw, the Polish capital. Three cars in the Polish convoy were destroyed in the attack. Witnesses saw a Blackwater helicopter land near the scene soon after the attack.Al

Six top U.S physicists have concluded that the Bush administration was not truthful with it's NATO allies about U.S. missile defense plans in Eastern Europe. According to the physicists, Polish-based interceptors and a radar system in the Czech Republic could target and catch Russian missiles, thus threatening Russia's nuclear deterrent. This supports Russia's criticism of the system. Russia strongly opposes the plan. The Pentagon rejects the scientists' claims, saying their analyzes are flawed. The United States says the missile system is intended to counter a threat from Iran and

Many know this strong spirit, which promises a successful party, yet, few know interesting facts about this interesting drink.To start with - vodka has a dark history. It is considered that vodka is originally a Russian drink, but in the late 70s during the Cold War there was a big process about Poland claiming vodka to be their national drink. It is true, that vodka in Poland is mentioned back in 15th century, as is in Russia. It was a question of national pride, because, had Poland won the process, vodka in Russia would have become ordinary "table bread wine".The investigation took 2 years