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Committee for Genocide 100th anniv. events formed in Russia May 23, 2013 - 12:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian embassy in Moscow hosted a sitting of the committee for coordination of events dedicated to 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Allen Ginsberg didn't just see the best minds of his generation "destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix." He also took their pictures.

"A proposed 47-story condominium tower - which also would be the long-awaited permanent home of the Mexican Museum - faces the prospect of a lawsuit from residents of the Four Seasons on Market Street who want to stop it from casting a pall on sunny Union Square." Mexican Museum site caught in shadow fight [ Ex ] "In San Francisco, which tied with ... (more)

Aleksandar Vueiae has arrived on a two-day visit to Moscow, where he will meet with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Thursday.

Fresh from completing their latest album, written while sailing the world on the Sedov ship, Ilya Lagutenko's band will perform this Saturday at the O2 Islington Academy.

Tokyo, May 21 : "The Land of the Rising Sun" - Japan - attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world.

Even though I've been screaming about equal rights for LGBT people since I was a tweenage fag hag, I never imagined my fight for tolerance and acceptance would one day include waving the trans flag as my own.

Among talk of the problem of unpaid gas bills and the possibility of opening a St.

Clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein is a featured soloist on the new album "Sean Hickey: Concertos," scheduled for release on the Delos Music label on May 28, 2013.

MIR Corporation is excited to offer two distinctive summer tours to little-known destinations in Russia and Central Asia.

This Wednesday, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will be opening their newest exhibition.

Russian NTV television is reporting that the U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying and ordered to leave the country has flown out of Moscow.

When we use the phrase "historically-informed performance," we are usually referring to the practice of music in different periods of the history of music, generally with a focus on Europe.

Union Street, in the center of San Francisco's Cow Hollow, comes alive with more than 150 boutique artists and craftsmen who will show their pottery, paintings, photography and more at the street's 37th annual festival June 1-2. Two stages will feature continuous live smooth jazz or original music by Bay Area bands.

Moscow, May 16 : Athletes, coaches, referees and foreign delegations participating in the Sochi Olympics will enjoy short-term visa-free travel, the Russian foreign ministry said Thursday.

Spoilt for choice with shopping malls mushrooming all around them, Almaty's shopaholics now have an option that harks back to earlier times, when shopping was a more refined experience, with the opening of a GUM department store in Kazakhstan's commercial capital.

A reduction in civil liberties doesn't end well for anyone, except government, writes Simon Williamson on the decision by the US government to subpoena AP records.

It's either the most exciting technology product of recent years, or the 21st Century equivalent of the Sinclair C5.

Moscow, May 15 : The mausoleum housing the remains of Russian communist leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin reopens here Wednesday after repairs that fixed the "sinking" foundation and restored the original lighting, authorities said.

The show will feature 70 galleries from around the globe, bringing some of the world's most intriguing artists and galleries In showcasing historically important work alongside relevant contemporary pieces and projects, artMRKT will create an ideal context for the discovery, exploration and acquisition of art.