In the south of Siberia, where Russia comes together with Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China, lie pristine lands where people try to live in harmony with nature. In this issue of "Russian Life" we travel to Altai. The landscape is striking. Taiga, tundra and deserts surround the snowy mountains. This diversity is shaped by the Altai mountain range that stretches for nearly 2000 kilome... read more.

Driving a car safely means doing more than keeping an eye on the road. The driver also has to keep an eye on the dashboard. But looking away from the road takes time; and can be fatal in dangerous situations. Now, 'chip' LED lights powered up with transparent wires could change the way drivers get information about their cars. At the Fiat Research Institute in Turin, Italy, resear... read more.

Iran's petrochemical exports have plunged nearly 90 percent in the last two weeks, according to traders and shipping data. That is because most shipping firms cannot get insurance to transport cargoes due to EU sanctions. The sanctions banning European insurers and reinsurers from covering tankers carrying Iranian petrochemicals came into effect at the start of May. Similar EU mea... read more.

Les chefs d'Etat et de gouvernement du G8 sont attendus vendredi et samedi à Camp David, la retraite présidentielle à une centaine de km de Washington, pour un sommet immédiatement suivi d'un sommet de l'Otan à Chicago. De la croissance à l'alliance militaire, tous les grands sujets mondiaux seront évoqués pendant quatre jours. Durée: 01:55 ... read more.

Ce sera la plus grosse introduction en bourse de la net-économie. Facebook espère lever 5,6 milliards de dollars à partir de vendredi. Mais des questions demeurent sur la capacité du site à augmenter ses recettes et sa part du marché publicitaire. Durée: 01:30 ... read more.

Le Premier ministre Jean-Marc Ayrault a annoncé vendredi sur France Inter qu'il allait déjeuner à Matignon avec la première secrétaire du PS, Martine Aubry, qui a refusé d'entrer au gouvernement mais conduira avec lui la bataille des législatives de juin. Extraits. Durée: 00:40. ... read more.

A l'occasion du festival de Cannes, le réalisateur brésilien Nelson Pereira dos Santos, 84 ans, présentera son documentaire "A Música Segundo Tom Jobim" (la Musique selon Tom Jobim, ndlr) sur ce pionnier de la Bossa Nova. REPORTAGE Durée: 02:24 ... read more.

La "reine de la disco" américaine Donna Summer est morte jeudi en Floride (sud-est des Etats-Unis) à l'âge de 63 ans des suites d'un cancer. Durée: 00:51 ... read more.

Larry Summers, the former US Treasury secretary, says in this episode of the Freeland File that he supports President Barack Obama's plan to raise taxes on the top one percent. ... read more.

If Greece's economic turmoil forces it to exit the euro, momentum toward continental integration would stall, says former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers in this episode of the Freeland File. ... read more.