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Army Officer Convicted for Shooting Guard Dogs

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:56:35 GMT

Russian MPs to Toughen Public Rally Rules

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:47:00 GMT

The Russian parliamentary committee for constitutional law and state-building has proposed banning those charged with violating public rally regulations from organizing protests for a period of one year, the committee’s deputy head Dmitry Vyatkin said on Wednesday.

Russian Police Break Up Anti-Putin Camp, Activists Relocate

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:23:00 GMT

Anti-Putin activists vowed on Wednesday to continue their round-the-clock street protests after police broke up a downtown Moscow Occupy-type camp in a dawn raid.

Moscow Police Arrest Drivers With Body in Car Trunk

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:02:00 GMT

Two young men were arrested in southern Moscow for transporting a dead body in the unlocked trunk of their Audi sedan, city police said on Wednesday.

Putin to Visit Belarus on May 31

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:36:00 GMT

Vladimir Putin will pay his first foreign visit as President to Belarus on May 31, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

Russian Police Find Artillery Shells in Forest

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:19:00 GMT

Police in the Kuzbass town of Yurga found 200 boxes of artillery shells and explosives in a nearby forest, a law enforcement source said on Wednesday.

Russia-India partnership

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:11:00 GMT

Russia to Sell Off 18 'Indian' Su-30 Fighters

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:11:00 GMT

Russia is to put up for sale a batch of 18 Sukhoi Su-30 multirole fighter aircraft, rejected by India on concerns about their engines and returned to Russia in 2003, a defense official said on Wednesday.

Crashed Superjet 100 ‘Black Box’ Recovered – Media

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:34:00 GMT

The Indonesian authorities have confirmed they have found the cockpit voice recorders of the crashed Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger jet at the bottom of a steep valley at Mount Salak, the ANTARA News agency said.

Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash in Indonesia

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:34:00 GMT

Moscow Police Dismantle Anti-Putin Camp

Wed, 16 May 2012 03:19:00 GMT

Riot police dismantled early on Wednesday the downtown Moscow camp set up by anti-Putin activists following complaints by local residents.

Police Kill Dagestan Bomb Plotter

Tue, 15 May 2012 22:41:00 GMT

A mastermind of the May 3 deadly terrorist attack in Dagestan’s capital city of Makhachkala was killed in a special police operation early on Wednesday

Twin blasts in Makhachkala

Tue, 15 May 2012 22:41:00 GMT

Viktor Bout’s Transfer to Colorado Prison Postponed

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:07:00 GMT

U.S. prosecutors have postponed the transfer of convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout from his Brooklyn jail to a super maximum security prison in Colorado

Russian Police Order Anti-Putin Activists to Leave Camp

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:58:00 GMT

Police ordered anti-Putin activists on Tuesday to abandon the downtown Moscow camp they have been occupying for over a week.

Bill to Raise Protest Fines Faces Opposition in Duma

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:41:00 GMT

The three opposition factions in the Russian State Duma questioned the need for a bill that would steeply increase fines for illegal protest activity, but the draft legislation has the support of the ruling United Russia party, which has a slim majority in the Duma.

Indonesia Takes Charge of Russian Jet Crash Probe

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:30:00 GMT

The Indonesian government will take control of the investigation into a Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash, with Russian teams to have their movements limited, vice presidential spokesman Yopie Hidayat said on Tuesday, The Jakarta Post reported.

Udaltsov to Be Sent Back to Detention

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:23:00 GMT

Russian opposition figurehead Sergei Udaltsov will be moved back to detention from a Moscow hospital, a police spokesman said on Monday.

Russian Orthodox Church Opens Facebook Account on Patriarch

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:12:00 GMT

The information department of the Russian Orthodox Church has opened a Facebook account called Patriarch Kirill to inform internet users about his life and work, a deputy chief spokesman for the patriarch said on Tuesday.

Russian Orthodox Church Opens Facebook Account on Patriarch

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:12:00 GMT

Lawmaker: Anti-Putin Camp in Moscow ‘Lessens Crime’

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:47:00 GMT

Allegations that the banned opposition camp in downtown Moscow bred crime and disorder are untrue and politically motivated, opposition lawmaker Dmitry Gudkov said on Tuesday, citing local police.

Russia May Start Blacklisting Passengers, Pilots

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:27:00 GMT

Airplane pilots who violate work rules and unruly passengers could be blacklisted in Russia under a bill now in the State Duma, Andrei Andreev, chairman of the Duma Air Transport Committee, said on Tuesday.

Break Dancer Loses Leg After Doctors Blunder

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:17:00 GMT

A Russian break dance champion has had his leg amputated and almost lost the other after doctors delayed treating him for a week after a road accident, Life News said on Tuesday.

Doctors Cut Off Leg of Russian Break Dance Champion

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:58 GMT

WWF Names Key to Better Ecology in Russia

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:22:00 GMT

Russia could completely eliminate the need for expensive and environmentally risky offshore drilling in the Arctic if it only improved the energy efficiency of its housing, WWF experts said at a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday.