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Man Dumps 1-Kg Gold Brick in Charity Box

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:26:00 GMT

A gold bar weighing in at one kilogram was dropped into a charity collection box in the Belarussian city of Brest, the country's ONT television reported on Friday.

Communist Rally Edges Out Putin Supporters

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moscow City Hall chose the Communists over supporters of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, allowing the leftist party to hold a rally on the downtown Manezh Square on February 23.

Organizers of Pro-Putin Rally Fined $33

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:35:00 GMT

Organizers of last week’s record pro-government rally in western Moscow were fined 1,000 rubles ($33) for exceeding attendance limits at the event.

February 4: Russia Rallies – Part 3

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:35:00 GMT

Apple founder Steve Jobs dies

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:33:00 GMT

Medvedev: Police Reform Is Working

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:31:00 GMT

President Dmitry Medvedev praised the reformed police while urging them to follow through on journalist investigations and voter complaints, as well as refrain from “hysterics.”

Drunk Priest Attacks Cops in Ukraine

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:30:00 GMT

Running the risk of being defrocked, a priest from the Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Church rampaged through the sidewalks of Kiev on a jeep and tried to beat up the traffic police who stopped him.

Yet Another Teen Suicide Roils Russia

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:11:00 GMT

Russians, already bruised by a spate of teen suicides that grabbed headlines earlier this week, learned on Friday of the suicide of yet another teenager.

Opposition Plans to Encircle Kremlin

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:22:00 GMT

The new opposition event could see 34,000 lining up around the Garden Ring in downtown Moscow to “encircle the Kremlin” on February 26, organizers said on Facebook.

Mail Leak Links Youth Tsars to Cyberattack

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:55:00 GMT

Kremlin youth policy bosses may face criminal charges over staging cyberattacks on media and carelessly discussing it in emails that were leaked by the Russian wing of The Anonymous politicized hacker group.

Ombudsman Calls for Action Over Spate of Teen Suicides

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:12:00 GMT

Russian Children Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov on Thursday called on the government to take urgent measures to contain an alarming rash of teenage suicides across the country.

Putin Calls for New Year Holidays to be Moved to May

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:11:00 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposed on Thursday reducing the nearly two-week-long Christmas and New Year holidays and shifting them to May.

Russia Confirms Drilling into Sub-Glacial Antarctic Lake

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:54:00 GMT

The St. Petersburg Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute on Wednesday officially confirmed startling reports that Russian scientists bored into an untouched Antarctic sub-glacial lake, Vostok, that has been sealed for millions of years.

Bar Radicals from Rallies - Putin

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:27:00 GMT

Radicals and extremists should be barred from public rallies of law-abiding citizens, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

Poland to Extradite Rogue Russian Prosecutor

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:33:00 GMT

A Polish court ruled on Wednesday to extradite to Russia former Moscow region deputy prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko over his alleged involvement in a multi-million dollar gambling operation.

St. Petersburg Approves Fines for 'Gay Promotion'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:18:00 GMT

St. Petersburg’s city legislature approved on Wednesday a bill imposing fines up to $16,700 for the promotion of homosexuality.

Lagerfeld: Russian Men 'Ugly'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:46:00 GMT

German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has branded Russian men as ugly, Greeks as corrupt and Queen Elizabeth as being a more smiley version of her grandmother Queen Victoria, in a column he wrote as guest editor-in-chief of Tuesday's edition of Metro, a global newspaper.

Siberian Pupils Sit Ethnic Feature Photo Test

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:36:00 GMT

School children in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk are sitting tests to identify the race of people from their photographs.

Pedophile Castration Bill ‘Breakthrough’ - Russian Ombudsman

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:10:00 GMT

Russian Children’s Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov on Tuesday hailed the adoption by the lower house of parliament of a bill stipulating tougher penalties for pedophiles, including chemical castration.

Duma Passes Pedophile Castration Bill

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT

A bill toughening penalties for pedophiles, including life sentences and chemical castration, passed the third and final reading in the State Duma on Tuesday.

U.S. Lottery Winner Fears Russian Compatriots

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:07:00 GMT

A Russian immigrant in the United States who recently won a lottery that pays $1 million a year for life said on Tuesday she will have to move because of increasingly threatening requests for money from fellow Russians.

Putin Opposes Visas for Former Soviet States

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:56:00 GMT

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin defended the country’s immigration policy on Tuesday, saying the introduction of visas for the former Soviet republics will finally push them away out of Russia’s sphere of influence.

Mubarak’s Wife Confesses to Suicide Attempt

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:52:00 GMT

The wife of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Suzanne, confessed in her memoirs about an attempt to commit suicide when she knew she would be arrested for corruption, EGYnews said on Tuesday.

Putin to ‘Appear’ in Cat’s-Paw Debate

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:16:00 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is running for president in the March 4 elections, will have a political scientist stand in for him in a televised debate with ultranationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky on Tuesday.