Mitsubishi to produce Pajero Sport in Russia in 2013
August 30th, 2012 - 9:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Japan's Mitsubishi Motors plans to start production of its Pajero Sport car in Russia starting next year.Mitsubishi Motors President Osamu Masuko said the new vehicle ... Read more...
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Audi to relaunch car production in Russia in 2013
August 30th, 2012 - 5:14 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Car maker Audi, part of German auto giant Volkswagen, plans to relaunch car production in Russia in 2013, an official said.Audi AG Board Chairman Rupert ... Read more...
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Mother throws baby from ninth floor
August 29th, 2012 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A woman in central Russia's Ryazan city threw her nine-month-old son out of a ninth floor window during a visit by child welfare officers, police ... Read more...
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Russian firm to make electric car with Chinese parts
August 25th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 25 (IANS) Russia's largest car manufacturer, AutoVAZ, has revealed plans to produce its first electromotive car using Chinese parts.Named EL LADA, the new car will be based on ... Read more...
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Woman jailed for throwing daughter from third floor
August 21st, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 21 (IANS) A woman in Russia has been jailed for throwing her three-year-old daughter from the third floor balcony because she broke a record player, RIA Novosti reported ... Read more...
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Two-headed pig born in Russia
July 26th, 2012 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A two-headed, four-eyed pig was born at a farm in central Russia, according to Bryansk regional veterinary service.The mutant was born alongside 10 normal siblings ... Read more...
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UAE refuses to extradite Russian corporate crime suspect
July 26th, 2012 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has turned down Russia's request for extraditing the suspected leader of a group accused of illegal takeovers of dozens of ... Read more...
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Child among three killed in Russian plane crash
July 22nd, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three people, including a child, were killed in a plane crash Sunday in central Russia's Ryazan region.The crashed aircraft was a single-engine Il-103 plane, capable ... Read more...
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Woman survives after being hit by plane propeller
July 19th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 19 (IANS) A woman worker at an airport in Russia was injured but had a miraculous escape Thursday when she was hit by the propeller of an An-24 ... Read more...
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Russian airline orders 20 Airbus planes
July 13th, 2012 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Farnborough (Britain), July 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's fourth-largest airline UTair has signed an order contract for 20 Airbus A321 airliners.The deal was signed at the Farnborough Air Show in Britain ... Read more...
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14 Russian pilgrims killed in Ukraine bus crash
July 7th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, July 7 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and 22 injured Saturday when a bus carrying Russian pilgrims to a monastery in Ukraine met with an accident, RIA ... Read more...
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Car worst carnivore than beast, says Russian zoo
July 6th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Illustrating the notion that automobiles are carnivores - and worst than beasts, at that - a zoo in central Russia has put a caged car ... Read more...
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Uzbek couple jailed for selling daughter
June 21st, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A couple from Uzbekistan living in Russia has been sentenced to four years in prison for selling their newborn daughter.In February, 32-year-old Gulnora Karabayeva gave ... Read more...
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Space factory worker held for making weapons
May 31st, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An employee at a rocket engine factory in central Russia has been held for making, storing and trafficking firearms.The 38-year old worker, who made pistols ... Read more...
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Wildfires ravage Russian villages
April 21st, 2012 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) One person was killed and over 86 square km of land, that included at least 75 houses, were destroyed due to a wildfire in Russia's ... Read more...
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Russian farmer held for using slaves
April 7th, 2012 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A farmer in Russia has been detained for apparently using at least 20 labourers as slaves at his farm, police said.Police freed 19 workers illegally ... Read more...
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Plane crash kills four in Russia
April 7th, 2012 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least four people died when an SM 2000 turboprop plane crashed during a training flight in Russia, an official said.The plane crashed in central ... Read more...
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10 circus lions dying on Russian-Latvian border
February 15th, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) About 10 lions are facing death due to cold and hunger on the Russian-Latvian border, as their documents are not filled correctly and Russian officials ... Read more...
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Russia to train soldiers for missile systems
January 18th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) More than 4,000 soldiers on contract will take training courses in 2012 to be able to operate the new Yars (RS-24) ballistic missile systems, a ... Read more...
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Thousands protest in Moscow demanding fresh vote
December 25th, 2011 - 2:56 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Around 29,000 protesters rallied in Moscow Saturday to demand new parliamentary elections in Russia.A long line of metal detectors were set up on the streets ... Read more...
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Medvedev calls for more contract soldiers
September 27th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday urged an increase in the number of contract soldiers in the country's armed forces.The Kremlin has announced it will ultimately ... Read more...
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Russian woman jailed for ordering father’s murder
September 15th, 2011 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian businesswoman has been sentenced to jail for ordering the murders of her father and his expectant girlfriend.Yekaterina Borisova, 29, was jailed for 16 ... Read more...
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Convicted Russian paedophile monk faces fresh charges
May 26th, 2011 - 2:24 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Charges of raping an eight-year-old child have been brought against the former head of an Orthodox monastery in Central Russia's Kostroma Region, police said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Russia’s Aeroflot to fly stranded passengers
December 29th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Hundreds of travellers, stranded at Moscow airports following an ice storm, will be taken to their destinations by Aeroflot Wednesday, the airline said."For today we were tasked ... Read more...
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12 die in Russian military plane crash (Lead)
December 29th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) All 12 people on board a Russian Air Force An-22 transport aircraft that crashed late Tuesday night in central Russia's Tula region were found dead, a source ... Read more...
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Pensioners sue Moscow authorities over summer smog
September 30th, 2010 - 2:20 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Moscow pensioner couple have filed a lawsuit against the authorities in the Russian capital over the smog that shrouded the city in the summer.The pensioners demand ... Read more...
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Putin dismisses rumours about his running the country
August 31st, 2010 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has dismissed rumours about him still running Russia as "complete nonsense".
"It is a complete nonsense that I am still running the country," ... Read more...
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Skinheads’ orgy of violence at Russian festival leaves girl dead, over 100 injured
August 30th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 30 (ANI): Fifteen of about 100 bare-chested skinhead attackers who rampaged through a rock concert in central Russia attacking people with iron clubs, have been detained.According to The Guardian, ... Read more...
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Nine die in Russian retirement home fire
August 30th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Nine people suffocated to death after a fire broke out at a retirement home in Central Russia's Tver Region Monday, a spokeswoman for the regional emergencies service ... Read more...
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Wildfires in Russia, Canada create poisonous ring around planet
August 12th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Raging forest fires in central Russia, Siberia and western Canada have created an enormous cloud of pollutants covering the northern hemisphere, according to NASA.
Carbon monoxide, one of ... Read more...
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Russia declares emergency due to wildfire
August 2nd, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 2 (IANS) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Monday declared a state of emergency in seven regions engulfed by wildfires, including Moscow, and restricted citizens' entry to certain areas.
All of the affected ... Read more...
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30 killed in Russia wildfires
August 1st, 2010 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Raging wildfires in central Russia have claimed 30 lives and left more than 2,200 people homeless, the government said Sunday.
The wildfires, which have caused damage worth over ... Read more...
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Emergency declared in Russia as wildfires kill 12
July 31st, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A state of emergency has been declared in 14 regions across Russia after devastating wildfires claimed 12 lives and rendered thousands of people homeless.
About 240,000 people are ... Read more...
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Nine killed in Russia wildfire
July 30th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least nine people including three women have died and several houses gutted after wildfires raged across central Russia, officials said Friday.
Nine bodies have been found in ... Read more...
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One killed, 24 hurt in Russian ammunition blast
June 23rd, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) One person was killed and 24 injured in an ammunition blast at a military training facility in central Russia, a defence ministry spokesman said Wednesday.
The blast occurred ... Read more...
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