Russia to form air defence force for Sochi Olympics
June 25th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 25 (IANS) Russia is to form an air defence force to ensure the security at the Sochi Olympics, a military official said Monday.The special force, to be set ... Read more...
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Russian army officer jailed for spying for US
June 1st, 2012 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian army officer has been sentenced by a Moscow court to 12 years in prison for spying for the US, the Federal Security Service ... Read more...
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10 Russians found guilty of terrorism
April 13th, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 12 (IANS) A group of 10 Russian teenagers were Thursday found guilty of terrorism, illegally making bombs, damaging property and humiliating people on the basis of race or ... Read more...
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Putin plot suspects unlikely to be extradited from Ukraine (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The suspects in an alleged plot to assassinate Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who were detained in Ukraine, will not be extradited to Russia until ... Read more...
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Estonian charged with spying for Russia
February 23rd, 2012 - 6:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An official with the security police of Estonia has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia.The security official named Alexei Dressen was detained at ... Read more...
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Russian terror crimes down by 50 percent
February 15th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The number of terrorism-related crimes in Russia went down by half in 2011 from the previous year's figures, a top official said Wednesday.The number of ... Read more...
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Russia jails military officer for spying for CIA
February 10th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian military district court Friday sentenced an engineer of the country's Plesetsk Space Centre to 13 years in prison on charges of state treason, ... Read more...
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Russia busted about 200 spies in 2011: Medvedev
February 7th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian counter-intelligence exposed 199 foreign spies in 2011, said President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday.It proves that "activity of [foreign] intelligence services is not decreasing", Medvedev said. ... Read more...
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19 tonnes of gloves for Russian agency stolen
January 31st, 2012 - 6:24 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A truck loaded with 19 tonnes of latex gloves meant for Russia's federal security service has been stolen.The truck went missing from a street in ... Read more...
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Russian election chief accused of spying for Britain
January 31st, 2012 - 3:38 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Central Election Commission chief Vladimir Churov has been accused of spying for Britain after he personally invited deputy head of the British diplomatic mission ... Read more...
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Russian social network not to close opposition accounts
December 9th, 2011 - 7:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's most popular social network was asked by the domestic security agency to deactivate accounts of groups that contained posts calling for street protests, but ... Read more...
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Russia may send spies during 2012 London Olympics
December 4th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 4 (IANS) Russia will use the 2012 London Olympics to flood Britain with spies, a former British official has claimed.Former defence secretary Liam Fox warned that Britain was ... Read more...
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Group of Russian brokers arrested in $3.2 bn scam
November 28th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of stockbrokers has been arrested in Russia for illegally diverting 100 billion rubles (around $3.2 billion) into offshore accounts.However, the exact number of ... Read more...
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Russia arrests Chinese national for spying
October 5th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has detained a Chinese national for trying to gain secret information about the S-300 air defence system, officials said Wednesday.Tun Shenjun was arrested Oct ... Read more...
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Russian president loses temper at press conference
September 13th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 13 (IANS) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev lost his temper at a joint press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, where he said Moscow will never extradite ... Read more...
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British PM urges Russia to uphold rule of law
September 12th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) British businesses need guarantees that assets will not be "unlawfully taken away from them" before they can start work in Russia, British Prime ... Read more...
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For four years, Putin refused to talk to Britain
September 9th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 9 (IANS) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin refused to talk to British officials for over four years, after Britain accused him in late 2006 of causing the ... Read more...
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Cambodian vessel detained in Russia for poaching
July 25th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian border guards have detained a Cambodia-flagged vessel suspected of poaching crab in Russian waters, officials said Monday.A border guards spokesman said the vessel was ... Read more...
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Terror attack foiled in Moscow
July 19th, 2011 - 5:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 19 (IANS) A major terror attack on Moscow was foiled by the country's top security agency, officials said.Alexander Bortnikov, director of the federal security service or the Federal'naya ... Read more...
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Personal data on Russians being sold in malls
June 26th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Electronic databases that contain personal details about Russian citizens as well as "state secrets" are being sold illegally in Moscow's shopping malls, police said.The Federal ... Read more...
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Three militants killed in Dagestan
June 11th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Makhachkala (Dagestan), June 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three militants were killed in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Dagestan in a shootout after they refused to stop at a police checkpost, ... Read more...
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Anna Chapman spy ring ‘traitor’ charged with treason
May 4th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 4 (ANI): A Russian spy who betrayed agent Anna Chapman and nine others has been charged with treason and desertion.Alexander Poteyev, the second-in-command of Russia's clandestine operations in ... Read more...
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Russia to regulate internet
April 30th, 2011 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will "make the right choice" on regulating the internet, President Dmitry Medvedev has said, hinting that the government did not intend to impose bans ... Read more...
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Russian software tycoon’s son freed: Police
April 25th, 2011 - 5:15 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 25 (IANS) Police in Moscow say they have freed son of Russian software tycoon Yevgeny Kaspersky who was kidnapped Tuesday.Kaspersky, CEO of global digital security company Kaspersky Labs, ... Read more...
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Russian police free software tycoon’s son
April 25th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- Russian police said Sunday they freed a young man who was abducted and arrested five suspects, RIA Novosti reported.Ivan Kaspersky, the son of Russian software tycoon Yevgeny Kaspersky, ... Read more...
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Russian security service wants ban on Skype, Gmail, Hotmail
April 9th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 9(ANI): Russia's security agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), has proposed banning Skype, Hotmail and Gmail as their "uncontrolled use" could pose a security threat, a service official has said.The ... Read more...
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Twin blasts in Moscow building
March 12th, 2011 - 3:28 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two bombs blasts took place near the entrance hall of a residential building for employees of Russia's Federal Security Service in Moscow Friday evening, but ... Read more...
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Blast near Russia’s security service academy
March 10th, 2011 - 4:48 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A bomb went off at a bus stop near an academy of the Federal Security Service (FSB) in Moscow Wednesday, an anti-terrorist official has said.The ... Read more...
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Militants attack government buildings in Russia
February 26th, 2011 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of up to 12 militants attacked various law-enforcement buildings in Russia's North Caucasus city of Nalchik but there were no reports of any casualties, a ... Read more...
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Suspected bomber behind Moscow airport blast identified
February 3rd, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said Thursday that the suspected suicide bomber in the attack on Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport has been identified.The powerful blast, which ripped ... Read more...
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Russia to mourn Wednesday for airport blast victims
January 25th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Authorities in Moscow have declared a day of mourning Wednesday for the victims of a deadly terrorist attack in the capital's Domodedovo airport, a spokesperson announced.At least ... Read more...
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Female terrorist opened bag triggering Moscow airport blast (Roundup)
January 25th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow/Beijing, Jan 25 (IANS) A female terrorist "opened a bag" at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport, triggering a massive explosion that killed 35 people, a source said, adding: "She was accompanied by a ... Read more...
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Suicide bombers kill 35 in Moscow airport (Fourth Lead)
January 25th, 2011 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 24 (IANS) A suicide bombing attack Monday at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport killed at least 35 people. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an increase of security at all of ... Read more...
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Suicide bombers kill 31 in Moscow airport (Third Lead)
January 24th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 24 (IANS) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered an increase of security at all of the country's airports and transportation hubs after a suicide bombing Monday ripped through Moscow's Domodedovo International ... Read more...
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Russia under Prime Minister Putin a ‘corrupt, mafia state’: Wikileaks
December 2nd, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 2(ANI): Russia is a corrupt, autocratic kleptocracy centred on the leadership of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, in which officials and organized crime are bound together to create a "virtual mafia ... Read more...
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