Moscow airport cops suspected of extortion
August 29th, 2012 - 8:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three criminal cases have been launched against transport police officers suspected of extorting money from passengers at Moscow airports, an official said."We are investigating circumstances ... Read more...
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Ex-England coach Capello spotted at Moscow airport
July 12th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's search for a new coach took an unusual twist Thursday after a Russian striker said he had seen former England coach Fabio Capello ... Read more...
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Russia’s election watch group complains of ‘Intimidation’
January 31st, 2012 - 4:58 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's largest independent election monitoring group said Monday of being pressured by the authorities ahead of presidential polls at which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is ... Read more...
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Chechen rebel leader claims responsibility for last month’s Moscow airport bombing
February 8th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Feb 8 (ANI): Chechen rebel chief Doku Umarov has reportedly claimed responsibility for last month's bombing at Moscow's main airport that killed 36 people.The Telegraph quoted The Kavkaz Center website, ... 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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Suicide terrorism on the rise: US study
January 30th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): An increase in the frequency of suicide terrorism in recent years has been noticed, with over 90 percent of all suicide attacks from 1970-2008 occurring between 2000 and ... Read more...
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Moscow airport blast aimed at foreigners
January 29th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Jan 24 suicide blast in Moscow's Domodedovo airport that killed 35 people was aimed primarily at foreigners, investigators said Saturday."It was no accident that the terrorist ... Read more...
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Putin says Chechens not behind deadly Moscow airport bombing
January 27th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Jan.27 (ANI): Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said Chechen terrorists were not behind the deadly suicide attack on a Moscow airport.Putin said: "This terrorist act, according to preliminary data, has ... Read more...
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US federal program incapable of detecting Moscow type attack: Critics
January 27th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.27 (ANI): Critics of the Transportation Security Administration's 212-million-dollar federal program called "SPOT", which has been designed to spot suspected terrorists at American airports, have said that it is "not capable ... Read more...
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Moscow airport bombers were part of suicide squad trained in Pakistan: Report
January 26th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Jan 26(ANI): The suicide bombers who carried out the Moscow airport attack were probably part of a suicide squad trained in Pakistan's al-Qaeda strongholds.A newspaper close to Russia's FSB security service ... 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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Two terrorists involved in Moscow airport blast
January 25th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two terrorists were involved in a suicide bomb attack at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport that killed 35 and injured up to 180 Monday, a law enforcement source ... Read more...
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Pakistan expresses solidarity with Russia after Domodedovo airport terror attack
January 25th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 25(ANI): Pakistan has strongly condemned the terrorist attack at a Moscow airport, and expressed solidarity with the people and the leadership of Russia.At least 35 people were killed ... Read more...
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It was a well-planned terrorist act: Medvedev (Lead)
January 25th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday termed the Monday's deadly blast incident at the capital's Domodedovo International Airport as "a well-planned terrorist act" which aimed at killing "as ... Read more...
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UN chief slams bombing at Moscow airport
January 25th, 2011 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Jan 25 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the deadly suicide bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport Monday, which killed at least 35 people. The secretary-general is "appalled" by the incident ... 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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Suicide bomber kills dozens at Moscow airport
January 24th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- A suicide bomber killed up to 31 people at Moscow's busiest airport on Monday afternoon, officials said, prompting a major security alert in the Russian capital.The ... Read more...
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31 killed in Moscow airport suicide bombing (Second Lead)
January 24th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 24 (IANS) At least 31 people were killed and over 130 injured in an apparent suicide bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo airport Monday, the Russian health ministry said.The Russian Investigative Committee's ... Read more...
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UPDATE: Suicide bomber kills dozens at Moscow airport
January 24th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- A suicide bomber killed more than 30 people at Moscow's busiest airport on Monday afternoon, officials said, prompting a major security alert in the Russian capital.
The blast ... Read more...
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31 killed in Moscow airport bombing
January 24th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Jan 24 (ANI): At least 31 persons have been killed and over hundred others are reported to be injured in the blast that rocked Moscow's Domodedovo airport on Monday.Domodedovo airport is ... Read more...
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20 killed in Moscow airport blast (Lead)
January 24th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 24 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed in a suicide explosion at Moscow's Domodedovo airport Monday evening, media reports said.The Investigative Committee's Transport Investigative Department confirmed the explosion occurred ... Read more...
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BREAKING: Suicide bomber kills at least 20 at Moscow airport
January 24th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- At least 20 people were killed on Monday afternoon when a suicide bomber attacked Moscow's busiest airport, officials and media reports said.
The blast at Domodedovo International ... Read more...
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Two killed in Moscow airport blast
January 24th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 24 (IANS) At least two people were killed in an explosion at Moscow's Domodedovo airport Monday, a media report said.Several other people were injured in the blast, which occurred at ... Read more...
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Plane hijacking foiled at Moscow airport
July 30th, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 29 (IANS) A man who allegedly tried to hijack a passenger plane at Moscow's Domodedovo airport was detained Thursday.
The plane on a domestic flight from Russia's North Caucasus city of ... Read more...
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Russian spy calls family from Britain after swap
July 11th, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Moscow/Washington, July 10 (DPA) Russian nuclear expert Igor Sutyagin contacted his family by telephone Saturday from Britain, a day after participating in a spectacular spy swap between Russia and the US, the ... Read more...
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Jennifer Lopez held up for hours at Moscow airport
May 25th, 2010 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 24 (IANS/EFE) Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez had to spend two hours onboard an airplane on the runway at Moscow's Vnukovo-3 Airport over problems with the luggage of her musician husband ... Read more...
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Adopted Russian Boy Abandoned
April 10th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Tennessee, Apr 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Russian boy adopted by a family living in Tennessee was put on a plane back to Russia all by himself. Investigators in the case ... Read more...
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