Four militants killed in Chechnya operation
September 21st, 2012 - 3:21 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least four militants have been killed in a special police operation in Russia's troubled southwestern Chechnya region, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said.The operation was ... Read more...
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Russia’s first Muslim TV channel goes on air
August 20th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's first public Muslim TV channel, Al-RTV, has gone on air ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.According to the Bashinform news portal, Al-RTV has been established by Russia's ... Read more...
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Olympics: Late gold rush saves Russia’s blushes ahead of Sochi
August 13th, 2012 - 7:39 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Seven days after the opening ceremony, the Russians were faced with a nightmare scenario. Three gold medals in the first week left one of the ... Read more...
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Russia to set up anti-paedophile squads
August 7th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian interior ministry will create anti-paedophile squads at criminal investigation departments in the largest cities in the country.Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev has instructed all ... Read more...
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Anzhi to play Europa matches near Moscow
July 9th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian football club Anzhi Makhachkala have chosen to play their Europa League matches at a stadium near their Moscow suburb training base after UEFA banned ... Read more...
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Russian jailed for 14 years for 2010 bombing
May 31st, 2012 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian man has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for organising a terror attack in September 2010 that killed 19 people in a ... Read more...
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Russian bombers’ helper jailed
May 30th, 2012 - 5:31 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 30 (IANS) A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Moscow court that found him guilty of assisting suicide bombers who had planned a ... Read more...
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Six militants killed in Russia
May 13th, 2012 - 6:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 13 (IANS) Six militants, including a senior member of the Kizlyar militant group who was on a wanted list since 2011, have been killed in a special operation ... Read more...
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Terror plot targeting 2014 Sochi Olympics foiled
May 10th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A terror plot targeting the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia has been foiled, Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee said Thursday.Three men suspected of being ringleaders ... Read more...
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British report on Russian human rights termed partial
May 6th, 2012 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 6 (IANS) A report on human rights in Russia, prepared by the British Foreign Office, has been termed by Moscow as "not impartial and open minded" and that ... Read more...
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116-year-old man votes in Russian polls
March 5th, 2012 - 6:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Probably the oldest in Russia to do so, a 116-year-old man cast his vote for the presidential elections Sunday at a polling station in Ingushetia ... 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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Putin unaffected by assassination plot
February 28th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has not been affected by a plot to assassinate him, his spokesman said Tuesday."It hasn't affected either the mood or ... 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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Teenaged terrorist jailed in Russia
February 8th, 2012 - 7:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 19-year-old Russian has been sentenced to jail for nine years for starting a terrorist cell while still underage.The teenager was also linked to a ... Read more...
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Cold wave kills 64 in Russia
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A severe cold wave has killed 64 people across Russia in January.About 1,400 people requested medical assistance, with 779 admitted to hospitals, Deputy Health Minister ... Read more...
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Russian army buys cutting-edge mine detectors
January 24th, 2012 - 9:55 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian defence ministry has begun buying a new mine-detection device able to spot inactivated mines, hidden underground or inside buildings, a military spokesman said.The ... Read more...
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Human Rights Watch criticises Putin presidential bid
January 23rd, 2012 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the decision of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to run for presidency once again ruins "the prospect of much-needed ... Read more...
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Eight babies die in Russian hospital
January 22nd, 2012 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Eight newborn babies have died in a children's hospital in western Russia, forcing officials to launch an investigation.The deaths took place in the North Caucasus ... Read more...
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Russian ex-army officer jailed for spying
December 8th, 2011 - 7:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A retired Russian Army major has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for spying for Georgia.Vladimir Klenkov passed classified information concerning the location of ... Read more...
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Russia killed 300 militants in North Caucasus in 2011
December 3rd, 2011 - 4:15 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 3 (IANS) Russian interior forces have eliminated over 300 militants in the Northern Caucasus regions in 2011, the government said Friday.As per a report presented by ministry official ... Read more...
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Car bomb kills four in Russia
September 28th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four people, including a policeman, were killed Wednesday when a car bomb exploded in Russia's Dagestan republic, the interior ministry said.The car blew up in ... Read more...
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Nine held trying to take control of mosques
September 27th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Nine Islamists were arrested in Russia Tuesday after they attempted to take control of several mosques, police said.The incident took place in the republic of ... Read more...
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Three dead in North Caucasus blast
September 22nd, 2011 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three people were killed Wednesday when a car exploded in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, police said.Investigators have not yet ... Read more...
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Five policemen among seven killed in Chechnya suicide blasts
August 31st, 2011 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
Grozny (Chechnya), Aug 31 (IANS) Seven people, including five policemen, were killed and 18 others were injured in two suicide bombings in the capital of Russian North Caucasus republic of ... Read more...
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Woman trained as suicide bomber killed in Russia
July 24th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police killed three militants, including a woman trained as a suicide bomber, in the North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan, the National Anti-Terrorist Committee said Sunday.Police ... Read more...
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Suicide bombing at Russia police checkpoint
July 12th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 12 (IANS) A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police checkpoint in Russia Tuesday, but no one else was killed or injured in the incident, police said.The ... 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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Three bombs defused in Russia’s North Caucasus
May 23rd, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Bomb disposal experts defused three bombs with a combined capacity of 11 kg of TNT in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria Monday, security officials ... Read more...
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Russian suicide attacker dies as bomb explodes prematurely
April 11th, 2011 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A man, wearing a suicide bomber vest, died in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan after his bomb apparently exploded prematurely, said police Sunday, adding ... 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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China and Islamist insurgents fear fuels Russia’s 400 billion pounds rearmament
February 25th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 25 (ANI): Fear of China and radical Islam on its southern borders has forced Russia to spend more than 400 billion pounds to upgrade its armed forces.Despite having warm ... Read more...
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Medvedev vows to drown terrorists in their blood
February 22nd, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 22 (IANS) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday vowed to drown those who want bloodshed in their own blood, media reports said.The president met the National Anti-terrorism Committee in Vladikavkaz, in ... 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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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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