Russian army helicopter crashes
August 16th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian Army Mil Mi-28N helicopter, one of the force's newest machines, crashed Thursday at its base in Mozdok, North Ossetia.The two-man crew in the ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Polish blast blows Group A wide open
June 13th, 2012 - 4:07 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, June 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A fiercely-struck equaliser from Jakub Blaszczykowski gave Poland their reward for a battling display in a 1-1 draw with Russia that showcased flowing, end-to-end football.Defeat ... 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 beats up cop on girlfriend’s request
May 12th, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 12 (IANS) A man in Russia has been detained for beating up a traffic policeman who dared to reprimand his girlfriend for riding a motorbike without a helmet, ... Read more...
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Russian jailed for bombing that killed 19
April 27th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian was Friday sentenced by a court to 19 years in jail over a market bombing in 2010 that killed 19 people.Magomed Latyrov was ... Read more...
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55 injured in Russia blast
June 26th, 2011 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 55 people were injured when a gas cylinder exploded during a wedding in Russia, an official said.The incident took place in the southern ... Read more...
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Two terrorists held over deadly attack in Russia
May 31st, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two members of a militant group, which launched a deadly attack in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz in September 2010 that killed 17 people, ... Read more...
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Amnesty slams Russia for human rights violation
May 13th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has criticised Russia for continuing violation of human rights and freedom in the country."Freedom of assembly and expression continued to ... 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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15 killed in car bomb attack in Russia (Lead)
September 9th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 9 (DPA) A suicide car bomb attack in a busy marketplace in Russia's Vladikavkaz city, capital of North Ossetia, left at least 15 people dead Thursday, according to the Itar-Tass ... Read more...
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Car bomb kills eight in Russia
September 9th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least eight people were killed and several injured Thursday when a car bomb exploded in a market in Russia's North Caucasus region, police said.
The blast occurred ... Read more...
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Russia tightens school security on Beslan anniversary
September 1st, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Vladikavkaz (Russia), Sep 1 (RIA Novosti) Around 3,000 police officers are guarding schools in the south Russian republic of North Ossetia Tuesday, as locals mourn the victims of Beslan school ... Read more...
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At least six dead in clashes in Northern Caucasus
February 12th, 2009 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 12 (DPA) At least six people were killed in the conflict-torn Northern Caucasus Thursday when Russian special police tried to arrest suspected Islamist militants in the republic of Ingushetia.
An explosion ... Read more...
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North Ossetian deputy PM, driver fatally shot
December 31st, 2008 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 31 (DPA) The deputy prime minister of the Russian province of North Ossetia and his driver were fatally shot in an attack Wednesday, reported the Interfax news agency, citing the ... Read more...
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Russian mayor killed in shooting incident
November 26th, 2008 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Vladikavkaz (Russia), Nov 26 (RIA Novosti) The mayor of Vladikavkaz, capital of the volatile south Russian republic of North Ossetia, Wednesday succumbed in a hospital here to injuries he sustained in an ... Read more...
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At least 12 killed in Russia earthquake
October 12th, 2008 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 12 (Xinhua) At least 12 people were killed in an earthquake jolting Russia's North Caucasus region, Itar-Tass news agency reported quoting the republic's health minister Musa Akhmadov.More than 100 people ... Read more...
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Four killed in Russia earthquake
October 11th, 2008 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 11 (Xinhua) At least four people were killed Saturday when an earthquake jolted the northern Caucasus region in Russia, the Interfax news agency reported. The quake at 13.05 p.m. (0905 ... Read more...
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Moscow denies South Ossetia joining Russia (Lead)
September 11th, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 11 (DPA) Russia Thursday denied reports that the break-away Georgian province of South Ossetia was considering joining the Russian federation.Clarifying Moscow's view on the new controversy over the future status ... Read more...
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South Ossetian president denies plan to join Russia
September 11th, 2008 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 11 (DPA) South Ossetia's President Edouard Kokoity Thursday denied reports that the separatist region of Georgia hoped to join Russia, news agency Interfax reported."Obviously, I was misunderstood," Kokoity said less ... Read more...
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Four years on, Russia remembers Beslan school tragedy
September 1st, 2008 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 1 (RIA Novosti) Russia Monday marked the fourth anniversary of the Beslan school tragedy in which 331 people, including 186 schoolchildren, were killed by separatist militants of Chechnya. During the ... Read more...
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Abkhahzia to appeal to Russia for recognition
August 20th, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Valdikavkaz (Russia), Aug 20 (DPA) Georgia's rebel region of Abkhazia will send a formal appeal with Moscow to be recognized as an independent state, the parliamentary speaker for the autonomous region ... Read more...
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Ethnic violence surges in South Ossetia
August 18th, 2008 - 9:21 am ICT by IANS
By Alissa de Carbonnel
Tskhinvali/Gori (Georgia), Aug 18 (DPA) Behind the lines of the Russian troops controlling the Georgian separatist region of South Ossetia, ethnic enclaves have been torn apart by revenge killings ... Read more...
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South Ossetians must decide their future: Rights watchdog
August 17th, 2008 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Vladikavkaz (Russia), Aug 17 (RIA Novosti) The political future of Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia must be decided by South Ossetians themselves, Europe's main security and human rights watchdog said ... Read more...
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EU estimates 150,000 potential refugees in Georgia conflict
August 14th, 2008 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Brussels, Aug 14 (DPA) The European Commission appealed Thursday to all sides in the Georgia-Russia conflict to ensure the safe access of humanitarian aid to the region, with latest estimates out of ... Read more...
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Russia seeks meeting with NATO over South Ossetia
August 12th, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Brussels, Aug 12 (Xinhua) Russia is going to call for an extraordinary meeting with NATO so that the alliance can be informed of Moscow's activities in South Ossetia, says Russian Ambassador to ... Read more...
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Russia’s actions in South Ossetia well-founded: Putin
August 10th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Moscow, Aug 10 (Xinhua) Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said his country's actions in South Ossetia are legitimate and well-founded. "From the legal point of view our actions are absolutely justified ... Read more...
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Georgia, South Ossetia clashes kill 15 (Lead)
August 8th, 2008 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Moscow, Aug 8 (Xinhua) Georgian armed forces traded gunfire with militants of the breakaway region of South Ossetia near the regional capital Tskhinvali Friday, killing at least 15 people, news reports said. ... Read more...
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Russia begins military exercises in North Caucasus
July 5th, 2008 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Vladikavkaz (Russia), July 5 (RIA Novosti) Russia began Saturday large scale military exercises in several regions of the southern federal district, which includes highly volatile North Caucasus republics, a senior military ... Read more...
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