Russia seeks access to US ranch for kids
September 21st, 2012 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian government has demanded from the US to allow Russian children rights ombudsman to visit a US ranch where troubled adoptees from Russia have been ... Read more...
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Dzyuba to miss World Cup qualifiers
September 5th, 2012 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian striker Artem Dzyuba has injured his knee and will miss Friday's football World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland and next Tuesday's against Israel.Spartak Moscow's ... Read more...
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Ibisevic puts Stuttgart past Dynamo
August 29th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Vedad Ibisevic made the difference again with a goal as VfB Stuttgart reached the Europa League group stage with a 3-1 aggregate win over Dynamo ... Read more...
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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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Punish referee for Chelsea game: Pogrebnyak
August 24th, 2012 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, August 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Reading striker Pavel Pogrebnyak Thursday added fuel to fire regarding his team's controversial defeat to Chelsea stating that the referee and linesmen from the ... Read more...
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Russian ex-cops kidnap, kill Austrian lawyer
August 19th, 2012 - 8:27 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An Austrian lawyer linked to Russian organised crime was kidnapped and accidentally killed by two former Russian policemen with a criminal record, a media report ... Read more...
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Reading completes Pogrebnyak signing
July 7th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak has joined English Premier League side Reading after receiving a British work permit, the club said.Pogrebnyak, who spent the second ... Read more...
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Pogrebnyak agrees contract with Reading
June 30th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak has agreed a contract with Reading, the English Premier League club said Saturday.The Russian is likely to join the newly-promoted ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Greek grit secures win, knocks out Russia
June 17th, 2012 - 4:09 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, June 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A stubborn performance from Greece and a Russian defensive fumble gave Greece an unlikely win and saw Russia eliminated in the group stage Saturday.Combined with ... Read more...
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Russian social network delays IPO after Facebook crash
May 30th, 2012 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) VKontakte, one of Russia's most-popular social networks, has postponed its initial public offering indefinitely after the flotation of the world's largest social network Facebook ... Read more...
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Three kids dead, 15 hurt in Russia accident
May 14th, 2012 - 9:37 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 14 (IANS) At least three children were killed and another 15 injured after a school bus collided with another bus in Russia, officials said.The accident took place Sunday ... Read more...
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10-tonne bridge stolen in Czech Republic
May 1st, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, May 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An old 10-tonne railway bridge was dismantled and stolen in broad daylight in the Czech Republic.According to the Pravo daily, the metal bridge, built in ... Read more...
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Russian fairytales for kids urged
March 29th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev has said indigenous animated cartoons and fairytales should be revived and used more often to educate children."We don't need to ... 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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US couple jailed for killing Russian adopted son
November 19th, 2011 - 2:25 am ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A US couple, convicted for the involuntary manslaughter of their adopted Russian son, were jailed for a maximum of four years Friday.A Pennsylvania court ... Read more...
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Russia to sign child adoption deals with European countries
November 15th, 2011 - 2:14 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia plans to sign bilateral agreements on child adoption with France, Britain, the Netherlands, Spain and Germany, a top official has said.Pavel Astakhov, ombudsman for ... Read more...
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Russia to slash US adoption agencies
July 15th, 2011 - 1:40 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The number of US adoption agencies operating in Russia will be slashed under new guidelines agreed between the two countries, Russia's children rights ombudsman has ... Read more...
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Five opposition protesters sentenced to jail in Belarus
May 6th, 2011 - 4:44 am ICT by BNO News
MINSK, BELARUS (BNO NEWS) -- A Belarusian court on Thursday sentenced five opposition activists to jail for participating in the mass protests against the December presidential elections.According to RIA Novosti, a Minsk ... Read more...
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40-million-year-old mating mites reveal sex role reversal
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 1 (ANI): New research from the University of Michigan and the Russian Academy of Sciences describes an extinct mite species in which the traditional sex roles were reversed.The evidence comes, ... Read more...
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Russia to resume tests of submarine-launched missile
September 3rd, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Test launches of Russia's Bulava ballistic missile will resume between Sep 9 and 12, a defence industry source said Friday.
"Everything is ready for the resumption of test ... Read more...
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Russian diplomat may adopt boy abandoned by US mom
June 1st, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An eight-year-old boy abandoned on a plane to Russia by his US adoptive mother is likely to find a new home with a Russian diplomat family.
According to ... Read more...
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Blast threat halts search for missing miners in Siberia
May 13th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mezhdurechensk (Russia), May 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The search for 24 missing miners in a coalmine in West Siberia was Thursday temporarily halted due to threat of more explosions, officials said.
At least 66 ... Read more...
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US couple abandon adopted Russian boy
April 9th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An American couple allegedly abandoned an eight-year-old Russian boy they had adopted and sent him back to Russia, a top official has said.
The boy arrived in Moscow ... Read more...
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Sherman Oaks, CA man sentenced for bank fraud scheme
March 9th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by BNO News
LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) – A Sherman Oaks, California man was sentenced on Monday to 217 months, a little more than 18 years, in federal prison for his role in a bank ... Read more...
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Russia may free 45,000 prisoners of second world war
February 26th, 2010 - 3:00 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia could release 45,000 people imprisoned in the country since the second world war and grant amnesty to 300,000 convicts to mark the 65th anniversary of its ... Read more...
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Maghami, Lenic share lead; Deep holds top seed to draw
January 21st, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Second seed Slovenian Grandmaster Lenic Luka defeated International Master Nikolay Tolstikh of Russia in the penultimate round to catch up with the overnight sole leader Grandmaster Maghami ... Read more...
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Czech striker Koller joins third-division Cannes
January 5th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Prague, Jan 5 (DPA) Legendary Czech striker Jan Koller is to play for the third-division French club AS Cannes at the close of his professional career, the CTK news agency reported Monday, ... Read more...
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Russian cop kills self after shooting colleague dead
November 17th, 2009 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Yekaterinberg (Russia), Nov 17 (RIA Novosti) A Russian police officer from the Urals city of Severouralsk killed himself after accidentally shooting his female colleague dead, an official said Tuesday.
Pavel Limonov, 26, accidentally ... Read more...
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Christians attacked by armed Muslim gang in Bangladesh
September 9th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Sep.9 (ANI): Armed Muslim gangs in Solepur, located close to Dhaka, have been targeting Christians for several weeks, forcing many members of the community to flee the area.Forced land sales and ... Read more...
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Mob Stabs Campbell Bridges To Death In Kenya
August 14th, 2009 - 3:35 am ICT by GD
The 72 year old geologist Campbell Bridges was stabbed to death by a mob of more than 30 people on Tuesday in Taita Tavata District in a roadblock. Bridges was accompanied by ... Read more...
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Champions Wolfsburg beat Stuttgart 2-0 in Bundesliga opener
August 8th, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Wolfsburg (Germany), Aug 8 (DPA) Champions VfL Wolfsburg opened the German Bundesliga football season with a stylish 2-0 victory over VfB Stuttgart.
Playmaker Zvjezdan Misimovic curled home from the edge of the ... Read more...
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Archaeologists discover tomb of Bulgarian princess
August 4th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Sofia (Bulgaria), August 4 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has discovered the tomb of a Bulgarian princess in the northern Bulgarian town of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria's medieval capital.According to a report in ... Read more...
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KPs Jessica looking forward to `steamy Caribbean reunion
March 21st, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.21 (ANI): England batsman Kevin Pietersens wife Jessica Taylor just cant wait to get her ice dancing skates off head for a steamy renunion.
Pietersen has been with his teammates touring ... Read more...
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Greece hope to improve, Spain want more of the same (Preview)
June 13th, 2008 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Salzburg (Austria), June 13 (DPA) Greece take on Russia Saturday in Salzburg, hoping to put a demoralizing 2-0 defeat by Sweden in their opening game behind them and get their European Championship ... Read more...
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Injured Czech captain Rosicky to skip Euro 2008
May 10th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Prague, May 10 (Xinhua) Czech captain Tomas Rosicky has a hamstring injury and will not play at Euro 2008 in June. Rosicky, 27, told reporters Friday that the treatment of his hamstring ... Read more...
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