Roerich museum curator quits
September 9th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 9 (IANS) Alena Adamkova has relinquished her charge as curator of Russian artist Nicholas Roerich's museum in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu valley, an official said Sunday. She headed the ... Read more...
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Russian caught smuggling 320 turtles from Mexico
September 6th, 2012 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Mexican authorities have detained a Russian who tried to smuggle 320 rare turtles out of Mexico, an environmental official said.Mexico's deputy environmental prosecutor Sergio Herrera ... Read more...
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Kudankulam activists seek answers on nuclear power project
August 6th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) The People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) Monday decided to send a postcard to the Russian ambassador ... Read more...
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Polish court to hear appeals by jailed Russian fans
July 10th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, July 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A court in Warsaw will hold hearings Tuesday on the appeal by three Russian football fans jailed in Poland on charges of hooliganism during Euro ... Read more...
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Seven Russian fans remain in Polish custody
July 3rd, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Seven Russian football supporters remain in the custody of Polish police from the two dozen detained during Euro 2012 clashes in Poland last month, the ... Read more...
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Libya jails foreign mercenaries for helping Gaddafi
June 4th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Libyan military court Monday handed long prison terms to a group of Ukrainians, Belarusians and Russians accused of serving as mercenaries for slain leader ... Read more...
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Russian bikers held in Iraq for spying
May 24th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 24 (IANS) Four Russian bikers travelling through Iraq have been arrested on charges of spying in the country, and face up to 10 years in jail if found ... Read more...
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Flight recorders found in crashed Sukhoi
May 14th, 2012 - 7:00 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 14 (IANS) Flight recorders of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) that crashed in Indonesia killing 45 people, were found Sunday in a deep gorge but will be ... Read more...
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12 bodies brought out of crashed Sukhoi
May 11th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Twelve bodies were brought out Friday by rescuers from the crash site where a Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner went down in Indonesia Wednesday, officials said.The ... Read more...
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Russian plane goes missing in Indonesia
May 9th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 9 (IANS) A Russian plane with 46 people on board went missing Wednesday over Indonesia's West Java region, officials said.The Sukhoi super jet 100, carrying Russian businessmen and ... Read more...
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Roerich row: Himachal counters Russian embassy remarks
April 25th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 25 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Wednesday objected to the Russian embassy's allegation that it was trying to take over the trust managing late Russian artist Nicholas Roerich's ... Read more...
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Russian embassy escaped Taliban attack in Afghanistan
April 16th, 2012 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 16 (IANS) As Taliban launched a coordinated wave of assaults Sunday in Afghanistan by targetting embassies of the US and Germany, Russia clarified that its embassy had ... Read more...
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Moscow seeks release of two Russians held in Libya
April 10th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 10 (IANS) The foreign ministry Tuesday said it was doing its best to seek the release of two Russians held in Libya and accused of supporting the erstwhile ... Read more...
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Man held for sex trafficking in Russia
April 7th, 2012 - 6:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Lebanese national has been detained in Russia on suspicion of trafficking a Russian woman to Lebanon and forcing her to work as a prostitute, ... Read more...
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UP lawmaker’s son held for thrashing Russian woman (Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh legislator's son was arrested by Delhi Police for assaulting a Russian woman here five days ago, an official said Monday."Vivek Ahlawat was ... Read more...
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Assaulted Russian woman gets Delhi Police security
March 5th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 5 (IANS) A Russian woman, allegedly assaulted by the son of an Uttar Pradesh legislator last month at her house in south Delhi, has been given security by ... Read more...
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Assaulted Russian woman fears for life
March 3rd, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 3 (IANS) A Russian woman, allegedly assaulted by the son of an Uttar Pradesh legislator Feb 29 at her house in south Delhi, apprehends danger to her life ... Read more...
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Russian embassy in Libya stormed over veto on Syria
February 6th, 2012 - 2:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Dozens of Syrian protesters stormed the Russian embassy in Libyan capital Tripoli Sunday, a day after Russia and China blocked a UN resolution on the ... Read more...
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Syrian hackers target Russian embassy website
January 31st, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Syrian cyber-guerrillas had hacked into the Russian embassy website in India to protest against Moscow's policy in the violence-hit country, but the portal has been ... Read more...
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‘Ban Gita’ plea dismissed in Russia (Intro Roundup)
December 29th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Hindus in Russia Wednesday posted a major victory in a hard-fought six-month legal battle as a Siberian court axed a plea seeking to ban ... Read more...
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‘Ban Gita’ plea dismissed in Russia (Roundup)
December 28th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Hindus in Russia Wednesday posted a major victory in a hard-fought six-month legal battle as a Siberian court axed a plea seeking to ban ... Read more...
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BJP leaders gift Gita to Russian envoy (Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Wednesday gifted copies of the Bhagavad Gita to Russia's Deputy Ambassador Denis Alipov here to protest the likely ban ... Read more...
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Former Dutch pilot jailed for spying for Russia
December 15th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A former Dutch pilot has been sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to sell confidential documents to a Russian diplomat in the ... Read more...
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Russian woman sentenced to death in China
November 27th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 37-year-old Russian woman has been sentenced to death in China for drug trafficking, the Russian embassy in Beijing said.However, the sentence will be delayed ... Read more...
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Germany detains Russian couple on spying charge
October 22nd, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) German Special Forces have detained a Russian husband-wife duo on charges of spying, reported Deutsche Welle, the country's international broadcaster, Saturday.The couple, who have not ... Read more...
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Four Russian sailors die of poisoning in Indonesia
June 24th, 2011 - 3:43 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four Russians serving on a Captain Kurbatsky ship died Thursday of poisoning after drinking bootleg alcohol in Indonesian port city of Banjarmasin, Indonesian MetroTV channel ... Read more...
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Moscow seeks US probe in adopted Russian girl’s rape case
June 17th, 2011 - 3:51 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 16 (IANS / RIA Novosti) Moscow has sought a thorough investigation by the United States authorities in a case related to rape by a US national of his foster ... Read more...
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Russian embassy bomber jailed in Belarus
May 27th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Minsk, May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Belarusian anarchist was Friday sentenced to eight years in prison for throwing a fire bomb into the Russian embassy compound in the capital Minsk ... Read more...
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Delays in Russian spares force India to go shopping worldwide
April 27th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Signalling its impatience over delays in Russian after-sales- support for military equipment, India has for the first time gone shopping worldwide for spares for its ... Read more...
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Talks on US presence in Afghanistan after uullout nnnerving region
April 19th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Apr. 19 (ANI): The proposed pullout from Afghanistan by American troops is now being viewed as a delicate development, as it will take place at a critical time. There are ... Read more...
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Moscow condemns attack on UN office in Afghanistan
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Condemning Friday's attack on the UN mission in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, Russia demanded measures be undertaken to stop violence against UN staff.Russia ... Read more...
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Russia cancels evacuation flight to Libya
March 26th, 2011 - 5:43 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will not send a plane to Libya March 26 to evacuate a group of its citizens, including diplomats, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said."In ... Read more...
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Libya on brink of civil war: Medvedev
March 4th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Libya is fast moving towards civil war, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said."Libya has been and is on the brink of a civil war, and ... Read more...
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Russia imposes entry ban on Japanese officials for comments on islands dispute
March 3rd, 2011 - 2:28 am ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- Russia on Wednesday imposed an entry ban on two Japanese CEOs for their comments over the Kuril Islands dispute, RIA Novosti reported.The Russian Interior Ministry imposed the ... Read more...
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Bangladesh signs nuclear power deal with Russia
February 25th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 25 (IANS) Bangladesh has signed here a "primary deal" with Russia for installing a 2,000 MW nuclear power plant, which would be its first. To be located at Rooppur ... Read more...
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