Five injured in Russia shooting
August 23rd, 2012 - 7:28 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Five people were injured Wednesday in a random shooting incident at a market in southwest Russia, an official said.The incident took place in Stavropol.Five people ... Read more...
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Russian region imposes fine on clients of prostitutes
June 29th, 2012 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Men who buy sex in southern Russia's Belgorod region will now face a considerable fine as well as public shaming, police said.A new bill passed ... Read more...
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Russian lawmaker held for $1.3 mn scam
April 29th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The speaker of a legislative assembly in Russia's far eastern region has been placed under house arrest on charges of embezzling 38 million rubles (around ... Read more...
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Russia confirms new crew members for ISS
April 26th, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 26 (IANS) Russia confirmed Wednesday the three new crew members scheduled to leave for the International Space Station (ISS) May 15.They are Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei ... Read more...
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10 circus lions dying on Russian-Latvian border
February 15th, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) About 10 lions are facing death due to cold and hunger on the Russian-Latvian border, as their documents are not filled correctly and Russian officials ... Read more...
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Russia launches hotline to fight drug promotion
June 1st, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian foundation has launched a hotline on the internet to fight the promotion of drug use, the foundation's director has said.Friendly Runet foundation director ... Read more...
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Man blows himself up outside Moscow shopping centre
February 27th, 2011 - 6:41 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 27 (IANS) A man blew up himself with a grenade in an apparent suicide attack at the entrance to a shopping centre in Moscow Saturday, media reports said.Interfax news agency ... Read more...
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Egypt pays $50,000 to Russian tourist for shark attack
February 15th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Egyptian Tourism Ministry has paid $50,000 in compensation to a Russian tourist, whose hand was bitten off by a shark while swimming in the Red Sea, ... Read more...
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Russia may ban tigers, crocodiles as pets
November 23rd, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Crocodiles, tigers and penguins may soon disappear from Russian homes if the parliament clears a bill that bans "exotic" animals from being kept as pets.A bill on ... Read more...
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Russia to build solar power plant
November 3rd, 2010 - 4:15 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two Russian firms have announced plans to build the country's first industrial solar power station near the Black Sea.The 12.3 megawatt station will be built in the ... Read more...
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Crimes by women increase in Russia
April 7th, 2010 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Crimes committed by women, particularly theft and crimes of passion, have risen sharply in Russia, reflecting an alarming trend, a top law official has said.
About 49,000 women ... Read more...
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Grandson loses legal attempt to rehabilitate Soviet dictator Stalin’s reputation
October 14th, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Oct.14 (ANI): Yevgeny Dzhugashvili, a grandson of Soviet Union dictator Josef Stalin, has lost a legal battle to rehabilitate the latter's murderous reputation posthumously. A Russian court threw out a libel ... Read more...
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Russia to dismantle 191 nuclear submarines by 2010
September 29th, 2009 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
St Petersburg, Sep 29 (RIA Novosti) Russia's state-run civilian nuclear power corporation 'Rosatom' will dismantle 191 out of 198 decommissioned nuclear submarines by 2010, a company report said Tuesday.
"As of today, 198 ... Read more...
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North Korea releases seized Russian cargo ship
February 27th, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by admin
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Vladivostok (Russia), Feb 27 (RIA Novosti) North Korean authorities Wednesday released a Russian cargo ship seized Saturday in the Sea of Japan, a regional rescue service official said Wednesday. He said ... Read more...
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