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Russia criticized by UN over Olympics construction
(AP)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:12:25 GMT
AP - The top U.N. environmental watchdog has criticized Russia in a report to be released Tuesday for ignoring the effects that several construction projects for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi will have on the region's unique wildlife.
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Putin's party leads Russia poll, some surprises
(AFP)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:30:55 GMT
 AFP - Russia's dominant ruling party United Russia was leading regional elections but suffered a string of surprising setbacks against the background of the economic crisis, results showed Monday.
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Bloggers battle corruption in Russia
(AFP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:01:23 GMT
 AFP - It started with a golden bed and African drummers and led to Russia's latest, surprising, political duel pitting tenacious bloggers against bureaucrats whose excesses went a step too far.
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Russia's ruling party heads for victory
(AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:32:42 GMT
AP - The ruling United Russia party appeared headed for an expected victory in regional elections Sunday, according to partial results, although many disgruntled voters threw their support behind opposition candidates.
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Russian official calls for night-time alcohol ban
(Reuters)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:03:57 GMT
Reuters - Russia's top public health official called on Sunday for a ban on retail sales of alcohol after 9 p.m. as part of a Kremlin-led campaign to crack down on alcohol abuse, state-run news agency RIA reported.
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Russian regional vote is mid-term test for Medvedev
(Reuters)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:09:31 GMT
 Reuters - Millions of Russians voted in regional elections on Sunday in a mid-term test of President Dmitry Medvedev's pledge to loosen the Kremlin's grip on the political system.
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Russia-US nuclear treaty ready soon: Kremlin
(AFP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:19:47 GMT
 AFP - US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have agreed that Washington and Moscow are close to reaching agreement on a new nuclear disarmament treaty, the Kremlin said.
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Obama, Medvedev encouraged on arms talks accord
(AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:56:29 GMT
 AP - President Barack Obama on Saturday had what the White House described as an "encouraging" phone conversation with Russian President Dmitrty Medvedev as the two countries sought to work out the remaining issues on a treaty to significantly reduce nuclear arsenals.
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Obama, Medvedev happy on arms pact, signing seen near
(Reuters)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:35:19 GMT
Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and President Barack Obama are satisfied with the "high level of consensus" on a new pact to cut nuclear arms and it is now possible to talk of a firm date for signing a treaty, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
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Fake report on Russian tanks sparks panic in Georgia
(Reuters)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:34:41 GMT
 Reuters - Panic gripped Georgia on Saturday when a pro-government television station broadcast a fake report that Russian tanks had entered the capital and President Mikheil Saakashvili had been killed.
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Putin visit seals arms, nuke deals with India
(AFP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:44:54 GMT
 AFP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sealed a visit to India with a raft of multi-billion-dollar arms and energy deals, including the construction of 16 Russian nuclear reactors.
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Russia kills four militants in Dagestan: official
(AFP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:43:31 GMT
 AFP - Russian security forces Saturday killed four militants in a special operation in Russia's troubled southern region of Dagestan, officials said.
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Clinton Moscow talks to cover START, Iran, Mideast
(Reuters)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:39:24 GMT
Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Moscow next week for a meeting of the quartet of Middle East mediators and talks with Russian officials about arms control and Iran's nuclear program.
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Russia dismisses U.S. human rights report
(Reuters)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:22:23 GMT
Reuters - Russia indignantly dismissed U.S. criticism of its human rights record on Friday, saying the United States was guilty of its own abuses from Afghanistan to "the streets of America."
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Russia criticizes US, NATO over Afghan drugs
(AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:26:27 GMT
 AP - Russia's envoy to NATO has sharply criticized the alliance's battle with drug trafficking in Afghanistan, saying it has led to a surge in heroin smuggling that is endangering Russia's national security.
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Putin in India for visit dominated by arms deals
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:07:10 GMT
 AFP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in India Friday where he is slated to sign a series of multibillion-dollar arms deals with Moscow's old Cold War ally.
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Jordan king, Medvedev discuss Mideast
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:11:07 GMT
 AFP - King Abdullah II of Jordan and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev held talks in Moscow Thursday aimed at finding ways to bring peace between Israel and the Palestinians to the Middle East.
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Russian drivers forced to act as shield
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:27:49 GMT
AP - Russian traffic police are under investigation for ordering civilian motorists to park their cars across a highway — and remain inside — to block a fleeing criminal suspect, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Russia urges Sweden to extradite Chechen "bandits"
(Reuters)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:41:47 GMT
Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged Sweden Tuesday to extradite two men it says are Chechen separatists and accuses of involvement in killings and kidnappings.
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New US-Russia nuclear treaty possible in next weeks: Lavrov
(AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:56:24 GMT
 AFP - There is a chance that a new US-Russian treaty on nuclear arms cuts will be ready in the next two or three weeks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.
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