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Police officer detained driving stolen vehicle

18:39 12/01/2012 ST. PETERSBURG, January 12 (RIA Novosti)

St. Petersburg’s police have detained one of their own driving a stolen Lexus, the Russian Investigation Committee said on its web site.

Zubkov to head new black income task force
11:43 12/01/2012
President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov to set up a working group to counter money laundering aimed at hiding criminal incomes.
Drug trafficker detained in Tajikistan with 100 kg of Afghan hash, heroin
09:10 12/01/2012
Tajikistan's drug control agency has confiscated more than 100 kilograms of illegal narcotics that were to be trafficked into Russia, a spokeswoman for the agency, Umeda Yusupova, said on Thursday.

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Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

A brawl broke out in the Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday ahead of the consideration of a bill designed to expand the use of Russian language in the country, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

The U.S. Department of State criticized Russia for continuing violation of human rights and democratic freedoms in an annual report published on Thursday.

Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov

Russia Refuses to Allocate $10 mln to Afghan Army

Russia has denied a NATO request to allocate $10 million for the support of the Afghan Army, the Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said on Thursday following the alliance’s summit in Chicago.

Opposition camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard

Third of Russians Approve of Anti-Putin Camp Closure

Almost third of Russians approve of the closure of the Occupy-style camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard where people were protesting against Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency, a poll held by the Public Opinion Foundation has revealed.

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