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Interpol chief Ronald Noble

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Interpol Wanted List Grows 50% in 2011

18:41 19/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 19 (RIA Novosti)

Interpol's wanted list increased by 50 percent in 2011, to 75,000 names from 50,000 the previous year, Interpol chief Ronald Noble said on Thursday.

Crooked Cop Who Killed Detective Gets 26 Yrs
17:12 19/01/2012
A drug-dealing St. Petersburg policeman who gunned down the detective investigating his illegal operations was sentenced to 26 years in a maximum security penal colony on Thursday.
Navalny to Help Out Yukos Lawyer
16:06 19/01/2012
Whistleblower lawyer Alexei Navalny joined the legal team of a Yukos lawyer, who expects to be charged in connection with the main Yukos case, Gazeta.ru reported 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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