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Bodies of Two Dagestan Militants Identified

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Bodies of Two Dagestan Militants Identified

18:10 20/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 20 (RIA Novosti)

Two of the three militants killed in a police operation on early Friday in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have been identified, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said in a statement.

Case Against Handset Tycoon Dropped - Lawyer
17:27 20/01/2012
Yevgeny Chichvarkin, the founder and former CEO of leading Russian handset retailer Euroset, no longer figures in the theft of a large quantity of mobile phones, as recent legal changes have rendered the case moot, Chichvarkin's lawyer Yury Gervis said on Friday.
Laser Pen 'Healer' Sentenced in Barnaul
17:04 20/01/2012
A woman in Barnaul has received a three-year suspended sentence for tricking elderly victims into buying ordinary laser pointers she claimed were medical gadgets, regional prosecutors said on Friday.
Hash Dealer Jailed for Biting Policeman
15:07 20/01/2012
A man in Russia’s Far East has been sentenced to two years in prison for biting a policeman during a drug bust in September.
Siberia Region Boss Blasts Weak War on Weed
11:32 20/01/2012
The head of Russia’s Siberian republic of Buryatia has criticized the local government's campaign last year to eliminate cannabis plantations in the republic and ordered a renewed effort to wipe out the weed.

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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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