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Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev

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Attacks on Russian Police Double in 2011

21:28 24/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 24 (RIA Novosti, Alexey Eremenko)

The number of attacks on Russian police officers reached 6,000 last year, almost twice the 2010 figure, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on Tuesday.

Corrupt Official Slapped with Record Fine
16:12 24/01/2012
A court in Tatarstan slapped a corrupt official with a record fine of 300 million rubles ($10 million) for graft, but analysts said it remains to be seen whether he would actually pay up.
Probe into Magnitsky Jailers Completed
15:29 24/01/2012
A probe into the case of two jail officers possibly involved in the death of Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky has been completed, Investigations Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said on Tuesday.
Life Terms Sought in Russia Train Bombing
15:10 24/01/2012
Life sentences are being sought for four men accused in the 2009 bombing of a Russian train that killed 27 people and injured more than 100, the Prosecutor General’s Office said on Tuesday.
Michael Jackson Detained in Moscow Metro
12:18 24/01/2012
Moscow police have detained a Canadian national named Michael Jackson on charges of attempting to steal a wallet from a woman in the capital’s underground, the police reported on its website.

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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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