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Russian Church to continue Karabakh peace efforts - patriarch

21:01 18/03/2010

The Russian Orthodox Church will continue its efforts to peacefully settle the Nagorny Karabakh problem, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said Thursday.

Georgian opposition to file lawsuit over bogus report
19:44 18/03/2010
Georgian opposition parties said on Thursday they will sue Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and TV channel head Georgy Arveladze over a faked report about a Russian invasion of Georgia.
Georgian TV fake invasion report
19:44 18/03/2010
A Georgian television station sparked panic throughout Georgia on March 13 by broadcasting a fake news item about a supposed invasion of Russian troops and murder of President Mikheil Saakashvili.
Cargo plane lands on ice-covered Estonian lake
13:29 18/03/2010
A cargo aircraft with six people onboard successfully performed an emergency landing on an ice-covered Estonian lake on Thursday, the country's rescue service said.

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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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