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Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak sits inside a cage in a courtroom during his verdict hearing in Cairo on June 2, 2012

Margelov: Mubarak’s Epoch Not Over Until Presidential Runoff

03:26 03/06/2012 MOSCOW, June 3 (RIA Novosti)

Life imprisonment of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak does not mean that his epoch in the country is over, Mikhail Margelov, the Russian presidential envoy to Africa, said.

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U.S. House Committee to Vote on Magnitsky List June 7
21:46 02/06/2012
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs will vote on the Magnitsky List June 7, according to the committee schedule published on Saturday.
Hermitage Capital lawyer Magnitsky's case
21:46 02/06/2012
Sergei Magnitsky, 37, who worked for law firm Firestone Duncan, acting for Hermitage Capital Management, died in Moscow's notorious Butyrka pre-trial detention center last November. Magnitsky was kept in the cramped 8.2 sq m cell with two others for almost a year and died after being refused essential medical treatment for an embolism.
N.Caucasus Investigator Survives Murder Attempt
20:39 02/06/2012
A federal investigator was injured when his car came under fire in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, the Investigative Committee said on Saturday.
Kremlin Outlines Russia-EU Summit Agenda
16:44 02/06/2012
The Russia-EU summit in St. Petersburg will address the economic crisis in Europe, integration in the post-Soviet area, Syria and Iran, as well as other issues, a presidential aide said on Saturday.
Putin Hopes to See French President Hollande in Russia Soon
07:59 02/06/2012
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he hopes his French counterpart Francois Hollande will soon visit Russia
Russia Has No Special Interests in Syria - Putin
01:01 02/06/2012
Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that Russia has any special interests in Syria 1
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23:59 01/06/2012
A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours
Bout to be Transferred to Medium-Security Prison in Illinois
23:42 01/06/2012
Conditions of imprisonment for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout have been softened and he will be transferred to medium-security prison in Marion, Illinois, his lawyer Albert Dayan said on Friday.
Police Officer Killed in North Caucasus
21:13 01/06/2012
A traffic police officer was killed in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Friday evening, an Investigative Committee representative said.
Rosneft Denies Approach to BP Over TNK-BP Stake
18:05 01/06/2012
Russia’s largest state-controlled oil company Rosneft denied having ever given consideration to buying out BP’s 50 percent stake in its TNK-BP joint venture in Russia, Rosneft President Igor Sechin said on Friday.
Russian Arms For Syria Not For Use Against Civilians – Putin
18:04 01/06/2012
Russia is not supplying arms to Syria which can be used against protesters, Russian President Vladmir Putin said on Friday.2
3 Dead as Boat Capsizes on Volga
17:37 01/06/2012
Three people, including one child, were killed when a pleasure boat with 10 people on board capsized on the Volga River in Russia’s Saratov region on Friday.
Russia’s Richest Tycoon Names $100 mln-Yacht After Mom
16:15 01/06/2012
Russia’s richest businessmen Alisher Usmanov has named his new $100-million-yacht after his mother, Dilbar, Russian Izvestia daily reported on Friday.
Tver Cop Helps Duck Family Cross Highway
16:03 01/06/2012
Tver traffic police officer, Yaroslav Maslov, blocked morning traffic on a busy highway, on May 30, to help a mother duck and her ten ducklings get across, Komsomolskaya Pravda tabloid reported Monday.
Chelyabinsk Sues Air Force over Jet Noise
15:58 01/06/2012
A regional court in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk has temporarily suspended a case brought by local people, who had complained about noise from air force Su-24 bombers based nearby, until new checks can be made into the sound levels, the court said on Friday.
Two Security Officers Killed in North Caucasus
15:34 01/06/2012
Two law enforcement officers were killed in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria on Friday.
Putin, Merkel Begin Berlin Talks
15:32 01/06/2012
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel began talks in Berlin on Friday.1
Kamchatka Doctors Refuse Abortions on Children’s Day
15:23 01/06/2012
Doctors working in Kamchatka Peninsula medical establishments on June 1, when the International Children’s Defense Day is celebrated, refused to provide pregnancy termination services, the region’s press service announced.

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