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U.S. Studying Russia’s Report on Rights Violations - Dolgov

07:53 11/02/2012 WASHINGTON, February 11 (RIA Novosti)

The Unites States is thoroughly studying the Russian Foreign Ministry’s report on human rights violations abroad, the ministry’s human rights commissioner, Konstantin Dolgov, said.

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Main News of February 10
23:59 10/02/2012
A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours
Communist Rally Edges Out Putin Supporters
21:00 10/02/2012
Moscow City Hall chose the Communists over supporters of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, allowing the leftist party to hold a rally on the downtown Manezh Square on February 23.
MICEX-RTS Exchange May Hold IPO Late 2012
18:37 10/02/2012
The integrated MICEX-RTS stock exchange may hold an Initial Public Offering in the fourth quarter of 2012 in case of favorable market conditions, Bank of Russia First Deputy Chairman Alexei Ulyukayev said in Cyprus on Friday.
Organizers of Pro-Putin Rally Fined $33
18:35 10/02/2012
Organizers of last week’s record pro-government rally in western Moscow were fined 1,000 rubles ($33) for exceeding attendance limits at the event.
February 4: Russia Rallies – Part 3
18:35 10/02/2012
Tens of thousands people are expected to brave the bitter cold at two major rallies in downtown Moscow on Saturday as a power play between champions of political liberalization and supporters of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin continues to unfold.
Russia May Sell $14 Bln Worth of Weaponry in 2012
18:29 10/02/2012
Russia’s arms exports may reach a record $14 billion in 2012, a Russian think-tank said on Friday.
Presidential elections in South Ossetia
17:57 10/02/2012
Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia region held a tightly contested presidential election run-ff on Sunday, after none of the candidates passed the 50-percent threshold needed for a first round victory.
Duma Urges UN to Foster Syrian Dialogue
17:54 10/02/2012
The lower house of Russia’s Parliament, the State Duma, on Friday called on the UN Security Council not to take sides in the Syrian months-long conflict, saying this approach undermines chances for a fair dialogue and peaceful settlement.
Medvedev: Police Reform Is Working
17:31 10/02/2012
President Dmitry Medvedev praised the reformed police while urging them to follow through on journalist investigations and voter complaints, as well as refrain from “hysterics.”
Interior Ministry reform
17:31 10/02/2012
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree on Interior Ministry personnel cuts. He also ordered the closure of two ministry departments and the rotation of senior personnel.
Russia Convicts Military Officer of Spying For CIA
16:39 10/02/2012
A Russian military district court sentenced on Friday an engineer at the Plesetsk Space Center in northern Russia to 13 years in prison on charges of state treason, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said.
Putin Gets Sub-Glacial Antarctic Lake Water Sample
16:36 10/02/2012
Russia’s Natural Resource Minister Yury Trutnev on Friday handed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin a water sample from the pristine icebound Lake Vostok that had been hidden in the Antarctic for millions of years.
Putin’s Support Rises to 53.3% - Poll
16:23 10/02/2012
Current Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin has the support of 53.3 percent of the voters, according to a survey conducted by state-run pollster VTsIOM.
Putin to run for Russian president in 2012
16:23 10/02/2012
On September 24, 2011 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to run for president in the March 2012 election. Medvedev said he would be ready to take over from Putin as prime minister if United Russia were to win in the December polls.
Preparations for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games
16:12 10/02/2012
The southern Russian resort city on the Black Sea won the right to host the Olympics at an IOC session in Guatemala in July 2007 after a close race with South Korea's Pyeongchang and Austria's Salzburg. More than 200 sports and infrastructural facilities are to be built in Sochi by the time of the 2014 Winter Games. The cost of building the facilities and infrastructure is estimated at more than $30 billion.
Auto Accidents Kill Some 28,000 Russians in 2011
16:10 10/02/2012
Russia continues to suffer an alarming traffic fatality rate, with some 28,000 people killed in almost 200,000 traffic accidents across the country last year, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on Friday.1
Gazprom May Bid for Cypriot Shelf in Spring
15:22 10/02/2012
Russian gas giant Gazprom may participate in a tender to develop hydrocarbons on the southern shelf of Cyprus this spring, Georgiy Petrov, vice-president of Russia's Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said on Friday.
Yet Another Teen Suicide Roils Russia
15:11 10/02/2012
Russians, already bruised by a spate of teen suicides that grabbed headlines earlier this week, learned on Friday of the suicide of yet another teenager.
90-Year-Old Doctor Faces Jail over Patient Gifts
13:34 10/02/2012
A 90-year-old doctor in Russia’s central Nizhny Novgorod region may receive a seven-year jail term for accepting gifts from her patients, RIA Novosti reported.

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