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Canadian Air Force intercepts Russian bombers over Atlantic

09:56 31/07/2010

Canadian Air Force fighters intercepted two Russian strategic bombers over the Atlantic Ocean, CBC television reported, citing Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay.

Bomb defused near supermarket in Russia's volatile South
09:28 31/07/2010
Bomb technicians have defused an explosive device with the equivalent of 20 kilograms of TNT in Russia's volatile North Caucus republic of Dagestan, local police reported on Saturday.
Earthquakes continue to rattle Russia's Pacific Coast
08:46 31/07/2010
A series of earthquakes continue to strike Russia's Far East, the Russian Academy of Science's geophysical services on the Kamchatka Peninsula reported on Saturday.
Mass clash between villages leaves 3 dead, several wounded in Russia's South
08:26 31/07/2010
A mass brawl between two villages in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan left three dead and at least five injured, local police said on Saturday.
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23:59 30/07/2010
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Female pole jumper takes 6th gold for Russia at EAC
23:29 30/07/2010
Russian athlete Svetlana Feofanova won gold in the women's pole jump event at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona on Friday.
Russian Mosmetrostroy wins contract to build Israeli railroad
23:16 30/07/2010
Russian railroad construction company Mosmetrostroy together with an Israeli partner has won a tender to construct a high-speed railroad between Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem, Israeli business daily Calcalist said on Friday.
Russians take all 3 medals in women's 400m sprint at EAC
21:59 30/07/2010
Russian runners Tatyana Firova, Kseniya Ustalova, and Antonina Krivoshapka took all three medals in the 400 meter sprint event at the European athletics championships in Barcelona.
Six injured in blast in Chechen capital (Update 2)
21:35 30/07/2010
Six people were injured in Friday's blast in Grozny, the capital of the volatile Russian North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, a spokesman for the regional Investigative Committee department said on Friday.
Gazprom says South Stream, Nabucco not rivals
20:56 30/07/2010
The Russian energy giant Gazprom does not regard the Nabucco gas pipeline project as a rival to its own South Stream project, Gazprom deputy chairman Alexander Medvedev said on Friday.
Putin takes control of wildfire crisis (update 1)
20:29 30/07/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ordered a total of 5 billion rubles ($165 million) to be disbursed from the federal budget to the central Russian areas worst affected by wildfires, his spokesman said on Friday.
Putin takes control of wildfire crisis
20:03 30/07/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ordered a total of 5 billion rubles ($165 million) to be disbursed from the federal budget to the central Russian areas worst affected by wildfires, his spokesman said on Friday.
Climate change important consideration for Winter Olympic preparations - Medvedev
19:10 30/07/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said climate change should be taken into account in the country's preparations for 2014 Winter Olympic Games in the southern Russian city of Sochi.
Seven killed by storms in northern Russia
18:37 30/07/2010
At least 7 people were killed and 14 others injured after strong winds swept through the Leningrad region in northern Russia, emergencies officials said on Friday.
Rusal calls for management changes at Norilsk Nickel, offers buyout
18:27 30/07/2010
The world's top aluminum company Rusal will call for a change in the management of Russia's top nickel producer, Norilsk Nickel, including the removal of General Director Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, Rusal's core owner Oleg Deripaska said on Friday.
No evidence of Russian cheating on START I - State Department
17:33 30/07/2010
The United States does not believe Russia cheated on its obligations under the 1991 strategic arms reduction treaty, a State Department official said.
Russian WWII veteran becomes one of world's oldest bloggers
17:28 30/07/2010
An 89-year-old WWII veteran in southern Russia has started a blog on the social networking site LiveJournal, local media said on Friday.
Nine more killed in Russian forest fires - Emergencies Ministry
17:15 30/07/2010
Nine bodies have been found in burnt-out houses in the southwest of Nizhny Novgorod Region following wildfires across central Russia, the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported Friday.
Putin calls for resignation of regional officials who failed to cope with fires
16:45 30/07/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called on Friday for the resignation of local government heads who have failed to cope with the deadly wildfires in central Russia.
Moscow confirms release of Russian pilot in Sudan
16:39 30/07/2010
The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday that a Russian helicopter pilot who was missing in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region has been freed.

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