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UN Security Council extends observer mission in Georgia

13:06 16/04/2008

The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution to extend the mandate of UN observers in Georgia, and called for talks to be resumed between the country and its breakaway region of Abkhazia.

Gas pipe blast kills one soldier, injures another in Chechnya
12:39 16/04/2008
U.S. approves $810 mln steel mill deal for Russia's Severstal
12:36 16/04/2008
De Beers to acquire stake in major Russian diamond deposit
11:41 16/04/2008
Diamond multinational De Beers will acquire a large stake from Russian oil giant LUKoil in one of Europe's biggest diamond deposits located in northwest Russia, LUKoil's press office said.
Russian, U.S. border guards sign N.Pacific cooperation deal
10:18 16/04/2008
RUXX investment index set to open 1.29% up
10:09 16/04/2008
Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 8.4%
10:06 16/04/2008
Japan PM cancels European tour, but will visit Russia Apr. 25
09:43 16/04/2008
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has canceled his European tour planned for this month over tensions with the opposition-dominated upper house of parliament, but will visit Russia on April 25, an official said on Wednesday.
PACE voices alarm over rights violations in Chechnya
09:15 16/04/2008
Alleged human rights violations by security forces in Chechnya and other parts of Russia's North Caucasus, including torture and executions, have come under harsh criticism from the Council of Europe.

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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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