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18:50 29/03/2009

Two militants killed in Chechnya operation in south Russia
17:26 29/03/2009
Two militants were killed in a special operation in the Republic of Chechnya in Russia's troubled North Caucasus region, with no casualties reported among federal troops, a local police source said on Sunday.
Moscow lawyer robbed of $150,000 outside Moscow
13:17 29/03/2009
Russian warships sail to Horn of Africa on anti-piracy mission
12:55 29/03/2009
A task force from Russia's Pacific Fleet left Vladivostok on Sunday for the Gulf of Aden to take part in ongoing anti-piracy operations.
Russia switches to summer time March 29
11:36 29/03/2009
Russia switched to Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, turning the clocks forward one hour at 2:00 a.m., local time.

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Anonymous Takes Down CIA Website

Anonymous Takes Down CIA Website

Hacker group Anonymous on Friday took down the website of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), online publication PC Magazine reported.

Greece Approves New Austerity Measures

Greece Approves New Austerity Measures

The Greek cabinet has approved a pack of new austerity measures requested by the Eurozone and the International Monetary Fund to secure a 130-billion euro ($170bln) bailout to avoid default, the Greek national television reported on Saturday.

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U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin on Friday doubted that Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout deserves solitary confinement as a specially dangerous criminal, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the courtroom.

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The Iranian Navy has commissioned two Ghadir class diesel-electric submarines to boost Iran’s naval capability, official IRNA news agency reported.

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