| May 2009 |
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Russian prosecutors have opened an investigation into claims that senior officials were involved in the illegal hunting of endangered animals from a helicopter earlier this year, a law enforcement source said on Monday. 
President Dmitry Medvedev urged Russian prosecutors on Monday to discuss with their foreign colleagues the likelihood of creating an international court to try pirates. 
Russia's Reserve Fund shrank by 13.7% to 3.551 trillion rubles ($106.81 billion), and the National Prosperity Fund declined by 1.6% to 2.869 trillion rubles ($86.3 billion) in April, the Finance Ministry said on Monday. 
The crew of a Russian Ka-27 Helix helicopter survived a crash into the Baltic Sea during sea trials on Monday, the Baltic Fleet commander said. 
The lawyer for Irina Belenkaya, involved in a "tug of love" dispute with her French husband for custody of their daughter, will travel to Budapest on Wednesday to discuss an amicable agreement. 
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a brief working visit to Russia on May 16, the Russian government announced on Monday. 



