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Russia's Pacific Ocean Fleet planned maneuvers in the Kamchatka area

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Russia freezes warplane contract with Syria - report

13:51 20/05/2009

Russia has put on a hold a contract to deliver MiG-31E Foxhound interceptor-fighters to Syria, a Russian business daily reported on Wednesday, citing defense-industry sources.

Russia to extend $500 mln loan to Armenia for 15 years
13:46 20/05/2009
Moscow is to grant Yerevan a $500 million loan to prop up the Armenian economy amid the ongoing economic crisis.
Zenit's Danny to miss rest of year with injury
12:28 20/05/2009
Russia mourns death of actor Oleg Yankovsky
12:23 20/05/2009
Russian actor Oleg Yankovsky, best known in the West for his work with director Andrei Tarkovsky, died on Wednesday morning in a Moscow hospital at the age of 65.
Pavlyuchenko says Redknapp relying on him to score 20 next season
10:59 20/05/2009
Tottenham Hotspur striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has said manager Harry Redknapp is counting on him to score 20 goals next season.
Security officer killed in S.Russia car blast
10:10 20/05/2009

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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.

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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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