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Former Russia goalkeeper stopped at airport over alimony debt

17:24 12/07/2009

Alexander Filimonov, a former goalkeeper for the Russian football team, has been prevented from leaving the country over unpaid maintenance to his ex-wife and children, court bailiffs said.

Eight militants killed in Chechnya special operations
14:56 12/07/2009
Eight militants have been killed in special operations in three regions of Chechnya since last night, the North Caucasus republic's interior ministry said on Sunday.
Armed robbers ransack Moscow jewelry store
14:41 12/07/2009
A group of armed robbers entered a jewelry store in southwest Moscow on Sunday, and stole cash and jewels worth over 4 million rubles ($120,000), police said.
Rescuers find boat that sank in Siberian river
12:40 12/07/2009
Rescuers have found the boat that sank in northwest Siberia on July 4, as a result of which three journalists are still missing, the Urals regional emergencies center said on Sunday.
Russian tourist found dead in Israel
12:05 12/07/2009
A female Russian tourist died during a hiking expedition in southern Israel, the Kol Israel radio station said on Sunday.
Eight militants, one policeman killed in Russia's North Caucasus
11:30 12/07/2009
Eight militants and one policeman have been killed in separate incidents in Russia's North Caucasus over the past 24 hours, local police said on Sunday.

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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.

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