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Main news of October 17

23:57 17/10/2009

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U.S. extradites Russian national
21:22 17/10/2009
U.S. authorities on Saturday extradited a Russian national wanted at home on charges of assault with intent to rob, Russia's Prosecutor General's Office said.
Serbian president says Medvedev's visit will boost ties
19:53 17/10/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Belgrade on October 20 will help deepen Russian-Serbian ties, Serbia's president has said, as quoted by national media.
Georgian political asylum seeker 'no longer TV producer' - source
18:48 17/10/2009
A political asylum seeker who was earlier reported to be a producer at a Georgian TV channel has not worked at the company for two years, a source at the Imedi station told RIA Novosti on Saturday.
AvtoVaz protestors call for management to quit, salary rise
17:33 17/10/2009
Some 700 employees of struggling carmaker AvtoVaz took part in a protest rally in Russia's Volga area city of Tolyatti on Saturday, police said.
Georgian TV producer seeks political asylum in Russia
15:44 17/10/2009
A producer at a Georgian television channel is seeking political asylum in Russia, a spokesman for the security service in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan said on Saturday.
Medvedev vows to develop ties with Latin American states
14:50 17/10/2009
President Dmitry Medvedev has vowed Russia's closer cooperation with an alliance of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the Kremlin press service said on Saturday.
Police in south Russia find missing two-year-old girl in pit
13:15 17/10/2009
A two-year-old girl missing in south Russia for 20 hours was found safe in a pit on Saturday, a local police spokesman said.
'Missing' Russian tourists to fly back from China next Tuesday
12:10 17/10/2009
The Russian tourists thought to be missing in China have never been lost and will fly back home on Tuesday, a senior official at the Russian Tourism Federation said on Saturday.
U.S. deports Russian suspect in robbery
11:26 17/10/2009
The U.S. extradited on Saturday a Russian citizen facing charges of robbery, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office said on its website.
Russia's Mideast envoy heads for Lebanon, Syria
04:17 17/10/2009
Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov starts on Saturday a tree-day Middle East tour, which will take him to Syria and Lebanon.
Iraq set to buy Russian weaponry
01:23 17/10/2009
A military delegation from Iraq will visit Moscow in the near future to discuss the purchase of Russian weaponry
Russian foreign minister speaks on missile defense, START, world situation
00:29 17/10/2009
On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gave an interview to editors-in-chief of RIA Novosti, the Voice of Russia radio station, and the Russia Today TV channel in which he discussed topical issues of Russian foreign policy and current global developments.
Interview with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
00:29 17/10/2009
On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gave an interview to editors-in-chief of RIA Novosti, the Voice of Russia radio station, and the Russia Today TV channel in which he discussed topical issues of Russian foreign policy and current global developments.
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Russia, Brunei agree to develop military, energy cooperation
00:08 17/10/2009
Russia and Brunei intend to develop military and energy cooperation, the countries said in a joint statement on Friday after Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's visit.

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Main news of October 17

U.S. extradites Russian national

Serbian president says Medvedev's visit will boost ties

Georgian political asylum seeker 'no longer TV producer' - source

AvtoVaz protestors call for management to quit, salary rise

Georgian TV producer seeks political asylum in Russia

Medvedev vows to develop ties with Latin American states

Police in south Russia find missing two-year-old girl in pit

'Missing' Russian tourists to fly back from China next Tuesday

U.S. deports Russian suspect in robbery

Russia's Mideast envoy heads for Lebanon, Syria

Iraq set to buy Russian weaponry

Russian foreign minister speaks on missile defense, START, world situation

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