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23:59 27/10/2009

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Militant in S.Russia blows self up, one police officer dead
23:10 27/10/2009
One police officer was killed and another injured while attempting to detain an armed militant who blew himself up Tuesday on one of Grozny's main squares, Chechnya's Interior Minister said.
Iran yet to respond to IAEA's enrichment deal
23:03 27/10/2009
Iran has not dismissed the UN nuclear watchdog's uranium enrichment proposal and is expected to respond to it soon, the Russian foreign minister said on Tuesday.
US to respond to Russia's strategic arms cuts proposals soon
22:42 27/10/2009
The United States will formally reply to Russia's strategic arms reduction proposals in the next few days, the Russian foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Russia places 69th in world Prosperity Index
22:25 27/10/2009
Russia secured the 69th place out of 104 in the Legatum Prosperity Index 2009, a global study of national welfare, the research institution said in a statement published on Tuesday.
Russia, India, China suggest collective strategy on Afghanistan
22:23 27/10/2009
Russia, India and China have proposed to develop a collective strategy to stabilize Afghanistan and expect a positive answer from the United States, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
RIA Novosti broadcasts lecture by Nobel Prize winner Dr. John Mather
21:29 27/10/2009
The first of a series of lectures to be delivered by the world's topmost scientists, a new Internet project of Dmitry Zimin's Dynasty Foundation and RIA Novosti, was shown on Tuesday.
Paris court gives Gaidamak six years for arms supplies to Angola
20:56 27/10/2009
A Paris court has sentenced in absentia Arkady Gaidamak, an Israeli businessman of Soviet origin, to six years in prison for illegal arms deliveries to Angola, tax evasion and corruption.
IOC satisfied with Sochi's preparations for Olympics - Rogge
20:20 27/10/2009
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is satisfied with the quality and pace of Sochi's preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, the IOC president said on Tuesday.
Arctic Sea to arrive in Malta this week - embassy source
17:23 27/10/2009
The Russian-crewed and Maltese-flagged cargo ship at the center of a mysterious hijacking case currently being towed towards Malta will arrive there no earlier than Thursday, a Russian embassy source said Tuesday.
First swine flu fatality in Moscow brings Russia death toll to 4
17:04 27/10/2009
A 53-year-old woman has died of swine flu in a Moscow hospital, bringing Russia's fatalities from the new A/H1N1 virus to four people, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Russia raises swine flu death toll to three
15:29 27/10/2009
Three people have died of swine flu in eastern Siberia, Russia's health ministry said on Tuesday, citing local health authorities.
Russia's Rosneft to invest $6 bln in offshore oil projects
14:34 27/10/2009
Russia's state-controlled oil company Rosneft intends to invest about $6 billion in developing offshore fields in the next few years, CEO Sergei Bogdanchikov said on Tuesday.
Two sailors found dead on Russian cargo ship in South Africa
11:42 27/10/2009
Russian lawmaker faces extradition from Chile on fraud charges
11:13 27/10/2009
A Russian regional lawmaker has been arrested in Chile and is facing extradition to Russia where he is wanted on fraud charges, a business daily said on Tuesday.
TNK-BP oil company posts 34% net profit growth in Q3
11:13 27/10/2009
The Russian-British joint oil venture TNK-BP said on Tuesday its U.S. GAAP net profit had increased 34% year-on-year in July-September 2009 to $1.7 billion.
Russia reports first swine flu deaths
09:37 27/10/2009
Two women diagnosed with swine flu have died in eastern Siberia's Chita, the regional governor's press service said on Tuesday.
Police in Chechnya kill militant
09:28 27/10/2009
Police in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya have killed a militant in a shootout, a law enforcement source said on Tuesday.
Police officer killed in Russia's Dagestan
08:38 27/10/2009
A police officer was shot down early on Tuesday in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti.
Russian missile cruiser to depart on visit to Singapore
07:34 27/10/2009
The missile cruiser Varyag, the flagship of Russia's Pacific Fleet, will sail on Tuesday on a month-long tour-of-duty, which will include a visit to Singapore

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