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23:59 13/11/2009

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Blasts at Russian mil. depot kill 2 firefighters, injure seven
22:54 13/11/2009
Two firefighters died and seven soldiers were injured during blasts at a Russian military depot in the city of Ulyanovsk in the Volga Region, the Defense Ministry said Friday.
Russia plans to end talks on WTO accession in 2010 - Medvedev
21:54 13/11/2009
Russia intends to complete all talks on its accession to the World Trade Organization in 2010, the Russian president said.
Railroad lines reopen after Russian military depot blasts: 1 dead
20:13 13/11/2009
Railroad communication has been resumed after a fire triggered multiple explosions at a military depot in the city of Ulyanovsk in Russia's Volga Region on Friday.
Some 20 militants killed in Chechnya - Kadyrov
19:57 13/11/2009
Some 20 militants were killed in a special operation on Friday, the president of the volatile North Caucasus republic of Chechnya said.
Artillery depot fire in Russia leaves 1 dead, 35 missing
19:01 13/11/2009
One person died and 35 are missing after a fire triggered multiple explosions at a military depot in the city of Ulyanovsk in Russia's Volga Region, emergencies services said Friday.
Homeless men kill, dismember, eat victim in Russian Urals
18:32 13/11/2009
A 25-year old man was killed, dismembered, eaten and parts of his body sold to a nearby fast-food stand in the Perm region of the Russian Urals, criminal investigators have reported.
Yukos hearing in Strasbourg court postponed until mid-January
18:14 13/11/2009
The hearing on the case of former Russian oil giant Yukos that demands $98 billion from Russia in the European Court of Human Rights has been postponed until January 14, the court said Friday.
Medvedev to visit Sweden, attend EU-Russia summit next week
17:44 13/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will attend an EU-Russia summit in Stockholm on November 17-18 to discuss energy security and a new cooperation pact, a Kremlin aide said on Friday.
Medvedev to discuss economic reform at Asia-Pacific summit
16:32 13/11/2009
President Dmitry Medvedev arrives in Singapore on Saturday for a two-day economic summit of Pacific Rim countries focusing on post-crisis development and stronger regional ties.
Iran urges Russia to deliver overdue missiles
16:28 13/11/2009
A top Iranian military official on Friday urged Russia to honor its bilateral military contract and deliver the promised S-300 surface-to-air missiles, the Mehr news agency reported.
Medvedev, Obama to discuss arms cuts, N.Korea, Iran Sunday
16:07 13/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barack Obama will on Sunday discuss a new arms reduction deal and the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, a Russian presidential aide said on Friday.
Russia urges EU to help prevent gas interruptions via Ukraine
15:50 13/11/2009
Russia has called on the European Union to take measures, including financial, to prevent problems arising in Russian natural gas transit via Ukraine to Europe, Moscow's EU envoy said on Friday.
Gas distribution facility blows up in S. Russia
14:48 13/11/2009
A powerful explosion hit a gas distribution facility in southern Russia's Stavropol Territory on Friday, a local emergencies spokesman said.
Loss of doping biathletes deals blow to Russia's Olympic hopes
14:39 13/11/2009
The decision of The Court of Arbitration for Sport to uphold bans on biathletes Albina Akhatova and Yekaterina Iourieva is a blow to Russia's Winter Olympics hopes, a top sports official said on Friday.
Putin orders launch of international routes at Chechnya's airport
14:35 13/11/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has issued an order for Chechnya's Grozny airport to be opened for international flights, the government said.
Blast at cemetery in Russia's Dagestan kills three
13:04 13/11/2009
Three people were killed in an explosion at a village cemetery in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Friday, a police spokesman said.
Three gunmen shot dead in Russia's Ingushetia
11:21 13/11/2009
Three militants were killed in a security operation in the south Russian republic of Ingushetia on Friday, a local law enforcement officer said.
South Russia editor charged with extremism over poem
10:10 13/11/2009
The editor of a paper in south Russia's Krasnodar Territory is to stand trial on charges of extremism after publishing an allegedly racist poem, prosecutors said on Friday.
Russia to deliver last of six Su fighters to Indonesia in 2010
09:37 13/11/2009
Russia will deliver the last of six contracted Su fighter jets to Indonesia in 2010, a Russian Federal Service for Military and Technical Co-Operation deputy director said on Friday.

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