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European Jews say equating Nazism with Stalinism unacceptable

23:52 26/11/2009

Any comparison between Nazi Germany and Stalin's Soviet Union is unacceptable, the head of the European Jewish Congress said on Thursday.

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Hit back if police officer attacks - Russian interior minister
23:43 26/11/2009
Ordinary citizens have the right to defend themselves against police officers who launch illegal attacks on them, Russia's interior minister said Thursday.
Sleeping people not helpless says Russia's top court
21:38 26/11/2009
Russia's Supreme Court has said that the murder of a sleeping person should not be interpreted by courts as the murder of a helpless person.
Medvedev ratifies deal on simplifying visa procedures with S.Korea
21:28 26/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ratified a deal with South Korea on simplifying the issuing of visas for short trips by nationals of both countries, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
Police kill militant in Russia's Ingushetia
21:05 26/11/2009
Police have shot dead a militant during a special operation in the south Russian republic of Ingushetia, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
Suspected Russian drunk racer in custody in Switzerland - media
20:32 26/11/2009
A 22-year-old Russian believed to have been involved in a drunken high-speed car race in Switzerland has been taken into custody, national media said on Thursday.
Russian prison service admits partial blame for lawyer's death
20:16 26/11/2009
The death of Hermitage Capital hedge fund lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in a pretrial detention center was partly the fault of Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service, a top prison official admitted Thursday.
Russian nationwide census again slated for Oct. 2010
19:42 26/11/2009
A nationwide census in Russia will not be postponed and will be held in October 2010, as previously planned, a deputy chief of Russian statistics service Rosstat said on Thursday.
Air Force to Russian UAV makers: 'Thanks, but no thanks'
19:19 26/11/2009
The Russian Air Force considers the unmanned aerial vehicles offered by domestic manufacturers to be inferior in quality, the force commander said on Thursday.
Ukrainian shot dead on Russian border
17:51 26/11/2009
Russian border guards on Thursday shot dead a Ukrainian man as he tried to drive through the Russian-Ukrainian border.
Strasbourg fines Russia $324,000 over five missing Chechens
17:09 26/11/2009
The European Court of Human Rights has fined Russia 215,000 euros ($324,000) over the disappearance of five people in its North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, the court said in a statement on Thursday.
Russia adopts new energy strategy
17:00 26/11/2009
The Russian government approved on Thursday a national energy strategy until 2030 that envisages raising oil output up to 530-535 million metric tons from last year's 488 million.
Around 10 tons of poached caviar seized in Moscow Region
16:47 26/11/2009
Russian police have seized nearly 10 tons of black market salmon caviar, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
Russia to deploy more S-400 air-defense battalions in 2010
16:30 26/11/2009
Russia is to deploy another five air-defense battalions equipped with advanced S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems next year, the Air Force commander said on Thursday.
Medvedev to meet with Pope in Vatican December 3
13:32 26/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will pay a brief working visit to the Vatican on December 3 for talks with Pope Benedict XVI, a Kremlin spokesman said on Thursday
German police fault judges in Russian athlete's bobsleigh accident
12:44 26/11/2009
German police have ruled out a Russian women's bobsleigh team's fault in a tragic accident involving a men's team during a tournament in Konigssee that left one of the Russian athletes severely injured.
Police officer dies in hospital after S.Russia attack
10:38 26/11/2009
A police officer died in hospital after a skirmish with two gunmen in Dagestan's capital earlier on Thursday, the southern Russian republic's interior ministry said.
Gunman killed in attack on police in south Russia, officer injured
09:25 26/11/2009
Gunmen injured a commander of a special police force in the capital of the southern Russian republic of Dagestan early on Thursday, one of the attackers was killed in return fire, a local Interior Ministry official said.
Arctic Sea unloads cargo in Algeria under scrutiny
05:15 26/11/2009
The Arctic Sea cargo vessel is unloading its cargo of timber in the Algerian port of Bejaia under close scrutiny by the country's national security officials
Soyuz TMA-17 crews take final tests before flight to ISS
02:13 26/11/2009
The main and backup crews for the next mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will begin on Thursday their final tests at a space training center near Moscow.

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