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Top Russian football official says police beat fans in Petersburg

23:54 29/11/2009

A top Russian football official said Sunday the Russian Premier League will probe an incident when Spartak Moscow fans were reportedly beaten and detained before a soccer match with their rival team Zenit in St. Petersburg.

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Patriarch Kirill calls for unity after Nevsky Express train blast
22:30 29/11/2009
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia led a memorial service for the Nevsky Express train blast victims on Sunday and called on the nation to unite in the face of terrorist threats.
Russian police officer finds $1,200, returns to owner
21:58 29/11/2009
A police officer guarding Russia's Federation Council, the upper house of the country's parliament, discovered a sum of money when patrolling his territory and returned it to the owner.
Russia's Europe security pact draft offers mutual military assistance
17:31 29/11/2009
A draft treaty on European security prepared by Russia allows signatory states to provide military assistance to each other, the Kremlin said Sunday.
Train crash in northwest Russia leaves 25 people dead - minister
13:21 29/11/2009
A train crash caused by a bomb attack in northwest Russia left 25 people dead and 26 are listed as missing, Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Sunday, citing the latest data
Russia to launch U.S. telecoms satellite
11:31 29/11/2009
A Zenit carrier rocket is scheduled to be launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Sunday to deliver a U.S. telecommunications satellite into orbit, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said
Train traffic resumes after deadly train crash in northwest Russia
09:52 29/11/2009
Train traffic has fully resumed on the route between Moscow and Saint Petersburg where a high-speed train carrying hundreds of passengers was derailed on Friday by a bomb attack that killed at least 26 people
Russian, Turkmen leaders to discuss trade, economy in Moscow
09:13 29/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Turkmen counterpart, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, are meeting in Moscow on Sunday to discuss bilateral economic and energy cooperation
Ukraine, Russia agree to discuss entry bans
06:15 29/11/2009
Foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to start discussions on entry denials for Russian and Ukrainian citizens.
Russia receives condolences over train derailment
03:31 29/11/2009
Russia has received numerous letters of condolence over Friday's derailment of a luxury express train, which left dozens of people dead.
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Top Russian football official says police beat fans in Petersburg

Patriarch Kirill calls for unity after Nevsky Express train blast

Russian police officer finds $1,200, returns to owner

Russia's Europe security pact draft offers mutual military assistance

Train crash in northwest Russia leaves 25 people dead - minister

Russia to launch U.S. telecoms satellite

Train traffic resumes after deadly train crash in northwest Russia

Russian, Turkmen leaders to discuss trade, economy in Moscow

Ukraine, Russia agree to discuss entry bans

Russia receives condolences over train derailment

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