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23:59 04/12/2009

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Grieving Russian beekeeper armed with AK killed police - jury
23:24 04/12/2009
A 57-year-old beekeeper shot dead three people, including two police officers, to avenge the deaths of his children, a jury in south Russia's Stavropol Territory ruled on Friday.
Patriarch Kirill urges closer inter-Christian cooperation
22:56 04/12/2009
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has urged closer cooperation between different branches of Christianity, the Church reported on Friday.1
Moscow mayor unveils restored Soviet landmark statue
21:58 04/12/2009
Moscow's mayor unveiled on Friday a giant Soviet-era statue that was recently put back on its pedestal in northeast Moscow after a five-year restoration.
Russia hails military cooperation with NATO
21:38 04/12/2009
Russia's foreign minister called on Friday military cooperation with NATO "mutually beneficial."
Russian warship escorts first convoy on new anti-piracy mission
21:11 04/12/2009
The Admiral Chabanenko destroyer from Russia's Northern Fleet has begun escorting commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden, a Navy spokesman said on Friday.
Russia plans to send 10 spacecraft to ISS next year
20:10 04/12/2009
Russia will launch four manned and six cargo supply missions to the International Space Station in 2010, space agency Roscosmos said on Friday.
Russia's international reserves up 3% in November
20:03 04/12/2009
Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves increased 3.07% to $447.776 billion in November, the Central Bank of Russia said on Friday.
Viktor Bout's defense set to lodge new bail appeal in Thai court
19:00 04/12/2009
Defense lawyers representing alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout are planning to submit another bail request to a Thai appeals court, after the previous appeal was rejected, one of Bout's lawyers said on Friday.
Russian, U.S. leaders commit to further arms control cooperation
18:53 04/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday they would continue arms reduction cooperation after the expiry of the START I treaty, the Kremlin said.
Soviet Union's favorite 'spy' dies aged 81
18:36 04/12/2009
Actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov, star of the legendary Soviet-era Seventeen Moments of Spring spy serial, died on Friday in Moscow at the age of 81.
Four killed, six injured in shootout in Russia's Ingushetia
18:32 04/12/2009
Four people were killed and six injured in an armed clash in the south Russian republic of Ingushetia on Friday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
Gazprom confirms Ukraine's payment for November gas
17:29 04/12/2009
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom confirmed on Friday it had been paid in full by Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz for natural gas supplied in November.
Russia opposes monitoring of missile plants under new deal with U.S
17:06 04/12/2009
Russia insists that the monitoring of missile manufacturing facilities should not be included in a new strategic arms reduction deal to replace the START I treaty, a source said on Friday.
Indian PM expects Russia to urge Pakistan to combat terrorism
17:01 04/12/2009
Moscow should push Pakistani government to more actively fight terrorism, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday ahead of his upcoming visit to Russia.
Russia to move all arms depots from towns after fatal blasts
16:12 04/12/2009
All military arms depots and other hazardous installations in Russia will be eventually removed from population centers, the Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Vietnam could become key importer of Russian weaponry
14:48 04/12/2009
Vietnam could become a key importer of Russian weaponry if several contracts on the purchase of diesel submarines and aircraft are signed in the near future, a Russian newspaper said.
Russia to further cut Interior Ministry troops to 170,000 by 2020
14:44 04/12/2009
The numerical strength of Russia's Interior Ministry troops will be reduced by 14,000 to around 170,000 personnel by 2020, the force commander said on Friday.
Ukraine says paid Russia for Nov. gas supplies in full
13:03 04/12/2009
Ukraine has paid Russia for natural gas supplies in November in full, the country's national energy company Naftogaz said on Friday.
Russia pipeline repaired, oil flow renewed - Transneft
12:31 04/12/2009
Oil flow resumed on Friday in Russia's Druzhba pipeline after a rupture, which had occurred earlier this week causing an oil spill, was repaired, a spokesman for Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft said.

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