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23:59 05/12/2009

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Russian film crew blows out windows, leaves families homeless
23:37 05/12/2009
More than 200 residents of the Russian city of Tver are living in temporary accommodation after a film crew blew out the windows of their apartments, the city press office said on Saturday.
Five arrested in Perm club fire, death toll reaches 107
22:49 05/12/2009
Five people have been arrested in connection with the nightclub fire in Perm on Saturday that killed more than 100 people, with a sixth suspect in hospital following the tragedy.
Death toll in Perm club fire reported lower at 106
20:42 05/12/2009
The fire at a nightclub in the Russian Urals city of Perm killed 106 people, eight of whom have not been identified, a Russian emergencies ministry official said on Saturday evening.
Perm nightclub fire victims to receive free plastic surgery
19:35 05/12/2009
People disfigured as a result of the fire in a Perm nightclub that killed more than 100 people will be able to undergo plastic surgery for free, the Russian Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Russian investigators arrest 3 more over deadly nightclub fire
19:11 05/12/2009
Three more suspects were detained on Saturday over the fire at a Perm nightclub that killed more than 100 people, investigators’ spokesman Vladimir Markin said.
Russian Railways to change carriages on all Nevsky Express trains
16:59 05/12/2009
The carriages on the Nevsky Express between Moscow and St. Petersburg, hit last week by a terrorist attack that killed 26 people, are being changed for safer versions, Russian Railways announced on Saturday.
Russia plans nationwide inspections over nightclub fire tragedy
16:08 05/12/2009
Russia's regional prosecutors have been told to organize urgent nationwide inspections of public gathering venues, to avoid a repeat of Saturday's fire in a nightclub which killed at least 109 people
Azerbaijan's oil exports via Russian pipeline up 110% in Nov.
15:04 05/12/2009
Azerbaijan's state-owned oil company GNKAR said on Saturday its crude exports via the Baku-Novorossiisk pipeline were up 110% in November, year-on-year.
Death toll from Russian nightclub fire reaches 109
14:41 05/12/2009
The death toll from a horrific fire that engulfed a nightclub in Russia's Urals early on Saturday has risen to 109, local investigators said.
Dozens in critical condition after Russian nightclub fire kills 103
14:09 05/12/2009
Dozens of people are being kept alive with medical ventilators after a horrific fire in a Russian Urals nightclub overnight that claimed the lives of at least 103 people, the health minister said.
Medvedev urges harsh punishment for culprits in nightclub fire
12:59 05/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has accused the management of a nightclub in the Urals where a fire killed 103 people of gross negligence, and called for harsh punishments.
Nightclub fire in Russia's Urals kills 103
12:35 05/12/2009
The death toll from a fire caused by an indoor fireworks display in a Russian nightclub has reached 103, the emergencies ministry said.
Ukraine's PM offers condolences over Russian nightclub fire
12:04 05/12/2009
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko offered her condolences on Saturday to the families of over 100 people killed in a nightclub fire in the Russian Urals city of Perm.
Russians mark anniversary of Patriarch Alexy II's death
11:49 05/12/2009
A service is underway in Moscow's Epiphany Cathedral at Elokhovo to mark the first anniversary of the death of former Russian Orthodox Church leader Alexy II.
Four suspects wanted over Urals nightclub fire
11:19 05/12/2009
Four more suspects are wanted in connection with a nightclub fire in Russia's Urals that killed at least 102 people on Saturday, investigators said.
Tests of Angara rocket postponed to 2012 over lack of funds
11:04 05/12/2009
The test launch of Russia's new Angara carrier rocket, which had been scheduled for 2011, have been put back by one year due to lack of financing, space agency Roscosmos said on Saturday.
Urals nightclub bosses arrested after fatal fire
10:48 05/12/2009
The owner and manager of a nightclub in Russia's Urals where a fire killed at least 102 people during the night have been arrested, investigators said.
Owner of Russian Urals nightclub arrested after fatal fire
09:58 05/12/2009
The owner of a nightclub in Russia's Urals where a fire broke out early on Saturday, killing at least 102 people, has been arrested, investigators said.
Nightclub fire in Russia's Urals kills 102
09:34 05/12/2009
A fire engulfed a crowded nightclub in the Urals city of Perm early on Saturday during a pyrotechnics display, killing at least 102 people and injuring many more.

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