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The deaths followed the killing of a rabbi in the West Bank on December 24.

Russia concerned over outbreak of violence in West Bank, Gaza

23:28 29/12/2009

Russia on Tuesday expressed concern over a surge in violence in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

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Medvedev signs law on first time tax evaders
22:01 29/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law on Tuesday making first time tax evasion a civil rather than a criminal offence.
Russian president approves bill on house arrest
21:16 29/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed into law a bill allowing courts to sentence people to house arrest, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
Moscow says no need for new Iran sanctions
20:02 29/12/2009
Further sanctions against Iran have until recently not been an option, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
Medvedev says no more than three terms for most province heads
19:39 29/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned the country's governors on Tuesday that most provincial heads would be able to hold office for three terms in the future.
Moscow urges Israel to scrap East Jerusalem construction plans
19:06 29/12/2009
Moscow is calling on Israel to scrap plans for further settlement construction in East Jerusalem, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Three killed in gas explosion in Siberian cafe
18:57 29/12/2009
Three people were killed and six injured when a butane gas tank exploded in a cafe in west Siberia on Tuesday.
Russia-U.S. arms reduction talks continue
17:50 29/12/2009
Russia and the United States have not halted talks on a new arms reduction treaty to replace a landmark deal that expired on December 4, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
Iran authorities need common policy to quell protests - expert
17:28 29/12/2009
Iranian authorities need to determine whether to retort to more repressive measures or to democratic methods in order to bring opposition protests back under control, a Russian expert said.
Medvedev signs off on retail trade law
16:47 29/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed into law a bill on state regulation in retail trade, setting tougher antitrust requirements, the Kremlin website said on Tuesday.
Russia's Lavrov to take part in Afghanistan talks on January 28
16:47 29/12/2009
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will take part in an international conference on Afghanistan in London on January 28, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
WWF Russia marks 15th anniversary
16:11 29/12/2009
The Russian branch of the World Wildlife Fund is celebrating on Tuesday its 15th anniversary.
2009 Review: October
16:00 29/12/2009
RIAN News Service looks back at the main events of the outgoing year; below a month-by-month review of 2009 continues with October
Putin says no problem with filling strategic ESPO pipeline
15:14 29/12/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday oil producers were lining up to pump their crude through an inaugurated strategic oil pipeline.
Russian Proton rocket delivers U.S. telecoms satellite into orbit
14:44 29/12/2009
A Russian Proton-M carrier rocket has delivered into orbit the U.S. telecommunications satellite DirecTV-12, the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos said.
Russia, Ukraine settle oil transit dispute, agree on tariff hike
14:42 29/12/2009
Russia and Ukraine have settled their oil transit dispute that threatened supplies to the EU, agreeing to hike tariffs by 30% in 2010, an official for Ukraine's national energy company Naftogaz said on Tuesday.
Putin tops Russian elite rating, Medvedev gets runner-up - poll
14:38 29/12/2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin leads the 2009 Russian elite rating, with President Medvedev as a runner-up and pop diva Alla Pugachyova in third place, the Russian Public Opinion Research Center said on Tuesday.
Russia to gradually move to free floating ruble rate
13:42 29/12/2009
Russia's government will gradually move to a floating ruble exchange rate, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
Russia to continue offensive arms to balance U.S. shield - Putin
12:42 29/12/2009
Russia will continue developing offensive armaments to counter U.S. missile defenses, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told reporters on Tuesday.
China intends to invest $300 mln in RusAl
11:39 29/12/2009
China Investment Corporation is considering the purchase of shares in Russia's aluminum giant RusAl worth $300 million, the Zhongguo Wang news service said on Tuesday.

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