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23:59 29/03/2010

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Medvedev lays flowers at scene of Moscow subway blast (WRAPUP 3)
23:51 29/03/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday visited the scene of a deadly suicide bombing in the Moscow subway and laid flowers at the site.
UN condemns deadly blasts in Moscow subway
22:24 29/03/2010
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon condemned on Monday the deadly terrorist attacks on the Moscow subway that claimed dozens of lives, his official spokesman said.
Medvedev visits scene of deadly blast in Moscow metro
22:15 29/03/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday laid flowers at the site of a suicide bomb attack in the Moscow metro.
Medvedev extends Russian ban on human cloning
21:22 29/03/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed into law a bill to extend a ban on human cloning, the Kremlin press service reported on Monday.
Moscow subway bombings kill 38, are condemned worldwide (WRAPUP 2)
20:50 29/03/2010
Two terrorist attacks on the Moscow subway on Monday killed 38 people and left over 60 injured, forcing enhanced security measures across Russia and drawing international condemnation.
Russian MP warns against hounding 'law-abiding' immigrants
18:56 29/03/2010
Today's terrorist attacks on the Moscow subway should not influence Russia's immigration policy, although Russia should continue to fight illegal immigration, a senior MP said on Monday.
Moscow subway trains re-start after deadly blasts
18:17 29/03/2010
Trains on the Sokolnicheskaya line of the Moscow subway, the site of two deadly suicide bombings on Monday morning, are running as normal, the subway's press service said.
Communist leader proposes reinstatement of death penalty for terrorists
17:54 29/03/2010
Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov proposed on Monday the death penalty be reinstated as a part of the Russian penitentiary system.
Interpol ready to help Russia investigate Moscow subway attacks
17:38 29/03/2010
International police agency Interpol has offered to help Russian authorities investigate the Moscow subway explosions, pledging its "full support and assistance."
Terrorists responsible for Moscow blasts will be eliminated - Putin (WRAPUP 1)
17:17 29/03/2010
The terrorists behind the two blasts that killed at least 38 people in the Moscow metro system on Monday morning will be eliminated, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed.
Russian mobile network to refund cost of texts sent after Moscow blasts
17:11 29/03/2010
Russian mobile network provider Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) pledged on Monday to return money to its subscribers for text messages sent following the deadly bomb attacks in the Moscow subway, its PR director said.
Obama condemns Moscow subway blasts
16:49 29/03/2010
U.S. President Barack Obama condemned Monday's deadly terrorist attacks on the Moscow subway, calling them "heinous," and expressed his condolences to the Russian people.
Putin asks businessmen not to cash in on subway blasts
16:37 29/03/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday called on businessmen not to cash in on the tragedy on the Moscow subway.
Russian religious leaders condemn Moscow subway blasts
16:24 29/03/2010
The heads of Russia's main religious faiths condemned on Monday the two Moscow subway blasts that killed least 37 people and injured dozens.
Eyewitnesses describe 'panic' after metro explosions
16:05 29/03/2010
Eyewitness of the two explosions on the Moscow metro this morning have described the chaos that ensued after the blasts.
Terrorists responsible for Moscow blasts will be eliminated - Putin (WRAPUP)
15:44 29/03/2010
The terrorists behind the two blasts that killed at least 37 people in the Moscow metro system on Monday morning will be eliminated, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed.
Russia to set aside 40 tons of low-enriched uranium for guaranteed pool
15:38 29/03/2010
Russia will set aside 40 metric tons of low-enriched uranium by the end of this year to provide guaranteed services of the nuclear fuel cycle, Russia's civilian nuclear power chief said on Monday.
NATO proposes Russia discuss stepping up anti-terrorism efforts
15:28 29/03/2010
NATO proposed on Monday for Russia to hold a meeting in late April to discuss the strengthening of anti-terrorism measures following Monday's deadly blasts in Moscow's subway, Russia's envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said.
Putin changes working schedule, returns to Moscow
15:26 29/03/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has changed his working schedule and will return to Moscow after two deadly blasts in the Russian capital's subway, Putin's spokesman said Monday.

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