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Russia Condemns Nigeria Attacks

22:56 23/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 23 (RIA Novosti)

The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned on Monday the recent series of terrorist attacks in Nigeria that left 178 people dead.

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Smolensk Mayor Fined $70 for Snow-Clearing Fail
22:06 23/01/2012
Traffic police have fined Smolensk city manager Nikolai Alasheyev 2,000 rubles ($70) for failing to clear the streets of snow in a timely manner, a police spokesman said on Monday.
Gazprom Cleared to Buy 7 More Gas Stations in Bulgaria
21:53 23/01/2012
Bulgaria’s antitrust watchdog has approved the purchase of another seven filling stations by NIS Petrol EOOD, a company owned by Russian energy giant Gazprom, the Sofia news agency reported on Monday.
Putin: Ethnic Tensions could ‘Destroy’ Russia
21:42 23/01/2012
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin combined on Monday a stark warning that rising nationalism poses a threat to Russia’s very future with calls for a clampdown on “disrespectful” internal migrants.
Russian Government in for ‘Serious Rotation’ - Putin
20:38 23/01/2012
There will be far-reaching personnel changes in the Russian government after the March 4 presidential election, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
Nationalist Jogging Event Mistaken for Gay Pride Rally
20:03 23/01/2012
A nationalist rally for a healthy lifestyle in the Kaliningrad Region was cut short by police who mistook it for a gay pride parade, local media reported on Monday.
Siberian Police Practice Rally Dispersal
19:55 23/01/2012
Police in Russia’s Siberian city of Irkutsk have held an exercise to disperse an unsanctioned rally, the Russian Interior Ministry said in a statement on its website on Monday morning that it later withdrew, Lenta.ru reported.
Depressurized Jet Makes Emergency Landing
19:27 23/01/2012
A passenger jet flying from Rostov-on-Don to Moscow had to make an emergency landing 20 minutes after takeoff over a depressurized cabin.
Police Seize 227 Guns at Russian Airports in 2011
19:14 23/01/2012
Police seized 227 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and several kilograms of explosives at airports around Russia in 2011, a spokesperson for the Russian transport police said on Monday.
Protesters to Demand Yavlinsky’s Registration
18:42 23/01/2012
The “main demand” at the planned opposition rally in Moscow on February 4 must be the registration of Russian liberal leader Grigory Yavlinsky as a presidential candidate, Vladimir Milov, an opposition leader, said on Monday.
Russian Polls Favored United Russia says PACE
18:31 23/01/2012
Russia's December parliamentary elections were “slanted in favor of United Russia,” a report by the election observers of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said on Monday.
Russia Readies ISS Space Freighter Launch
17:41 23/01/2012
A Soyuz-U launch vehicle carrying the Progress M-14M cargo spacecraft will be transported to a launch site at the Baikonur space center on Tuesday, Russian space agency Roscosmos said.
Supreme Court Cancels Opposition Party Ban
17:02 23/01/2012
Nearly a year after the Strasbourg Court said the 2007 closure of the tiny opposition Republican Party by the Russian authorities was unjustified, Russia’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday to reverse the case, the first such decision in years.
Russia to Receive 30 Vityaz Air Defense Systems by 2020
16:58 23/01/2012
The Russian Air Force will receive over 30 Vityaz and 100 Pantsir-S air defense systems by 2020, spokesman Col. Vladimir Drik said on Monday.1
No Breakthrough in Karabakh Summit Talks
16:53 23/01/2012
The latest round of talks between the Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders on Nagorny Karabakh yielded no breakthroughs, but the presidents agreed to step up efforts to achieve a lasting peace.1
Drunken Investigator Fired for Window Jumping
16:40 23/01/2012
An official of the Investigative Committee of the Ulyanovsk region was sacked on Monday for jumping out of the office window while drunk.
CEC to Exclude Yavlinsky, Mezentsev from Presidential Race - Paper
16:29 23/01/2012
The Russian Central Election Commission will most likely exclude veteran liberal Grigory Yavlinsky and Irkutsk Governor Dmitry Mezentsev from the presidential race once the check of their collected signatures is completed, the Kommersant business daily newspaper said on Monday.
Yavlinsky Vows to Fight for Election Registration
15:02 23/01/2012
Russian Liberal leader Grigory Yavlinsky, who is the candidate for non-parliamentary party “Yabloko” in the March presidential elections, says he will fight to take part and become registered.
Secretary of Russia’s Public Chamber Reelected
15:00 23/01/2012
Russian Academician Yevgeny Velikhov was reelected secretary of the national Public Chamber for the next three years on Monday.
Russia, Iran to Sign Anti-Drug Deal
14:44 23/01/2012
Russia and Iran are about to sign an agreement on tackling drug trafficking, extremism and cybercrimes, RIA Novosti reported on Monday.

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