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23:59 24/01/2012 A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Russia, U.S. to Dispose of 34 Tons of Weapon-Grade Plutonium
22:49 24/01/2012
The United States and Russia are successfully implementing their nuclear disarmament agreements and are continuing to work on the next steps in this direction, a U.S. Department of State official said on Tuesday.
Attacks on Russian Police Double in 2011
21:28 24/01/2012
The number of attacks on Russian police officers reached 6,000 last year, almost twice the 2010 figure, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on Tuesday.
Yavlinsky Loses Chance to Run for Kremlin
20:48 24/01/2012
Yabloko party founder Grigory Yavlinsky will be banned from the presidential race over invalid signatures in his support, the Central Elections Commission said on Tuesday.
Russian Air Force Tests New Air-to-Air Missile
18:46 24/01/2012
The Russian Air Force is testing and will soon deploy an advanced tactical air-to-air missile that will greatly enhance its operational effectiveness, the service's commander Col Gen Alexander Zelin said on Tuesday.1
Russia Spared Militant Leader’s Promised Year of Sorrow
18:33 24/01/2012
One year ago, on January 24, 2011, a powerful explosion ripped through the international arrivals hall of Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, killing 37 people. Chechen militant leader Doku Umarov claimed responsibility for the blast and warned Russia to brace itself for a year of “blood and tears.”
Election Watchdog to Lose Office
18:30 24/01/2012
Golos, Russia's leading independent electoral watchdog, may become homeless one month before the presidential elections, the group’s head said on Tuesday.
Russian Opposition Vows New Rally on Feb. 26
17:36 24/01/2012
A Russian opposition leader vowed to organize a new rally against vote fraud on February 26 if the government fails to meet protester demands at a demonstration scheduled on February 4, Boris Nemtsov, the leader of the Solidarity party, told RIA Novosti Tuesday.
Defense Ministry Signs Bulava Missile Contract
16:26 24/01/2012
Russia’s Defense Ministry has signed a contract for the manufacture of Bulava submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles through 2020, First Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Sukhorukov said on Tuesday.1
Caucasus Natives Least Popular in Russia's Capitals
16:12 24/01/2012
Muscovites and citizens of St. Petersburg feel a greater connection with Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians and the least positive feelings for people from the Caucasus region, according to an opinion poll published by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center on Tuesday.
Corrupt Official Slapped with Record Fine
16:12 24/01/2012
A court in Tatarstan slapped a corrupt official with a record fine of 300 million rubles ($10 million) for graft, but analysts said it remains to be seen whether he would actually pay up.
Probe into Magnitsky Jailers Completed
15:29 24/01/2012
A probe into the case of two jail officers possibly involved in the death of Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky has been completed, Investigations Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said on Tuesday.
Life Terms Sought in Russia Train Bombing
15:10 24/01/2012
Life sentences are being sought for four men accused in the 2009 bombing of a Russian train that killed 27 people and injured more than 100, the Prosecutor General’s Office said on Tuesday.
Nevsky Express train derailment
15:10 24/01/2012
Four carriages of a Nevsky Express train travelling from Moscow to St. Petersburg have derailed. A Moscow police source told RIA Novosti earlier that the train driver had used the emergency brakes just before the derailment.
Kalashnikov to Advise Russian Deputy PM
14:24 24/01/2012
Legendary Russian gun designer Mikhail Kalashnikov agreed on Tuesday to become an aide to Dmitry Rogozin, the newly appointed deputy prime minister in charge of the country’s defense industry, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Election Watchdog to Disqualify Yavlinsky
14:19 24/01/2012
The Central Election Commission says it is ready to disqualify Yabloko party founder Grigory Yavlinsky from the presidential race because too many of his signatures of support are invalid, agency secretary Nikolai Konkin said on Tuesday.
Rothschild Sues over Russian Oligarch Link Claim
14:15 24/01/2012
British billionaire Nathaniel Rothschild has begun a libel action against Associated Newspapers, which owns the Daily Mail, over an article that says he arranged a meeting at which the EU's trade commissioner agreed an aluminum deal worth 500 million pounds sterling ($775 million) with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska,The Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Russian Politics in New Era Says Former Minister
13:09 24/01/2012
Political life in Russia has entered a new era, marked by the transfer of former First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Vladislav Surkov out of his old job, former Russian Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin said on national TV on Monday.1
Rosatom Managers Sacked, Fined over Corporate Party
12:46 24/01/2012
The marketing director of a subsidiary of Russia’s state-controlled nuclear corporation Rosatom has been sacked for throwing a New Year’s party paid for with public funds, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin wrote in his blog on Tuesday.
Michael Jackson Detained in Moscow Metro
12:18 24/01/2012
Moscow police have detained a Canadian national named Michael Jackson on charges of attempting to steal a wallet from a woman in the capital’s underground, the police reported on its website.

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