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Kim Jong Il died from a heart attack on December 17 last year at the age of 69

Lavrov: ‘No Signs of Instability in N. Korea’

21:53 26/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 26 (RIA Novosti)

Moscow does not see any signs of instability in North Korea a month after the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

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Moscow Approves More Rallies
21:46 26/01/2012
The city of Moscow has authorized three more rallies for February 4, the same day the opposition will hold a 50,000-strong rally against vote fraud in December parliamentary elections on Bolotnaya Square in downtown Moscow, Deputy Mayor Alexander Gorbenko said on Thursday.
Unpaid Migrants Shiver Through Russian Winter
20:47 26/01/2012
More than 180 migrant workers from Uzbekistan are waiting out the Russian winter in cardboard shacks, hoping to finally receive payment for farm work performed last year, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported
Russia Unveils New Kalashnikov Assault Rifle
20:27 26/01/2012
Russia's largest firearms manufacturer, Izhmash, has unveiled a prototype of its new Kalasnikov assault rifle with improved ergonomics and tactical flexibility.1
Presidential Candidate Proposes Relocating Lenin
20:05 26/01/2012
Billionaire presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov has proposed holding a referendum on whether to move Russian Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin from the mausoleum on Red Square where his carefully preserved remains are currently located.
Russia Accounts for 27% of Strasbourg Court Backlog
19:41 26/01/2012
Russia accounts for 26.6 percent of cases pending at the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR), a larger share than any other country, the international court’s president Nicolas Bratza said on Thursday.
Investigators Downplay DNA Clue in Politkovskaya Case
19:11 26/01/2012
Investigators downplayed on Thursday reports about female DNA on the gun used in the killing of famous reporter Anna Politkovskaya in 2006.
Putin’s Election HQ to Fight Online Criticism
18:56 26/01/2012
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s election staff will “offer decisive resistance” to online criticism of the premier, the head of his election headquarters said on Thursday.
Russian Military to Beef Up Special Forces in N. Caucasus
18:48 26/01/2012
The Russian Defense Ministry will deploy additional units of Special Forces (spetsnaz) to the North Caucasus to strengthen security in the region, the ministry said on Thursday.
'Serial Mom' on Trial for Killing 17 Grannies
18:22 26/01/2012
The trial of a 40-year-old mother of two charged with killing 17 female pensioners for their money has begun in Russia's Sverdlovsk region, the local prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Thursday.
Prokhorov Reports $3.7 Bln Income Over 4 Yrs – CEC
18:14 26/01/2012
Billionaire presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov reported some 115 billion rubles ($3.7 billion) in income over the last four years, Russia’s Central Electoral Commission said on Thursday.
Putin’s Party Says It Hopes for Fairer Elections
18:08 26/01/2012
Russia needs “fundamental’ changes in the laws governing its electoral system, a senior official from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party said on Thursday.1
Reporters Without Borders Downgrade Russia Freedom Rating
17:19 26/01/2012
International media freedom monitor Reporters Without Borders has downgraded Russia in its annual Press Freedom Index, to 142nd from 140th place.
Siberian Police Crack Down on Toy Rally Organizers
17:05 26/01/2012
Not amused by the creativity of liberal activists in the South Siberian city of Barnaul, police have moved to punish the organizers of toy demonstrations that took place in the city earlier this month in the wake of nationwide election protests.
Russian Paratroopers to Get New Parachutes in 2013
16:36 26/01/2012
Russian paratroopers will begin receiving new D-12 parachute systems with an increased carrying load capacity in 2013, a spokesperson for the Airborne Troops said on Monday.
Moscow Freezes Transdnestr Support
16:23 26/01/2012
Russia is freezing indefinitely its $300-million support line for the breakaway Moldavian province of Transdnestr after a Kremlin candidate lost the vote in the region.
Putin Supporters Plan Counter Rally
15:49 26/01/2012
A rally in support of Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin will be held in Moscow on February 4, the day when a 50,000-strong opposition march will gather in downtown Moscow.
Russia to Modernize All Military Airfields by 2020
15:27 26/01/2012
All of Russia’s military airfields will be upgraded and modernized by 2020, Defense Ministry spokesman Col Vladimir Drik said on Thursday.
Russia Plans to Launch U.S. Satellite in February
15:14 26/01/2012
Russia is preparing a Proton-M carrier rocket for the launch of the U.S. Sirius FM-6 telecoms satellite, Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Thursday.
Russians Divided Over Trust on Elections – Pollster Chief
14:32 26/01/2012
Russians are divided in their views over the legitimacy of polls in the country but those divisions are probably not because of the latest parliamentary elections, the head of the state-run VTsIOM pollster, Valery Fyodorov, said on Thursday.

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