| January 2012 |
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The autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece has called for the release of Abbot Efraim, the head of the Vatopedi Monastery in Mount Athos, who is currently under arrest on real estate fraud charges, the church’s Holy Synod said on Thursday.
Heads will roll among Russian governors if Prime Minister Vladimir Putin delivers on this threat to sack those who allowed a hike in utilities and housing maintenance fees at the start of the year, assuming the prime minister becomes Russia’s next president.
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The charges against Rasul Mirzayev, the world champion in mixed martial arts who killed a student in Moscow last summer, have been reduced, a lawyer for the student’s family told the RAPSI news agency.
An online database listing some of the more absurd examples of Russian red tape - and the officials responsible - is being launched as part of President Dmitry Medvedev’s Big Government project.
Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has proposed greater accountability of the government, promised liberalization of society, higher wages and pensions, and a proactive foreign policy ahead of presidential elections slated for March 4, which he is determined to win.



