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Wreckage of two satellites in orbit poses serious threat to others

13:12 13/02/2009

The remnants of the U.S. and Russian satellites that collided on Tuesday poses a serious threat to other satellites on the same orbit, a Russian Mission Control official told journalists on Friday.

Medvedev sends Obama condolences over U.S. plane crash
12:45 13/02/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has conveyed his condolences to U.S. President Barack Obama over Friday's deadly airplane crash in the United States, the Kremlin press service said.
Damage from Indonesian quake estimated at $8.5 million
11:55 13/02/2009
The damage from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake north of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is estimated to be $8.5 million, the Indonesian Jakarta Post reported on Friday.
Russian space freighter docks with orbital station
11:15 13/02/2009
A Russian cargo spacecraft successfully docked on Friday with the International Space Station (ISS), a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from Russia's Mission Control.
Russian destroyer escorting 4 ships through Gulf of Aden
10:55 13/02/2009
Russia's Admiral Vinogradov destroyer is escorting four vessels through waters off the Horn of Africa to protect them against Somali pirates, Navy Capt. 1st Rank Roman Martov said on Friday.
Hamas, Fatah to discuss unity talks in Egypt
10:14 13/02/2009
Senior officials from the two main Palestinian factions are discussing resuming Egypt-sponsored reconciliation talks that failed to get off the ground in November last year, Egyptian media said.

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A brawl broke out in the Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday ahead of the consideration of a bill designed to expand the use of Russian language in the country, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

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The U.S. Department of State criticized Russia for continuing violation of human rights and democratic freedoms in an annual report published on Thursday.

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Russia Refuses to Allocate $10 mln to Afghan Army

Russia has denied a NATO request to allocate $10 million for the support of the Afghan Army, the Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said on Thursday following the alliance’s summit in Chicago.

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Third of Russians Approve of Anti-Putin Camp Closure

Almost third of Russians approve of the closure of the Occupy-style camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard where people were protesting against Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency, a poll held by the Public Opinion Foundation has revealed.

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