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26th Jun 2013

Russia: Putin says US whistleblower free to leave Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that US whistleblower Edward Snowden remains in the transit zone of a Moscow airport. Putin denied allegations that Russian intelligence agencies had worked with Snowden. Russian President Putin told reporters during a trip to … Continued

12th Jun 2013

Russian parliament passes bill banning ‘homosexual propaganda’

The Russian parliament has passed with near-unanimous support two controversial bills banning the distribution of “homosexual propaganda” to minors and imposing jail sentences on those who offend religious believers. Around two dozen people staged a “kissing protest” outside the Kremlin … Continued

5th Jun 2013

Russia: Syria differences linger at Russia-EU summit

Moscow and Brussels’ differing approaches to the Syria conflict have remained apparent at the Russia-EU summit. However, officials tried to play down some of the differences that persisted during the talks. President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia had not … Continued

25th May 2013

Russia: Suicide bomb attack hits Dagestan

MOSCOW, (Xinhua): Nine people, including four policemen, have been injured in a suicide bomb attack near Russia’s Dagestan Interior Ministry headquarters on Saturday, the Interfax news agency reported. Editor: Zhu Ningzhu http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-05/25/c_132408150.htm

20th May 2013

Russia: Banning “Wahhabism”

By Vestnik Kavkaza Vestnik Kavkaza: Recent events which are connected with recruiting Russian citizens for fighting in Syria or events in Surgut’s suburbs where the local police stopped two car trains with “Wahhabits” made experts talk about possible interethnic conflicts … Continued

15th May 2013

Russia expels CIA spy

MOSCOW, (Xinhua): Russia on Tuesday declared a CIA agent detained while attempting to recruit a Russian intelligence officer “persona non grata” and ordered him to leave the country immediately. “Overnight to May 14 the Federal Security Service’s counterintelligence service detained … Continued

15th May 2013

Russia: Putin warns against arming Syrian rebels

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday it was important to avoid actions that might aggravate Syria’s civil war, a veiled warning against foreign military intervention or arming anti-government forces. Russia and the United States are trying to bring the … Continued

14th May 2013

Russia: Road accident kills 11 in Penza region

MOSCOW, (Xinhua): Eleven people were killed when a minibus collided with a roadster on Tuesday in Russia’s Penza region, authorities said. A number of others were injured in the accident, which happened when the minibus was overtaking another car, the … Continued

2nd May 2013

Russia: Two teenagers killed in explosions in Dagestan

MOSCOW, (Xinhua): Two teenagers were killed a blast in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, local police said Wednesday. The bomb, equivalent to two kilograms of TNT, exploded on a street near a market in the capital city of Makhachkala, … Continued

26th Apr 2013

Russia: At least 36 killed in fire in Moscow’s mental hospital

MOSCOW, (Xinhua): A fire broke out in a mental hospital in Russia’s Moscow region early Friday, killing at least 36 people, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. Itar-Tass news agency reported that rescuers have found 36 bodies. The death toll … Continued

20th Apr 2013

Russia: ‘They were set up, FBI followed them for years’, Tsarnaevs’ mother

RT: With the 24-hour manhunt for the second suspect of the Boston bombing closed, RT remembers its conversation with the parents of the Tsarnaev brothers, who claimed all along their children were set up. Zubeidat Tsarnaeva maintains her younger son … Continued

19th Apr 2013

On Instagram, Chechnya’s president criticizes America’s handling of the Boston manhunt

By Gideon Lichfield@glichfield1 hour ago Ramzan Kadyrov, the president of the republic of Chechnya in southern Russia, has issued a statement on Instagram, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing service where he frequently posts casual photos of himself and has over 116,000 followers. … Continued

15th Apr 2013

Russia: Four Chinese workers killed in Russia’s Far East factory fire

IRKUTSK, (Xinhua): Four Chinese workers were killed and five others injured Sunday in a fire that engulfed a wood factory in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Zima. The fire broke out in a makeshift wooden shelter of the China-Russia joint … Continued

3rd Apr 2013

Luxury skyscraper hotel completely engulfed by fire in Grozny, Chechnya

Russian TV: Flames have enveloped all floors of the highest building in the North Caucasus, southern Russia. All people have managed to leave the building. The Grozny-city complex in the in Chechen Republic includes luxury apartments and a 5-star hotel. … Continued