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Medvedev orders probe of lawyer's prison death

Medvedev orders probe of lawyer's prison death

AFP - 1 hour 39 mins ago

MOSCOW (AFP) - President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a probe into the prison death of a lawyer arrested in a high-profile tax case, the Kremlin said Tuesday, following allegations of "mediaeval" prison treatment in Russia. More »

  • Russia expects Iran to agree to IAEA nuclear deal

    Russia expects Iran to agree to IAEA nuclear deal

    AFP - 3 hours 50 mins ago

    MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia expects Iran to agree to enrich uranium abroad under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a Russian diplomatic spokesman said Tuesday. More »

  • Eight dead in Russia munitions blast: ministry

    AFP - Yesterday, 05:16 pm

    MOSCOW (AFP) - Eight soldiers died in a munitions blast Monday in central Russia, a defence ministry spokesman said, at the same arms depot where two died in a huge accidental weapons explosion 10 days earlier. More »

  • Eight soldiers dead in Russia munitions blast: ministry

    AFP - Yesterday, 03:23 pm

    MOSCOW (AFP) - Eight soldiers died in a munitions blast Monday in central Russia, a defence ministry spokesman said, at the same arms depot where two died in a huge accidental blast 10 days earlier. More »

  • British royal heirlooms fetch $3.4 million at sale

    Reuters - Sunday, November 22 08:20 pm

    LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Royal heirlooms from the collection of Prince George Duke of Kent, son of King George V, and his wife Princess Marina, fetched 2.1 million pounds ($3.5 million) at an auction late Friday, nearly double pre-sale estimates. More »

  • Uruguay's Luis Suarez (L-R), Diego Perez and Alvaro Fernandez celebrate on top of the goal at the end of their World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match against Costa Rica in Montevideo, November 18, 2009. Uruguay reached the World Cup finals after a 1-1 draw at home to Costa Rica.

    France lead five more qualifiers into World Cup 

    Reuters - Wednesday, November 18 11:23 pm

    LONDON (Reuters) - France, with a controversial extra-time goal from William Gallas, squeezed into the World Cup finals despite failing to beat Ireland in Paris while Slovenia upset Russia on a nailbiting night of qualifiers on Wednesday. More »

  • Russia commits to tougher emissions target

    Russia commits to tougher emissions target

    ITN - Wednesday, November 18 04:32 pm

    Russia has set itself a tougher target on greenhouse gas emissions, less than three weeks before climate talks in Copenhagen. More »

  • Make trendy face masks to fight flu: Russia official

    Reuters - Wednesday, November 18 12:32 pm

    MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - Russia's top health official has proposed that the country's fashion designers create trendy face masks to combat swine flu, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday. More »

  • Israeli tycoon slams arms-smuggling conviction

    Israeli tycoon slams arms-smuggling conviction

    AFP - Wednesday, November 18 09:48 am

    MOSCOW (AFP) - Arkady Gaydamak, the colourful Israeli tycoon convicted by a French court last month of smuggling arms to Angola, blasted the case as "pure politics" in an interview published on Wednesday. More »

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