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23:59 19/04/2013
A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours
Tigran Sargsyan Reappointed Armenian PM
23:51 19/04/2013
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree too reappoint Tigran Sargsyan as the country’s prime minister, the presidential press service said on Friday.
UN Envoy to Syria Denies Resignation Rumors
21:57 19/04/2013
The UN and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi on Friday denied media reports that he was about to quit his job.
Protests in Syria
21:57 19/04/2013
Syrian mass protests started in Daraa on the border with Jordan on March 18. They were prompted by the arrest of a group of school students who wrote anti-government mottos on walls. The unrest later spread to other Syrian regions.
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Egypt Invites Russia to Join NPP, Uranium Mining Projects
21:35 19/04/2013
Egypt has invited Russia to join a project to build a nuclear power plant (NPP) in the country and to develop Egyptian uranium deposits, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday.
Suspect Linked to Boston Blasts Flew to Russia in ’12 – Report
21:34 19/04/2013
One of the brothers suspected of involvement in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings left on a Russia-bound plane in January 2012 and returned to the United States seven months later, the NBC 4 New York television station reported Friday, citing travel records the network said it had obtained.
Boston in Grips of Manhunt for Surviving Bomb Suspect
21:10 19/04/2013
The city of Boston remained on lockdown Friday as police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) mounted a massive manhunt for 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is suspected of being one of two men who planted bombs at the finish line of Monday’s Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured almost 200 others.
Chechen Brothers Linked to Boston Bombing Excelled in Sports, Classroom in US
20:38 19/04/2013
The two ethnic Chechen brothers US authorities believe were behind the deadly Boston Marathon blasts this week found success in academics and athletics after moving to the United States with their family, which fled the violence of Russia’s restive Caucasus region a decade ago, according US media interviews with relatives, friends and acquaintances.
Kadyrov Denies Chechen Links of Boston Blast Suspects
20:17 19/04/2013
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Friday that the two suspects in the deadly bombing of this week’s Boston Marathon had no links to Russia’s republic of Chechnya.
LIVE: Boston Marathon Bomber Manhunt
20:11 19/04/2013
The Boston suburb of Watertown was shut down as police launched manhunt on Friday for the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing.
US Troops in Jordan Will Only Add to Syrian Crisis - Russia
19:34 19/04/2013
The deployment of US troops to Jordan will only make the Syrian crisis worse, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Friday.1
Anti-Gay Lawmaker Says Madonna’s Revenue Illegal in Russia
19:33 19/04/2013
A St. Petersburg Сity Сouncil deputy has asked the Russian Prosecutor General's Office to look into the alleged violation of immigration and tax legislation by the organizers of a concert by US pop diva Madonna in Russia.
Boston Bomb Suspects From Near Chechnya - AP
17:35 19/04/2013
The two suspects in the deadly bombing of this week’s Boston Marathon hailed from a Russian region near Chechnya, the Associated Press reported on Friday, citing an unidentified source.1
Belarus Leader Rules Out Same-Sex Marriages
17:20 19/04/2013
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday he will never legalize same-sex marriage in his country while he is in office.
Cyprus Bailout
16:57 19/04/2013
The European Union and the IMF agreed to bail out Cyprus’ debt-laden economy and grant the island nation a loan worth 10 billion euros ($13 billion) in return for the government’s obligation to tax all deposits kept at Cypriot banks. The bailout plan has yet to be approved by Cyprus’ parliament.
Dutch Say Prison Conditions Not to Blame in Activist’s Death
15:34 19/04/2013
The Dutch authorities have found no connection between Russian activist Alexander Dolmatov's suicide and the conditions in the deportation center in which he was being held, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich said on Friday, quoting a report from the Dutch Safety and Justice Inspection.
Former Pakistani President Put Under House Arrest
14:27 19/04/2013
The Islamabad High Court has ordered Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf, 69, to be placed under house arrest, local media reported on Friday.
‘Gangnam Style’ Psy Catches Russian Meteor
13:29 19/04/2013
The video for South Korean rapper Psy’s new single, “Gentleman” has matched the record time for getting 100 million views on You Tube, set earlier this year by clips of February's Russian meteorite event, a video performance analysis blog has reported.
Police Officer, Suspect Shot Dead in Boston - Reports
12:30 19/04/2013
A police officer and a man who may have been involved in a deadly bombing at this week's Boston Marathon have both been shot dead in separate incidents in and around the still tense city, local media reported on Friday.

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