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Obama Opens Window for Russians to Contest Magnitsky Sanctions

Topic:Magnitsky List Dispute

Russian officials who are slapped with Magnitsky Act sanctions this week may have seen their dim prospects for recourse in US courts brighten thanks to US President Barack Obama.

 

Bout’s Defense to Complain about Prison Conditions

Topic:Viktor Bout case
09/04/2013
Bout’s Defense to Complain about Prison ConditionsA lawyer of Russian national Viktor Bout, who has been convicted for arms trafficking in the United States, said on Tuesday he had prepared a complaint about prison conditions.

Criminal Case Opened into Femen’s German Protest

09/04/2013
Criminal Case Opened into Femen’s German ProtestA criminal case was launched into a topless protest by the Femen group in the German city of Hanover, targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin, the local HAZ newspaper said on Monday.

Men Who Mocked Grozny Skyscraper Fire to Help in Repairs

09/04/2013
Men Who Mocked Grozny Skyscraper Fire to Help in RepairsTwo men, who posted a mocking video on YouTube showing Grozny’s tallest building on fire, will be among about 250 people involved in repair works, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Monday.

Novgorod Official Refuses to Testify in Fraud Probe

09/04/2013
Novgorod Official Refuses to Testify in Fraud ProbeA high-ranking official in Russia’s Veliky Novgorod Region, charged as part of a probe into misappropriation of state funds intended for road maintenance, has refused to testify during his first interrogation, a spokesman for the region’s investigative committee said late on Monday.

Syria Rejects ‘Expanded’ UN Chemical Weapons Probe - Agency

Topic:Protests in Syria
09/04/2013
Syria Rejects ‘Expanded’ UN Chemical Weapons Probe - AgencySyrian authorities reject an “additional demand” by the UN to let its investigative mission to operate across the entire Syrian territory, the state-run Syrian news agency SANA reported on Monday in its Russian-language section.

UK Ex-PM Thatcher Dies at 87

Originally published 16:11
UK Ex-PM Thatcher Dies at 87Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died on Monday at the age of 87 following a stroke, her spokesman announced.

US Calls on Russia, China to Ease Tensions with N. Korea

Topic:Crisis on the Korean Peninsula (2013)
09/04/2013
US Calls on Russia, China to Ease Tensions with N. KoreaUS officials said Monday they have asked Russia and China – two North Korean allies – for help in getting Pyongyang to back off the escalating rhetoric and inflammatory actions that have alarmed its neighbors and prompted the Pentagon to heighten its military readiness.

Gay Rights Not Violated in Russia - Putin

Topic:Gay Propaganda Ban in Russia
09/04/2013
Gay Rights Not Violated in Russia - PutinRussian President Vladimir Putin on Monday denied that the rights of sexual minorities are being violated in Russia.

Webster University Wins US 'Final Four' of Chess

09/04/2013
Webster University Wins US 'Final Four' of ChessWhile much of the United States has been transfixed by the Final Four college basketball championships, Webster University in St. Louis has triumphed in what is known as the Final Four of chess.
 

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