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00:21 23/08/2013 A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

Cosmonauts Complete Spacewalk, Unfold Russian Flag in Space
23:15 22/08/2013
Two cosmonauts completed an almost six-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday and unfurled a Russian flag in space.
Arms Dealer Bout Urges US Court to Reverse Conviction
22:47 22/08/2013
Convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout on Thursday asked a US federal appeals court to overturn his conviction on charges of conspiring to kill Americans in a case he calls politically motivated.
Russian Navy Hovercraft Rams Into Crowded Beach
22:42 22/08/2013
A Russian Zubr (“Bison”) hovercraft, the largest type of military hovercraft in the world, on Sunday ploughed into a Kaliningrad Region beach filled with dozens of sunbathers, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper reported.
US Probes Microsoft in Alleged Russian Bribe – Report
22:08 22/08/2013
US authorities are examining an allegation that a reseller for software giant Microsoft bribed executives at a Russian state-owned telecommunications company in order to secure a contract, according to US media reports.
Russian Scholar Allegedly Beaten by Cops Is Investigated – Report
20:15 22/08/2013
Moscow police are investigating a scholar who claims to have been beaten up by three police officers, a Russian state newspaper said Thursday.
Secret Tapes Reveal Nixon, Brezhnev in Warm Chat
20:11 22/08/2013
Former US President Richard Nixon and former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev chatted about superstition, jet lag and cutting down on smoking ahead of their historic 1973 summit in Washington, according to secret White House recordings released this week.1
Russia Orbits South Korean Satellite
20:04 22/08/2013
A converted Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) put South Korea’s Kompsat-5 satellite into orbit on Thursday under the Dnepr satellite-launch program, a spokesman for Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) said.
Russia Says Syria Chemical Attack Claims May Target Peace Talks
19:30 22/08/2013
Reports alleging the use of chemical weapons in Syria may be aimed at disrupting the preparation of an international conference on Syria in Geneva, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday.
Young Bears Go Grave Robbing in East Russia
18:42 22/08/2013
It’s not only the living who are at risk of being eaten by brown bears in Russia’s Far East.
Russia’s Far East Flood
18:42 22/08/2013
The flood in Russia’s Far East has affected about 150 residential areas. Some 23,000 people have been evacuated.
Russia Denies Military Planes Violated Japanese Airspace
18:35 22/08/2013
Russia on Thursday denied that two Tupolev Tu-95 bombers violated Japanese airspace when carrying out routine flights earlier that day near Okinoshima Island, off the southeast coast of Japan.
Hundreds in Flooded Russian City Refuse Evacuation
16:14 22/08/2013
Some 850 residents in the partly flooded city of Khabarovsk in Russia’s Far East have refused to leave their homes, despite the Amur River already passing the critical level by one meter (three feet) and rising further, municipal authorities said on Thursday.
Moscow Says Obama’s Visit to Russia Postponed Not Cancelled
16:11 22/08/2013
US President Barack Obama's official visit to Russia has been postponed, not cancelled, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
Russia's Defense Ministry 'Surprised' by Reports of Merger
16:04 22/08/2013
Russia's Defense Ministry said Thursday it was “surprised” by media reports claiming it was planning to take control of the Emergencies Ministry.
MAKS-2013 airshow
15:41 22/08/2013
Russia's leading aerospace exhibition and air show MAKS-2013 will take place in Zhukovsky (Moscow region) on August 27 – September 1. A wide range of combat and civilian, mass-produced and prototype aircraft will be exhibited at the event.
Chechen Leader Approves 80-Story City in the Sky
15:34 22/08/2013
Earthquake hazard notwithstanding, Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov has approved construction of an 80-story, 400-meter (1,320 feet) “vertical city” in the Russian North Caucasus republic’s capital Grozny, his government said Thursday.
Court Rejects Navalny’s Request to Check Mayor’s Paperwork
13:32 22/08/2013
A Moscow court on Thursday rejected a motion launched by opposition activist Alexei Navalny to verify the paperwork permitting his rival for Moscow mayor – the incumbent, Sergei Sobyanin – to run again for the office.
2013 Moscow Mayor Elections
13:32 22/08/2013
Russian Police Record 1,000 Migration Violations in 24 Hours
12:30 22/08/2013
The Russian Interior Ministry said Thursday that about 1,000 violations of migration law have been discovered over the past 24 hours as a result of police raids on markets across Russia.

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Republican US Representative Dana Rohrabacher speaks at a news conference in Moscow June 2, 2013.

US ‘Shooting Self in Foot’ in Row with Moscow over Snowden– US Lawmaker

A senior US congressman said Wednesday that Washington would be “shooting itself in the foot” if it allows the row with Russia over US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden to further sour relations between the two countries and get in the way of a unique kinship between Russians and Americans.

Syrian Chemical Weapons Reports May Be ‘Provocation’ – Moscow

Syrian Chemical Weapons Reports May Be ‘Provocation’ – Moscow

Moscow does not rule out that reports alleging the use of chemical weapons in Syria, claims released as a UN investigative team began working in the country, are a “planned provocation” by media outlets to sway public opinion against the ruling regime.

Russia to Deliver 12 Su-30 Fighter Jets to Vietnam – Source

Russia to Deliver 12 Su-30 Fighter Jets to Vietnam – Source

Russia will deliver another batch of 12 Sukhoi Su-30MK2 fighter aircraft under a recent contract worth about $450 million, a defense industry source told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

US Army Private First Class Bradley Manning, right, departs a courthouse in Ft. Meade, Maryland, on July 30.

Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years for Leaking Classified Documents

A US military judge sentenced Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison Wednesday for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks. He was also given a dishonorable discharge from the military.

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