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N.Korean Coast Guard Opens Fire on Russian Vessel – Report

15:28 21/09/2013 Originally posted at 08:33.

North Korea’s coast guard has opened fire on a Russian fishing vessel in the Sea of Japan, a spokesman for the fishing company said.

Russian Cop Gifts Phone Stolen From Murder Victim to Wife – Police
15:11 21/09/2013
A police captain in southern Russia gave his wife a gift with a history: a cell phone he had stolen from the scene of a homicide, police say.
Russian Police Hunt Man Accused of Attacking Ex With Gun, Grenade
12:15 21/09/2013
Police on an island in Russia’s Far East are looking for a man suspected of driving his ex-wife out to a forest, beating her, shooting at her and trying to blow her up, a police spokesperson said Saturday.
Drunk Policeman Plows Into Traffic Checkpoint in Russia – Police
10:17 21/09/2013
A drunk police officer injured one of his colleagues and several other people when he crashed his Lexus car into a traffic police checkpoint at high speed in the Russian republic of Dagestan on Friday night, police said Saturday.
Mexico City Mayor to Visit Moscow
02:11 21/09/2013
The mayor of Mexico City has accepted an invitation from his Moscow counterpart Sergei Sobyanin to visit the Russian capital, Russia’s ambassador to Mexico told RIA Novosti.
US Prepared to Strike Syria if UN Deal Falls Short – Official
01:06 21/09/2013
The United States has not ruled out military strikes against Syria if Damascus does not abide by a US-Russian plan to hand over its chemical weapons arsenal, a White House official said Friday ahead of UN Security Council talks on enforcing the disarmament program.1
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00:12 21/09/2013
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Magnitsky List Judge Fines Russian Pastafarians Over Rally
23:08 20/09/2013
Two members of the Russian Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster fined a combined $400 over a “pasta procession” dispersed by Moscow police in August.
Russia Ranks 2nd in Confidential Info Leaks Worldwide – Report
22:58 20/09/2013
Russia placed second after the United States in the number of confidential information leaks globally in the first half of the current year, an information security company said Friday.
No Russian Funds for Tchaikovsky Biopic Amid Gay Denial – Director
22:51 20/09/2013
A Russian filmmaker has said he would seek foreign funding for a biopic of the composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky, widely believed to have been a homosexual, amid ongoing controversy about Russia’s recently adopted anti-gay law.2
Russia Vague on Lifting Moldovan Wine Ban
22:27 20/09/2013
The countdown for the return of Moldovan wine to the Russian market will start as soon as Chisinau establishes a reliable system of quality control at its wineries, Russia’s chief consumer rights official said Friday.
Navalny’s First Lawsuit to Annul Moscow Election Thrown Out, 951 More to Go
21:42 20/09/2013
A Moscow city court on Friday rejected the first of 952 lawsuits by runner-up mayoral candidate Alexei Navalny seeking to annul the September 8 election over alleged violations.
2013 Moscow Mayor Elections
21:42 20/09/2013
Russia to Investigate Seized Greenpeace Ship for Piracy
20:40 20/09/2013
Russian authorities said Friday that a seized Greenpeace icebreaker was being towed from the Arctic Pechora Sea to the port of Murmansk, where it will be investigated for “piracy” over its alleged attack on a Gazprom oil rig.
Russian Director to Make Movie About ‘Russian Facebook’ Founder
20:04 20/09/2013
A Russian film director said Friday that he planned to work on a film about the founder of VKontakte, an immensely popular social-networking website that has often been dubbed “Russia’s Facebook.”
‘Gray Cardinal’ Surkov Returns to Kremlin as Presidential Aide
19:53 20/09/2013
Former Kremlin ideologue Vladislav Surkov, who resigned from the Russian government in May, has been appointed a presidential aide, the Kremlin press service said in a statement Friday.
Russian Cult Leader Investigated Following Flogging Claims
18:36 20/09/2013
A middle-aged woman in Russia’s Ural Mountain city of Chelyabinsk is under investigation for leading a religious cult in which followers were encouraged to whip themselves to treat health ailments, local authorities said Friday.
Russian Railways Head Breaks Silence on Putin-Linked Dacha Co-op
17:45 20/09/2013
The head of state-run monopoly Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin has dismissed long-lingering speculation linking his professional appointment to his participation in a dacha cooperative reportedly founded together with future president Vladimir Putin back in the 1990s.
Russian Tax System Needs Revamp to Boost SMEs – Top Judge
16:56 20/09/2013
The Russian tax system is in need of changes aimed at developing small and medium-sized businesses, the chairman of the country’s Supreme Commercial Court said Friday.
Rostec-Aeroflot Boeing Deal Worth $3.5Bln – Company
16:18 20/09/2013
A deal between state-owned hi-tech corporation Rostekhnologii (Russian Technologies, or Rostec) and Russian flagship carrier Aeroflot for the lease of 50 Boeing-737 Next Generation airliners is worth $3.5 billion, the corporation said Friday.

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