via The Moscow Times Top Stories by By Ivan Nechepurenko <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> on 2/18/13
The unexpected meteor strike near Chelyabinsk has made worried citizens and pundits think about the country's defense capabilities.
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Meteor Raises Security Concerns
19 February 2013 | Issue 5071
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via Russia News Headlines - Yahoo! News on 2/18/13
MOSCOW (AP) — The body of a Russian lawmaker was found cemented in a barrel, and a former government official has been accused of ordering the killing over an $80 million debt, officials said Monday.
via Russia - Google News on 2/18/13
Russia Meteor Was Largest in More Than a Century
Wall Street Journal The meteor that crashed to earth in Russia was about 55 feet in diameter, weighed around 10,000 tons and was made from a stony material, scientists said, making it the largest such object to hit the Earth in more than a century. Large pieces of the ... and more » |
via World news: Russia | guardian.co.uk by on 2/18/13
The trial of the whistleblowing Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky is to begin next month, even though he died in prison three years ago.
A Russian court ruled on Monday that the trial would begin on 4 March. Prosecutors accuse Magnitsky and his former client William Browder, a London-based investor, of evading $16.8m (£10.8m) in taxes.
The trial will be held under procedures allowing for posthumous trials to clear the deceased. Magnitsky's relatives are boycotting the proceedings.
Magnitsky was arrested in 2008 while investigating an alleged $230m (£148m) tax fraud and died the following year after developing pancreatitis that was left untreated.
The US Congress passed a law sanctioning officials whom Browder accuses of involvement in the fraud. Russia in response banned adoptions by Americans.
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via NYT > Europe by By ANDREW ROTH on 2/18/13
The Moscow police said the body of Mikhail Pakhomov, a city legislator and construction tycoon missing since last week, was found in a private basement garage.
via Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news by Tom Parfitt on 2/18/13
Moscow is on the brink of a fresh diplomatic battle with Washington after demanding the right to investigate the death of a three-year-old boy in Texas.
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Voice of America The governor of Russia's meteorite-hit Chelyabinsk region wants world leaders to come to his remote region to discuss how the international community can defend against such threats in the future. Chelyabinsk Governor Mikhail Yurevich spoke to ... Meteorite-hit Russia proposes common space defense systemVietNamNet Bridge all 9 news articles » |
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Revealed: Russia's double dealing on arms to Assad regime leaves UK isolated ...
The Independent Russia has been accused by Western diplomats of reneging on a pledge to stop supplying arms to the Syrian regime. The assurances made over a month ago were presented by British officials as a sign that the Kremlin was distancing itself from President ... Syria war involves foreign-backed terrorists – UN expertsThe Voice of Russia all 133 news articles » |
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Misha Friedman's Photo51 Series Examines Corruption In Russia (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post Friedman's newest series, called Photo51: Is Corruption in Russia's DNA?, delves into one of the country's most pervasive problems -- the prevalence of corruption in all levels of society. Friedman was approached for the project by the Institute of ... and more » |