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Daily Archives: October 9, 2011

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Russia, U.S. to simplify visa formalities

MOSCOW. Oct 9 (Russia News) – The Russian government has approved a draft agreement with the United States, which makes it simpler for the two countries’ citizens to …

Arrest of Russian fishermen near Spitsbergen unacceptable – ministry

MOSCOW. Oct 9 (Russia News) – Russia is going to raise the issue of unacceptability of detaining Russian vessels in the protected fishing zone, which was declared by …

Information about pedophiles could be made public in Russia

MOSCOW. Oct 9 (Russia News) – The Federation Council has proposed that the information regarding persons convicted of child sexual abuse be posted on a special website. Such …

Next PACE president could be French delegate

STRASBOURG. Oct 9 (Russia News) – At its session in January 2012, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will be electing the CoE Commissioner for …

Kosachyov urges not to exaggerate PACE declaration over Magnitsky case

STRASBOURG. Oct 9 (Russia News) – A letter from 53 members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to the PACE Secretariat, demanding that the …

Russia calls for developing Russian-language mass media in Armenia

YEREVAN. Oct 9 (Russia News) – Having new Russian-language mass media in Armenia will help develop the Russian-Armenian relations, Russia says. “Russia is extremely interested in developing the …

Russia to send 700-tonne ship to Mars moon in November

MOSCOW. Oct 9 (Interfax-AVN) – Space research is one of the key priorities of the Russian Space Agency, head of the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) Vladimir Popovkin said. …

One militant held, two others escape in Kabardino-Balkaria

MOSCOW. Oct 9 (Russia News) – Police have detained a suspected militant in the village of Zvyozdny (Kabardino-Balkaria), a local law enforcement source told Interfax. “At around 11 …

Two rescue teams searching for missing patrol helicopter

CHITA. Oct 9 (Russia News) – Two rescue teams from the district center of Kyra in the Baikal Territory have begun a search for the Mikoyan Mi-8 helicopter …

Patrol helicopter disappears in Trans-Baikal territory near Mongolian border

CHITA. Ct 9 (Russia News) – A helicopter of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry disappeared in the Trans-Baikal Territory as it was flying a forest patrolling mission, a …

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