Russia Tests Mine-Clearing Vehicle for Mobile Missiles

Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) are testing a remote-controlled mine-clearance vehicle designed to let Yars mobile ballistic missile launchers travel safely through minefields, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Google Russia CEO Says US Has No Direct Access to Servers

19/06/2013

Google has not provided the US authorities with direct assess to its servers, the head of Google Russia said on Wednesday, while acknowledging that the Internet giant regularly receives requests for user data from government agencies.

Russia Probes Blasts at Depot Storing ‘Millions’ of Shells

19/06/2013

Russian investigators have launched a probe into multiple explosions that rocked an ammunition depot in central Russia this week, reportedly killing at least one person.

Former YUKOS Subsidiary Boss Released on Parole

19/06/2013

The former chief of YUKOS oil company subsidiary Tomskneft, who was serving a 13-year prison sentence for large-scale embezzlement, has been released on early parole, a penitentiary service representative in Russia’s Tomsk Region said.

Saudi Tycoon Eyes Moscow as Site for World’s Tallest Building

19/06/2013

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal may build a mile-high skyscraper in Moscow, which would be the world’s tallest building by far, Russian Vesti FM radio reported, quoting UAE media.

Earthquake Halts Mining in Russian Coal Heartland

19/06/2013

A moderate earthquake struck southwest Siberia's Kemerovo Region, one of the country's coal mining heartlands early on Wednesday, local officials said, temporarily bringing underground coal production to a standstill.

Russia to Hold G8 Summit in Sochi on June 4-5, 2014 - Putin

Topic:G8 summit in Northern Ireland

19/06/2013

Russia to Hold G8 Summit in Sochi on June 4-5, 2014 - Putin

The next G8 summit will take place in the southern Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi in June 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday.

US to Meet with Taliban for Talks to End Afghanistan War

Topic:Situation in Afghanistan

18/06/2013

US to Meet with Taliban for Talks to End Afghanistan War

Representatives from the United States and the Taliban will meet in the coming days for their first formal talks to try to find a peaceful settlement to the war in Afghanistan, senior US government officials said Tuesday.

Russians May Face Death in China for Bear Paw Smuggling

19/06/2013

Two Russian men face a possible death sentence after they were detained by Chinese customs officers for smuggling bear paws, a Foreign Ministry representative said.

Provincial Russian Wrestler Strangled with Whip

19/06/2013

A 23-year-old Russian man faces murder charges after he was accused of strangling a local wrestling champion to death with a whip and burying him in the woods near the Mongolian border, authorities said Wednesday.

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Last week Russian President Vladimir Putin took the helm of a movement officially meant to help ordinary people inform the Kremlin of problems. But analysts were skeptical, saying the new group would likely serve as a multipurpose political tool for the Kremlin, capable of creating a false impression of civic engagement or a springboard for candidates in upcoming elections.

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This month, 12 protesters are standing trial over clashes with police at a massive 2012 opposition rally in Moscow, with dozens more prosecutions expected. The clashes became a pivotal moment for Russia’s opposition movement, shattering illusions of an easy victory, and the case has grown increasingly convoluted.

Jim Patterson: Black Soviet Icon’s Lonely American Sojourn

For decades Jim Patterson was arguably the most famous black man in the Soviet Union, a debonair homegrown poet whose childhood role in an iconic film cemented his celebrity and who later roamed the vast country reading his work to adoring audiences.

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14:43Russian Opposition Figure Charged with Plotting Mass Riots

14:32Russia Tests Mine-Clearing Vehicle for Mobile Missiles

13:34Former YUKOS Subsidiary Boss Released on Parole

13:24Russia Probes Blasts at Depot Storing ‘Millions’ of Shells

13:07Provincial Russian Wrestler Strangled with Whip

12:44Google Russia CEO Says US Has No Direct Access to Servers

12:43Russians May Face Death in China for Bear Paw Smuggling

12:38Saudi Tycoon Eyes Moscow as Site for World’s Tallest Building

11:41Russian FA Confident Capello Will Stay Despite PSG Rumors

10:20Earthquake Halts Mining in Russian Coal Heartland

09:59Russian Press at a Glance, Wednesday, June 19, 2013

08:15Russian PM Pledges to Close Baikal Paper Mill

06:41Thousands Evacuated in Central Russia Ammo Depot Explosions

05:128 Russian Sailors Acquitted in Nigeria Arms Smuggling Case

03:04Russia to Hold G8 Summit in Sochi on June 4-5, 2014 - Putin

02:07Blast Leaves Two Servicemen Wounded in Ingushetia - Police

00:28Main News of June 18

23:52Pol-Shaming Russian News Site Gets Prizes at Cannes, Trouble at Home

23:49NASA Seeks Citizen Scientists’ Input to Capture Asteroid

23:436,000 Evacuated in Central Russia Ammo Depot Fire

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