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Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in the Moscow metro in 2010, killing 41 people.

Muscovite Would-be Terrorist Nabbed in Chechnya

13:31 04/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 4 (RIA Novosti)

A would-be female suicide bomber from downtown Moscow was detained in the Chechen capital Grozny, a law enforcement source said on Saturday.

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Drug Lab Busted in Same Building as Siberian Supreme Court
14:17 03/02/2012
Police in the Siberian Republic of Khakassia have uncovered a drug lab just one story up in the same building as the republic’s Supreme Court, the Siberian News Agency said on Friday.
Egypt Tragedy 'On Organizers' Conscience' - ex-FIFA Official
13:08 02/02/2012
The violence that left 74 people dead at a stadium in Egypt rests “on the conscience” of the match organizers, Russia's former FIFA vice-president Vyacheslav Koloskov said Thursday.
Italian Police Nab Dozens in 1 Mln Euro Disability Scam
21:23 01/02/2012
Naples police on Wednesday arrested 32 people on charges of defrauding the State for falsely claiming disability benefits, the ANSA news agency reported.
Corrupt Cops Fined 200 Times the Bribe Taken
20:56 01/02/2012
Two police officers who ran a protection racket in the southern Stavropol region were fined one million rubles for extorting a bribe of 7,000 rubles ($230).
Russia Bans Paying Bribes Abroad
16:55 01/02/2012
Russia has signed a global convention to criminalize paying bribes abroad, a problem than anti-corruption analysts said gave Russian business an unfair global competitive advantage.
Man Who Posted Ex-Girlfriend Porn Sentenced
13:47 01/02/2012
A 20-year-old Kamchatka man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for posting pornographic videos of his lover on the internet, Kamchatka’s official prosecutor web site reports.
Chilean Caught Stealing Five Tons of Glacier Ice
13:21 01/02/2012
Police in the southern Chilean city of Cochrane arrested a man who attempted to steal over five tons of ice from the Jorge Montt Glacier, 1,700 kilometers south of the capital Santiago, El Mercurio daily reported on Wednesday.
14 Prosecutors Given Boot in Gambling Scandal
17:10 31/01/2012
Fourteen Moscow Region prosecutors have been fired following last year’s multi-million dollar gambling scandal, chief regional prosecutor Alexander Anikin said on Tuesday.
Ruling Party Offices Torched
14:34 31/01/2012
Two offices of the ruling United Russia party in northeastern Moscow were pelted with Molotov cocktails overnight, a law enforcement source said on Tuesday.
19 Tons of FSB Latex Gloves Hijacked
18:07 30/01/2012
Unidentified thieves stole a truckload of latex gloves owned by the Federal Security Service from a street in St. Petersburg.
Moscow Serial Killer Gets Life for 16 Murders
13:50 30/01/2012
The Moscow City Court has handed down a life sentence to 32-year-old Vladimir Mirgorod for killing at least sixteen people in Moscow between 2002 and 2004, the Prosecutor General’s Office said on Monday.
Far Eastern Terror Group Charged With Bomb Plot
11:03 30/01/2012
Five suspects have been charged with plotting a bomb attack aimed at immigrant workers, local investigators in Russia's Far East Primorye Territory said on Monday.
Tourist Killed in Egypt Resort Robbery
00:35 29/01/2012
A French tourist has been killed and a German national has been wounded in an attack by a group of gunmen on a currency exchange office in the popular Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Parliament Approves Pedophile Castration
21:02 27/01/2012
A bill introducing life sentences and mandatory chemical castration for pedophiles passed the crucial second reading in the State Duma on Friday.
Militant Leader Killed in Russia’s North Caucasus
15:00 27/01/2012
Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee said on Friday a prominent rebel leader responsible for a series of high-profile acts of "sabotage and terrorism" had been killed in a raid by security forces in the volatile North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia earlier in the day.
Average Russian Bribe Tripled in 2011
12:59 27/01/2012
The size of the average bribe in Russia more than tripled in 2011, the Interior Ministry's economic security department reported.
Kidnapped Athlete Kills Abductor
19:46 26/01/2012
The abduction of a weightlifting instructor went awry this week in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan when the victim broke free and killed one of his kidnappers.
Investigators Downplay DNA Clue in Politkovskaya Case
19:11 26/01/2012
Investigators downplayed on Thursday reports about female DNA on the gun used in the killing of famous reporter Anna Politkovskaya in 2006.
Investigation into Politkovskaya murder
19:11 26/01/2012
Novaya Gazeta reporter Anna Politkovskaya was gunned down in her Moscow apartment building on October 7, 2006. The investigation into the murder of Politkovskaya will be prolonged until February 2011.

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