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UK MP wants to bar Russian officials from London Olympics

22:42 11/01/2012 LONDON, January 11 (RIA Novosti)

UK Member of Parliament Denis MacShane called for barring a number of Russian officials from attending the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

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Russia refuses Lithuanian request to interrogate Gorbachev
21:01 11/01/2012
Russia has refused a Lithuanian request to put former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev on the stand concerning the bloody events in Vilnius on January 13, 1991, Rosbalt agency reported, citing the Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s office.
Rogozin says importing weapons unacceptable for Russia
19:46 11/01/2012
Russia should only consider buying weapons and military equipment abroad under exceptional circumstances, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday.1
Russian investigators find votes by 6,000 ‘dead souls’
19:41 11/01/2012
A criminal case has been opened into ballot rigging in the Central Russian city of Vladimir where about 6,000 “dead souls” voted in the December 4 parliamentary elections, a regional investigations committee spokesman said on Wednesday.
Russia’s wayward Mars probe ‘may fall Jan.14-16’
17:52 11/01/2012
Russia’s troubled Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will fall back to Earth between January 14 and 16, possibly some place in the Indian Ocean, Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Wednesday.1
Kiev must pay for unused gas says Gazprom boss
17:30 11/01/2012
Ukraine must pay for unused gas ordered under its 2009 contract with Russia, despite announcing its intention to cut imports to 27 bln cu m, below its contracted minimum of 33 bln cu.m. Gazprom head Alexei Miller said on Wednesday.
Khodorkovsky says European court made concessions to Russian authorities
16:59 11/01/2012
Jailed former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Wednesday a European court ruling that found his case was not politically motivated was a concession to the Russian authorities.
Russia to complete delivery of 21 helicopters to Afghanistan by July
15:19 11/01/2012
Russia will fulfill a contract to deliver 21 helicopters to Afghanistan in the first half of the year, the Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service said on Wednesday.
Communist leader pledges pardon for Khodorkovsky if elected president
15:10 11/01/2012
The leader of the Communist Party of Russia, Gennady Zyuganov, said on Wednesday he would pardon former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky if elected president.
European court hits out at Russia remand conditions
13:05 11/01/2012
Russia must reduce the number of remand detainees, the European Court of Human Rights ruled as concern over the country’s jail system persists.
OSCE observers to monitor Russian presidential polls
10:47 11/01/2012
Russia’s election authorities will allow 200 observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to monitor March's presidential polls, in which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will seek a third stint in the Kremlin.
Families of Lokomotiv ice hockey side want new crash probe
07:18 11/01/2012
Relatives of Russia’s Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team, which was almost wiped out in an air crash in September 2011, are to demand a new probe into the tragedy, the Izvestiya daily reported on Wednesday.

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UK MP wants to bar Russian officials from London Olympics

Russia refuses Lithuanian request to interrogate Gorbachev

Rogozin says importing weapons unacceptable for Russia

Russian investigators find votes by 6,000 ‘dead souls’

Russia’s wayward Mars probe ‘may fall Jan.14-16’

Kiev must pay for unused gas says Gazprom boss

Khodorkovsky says European court made concessions to Russian authorities

Russia to complete delivery of 21 helicopters to Afghanistan by July

Communist leader pledges pardon for Khodorkovsky if elected president

European court hits out at Russia remand conditions

OSCE observers to monitor Russian presidential polls

Families of Lokomotiv ice hockey side want new crash probe

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