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U.S. Held 5 Inspections of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces - SMF Commander

10:19 21/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti)

U.S. military inspectors have conducted five inspections of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) arsenal over the last six months as part of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START-3), SMF Commander Lt. Gen. Sergei Karakayev said on Monday.

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Russian Press at a Glance, Monday, May 21, 2012
09:02 21/05/2012
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Superjet Victim Identification Over - Indonesian Police
05:04 21/05/2012
The Indonesian Police’s Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) unit has completed the identification of all passengers of Russia’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 killed in a recent air crash near Jakarta, the Jakarta Post cited a top local police officer as saying.
Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash in Indonesia
05:04 21/05/2012
Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100 that went down in Indonesia on Wednesday slammed into a steep mountainside outside the capital Jakarta.
Jet disappeared from radar screens during a demonstration flight near Jakarta on Wednesday. There were 48 people on board, including eight Russian crewmembers and 40 passengers, mainly Indonesians.
Main news of May 20
23:59 20/05/2012
A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours
Russia Concerned about Changing Positions towards Military Action against Iran - Foreign Ministry
22:03 20/05/2012
Russia is concerned about changing the position of some countries towards a military solution of the situation around Iran, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.
9 Bombs with More than 100kg of TNT Found in Dagestan
20:45 20/05/2012
Police of the North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan found a bunker which hid nine bombs, seven of which with a total capacity of 105 kilograms of TNT, a spokesperson of National Anti-Terrorist Committee said on Sunday.
Opposition Activists End Protest Walk in St. Petersburg
17:56 20/05/2012
Opposition activists and renowned cultural figures who participated in a protest walk strolled across St. Petersburg and returned to St. Isaac's Square where the action started.1
Warlord Killed in Dagestan in Security Sweep
15:24 20/05/2012
Police killed the leader of the Khasavyurt militant group in a security operation in the North Caucasus republic, the press office of the Russian Anti-Terrorism Committee reported on Sunday.
Peruvian Man Confesses to Slaying Russian Woman in Japan
15:03 20/05/2012
A Peruvian man arrested in April on suspicion of murdering a 19-year-old Russian woman in the Japanese city of Yokohama has confessed to the murder, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, referring to police sources in the Kanagawa prefecture.
Two Militants Killed in Dagestan
12:52 20/05/2012
Police killed two suspected militants in a security operation in the Republic of Dagestan in Russia’s volatile North Caucasus region, a police source said on Sunday.
Moscow’s Museum Night Attended by Almost One Million Visitors
09:52 20/05/2012
Almost one million visitors attended the Moscow Museum Night festival, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.
Russia Ready for Global Economic Changes - Medvedev
07:36 20/05/2012
Unfavorable situations in the global economy are possible, but Russia is ready to withstand them, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.
Russia’s Medvedev Holds Bilateral Meeting With U.S. Obama
05:24 20/05/2012
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev assured U.S. President Barack Obama of Russia’s succession in its foreign policies course after Vladimir Putin took the post of the country’s president.1
Police Detain More Protesters in Downtown Moscow
04:47 20/05/2012
Police detained over 10 more protesters on early Sunday on the Stary Arbat street as anti-Putin activists decided to encamp the street after being ousted from Kudrinskaya Square.
Rallies in Russia after presidential polls
04:47 20/05/2012
Rallies of opposition and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s supporters are held across Russia after the March 4 presidential election.
Tens of Protesters Detained During Moscow Wandering
22:59 19/05/2012
The Moscow police detained about 50 protesters who were wandering in the city center on Saturday trying to encamp after the law enforcement agencies dismantled an opposition camp near the Barrikadnaya subway station on Friday evening.
Kaliningrad Masters Make 3 Meter Amber Pyramid for Anniversary
19:39 19/05/2012
Masters of the Kaliningrad Amber Plant built a pyramid made of amber with over three meter height to celebrate the plant's 65th anniversary, plant spokeswoman Svetlana Kalinina said on Saturday.
Putin Cracks Down on Car Sirens Used by Officials
12:29 19/05/2012
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday slashed by almost a half the number of officials allowed to use car sires, in what appears to be an effort to quell public anger over the misuse of blue flashing lights on the country's roads.
‘Powerful’ Bomb Defused in Russia’s North Caucasus
07:36 19/05/2012
Demining specialists have defused a “powerful” bomb in the restive North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia

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