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Ukraine Refuses Monumental Russian Gift

20:55 30/01/2012 KIEV, January 30 (RIA Novosti)

Kiev's city government spoke against installing a Russian-made monument to a tsarist statesman in the Ukrainian capital.

Schools Promoting ‘Extremism’ Face Closure – Medvedev
18:17 30/01/2012
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev threatened on Monday to shut down schools and universities where “the propaganda of extremism” is practiced, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Patriarch: No Meeting Soon With Pope
15:53 30/01/2012
A meeting between the Pope and the head of Russia’s Orthodox Christian church is not on the cards in the near future, Patriarch Kirill said.
Newsreader to Keep Job After ‘Putin Burial’ Blunder
15:39 30/01/2012
Managers of a Russian TV channel say they will not punish a newsreader who mistakenly reported that the Russian internet community was actively discussing whether Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin should be buried.

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Rise of Machines and Wandering Artists: Moscow’s Museum Night event

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Italy Struck by Record Earth Quake

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Fines for Unsanctioned Demonstrations in Selected Countries

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Russians Thrash Slovakia to Win World Hockey Title

Russians Thrash Slovakia to Win World Hockey Title

Russia trounced Slovakia 6-2 in Sunday's final to win the world hockey championships title for the fourth time in the modern era and the first time since 2009.

Medvedev and Obama met on the sidelines of the Group of Eight most industrialized countries summit in Camp David

Russia’s Medvedev Holds Bilateral Meeting With U.S. Obama

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.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen holds a press conference at the begening of the NATO 2012 Summit in Chicago, on May 20, 2012

NATO to Continue Missile Defense Dialogue with Russia

NATO will continue its dialogue with Russia on the establishment of a European missile defense system, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Sunday.

Newly elected Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic

Nikolic Wins Serbian Presidential Election

Nationalist opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic has won Sunday’s presidential election runoff in Serbia, with his opponent liberal EU-oriented ex-President Boris Tadic conceding defeat.

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