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Yahoo! News: World - Russia
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Russia criticized by UN over Olympics construction
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AP - The top U.N. environmental watchdog has criticized Russia in a report to be released Tuesday for ignoring the effects that several construction projects for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi will have on the region's unique wildlife.
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Putin's party leads Russia poll, some surprises
(AFP)
 AFP - Russia's dominant ruling party United Russia was leading regional elections but suffered a string of surprising setbacks against the background of the economic crisis, results showed Monday.
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Bloggers battle corruption in Russia
(AFP)
 AFP - It started with a golden bed and African drummers and led to Russia's latest, surprising, political duel pitting tenacious bloggers against bureaucrats whose excesses went a step too far.
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Russia's ruling party heads for victory
(AP)
AP - The ruling United Russia party appeared headed for an expected victory in regional elections Sunday, according to partial results, although many disgruntled voters threw their support behind opposition candidates.
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Russian official calls for night-time alcohol ban
(Reuters)
Reuters - Russia's top public health official called on Sunday for a ban on retail sales of alcohol after 9 p.m. as part of a Kremlin-led campaign to crack down on alcohol abuse, state-run news agency RIA reported.
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Russian regional vote is mid-term test for Medvedev
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Millions of Russians voted in regional elections on Sunday in a mid-term test of President Dmitry Medvedev's pledge to loosen the Kremlin's grip on the political system.
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Russia-US nuclear treaty ready soon: Kremlin
(AFP)
 AFP - US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have agreed that Washington and Moscow are close to reaching agreement on a new nuclear disarmament treaty, the Kremlin said.
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Obama, Medvedev encouraged on arms talks accord
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama on Saturday had what the White House described as an "encouraging" phone conversation with Russian President Dmitrty Medvedev as the two countries sought to work out the remaining issues on a treaty to significantly reduce nuclear arsenals.
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Obama, Medvedev happy on arms pact, signing seen near
(Reuters)
Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and President Barack Obama are satisfied with the "high level of consensus" on a new pact to cut nuclear arms and it is now possible to talk of a firm date for signing a treaty, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
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Fake report on Russian tanks sparks panic in Georgia
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Panic gripped Georgia on Saturday when a pro-government television station broadcast a fake report that Russian tanks had entered the capital and President Mikheil Saakashvili had been killed.
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Putin visit seals arms, nuke deals with India
(AFP)
 AFP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sealed a visit to India with a raft of multi-billion-dollar arms and energy deals, including the construction of 16 Russian nuclear reactors.
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Russia kills four militants in Dagestan: official
(AFP)
 AFP - Russian security forces Saturday killed four militants in a special operation in Russia's troubled southern region of Dagestan, officials said.
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Clinton Moscow talks to cover START, Iran, Mideast
(Reuters)
Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Moscow next week for a meeting of the quartet of Middle East mediators and talks with Russian officials about arms control and Iran's nuclear program.
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Russia dismisses U.S. human rights report
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Reuters - Russia indignantly dismissed U.S. criticism of its human rights record on Friday, saying the United States was guilty of its own abuses from Afghanistan to "the streets of America."
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Russia criticizes US, NATO over Afghan drugs
(AP)
 AP - Russia's envoy to NATO has sharply criticized the alliance's battle with drug trafficking in Afghanistan, saying it has led to a surge in heroin smuggling that is endangering Russia's national security.
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Putin in India for visit dominated by arms deals
(AFP)
 AFP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in India Friday where he is slated to sign a series of multibillion-dollar arms deals with Moscow's old Cold War ally.
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Jordan king, Medvedev discuss Mideast
(AFP)
 AFP - King Abdullah II of Jordan and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev held talks in Moscow Thursday aimed at finding ways to bring peace between Israel and the Palestinians to the Middle East.
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Russian drivers forced to act as shield
(AP)
AP - Russian traffic police are under investigation for ordering civilian motorists to park their cars across a highway — and remain inside — to block a fleeing criminal suspect, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Russia urges Sweden to extradite Chechen "bandits"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged Sweden Tuesday to extradite two men it says are Chechen separatists and accuses of involvement in killings and kidnappings.
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New US-Russia nuclear treaty possible in next weeks: Lavrov
(AFP)
 AFP - There is a chance that a new US-Russian treaty on nuclear arms cuts will be ready in the next two or three weeks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.
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