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US Takes Flak Over Human Rights Record

21:33 19/10/2012 MOSCOW, October 19 (RIA Novosti)

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday denounced the human rights record of the US, citing maltreatment of children, breach of privacy, police brutality, secret jails and freedom of expression issues.

Russia Faces 'Battle' Over Anti-Smoking Bill
19:08 18/10/2012
The Cabinet of Ministers’ unanimous approval Thursday of a controversial anti-smoking bill was the latest salvo in the debate over how to tackle Russia’s tobacco addiction.
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, October 18
16:41 18/10/2012
US Probes South Caucasus’ Attitude to Iran / Disgraced Kremlin Critic Aims for Moscow Legislature / Investigative Committee Opens Case Against Opposition Leaders
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15:35 17/10/2012
Russia Draws up Ethical Code of Online Behavior for Officials / Putin Fires Senior Police Officials, Gives Carte Blanche to Interior Minister / Rogozin Gets Some Bad Advice
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11:26 17/10/2012
Russia plans to boost annual defense spending by 59 percent to almost 3 trillion rubles ($97 billion) in 2015, up from $61 billion in 2012, the head of the State Duma’s Defense Committee told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.3
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08:27 17/10/2012
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18:16 16/10/2012
Investigation Launched against Member of Parliament/ Investment Quorum: No Complaints about Business Climate in Russia/ Regional Development Minister Resigns
Rampant Vote Rigging in Russian Elections – Report
18:19 15/10/2012
Scandals at the recent parliamentary and presidential elections in Russia failed to discourage the authorities from meddling with the polls, with Sunday’s regional elections fraught with violations, an independent watchdog said Monday.2
Russian Press at a Glance, Friday, October 12, 2012
09:00 12/10/2012
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Russian Press at a Glance, Wednesday, October 10, 2012
10:03 10/10/2012
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Russian Deputy Calls for Creationism to be Taught in School
14:12 08/10/2012
A Russian lawmaker has proposed introducing alternative theories of human evolution to Darwinism, including creationist ideas, into the obligatory school syllabus.
EU Court: Debt No Grounds for Travel Ban
21:47 05/10/2012
Bulgaria does not have the right to restrict the freedom of movement of its nationals within the EU solely on the grounds that they owe private debts, the European Union Court of Justice has ruled, the Sofia New Agency reported on Friday.
Duma Moves to Give Nonparliamentary Parties ‘a Say’
17:51 04/10/2012
The lower house of Russia's parliament, the State Duma, is preparing an array of amendments to enable non-parliamentary parties to use the Duma platform at least once a year, speaker Sergei Naryshkin said on Thursday.
EU Talks Tough, But Pulls Punch Against Russia
19:00 03/10/2012
Despite its harsh rebuke of Russia on Tuesday, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) stopped short of imposing stricter monitoring on Russia in a move analysts said Wednesday will not be a game-changer for EU-Russian relations.
Russian Press at a Glance, Monday, October 1, 2012
09:41 01/10/2012
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
USAID Stops Operations in Russia
01:35 01/10/2012
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which has funded Russian non-governmental organizations, stops its operations in Russia from Monday.
More Than 750 Drunk Drivers Arrested in Moscow Last Week
10:09 29/09/2012
Moscow police have detained more than 750 drunk drivers over the past five days, according to the local Interior Ministry’s press service, 230 of which were arrested during the past 24 hours alone.
Deputy Given One-Month Speaking Ban
13:38 28/09/2012
The Russian State Duma on Friday ruled to bar Ilya Ponomaryov from speaking in the chamber for a month for “publicly using crude, offensive expressions that damaged the dignity and honor of other State Duma deputies and other people.”
Russian Press at a Glance, Friday, September 28, 2012
09:30 28/09/2012
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Russian Budget Drafted, to be Submitted to Duma by Oct. 1
08:02 28/09/2012
The Russian government has drafted a budget for 2013-2015 proceeding from average oil prices in the past years, and the draft will be submitted to the lower house of parliament by October 1, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in his video blog on Friday.

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US Takes Flak Over Human Rights Record

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday denounced the human rights record of the US, citing maltreatment of children, breach of privacy, police brutality, secret jails and freedom of expression issues.

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