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Russia Beyond The HeadlinesRussia bars liberal candidate from presidential election
Christian Science Monitor
Russia's electoral commission has disqualified veteran liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky from running against Vladimir Putin, showing that Putin's 'managed democracy' is still at work. By Fred Weir, Correspondent / January 27, 2012 Presidential ...
Russia bars Putin critic from presidential pollJakarta Globe
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Ahram OnlineRussia won't back UN call for Syria's Assad to go
Toronto Star
Steve Gutterman Reuters News Agency MOSCOW—Russia signalled on Friday it could veto any UN Security Council resolution demanding Syrian President Bashar Assad resign and said an attempt to rush such a proposal to a vote is doomed to fail.
Russia Maintains Opposition to Calls for Assad to Step DownsBusinessWeek
Putin's Russia set against regime change in SyriaReuters Africa
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AFPRussia Evaluates Space Capsule Cracks Ahead of March Launch
Space.com
by Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer Recent tests of a Russian spaceship set to launch a new crew to the International Space Station in March have revealed worrisome cracks in the spacecraft's landing capsule, according to Russian news reports.
Russia to delay space mission due to technical problemsReuters
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IBNLive.comViolence in Russia's North Caucasus Kills at Least 9
Voice of America
January 27, 2012 Violence in Russia's North Caucasus Kills at Least 9 VOA News Clashes between Russian security forces and Islamist militants have left at least nine people dead in the North Caucasus region of Dagestan. Russian news reports Friday ...
Violence in Russia's North Caucasus kills 12The Daily Star
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TSNRussians Kuznetsova, Zvonareva beat Italian team to win Australian Open ...
Washington Post
MELBOURNE, Australia — Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva of Russia captured the Australian Open women's doubles title on Friday, beating Italian duo Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Kuznetsova, a two-time Grand Slam singles champion, ...
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Blogs
- Maria has good chances against Azarenka – Russia's Davis Cup ...
The serve will be vital for Maria Sharapova's success in the Australian Open final against Victoria Azarenka, says Davis Cup captain Shamil Tarpischev, adding that the Russian has recently improved this element of her game.
- 'Russian protests could lead to calls for NATO intervention' — RT
The head of Russia's top court has said in an article that Russia's election protest leaders and participants are a minority, which has little right to decide on the nation's fate and future.
- PJ Media » Clueless: Obama Still Trying To 'Reset' with Russia
“There have always been rumors because I have written about certain subjects that that is what I am coming to do here. That's crazy. Just because you write about cancer doesn't mean you advocate cancer. I'm a social ...
- Europe's neo-Nazi revival worries Russia - Lavrov — RT
With economic turmoil and extreme-right political parties on the rise, Moscow has expressed its concern that factions inside of some European countries are attempting to revive and glorify the Nazi ideology.
- Esther Dyson's hopes for Russia | Felix Salmon
In the general atmosphere here in Davos of worry and apprehension, it was great to be able to sit down with Esther Dyson this afternoon and get a dose of refreshing optimism -- and about Russia, of all places.