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Egypt condemns Russia bombings
Egypt
December 30, 2013
Egypt condemns Russia bombings
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy offered condolences to the people and government of Russia after two bombings ripped through Volgograd City…
Second blast in Russia’s Volgograd kills 16 on trolleybus
World
December 30, 2013
Second blast in Russia’s Volgograd kills 16 on trolleybus
A bomb blast ripped a trolleybus apart in Volgograd on Monday, killing at least 16 people in the second deadly…
Woman suicide bomber kills at least 13 at Russian station
World
December 29, 2013
Woman suicide bomber kills at least 13 at Russian station
A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the entrance hall of a Russian train station on Sunday, killing at…
At least 18 killed in North Caucasus train station suicide blast
World
December 29, 2013
At least 18 killed in North Caucasus train station suicide blast
At least 18 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a suicide bomber blew herself up in a train…
Car bomb kills at least two in southern Russia
World
December 27, 2013
Car bomb kills at least two in southern Russia
A car bomb killed at least two people in the southern Russian city of Pyatigorsk on Friday, news agencies said,…
Interfax: Russia says Arafat died of natural causes
World
December 26, 2013
Interfax: Russia says Arafat died of natural causes
Former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died of natural causes, not radiation poisoning, the head of a Russian state forensics agency…
Ukraine receives first tranche of Russian bailout
World
December 25, 2013
Ukraine receives first tranche of Russian bailout
Russia told Ukraine on Tuesday it had transferred the first $3 billion tranche of a $15 billion bailout, part of…
Amnestied Russian punk band pair criticize Putin after release
World
December 23, 2013
Amnestied Russian punk band pair criticize Putin after release
Two members of Russian punk protest band Pussy Riot were freed from prison on Monday, deriding President Vladimir Putin's amnesty…
Freed Khodorkovsky challenges Putin over ‘political prisoners’
Egypt
December 22, 2013
Freed Khodorkovsky challenges Putin over ‘political prisoners’
Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Sunday promised not to seek power in Russia but said he would fight for…
Russia’s Putin says Ukraine bailout was not aimed against Europe
World
December 19, 2013
Russia’s Putin says Ukraine bailout was not aimed against Europe
President Vladimir Putin portrayed on Thursday Russia's bailout of Ukraine as an act of brotherly love to stave off economic…