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Tragedy at Russia’s Largest Hydro Power Plant Took Over 69 Lives
The number of people killed in the accident at Russia’s largest hydroelectric power plant increased from 67 to 69. Six persons are still missing, an official with the Russian EMERCOM…
Russia queries Arctic Sea cargo
Russia’s top investigator has said a cargo ship which went missing for more than two weeks may have been carrying a more sensitive cargo than first stated. Alexander Bastrykin’s comments…
Bicycle Bombers Kill 5 in Grozny
Two suicide bombers on bicycles detonated explosives in Grozny on Friday, killing at least four police officers and a civilian in coordinated attacks, officials said. “One suicide bomb was detonated…
Putin criticizes Russian “technological discipline” after hydro accident
In the wake of an accident at a Russian hydroelectric plant that has left at least 17 people dead, Prime Minister Vladamir Putin says there is a need for “serious…
Contradictions Cloud the Arctic Sea Case
Two days after the lumber freighter the Arctic Sea resurfaced off the West African coast, questions mounted about the ship’s mysterious hijacking, and national media were abuzz with speculation about…
Russian navy arrests Arctic Sea ‘pirates’
Russia has arrested eight nationals of the Baltic states and Russia suspected of hijacking the Arctic Sea cargo ship on July 24, Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said Tuesday. …
Medvedev Changes His Tactics Over Ukraine
The economic crisis didn’t have the effect on Russia that the West was counting on. Instead of compliance, they’ve shown more aggression. Rather than being scattered around the world, Russia’s…
Russian dam rescuers ‘unlikely’ to find 64 missing
Sixty-four people missing after a massive pressure surge flooded part of a Russian dam are most likely dead, its owner said on Tuesday, indicating a likely death toll far higher…
Activists Found Murdered in Car Trunk
Two activists from a Chechnya-based children’s charity were found shot dead in the trunk of their car early Tuesday, a day after a human rights group reported that they were…
Russian Nuclear Submarines Approach Canada
The Russian nuclear submarines, which previously were noticed not so far from the US East Coast, have now approached Canada. Canadian Air Force began to monitor their navigation, the nation’s…
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