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U.S. State Department Postpones Meeting With Russia on Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 02:59 pm
The U.S. State Department has postponed the meeting between Russian and U.S. diplomats to discuss preparations for the Geneva peace conference on Syria that had been scheduled for Wednesday.
Top Security Official Shot Dead in Ingushetia 27 Aug 2013 | 02:10 pm
The republic of Ingushetia's security council chief died in a hospital Tuesday, a short time after his car came under heavy gunfire.
Alcohol Pipeline Found on Kazakh-Kyrgyz Border 27 Aug 2013 | 12:34 pm
Soldiers have discovered a cross-border pipeline shuttling alcohol between the Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Ponomaryov Ordered to Pay Skolkovo $82,000 for Lectures 27 Aug 2013 | 12:12 pm
Moscow's Gagarinsky District Court has ordered State Duma Deputy Ilya Ponomaryov to pay 2.7 million rubles ($82,000) to the Skolkovo Foundation for failing to meet contract terms in which he agreed de...
After Emergency Landing in Moscow, United Airlines Passengers Appeal for Help 27 Aug 2013 | 11:42 am
A planeload of Indian passengers were fuming at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport on Tuesday after being stranded for hours.
What the Papers Say, Aug. 27, 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 10:36 am
A roundup of today's Russian-language newspapers.
Today in History, Aug. 27 27 Aug 2013 | 08:58 am
Thirteen years ago today on Aug. 27, 2000 a fire broke out at the Ostankino television tower in Moscow.
Russian, U.S. Youth 'Summit' 26 Aug 2013 | 11:12 pm
Students and young professionals from Russia and the United States, all born after the end of the Cold War, convene this week in Seattle for a "youth summit" aimed at strengthening bonds between young...
NGOs to Be Issued Grants 26 Aug 2013 | 11:11 pm
The Kremlin will give grants to the Memorial human rights organization and several other opposition-minded NGOs that prosecutors earlier this year accused of being "foreign agents," the Russian busine...
Falling Cat Gets Fined 26 Aug 2013 | 11:10 pm
Cats land on their feet, but sometimes it is not enough to avoid trouble - as the Russian owner of a then-6-year-old feline found out when she was fined for her cat falling out of a window of her apar...
