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  Russian priest deported from Chennai,embassy decries treatment

  India | January 18, 2016 21:58 IST

  Chennai: A Russian priest was deported by immigration authorities on Sunday after he arrived at Chennai International Airport, Russian embassy claimed today and said such "disrespect" went against the spirit of mutual affinity and cooperation."The

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  Unlike Afghanistan, little outcry as hospitals bombed in Syria, Yemen

  World | October 31, 2015 7:38 IST

  Beirut: The first missile slammed into the field hospital in the rebel-held Syrian town of Sarmeen, killing a physiotherapist inside. Five minutes later, the aircraft returned, firing another missile that hit nearby just as the

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  Ukraine to ban flights by all Russian airlines from October 25

  World | October 13, 2015 7:57 IST

  Kiev: Ukraine's infrastructure ministry said on Monday that Kiev has decided to ban all Russian airlines from flying to Ukraine starting from October 25."The State Aviation Administration of Ukraine has decided to completely suspend the

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  First US-made Kalashnikov AK-47 rifles, shotguns up for sale

  World | July 01, 2015 20:59 IST

  WASHINGTON: Kalashnikov assault rifles - they are not just Russian anymore. The guns, popular with terrorists and national armies in Asia and Africa, are now being manufactured in America and are up for sale. Kalashnikov USA announced

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  Iran official: Tehran not surprised by spying at nuke talks

  World | June 12, 2015 7:33 IST

  Tehran: Iran's envoy to the UN nuclear watchdog agency says Tehran is not surprised by reports that a cyber-espionage campaign targeted hotels that hosted nuclear talks between Iran and world powers.Reza Najafi told Iran's state

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  Vladimir Putin signs Russian law to shut 'undesirable' organizations

  World | May 24, 2015 19:01 IST

  Moscow:  President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law Saturday giving prosecutors the power to declare foreign and international organizations "undesirable" in Russia and shut them down.Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have condemned the

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  No sign of major Russian pullback from Ukraine: NATO

  World | October 17, 2014 7:36 IST

  Brussels: NATO said today it saw no sign of any significant Russian pullback from Ukraine's border, despite President Vladimir Putin ordering thousands of troops to withdraw ahead of truce talks."We would welcome the withdrawal of

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  Russian, Ukrainian boxing teams put aside tensions

  Other Sports | April 01, 2014 12:21 IST

  Moscow: Boxing teams from Russia and Ukraine put aside political tensions Monday to contest a World Series of Boxing quarterfinal in Moscow, with the hosts landing most of the blows in the ring.   The Russian

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  Indian, Russian, Chinese foreign ministers to meet

  India | November 10, 2013 15:56 IST

  New Delhi: A trilateral dialogue between the foreign ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC) is being held here on Sunday. The ministers will discuss issues related to economic growth, terrorism and drug trafficking, among

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  Know more about the Russian Monster Bomb, the Tsar Bomba

  World | August 05, 2014 8:10 IST

  New Delhi: Tsar Bomba was developed by the Soviet Union, the bomb was originally designed to have a yield of about 100 megatons of TNT; however, the bomb yield was reduced by half in order

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  IOC seeks re-assurance on Russian anti-gay law

  Other Sports | August 13, 2013 14:59 IST

  Moscow: Russian government's anti-gay law, which  bans "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations" and imposes fines, has caused a major international outcry and spawned calls for protests ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.The IOC insisted

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  Russian swimmer banned 2 years for steroid use

  Other Sports | July 09, 2013 16:00 IST

  Lausanne, Switzerland, July 9 : Russian swimmer Nikita Maksimov has been banned for two years after testing positive for an anabolic steroid widely given to East German athletes in the 1970s and 1980s.   Swimming's world

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  CIA agent was nabbed by Russian he sought to recruit

  World | May 17, 2013 10:21 IST

  Moscow, May 17: The alleged CIA operative who was attempting to recruit a Russian security services officer was detained by that officer himself, a Federal Security Service (FSB) representative said."The man behaved like an officer

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  First Russian racing team joins GP2 series

  Other Sports | March 05, 2013 14:44 IST

  Moscow, Mar 5: A new Russian team - Russian Time - has joined the grid of the GP2 series, the organisers said.Russian Time is the first team from Russia to compete in GP2, which is

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  Russian Sukhoi T-50 completes first long-range flight

  World | January 18, 2013 9:18 IST

  Moscow, Jan 18 :  Russia's prototype fifth-generation Sukhoi T-50 fighter jet has carried out its first long-range flight.The flight was carried out during the transfer from a manufacturing plant in the far east to an

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  Russian kindergarten shooter killed by police

  World | January 14, 2013 18:29 IST

  Moscow, Jan 14: A man who shot at a kindergarten in Russia's Bashkiria region was killed by return fire in a special police operation Monday.The man fired two shotgun shots at a kindergarten in Salavat

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  Russian volcano spills record amount of lava

  World | December 11, 2012 18:08 IST

  Moscow, Dec 11: The erupting Plosky Tolbachik volcano in Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula is spilling a record 1,200 tonnes of lava every second, seismologists said Tuesday.The 3,085-metre Plosky Tolbachik, part of a volcanic complex

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  Madonna 'gay propaganda' lawsuit thrown out by Russian court

  Hollywood | November 23, 2012 12:44 IST

  St. Petersburg, Nov 23: US pop star Madonna did not break city laws on the promotion of a homosexual lifestyle among minors during a concert in St. Petersburg earlier this year, a Russian court has

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  India inducts new Russian-built stealth warship

  World | November 09, 2012 23:34 IST

  Moscow/New Delhi, Nov 9: India Friday added more teeth to its navy when it inducted a new Russian-built multi-role stealth frigate, carrying the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, into its fleet, adding to its recently growing

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  US calls Russian stance on Syria as 'morally bankrupt'

  World | October 13, 2012 10:37 IST

  Washington, Oct 13:The US State Department has accused Russia of having a "morally bankrupt" policy over Syria.The US reaction came two days after Turkey intercepted a Syrian passenger jet headed from Moscow to Damascus over