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  • Russian experts scoff at alleged spy ring
    03/07/2010 - 16:00
    Former officials are embarrassed and angered by the FBI's uncovering of an alleged spy ring in the United States, saying it points to the sorry state of spy craft since the fall of the Soviet Union.
  • Russia tax office files suit vs PWC on YUKOS audit
    20/06/2010 - 21:36
    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian tax authorities have filed a suit against the local branch of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) accusing it of producing a false audit for fallen oil company YUKOS, the auditor said on Monday. PwC said it acted strictly in line with the Russia's legislation and was ready to defend its position in court.
  • Ethnic Fissures Imperil Stability of Kyrgyzstan
    18/06/2010 - 09:27
    OSH, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan, an obscure country with a coveted location in Central Asia, is in serious danger of fragmenting. The crisis here, ebbing for now after days of ethnic violence and military atrocities, could have ramifications all the way to Washington.
  • Kyrgyzstan threatens to shut US base unless ex-president's son is extradited
    18/06/2010 - 09:28
    Leadership steps up pressure on Britain to hand over Maxim Bakiyev, who is accused of organising violence against Uzbeks
  • M.Kocab: “We can not Compel Rejected Chechen Asylum Seekers to Return!”
    12/06/2010 - 13:51
    Eurozpravy, a Czech news website, reported that Rejected applicants for international protection from Chechnya should be returned to their country of origin on a strictly voluntary basis, said the Czech Republic’s government Commissioner for Human Rights Michael Kocáb on June 9 Thursday.
  • Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism. 2010 Call for Entries Now Open
    12/06/2010 - 13:54
  • From The Kremlin On Down
    11/06/2010 - 20:02
    What do you call someone who steals a credit card and uses it with no heed for the consequences? A thief and a fool. And what if they're stealing from the dead? I'm not sure there's a word for such a total absence of all moral principles, from respect of private property to respect for the dead.
  • Dans l'enfer des prisons russes - LeMonde.fr
    11/06/2010 - 20:03
  • Show trial: Should ties to Russia be linked to its record on rights?
    09/06/2010 - 09:06
    RUSSIA'S GOVERNMENT has calculated that it needs better relations with the West to attract more foreign investment and modern technology, according to a paper by its foreign ministry that leaked to the press last month. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has recently made conciliatory gestures to Poland, while President Dmitry Medvedev sealed a nuclear arms treaty with President Obama.
  • Independent owner Alexander Lebedev questioned by Russian police
    05/06/2010 - 10:14
    The Russian owner of the Independent and Evening Standard newspapers has been questioned by Moscow police over allegations that he made death threats to a businessman and attempted to extort money from him.