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Interpol rejects Russia's 'political' case against fund manager Browder By Jason Bush MOSCOW, May 25 - Interpol has refused to include UK-based fund manager William Browder on its international search list after deciding that Russia's tax evasion case against him is "of a predominantly political nature". The decision is the latest twist in a long-running battle between the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Browder, whose investment company Hermitage ... 25 May 2013
Russia 8.2 earthquake is big but no deaths Russia 8.2 earthquake: The USGS says it was even bigger, an 8.3 earthquake, and felt as far away as Moscow. But the Russia earthquake caused no fatalities. 25 May 2013
JPMorgan Is Hired by Russia to Promote Sovereign Credit Rating Russia’s Finance Ministry hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) the biggest U.S. lender, to help boost the country’s standing among credit-rating companies. 25 May 2013
Russia's 'Facebook' Banned by 'Mistake' Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, following intensifying official pressure on the company. 24 May 2013
Time to Avoid Russia ETFs? The outlook for Russian ETFs remains cloudy due to some structural issues with the economy. 24 May 2013
Russia says Syrian regime agrees to peace talks BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government has agreed to attend a conference proposed by Russia and the United States on ending the country's civil war, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday, the first sign that President Bashar Assad's regime would be willing to take part in the talks with the opposition. 24 May 2013
Russia evacuates 'drifting' Arctic research station as ice floe melts Russia's environment ministry has ordered the urgent evacuation of 16 scientists from a research station on an Arctic ice floe near Canada because the ice around it is disintegrating at an alarming rate, giving the station little chance of survival. 24 May 2013
Russia: Syrian regime may take part in peace talks BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government has agreed "in principle" to attend a conference proposed by Russia and the United States on ending the country's civil war, Russia's Foreign Ministry said Friday, the first confirmation that President Bashar Assad's regime would be willing to take part in the talks with the opposition. 24 May 2013
Russia's leading social network banned by "mistake" By Douglas Busvine MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimir Putin consolidates his power. VKontakte (www.vk.com), Europe's largest homegrown social network with 210 million registered users, was put overnight on a "black list ... 24 May 2013
Russia wary of deeper nuclear arms cuts MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top military officer on Thursday voiced skepticism about deeper nuclear arms cuts, saying they should require parallel reductions in non-nuclear precision weapons. 23 May 2013
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