WASHINGTON — The United States has singled out Iran, Uzbekistan, and China as among the worst violators of religious rights — countries where it says abuses are “egregious, ongoing, and systematic.” The designations are made in the State Department’s latest “Report on International Religious Freedom,” which identifies widespread challenges in its survey of nearly 200 [...]
Archives: 14 September 2011
September 14, 2011
September 14, 2011
U.S., Romania Sign Missile-Defense Deal
The United States has signed an agreement with Romania to base antimissile interceptors in the former Warsaw Pact nation under a NATO missile-defense plan that has angered Russia. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed the agreement in Washington on September 13 along with visiting Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi. “Once the agreement is ratified,” [...]
September 14, 2011
Russian High Court: Ex-Yukos Leaders’ Detention Illegally Prolonged
MOSCOW — The Russian Supreme Court has ruled that the the law was violated when the preliminary detention of former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his deputy was extended, RFE/RL’s Russian Service reports. The Supreme Court agreed on September 13 with a complaint made by former Yukos oil giant head Khodorkovsky and his associate, [...]
September 14, 2011
Russia’s Prokhorov denies plans to quit Right Cause party
MOSCOW, Sep 14 (PRIME) — Russian businessman Mikhail Prokhorov denied in an interview with Echo Moskvy radio station Wednesday reports that he planned to quit his post as the leader of Russias pro-business Right Cause political party, RIA Novosti reported. Russian media reported earlier that Prokhorov could announce his decision to quit the party at [...]
September 14, 2011
Bomb alert at RIA Novosti after package found
Bomb disposal teams were called after a suspect package was found at the entrance to RIA Novosti’s building in central Moscow on Wednesday afternoon. “A suspicious box was found on the sidewalk,” a police officer said. Dozens of staff have been evacuated. Part of the Garden Ring, one of Moscow’s major thoroughfares, has been closed [...]
September 14, 2011
Prokhorov denies rumors of party split
Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov on Wednesday denied rumors of a split in his Right Cause party. Several Russian media on Wednesday said that Prokhorov could leave the party by the end of the three-day conference being held ahead of December parliamentary elections, after dissatisfaction in the government with the direction the opposition party is taking. [...]
September 14, 2011
Russian State Duma Elections (2011)
Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov on Wednesday denied rumors of a split in his Right Cause party.
September 14, 2011
Russian Navy orders 3 more Krivak IV class frigates
Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation said on Wednesday it has signed a contract with the Defense Ministry on the construction of another three Krivak IV class frigates for the Russian Navy. The new contract under the 2011 state defense order stipulates the construction of the warships by 2016. The first three Krivak IV class frigates are [...]
September 14, 2011
Cameron justifies Moscow visit to parliament
British Prime Minister David Cameron told parliament on Wednesday that he had raised a number of human-rights issues with the Russian authorities during his recent visit to Moscow. Cameron met with President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minster Vladimir Putin during his brief visit to the Russian capital. He also met a number of human-rights activists. [...]
September 14, 2011
Package found at RIA Novosti contains no explosives
A suspect package found at the entrance to RIA Novosti’s building in central Moscow on Wednesday afternoon did not contain explosives, police said. Bomb disposal teams were called after the package was discovered. Dozens of staff were evacuated. The building also houses the Russia Today TV channel and The Moscow News newspaper.
September 14, 2011
Trade between Russia, China to reach $70 billion this year
Trade between Russia and China is recovering after the global economic crisis and may hit $70 billion this year, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with China’s top legislator on Wednesday. “The growth is significant. If the trend continues, our trade may reach some $70 billion this year, $100 billion in 2015 [...]
September 14, 2011
Medvedev dance parody cut from state TV
A comedy sketch parodying the dance moves of President Dmitry Medvedev has been cut from a popular TV show, Russian media said on Wednesday. A clip of Medvedev dancing at a university reunion to the song “American Boy” became an Internet sensation when it was posted online But the parody of the president’s dancing style [...]
September 14, 2011
Russian businesswoman jailed for ordering father’s murder
A Russian businesswoman was jailed on Wednesday for ordering the murders of her father and his expectant girlfriend, media reports said. Yekaterina Borisova, 29, was jailed for 16 years by a court in the central Russian city of Saratov. The killers received 19 years each. Borisova is reported to have grown angry after her father, [...]
September 14, 2011
Main news of September 14
Russia: * Russia stands against the use of force and the presence of military blocs in the Arctic, a senior Russian diplomat said * Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov said he would not quit as the leader of the Right Cause party despite speculation * Russia should develop environmental protection infrastructure in its segment of the [...]