Russia News Review - 11/6/12
via Russia - Google News on 11/6/12
Russia: Lawmaker Asks for Inquiry on Romney Son's Visit
New York Times A lawmaker appealed to Russia's top prosecutor on Tuesday to investigate the reasons for Matt Romney's recent visit to Moscow, arguing that trip by the son of the Republican presidential nominee had political objectives and was not solely for business. and more » |
via Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty by Heather Maher on 11/6/12
Barack Obama has been reelected to another four-year term. He had told voters that he wanted a chance to "finish what we started" in 2008. That means focusing on the moribund domestic economy, as well as banking reforms, climate change, and the implementation of his universal health-care plan. China, Iran, Afghanistan, and the Asia-Pacific region all look to present their own sets of challenges, too. RFE/RL correspondent Heather Maher reports from Washington.
via Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty by RFE/RL on 11/6/12
U.S. President Barack Obama has won reelection for a second four-year term, defeating Republican rival Mitt Romney and saying he is "more determined and more inspired than ever."
via NYT > Europe by By ALAN COWELL on 11/7/12
World leaders are vying for favor as President Obama embarks on a second term with many major issues unresolved from the first.
via The Moscow Times Top Stories by The Moscow Times <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> on 11/6/12
The presidential administration has proposed placing restrictions on governors' use of micro-blogging website Twitter, a news report said Wednesday.
via The Moscow Times Top Stories by The Moscow Times <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> on 11/6/12
Boris Kagarlitsky, a co-founder of the Left Front movement, said Wednesday that investigators had raided his home in connection with violent clashes with police at a May 6 opposition protest on Moscow's Bolotnaya Ploshchad.
via The Moscow Times Top Stories by The Moscow Times <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> on 11/6/12
President Vladimir Putin has congratulated U.S. President Barack Obama on his re-election, while Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expressed relief that Russia wouldn't have to deal with Mitt Romney.
via Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty by RFE/RL's Georgian Service on 11/7/12
Two Georgian defense officials have been detained in Tbilisi, a day after the former interior minister was arrested in connection with a prison-abuse scandal.
via Russia - Google News on 11/7/12
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Russian scuba divers find shipwrecked Polymetal gold cargo
Reuters MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian scuba divers have found a sunken cargo ship loaded with 700 tons of gold ore owned by Polymetal International Plc shipwrecked off Russia's Far East coast, the transport ministry said on Wednesday. The dry-cargo freighter ... Rescuers search for crew of sunken Russian gold ore cargo shipRT Missing Russian bulker foundThe Voice of Russia Divers find sunken Russian ship carrying gold oreKyiv Post RIA Novosti -Malay Mail all 182 news articles » |
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