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Russia's ex- economic development minister sentenced to 8 years in prison
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 15 (ANI): Russia's former economic development minister, Alexei Ulyukayev on Friday was found guilty of accepting a $2 million bribe and was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment.
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Russia locks March 18 for presidential election
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 15 (ANI): The Russian lawmakers on Friday voted to set March 18 as the date of next year's presidential election.
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Trump, Putin discuss N Korea over phone
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Dec 15 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have discussed the bilateral ties and increasing tensions on the Korean peninsula, over a telephonic conversation.
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Putin to run as independent in 2018 presidential race
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 14 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday stated that he will run in the 2018 presidential election as an independent candidate while hoping for support from the political 'forces sharing his views on the country's development.'
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Russian lawmakers bar US media from accessing parliament
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 6 (ANI): Russian lawmakers have voted to ban the US media designated as "foreign agents" from accessing the lower house of parliament in the latest tit-for-tat between both the countries over government-funded media outlets.
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Russia declares nine US-funded media outlets as "foreign agents"
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 5 (ANI): The Kremlin has designated nine US-funded media outlets as "foreign agents."
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Russia dubs N. Korea's new missile test a 'provocative step'
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov.29 (ANI): Lambasting North Korea's latest missile test, Russia has dubbed it as a Pyongyang's 'provocative step' and appealed 'for calm to prevent the worst-case scenario on the Korean Peninsula.'
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Russia delivers humanitarian aid to Syria's de-escalation zone
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Latakia [Syria] Oct.31 (ANI): Russia has delivered humanitarian aid to one of Syria's de-escalation zones.
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Russia terms fresh US sanctions as 'echoes of hostility'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] Oct 27 (ANI): Russia has termed fresh United States of America (USA) sanctions against Russian companies as "echoes of hostility" but said that Moscow is ready to foster constructive relations with Washington.
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Russia refutes allegation of oil supply to Taliban
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] Oct 17 (ANI): Russia on Monday refuted United Kingdom media reports that alleged Moscow was supplying oil products to Taliban.
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Jadhav case: Ex-chief justice to represent Pakistan as ad-hoc judge at ICJ
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 11 (ANI): Pakistan has appointed former chief justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani as ad-hoc judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to represent Pakistan in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.
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Ex-chief justice appointed ad-hoc judge for Kulbhushan Jadhav case at ICJ
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Oct.7 (ANI) : The Pakistan government has appointed former chief justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani as ad-hoc judge to lead the team from Pakistan's side in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case that is being heard by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague.
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