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Russia’s FSB releases alleged letter on US spying
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Federal Security Service has released a photograph of a letter that it claims contains instructions on spying for the United States. The FSB said the letter was found on a U.S. Continue reading
A look at how Russia, US still spy on each other
The Cold War is long over, but espionage is forever. Continue reading
QIWI Prices IPO At Mid-point Of Expected Range
MOSKAU (dpa-AFX) – QIWI plc, a leading provider of next generation payment services in Russia and the CIS, announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 12.5 million Class B Shares in th… Continue reading
In Boston Manhunt, Online Detectives Flourish
By Manuel Valdes SEATTLE — The intensive manhunt for the bombers behind the deadly Boston Marathon attacks didn’t take place only on the streets with professional police officers and SWAT teams. In an era of digital interactivity, it also unfolded around the country from laptops and desk chairs filled with regular folks. Fueled by Twitter, online forums like Reddit and 4Chan, smartphones and relays of police scanners, thousands of people played armchair detective as police searched for men who turned out to be suspects Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, ethnic Chechen brothers who had immigrated from southern Russia years ago. Continue reading
Russia’s Chechnya has seen decades of war, terror
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — The two brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings have their ethnic roots in Chechnya, a part of the Caucasus Mountains that has spawned decades of violence — from separatist wars to suicide attacks, blood feuds and hostage sieges. Continue reading
TRUST Bank Continues to Outstrip Russia’s Fast Growing Consumer Credit Market
MOSCOW, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — National Bank TRUST (“TRUST Bank” or “TRUST”), one of Russia’s largest commercial banks, announces the results of its consumer product credit portfolio for 20… Continue reading
Rights concerns overshadow trade ties on Putin’s European trip
By Steve Gutterman and Alexandra Hudson MOSCOW/BERLIN (Reuters) – Growing Western concerns about Vladimir Putin's record on human rights and democracy could mean a chilly reception for the Russian president on a trip to Germany and the Netherlands, Moscow's biggest trade partners in Europe. The nations need Russia for energy and as a market for exports ranging from Volkswagen Touaregs to tulips, but are uneasy about the influence its oil and gas give it and about Putin's treatment of opponents and activists in his new Kremlin term Continue reading
Russia: Homeless Battling Brutal Cold Spring
Russia is experiencing its coldest month for more than half a century, with the homeless being hit the hardest. Continue reading
Britain opens inquest into Berezovsky’s unexplained death
By Maria Golovnina LONDON (Reuters) – Britain opens a judicial inquiry into the death of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky on Thursday to establish how he died in the locked bathroom of his vast mansion near London. Berezovsky, who survived years of intrigue, power struggles and assassination attempts in Russia, was found dead on Saturday in his home in Ascot, a town close to Queen Elizabeth's Windsor Castle. Continue reading
Civilians Join Raids On Immigrant Camps
Citizens in Russia can now take part in raids on migrant camps and homes in a drive to clamp down on illegal immigration. Continue reading
