Putin calls Hermitage Capital lawyer Magnitsky's death "tragedy"

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday called the death of hedge fund Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in prison “a tragedy” but made no other comments.

// Nov. 28, 2009 - 00:57 GMT


Derailed Nevsky Express train was blown up - law enforcement source

The Nevsky Express train bound for St. Petersburg that got derailed Friday evening killing at least 25 people was blown up, a law enforcement source said Saturday

// Nov. 28, 2009 - 02:12 GMT


Moscow-St. Petersburg train derailment

// Nov. 28, 2009 - 02:12 GMT


U.S. sends Tajikistan medications worth $6 million

The U.S. State Department has sent Tajikistan medications worth $6.3 million for the Central Asian country's hospitals and medical institutions, a U.S. embassy spokesman said.

// Nov. 28, 2009 - 03:12 GMT


Ukraine does not blame Russia for Holodomor - Yushchenko

Ukraine does not think Russia is to blame for the 1932–1933 Holodomor famine

// Nov. 28, 2009 - 03:37 GMT


A few minutes after Nevsky Express train derailment

Three cars of a Nevsky Express train bound from Moscow to St. Petersburg went off the tracks on Friday evening near the town of Bologoye, killing 25 and injuring 95 people.

// Nov. 28, 2009 - 04:09 GMT


Foto: Several minutes after Nevsky Express collision

Foto: Several minutes after Nevsky Express collision

// Nov. 28, 2009 - 04:09 GMT


Nevsky Express train derails in Russia: 25 killed, 95 injured

Twenty-five people died in the derailment of a Nevsky Express train that could have been a terrorist attack, and 95 were injured, according to the latest data from the Russian health minister

// Nov. 28, 2009 - 05:06 GMT


Two policemen found dead in Chechnya

Two police officers were killed in the town of Gudermes in the volatile Russian North Caucasus republic of Chechnya last night, a local police spokesman said on Saturday.

// Nov. 28, 2009 - 06:31 GMT


Moscow reinstalls landmark Soviet statue

A giant Soviet-era statue was put back on its pedestal early on Saturday in northeast Moscow after a five-year restoration.

// Nov. 28, 2009 - 07:30 GMT