Russian senator Margelov urges G8 expansion (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
MOSCOW, July 11 (RIA Novosti) – The head of the Russian upper house’s international affairs committee urged on Saturday the expansion of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations.
Russian Channel Cuts Putin Scene In ‘South Park’ (KDKA Pittsburgh)
A Russian TV channel has cut a segment of the ribald U.S. cartoon comedy “South Park” that appeared to mock Vladimir Putin, a news agency reported. The channel “2X2″ cut material from the show that aired Tuesday, portraying Putin as a greedy and desperate leader, Novy Region reported Thursday.
Russian TV censors South Park’s Putin (BigPond News)
A Russian TV channel has reportedly cut a segment of the South Park that appeared to mock Putin.
Russia lets FBI in on hunt for Paul Klebnikov’s killer (Times Online)
Five years after the high-profile murder in Moscow of Paul Klebnikov, an American magazine editor, Russian authorities have agreed to cooperate with US investigators and grant the FBI access to the investigation.
Russian Roma face image problem (BBC News)
Roma drug dealers are damaging the reputation of this ethnic minority in Russia, but some are trying to reclaim their traditions.
Russian channel cuts Putin scene on ‘South Park’ (Las Cruces Sun-News)
MOSCOW—A Russian TV channel cut a segment of the ribald U.S. cartoon comedy “South Park” that appeared to mock Vladimir Putin, a spokesman said Friday.
‘South Park’ Censored in Russia, Again (New York Times)
An episode of “South Park” has been censored in Russia to omit a scene that poked fun at Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin.
Turkey doesn’t rule out Iran, Russia in Nabucco (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Turkey’s energy minister on Saturday said Iran and Russia may supply gas to an EU- and US-backed gas pipeline project in the future, even though the project is designed to reduce Europe’s reliance on Russian energy and Iran is not a favored source.
Russia rallies to beat U.S. in semis (Post-Tribune)
BELGRADE, Serbia — Rob Hummel had the ball — and the United States’ gold medal hopes — in his hands. Unfortunately, he also had two Russian defenders all over him. Hummel missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer Friday as the U.S. lost 69-68 to Russia in the semifinals of the World University Games. The loss dashed the Americans’ hope of a gold medal — they will play Israel (6-1) for …
Conference of Russian compatriots’ organisations to be held in Riga (Itar-Tass)
RIGA, July 11 (Itar-Tass) — A conference of organisations of Russian compatriots will be held at the Moscow Cultural and Business Centre in Riga on Saturday.
