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Weapons smugglers caught in Russia with firearms from EU and Ukraine

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested a group of smugglers who delivered firearms from the EU and Ukraine to Russia, the FSB Public Relations Center announced on Wednesday.

16:40 24.09.2014

Ukrainian pilot Savchenko to undergo psychiatric examination

Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko suspected of involvement in the murder of two Russian journalists will undergo a mental examination, the official spokesperson for the Investigative Committee, Vladimir Markin, told the media.

15:21 24.09.2014

Russian nationalist sentenced to life gets 18 extra years in prison

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday sentenced Nikita Tikhonov, a leader of the BORN extremist organization, who is already serving a life sentence for double homicide, to 18 years in prison, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.

13:34 24.09.2014

Russian captain arrested in Japan on suspicion of illegal crab fishing

Japanese authorities have arrested the captain of a Russian vessel flying the Togolese flag on suspicion of illegal crab fishing.

10:52 24.09.2014

Deutsche Bank top manager charged with attempted fraud

German prosecutors in Munich have charged co-chief executive of Deutsche Bank Jurgen Fitschen and four other former board members including Josef Ackermann, Rolf Breuer and Clemens Borsig, with attempted fraud, the German media reported on Tuesday.

10:29 24.09.2014

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