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Alexander Litvinenko inquest set for ‘early 2013’
As a hearing sets a date for an inquest into the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, his widow’s lawyer tells Channel 4 News she hopes the truth about his death will emerge.
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Russian charities fear impact of US aid group’s departure
Leading Russian charities say they will be adversely affected as their country’s president gives American agency USAID until 1 October to leave the country.
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‘Unreliable witness’ Berezovsky loses Abramovich case
Describing the Russian oligarch as “an inherently unreliable witness”, a high court judge dismisses Boris Berezovsky’s bid to claim more than £3bn in damages from Roman Abramovich.
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Double ‘Pussy Riot’ murder investigated in Russia
Authorities in Russia open an investigation into a double murder of a pensioner and another woman after their bodies were discovered next a wall scrawled with an alleged pro-Pussy Riot message.
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Students in chaos as university loses right to sponsor visas
Thousands of overseas students could be thrown out of Britain within 60 days after London Metropolitan Unversity was stripped of its right to authorise their visas.
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Two Pussy Riot members flee Russia
Two members of the band Pussy Riot who escaped arrest after February’s protest in Moscow’s main cathedral have left the country, it is claimed.
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Pussy Riot jailed for religious hooliganism
Three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot are are sentenced to two years in jail for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, following a protest against President Putin in a Moscow cathedral.
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Pussy Riot trial begins in Moscow
Three women who protested against Vladimir Putin in a “punk prayer” on the altar of Russia’s main cathedral go on trial.
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Assad ‘in Latakia’ after Damascus attacks
Clashes between Syrian troops and opposition fighters in Damascus continue amid claims from the opposition that President Assad is now in the coastal city of Latakia.
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Russia and China veto sanctions on Syria
Russia and China veto a UN resolution proposing sanctions on Syria as it emerges the UK has frozen £100m of Syrian assets. Are President Assad’s days in charge numbered?
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Violence rages on across Syria as UN votes
Fighting has intensified in Damascus as the UN tries to persuade Russia and China to impose tougher sanctions on Syria.
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Opposition declares battle for Damascus has begun
As the Assad regime fights back in the south of Damascus, its opponents in the Free Syrian Army say they have launched their fight for the capital, dubbed “Operation Damascus Volcano”.
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Russia accuses west of ‘blackmail’ over Syria
As fighting intensifies around Damascus, Russia’s foreign minister threatens to block a UN resolution that threatens sanctions against Syria, if western allies do not stop resorting to “blackmail”.
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ICRC declares Syrian conflict a civil war
The International Committee of the Red Cross says the conflict in Syria should be treated as a full-blown civil war.
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Tragic genius Turing remembered
Wartime hero, godfather of computing and gay icon – the remarkable life and tragic death of Alan Turing is marked with events around the country.