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World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Crime-Scene Message About Convicted Band
Two women were found stabbed to death in their apartment in Kazan, officials said Thursday, adding that a message written on an apartment wall, possibly in blood, said “Free Pussy Riot.”


Georgia Officials Say Muslim Fighters Took Hostages
President Mikheil Saakashvili said Muslim fighters were intent on testing Georgia’s military and adding to tensions with Russia.


The Lede Blog: Following Pussy Riot Verdict, Christian Culture Warriors Run Riot in Moscow
A handful of conservative, Russian Orthodox activists staged a series of audacious attacks on liberal Muscovites this week.


Russia's classic cartoon villain skirts new law
He's been battered and humiliated for more than 40 years, but the wolf in a classic Russian animated cartoon has skirted the indignity of falling victim to a new law.


Russian channel to censor 'The Simpsons'
A Russian national channel said Thursday it would censor "The Simpsons" cartoon series to comply with a new law banning scenes of violence, drinking and smoking before a late evening watershed.


Russian TV cartoon villain gets to keep smoking
He's been battered and humiliated for more than 40 years, but the wolf in a classic Russian animated cartoon has skirted the indignity of having to drop his smoking habit.


Russia claims killer demands Pussy Riot freed
The bodies of two slain women were found in Russia beneath a scrawled message demanding freedom for the jailed members of the Pussy Riot band, officials said Thursday.


Feuding Russian tycoons face London court ruling
LONDON (AP) -- Two Russian businessmen rose to riches together in the chaotic years of post-Soviet Russia and then became archenemies - and a British judge will soon rule on which oligarch will defeat the other in a multi-billion-dollar court battle....


Kremlin stokes patriotism for 1812 anniversary
Two hundred years after Russia's emblematic victory over Napoleon, the Kremlin is holding lavish celebrations aimed at rousing patriotism among modern Russians.


Russia police find Pussy Riot slogan at murder scene
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