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Russian court sentences 11 for Saint Petersburg bombing
The bomb blast in April 2017 killed 15 people in the Saint Petersburg metro and wounded dozens more
Shock in Russia as Napoleon expert confesses to chopping up lover
After disposing his lover's corpse, Oleg Sokolov reportedly planned to commit suicide while dressed as Napoleon at the Peter and Paul Fortress
Blast wounds 4 at Russian military academy
(UPDATED) Those wounded in the blast did not have life-threatening injuries
11 go on trial for Saint Petersburg train bombing
Ten of the defendants are alleged to have acted as the bomber's accomplices, including by providing him with explosives and false documents
Putin, Abe pledge to 'reinforce cooperation'
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe also hopes for a 'new breakthrough' in settling the territorial dispute over the Kuril Islands
Putin warns terror suspects can be killed 'on the spot'
His spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters later that the Russian leader was referring to all those "who harbor plans to carry out acts of terror in our country."
Putin says Saint Petersburg supermarket blast was 'act of terror'
His statement comes after a homemade bomb exploded on Wednesday evening at a Saint Petersburg supermarket, wounding 13 people
Suspected ISIS recruiter arrested in Russia
The suspect recruited central Asian targets online to organize terrorist acts on Russian territory, security sources say
Russia arrests 7 for 'preparing' fresh Saint Petersburg attacks
The 7 nationals from Central Asia are said to have been preparing terrorist attacks in Saint Petersburg
Russian intelligence says Telegram app used in bombing
They used Telegram at each stage of the preparation of this terrorist attack on the Saint Petersburg metro the FSB security agency says
Toll hits 15 in Russia metro attack as victim dies of wounds
Another 23 people are still in hospital 4 of them in serious condition
Russia says it 'practically established' who ordered metro bombing – agencies
There has been no claim of responsibility but investigators say they are examining possible links to the Islamic State ISIS
Russia probes metro bomber contacts as thousands rally
Authorities say searches targeted the flat of several citizens of Central Asian republics who had been in contact with 22 year old Akbarjon Djalilov thought to be a Russian national born in Central Asian Kyrgyzstan
Russia probes metro bomber as dead mourned
UPDATED Authorities say they have detained in Petersburg 6 alleged terrorist recruiters from Central Asia but stressed there was no proof yet of any links to Akbarjon Djalilov
Sueno, Kadamay, immigration officers | Evening wRap
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Russia IDs metro bomber as St. Petersburg mourns 14 dead
4th UPDATE Flags flew at half mast in Russia s second city and flowers and candles piled up at an impromptu memorial outside the metro station rocked by the attack
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11 dead in Russian metro 'terror attack'
UPDATED Russian President Vladimir Putin says investigators are looking into all possible causes for the explosion – accidental criminal and first of all terrorist
Ex pro-Putin Internet troll seeks to expose Kremlin 'propaganda factory'
A Russian freelance journalist who claims she went undercover as a pro government Internet troll says she is suing her former employer in a bid to expose the workings of the Kremlin s online army
Final amnestied foreign Greenpeace activist leaves Russia
The last of the 26 foreign Greenpeace activists who were detained after an Arctic protest flew out of Russia finally ending a saga that had caused global concern
Russia admits no new life form found in Antarctic lake
The head of the genetics laboratory at the same institute said on Saturday that the strange life forms were in fact nothing but contaminants
Russia finds 'new bacteria' in Antarctic lake
Scientists find new type of bacteria in the subglacian Lake Vostok in Antartica
World powers meet in desperate bid to halt Syria crisis
World powers meet in a desperate bid to salvage international envoy Kofi Annan s peace plan for Syria to end 16 months of bloodshed
