Russian President Putin's United Russia party has won the parliamentary polls in an early vote count. First official results show Putin's party winning more than 60 per cent of the votes in Russia's election on Sunday.
However, opposition parties have accused the government of intimidation.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/elections-begin-in-russia-putin-tipped-to-win/53448-2.html
Russian Grandmaster to spend five days in jail for illegal rally in Moscow.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/chess-legend-kasparov-beaten-by-cops-detained/53016-2.html
This means the other parties face the prospect of being edged out of the next Duma.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/putin-agrees-to-join-russias-pm-race-rivals-see-red/49737-2.html
The cold war is over and Russia is no longer the enemy of US, said President Bush at the G8 summit in Germany.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/russia-no-more-us-enemy-bush/42283-2.html
Stressing on booming ties with Luxembourg, Putin played down growing tensions between Moscow and the EU.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/putin-tries-to-patch-up-with-eu/41300-2.html
Arrest warrants are to issued be against three former KGB officers suspected of poisoning ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/kgb-men-to-face-litvinenko-murder-charges/38996-2.html
A coalition of opposition groups had organised a protest march against government's economic and social policies.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/police-detain-kasparov-in-moscow/38548-2.html
Vladimir Putin blamed US policy for inciting other countries to seek nuclear weapons to defend themselves.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/us-spurs-others-for-nuke-weapons-putin/33287-2.html
Putin said that at difficult moments, he takes advice of his dog and reads Persian poet Omar Khayyam to improve his mood.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/putin-turns-to-kony-when-in-grief/32588-2.html
Putin promises to build more nuclear powers in India; signs nine deals on defence, science and cultural exchange.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/indorussian-ties-get-nuclear-thrust/32084-3.html
Ahead of his visit to India, Putin said Russia will help India in the construction of atomic energy facilities.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/russia-to-help-india-build-nreactors/31898-2.html
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