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Vladimir Putin and the Upcoming German Elections
German intelligence agencies are certain Russia will try to influence 2017 electoral contest – but have countermeasures prepared Germany: Merkel losing voter support in home state election from Al Jazeera English In the wake of allegations that the Kremlin attempted to influence the outcome of the 2016 US Presidential Election, German intelligence agencies have expressed […]
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News Headlines June 26, 2013: Snowden in Moscow, Standard and Poor’s Payoffs, US Government Prism Scandal, Shenzhou-10 Returns
Member of Irish Parliament Labels US President Obama the ‘Hypocrite of the Century’ Edward Snowden’s Asylum Request Letter Made Available Online Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin Confirms Edward Snowden’s Presence in Sheremetyevo Airport, Moscow Leaked Emails Reveal Credit Ratings Agencies Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s Accepted Money for Favorable Ratings German Government Vows to Protect German […]
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News Headlines June 23, 2013: Snowden Flees for Moscow, Floods in India Claim 6,500
Protests in Bulgaria Ignored by International Media Hong Kong: US Extradition Request Did Not Fully Comply with Law Xinhua Condemns US ‘Cyber Attacks’ Former South African Leader Nelson Mandela in Critical Condition Chinese Astronauts Successfully Dock with Spacelab Russia Passes Its Own SOPA, Begins Blocking Websites Turkish PM Erdogan Defends Tactics Used Against Rioters Brazilian […]
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Russian Mafia Leader Aslan Usoyan Gunned Down Outside of Central Moscow Restaurant Karetny Dvor
- January 16, 2013
- 2014 Winter Olympics
- Aslan Usoyan
- assassin
- assassination
- black market
- Central Moscow
- Europe
- Gorbachev
- Gorbachev era
- Grandpa Khasan
- Karetny Dvor
- mafia
- Moscow
- organized crime
- protection racket
- Russia
- Russian Federation
- Russian Investigative Committee
- Russian mafia
- sniper
- Sochi
- Soviet Union
- Usoyan
Russian mafia boss Aslan Usoyan, a 75-year-old gangster nicknamed Grandpa Khasan, was shot in the head by a sniper atop the sixth floor of an adjacent building according to a Russian Investigative Committee report. Usoyan later died at a hospital, leaving his organization leaderless, leading law-enforcement officials to fear for the outbreak of a violent […]
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