- Sputnik International

Get the latest news from around the world, live coverage, off-beat stories, features and analysis.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20120326/172408373.html

Main News of March 26

Main News of March 26

Sputnik International

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours. 26.03.2012, Sputnik International

2012-03-26T19:59+0000

2012-03-26T19:59+0000

2012-03-26T19:59+0000

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/15931/19/159311908_0:0:0:0_1920x0_80_0_0_d148143f7283a41440f35b85acd02bb3.jpg

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“

252

60

2012

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“

252

60

News

en_EN

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“

252

60

1920

1080

true

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“

252

60

Sputnik International

newsfeed, sport

newsfeed, sport

Main News of March 26

19:59 GMT 26.03.2012

© RIA NovostiMain News of March 26

Main News of March 26 - Sputnik International

© RIA Novosti

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours.

WORLD

*The Syrian parliament, the People’s Assembly, appealed on Monday to President Bashar al-Assad to postpone parliamentary elections set for May 7, Syrian official SANA news agency said

*The European Union does not recognize the recent presidential elections in South Ossetia, the press service for Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said in a statement

*UN special envoy Kofi Annan said on Monday that Syrian cannot resist transformation and that the ongoing crisis cannot drag on forever

*Israel has cut off contacts with the UN Human Rights Council and its chief commissioner Navi Pillay after the UN body created a special commission to investigate Jewish settlements in the West Bank, the Haaretz newspaper reported

*The deployment by the Kremlin of tactical weapons to protect against a planned U.S.-led missile shield in Europe would be to squander funds that could be used to improve living standards in Russia, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said

RUSSIA

*Charges of financial wrongdoing against the former head of Moscow's subway, Dmitry Gayev, have been dropped, the Interior Ministry's investigation department said

*Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a merger on Monday between national telecoms holding Svyazinvest and the country's long-distance operator Rostelecom within 12 months

*The mood to emigrate from Russia is at an all-time low following a turbulent election season marked with the rise of grassroots protests, according to state-run VTsIOM pollster

*Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday criticized the implementation of some federal special programs over delays, underfunding and poor management

*US President Barack Obama thanked Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday for the cooperation the two leaders had acheived, saying that he could not wish for a better partner

SPORTS

*Andrei Karyaka set up one goal and scored the winner in the space of three minutes to help FC Volga to a 3-1 comeback win at Terek Grozny

*Coach of the Russian national ice hockey team Zinetula Bilyaletdinov has announced an extended roster for the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge (EICH) competition in April, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation said on its website

*The severity of racial discrimination among fans at football matches is being blown out of proportion by the Russian media, former goalkeeper and coach Sergey Ovchinnikov said in an interview with the R-Sport agency

Newsfeed

0

To participate in the discussion
log in or register

loader

Chats

Заголовок открываемого материала