Mali Islamist rebels seized control of the country’s north. The European Union sent military contingent and equipment to Mali.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeniy Biyatov / Go to the mediabankAslan Usoyan, also known as Granddad Khassan, was fatally wounded by a sniper in central Moscow and died in hospital soon afterward.
Aslan Usoyan, also known as Granddad Khassan, was fatally wounded by a sniper in central Moscow and died in hospital soon afterward.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksey Nikolskiy / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin met with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on January 15. At the meeting, the sides signed an agreement on Russia’s $1 billion loan to Bangladesh for purchases of Russian-made arms and military equipment.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on January 15. At the meeting, the sides signed an agreement on Russia’s $1 billion loan to Bangladesh for purchases of Russian-made arms and military equipment.
© Flickr / Marcin WicharyThe New York State Assembly passed the nation’s strictest gun control law in a lopsided vote.
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© Flickr / Marcin Wichary
The New York State Assembly passed the nation’s strictest gun control law in a lopsided vote.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankRussian court has rejected a plea from a jailed member of the feminist punk group Pussy Riot to have her prison term deferred until her young son reaches adolescence.
Russian court has rejected a plea from a jailed member of the feminist punk group Pussy Riot to have her prison term deferred until her young son reaches adolescence.
© RIA Novosti . V. Baranovskiy / Go to the mediabankThe US court has ordered Russia to pay $50,000 a day as a fine in an attempt to return the Schneerson library.
The US court has ordered Russia to pay $50,000 a day as a fine in an attempt to return the Schneerson library.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankMoscow has unveiled a torch that will carry Paralympic flame and the official uniform for the Paralympic torchbearers who will take part in the Sochi 2014 Relays.
Moscow has unveiled a torch that will carry Paralympic flame and the official uniform for the Paralympic torchbearers who will take part in the Sochi 2014 Relays.