Federal News

• 14 May 2012, 10:47 Avengers sets second box office record

  Superhero movie The Avengers has topped the US and Canadian box office for the second week in a row, taking $103.2m, studio estimates suggest.

• 14 May 2012, 10:37 Europe struggles for climate lead

  UN climate talks open in Germany on Monday, with the EU struggling to keep its position of a global leader.

• 14 May 2012, 09:00 Yahoo chief executive Scott Thompson steps down

  The chief executive of computer firm Yahoo has stepped down, amid accusations that a fake computer science degree was included on his CV.

• 12 May 2012, 17:17 Kazan policemen of 2 police stations suspected of beating detainee

  Only on March 3 thanks to the efforts of the lawyer he was released.

• 12 May 2012, 16:12 Apple to drop Google Maps from iOS 6: report

  The application design is said to be fairly similar to the current Google Maps program on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

• 12 May 2012, 15:52 South Ossetian problems bigger than expected - Putin

  "It seems the problems are larger than what we expected to do with the substantial funds allocated by Russia," he said.

• 12 May 2012, 15:08 More remains retrieved from Sukhoi plane crash site in Indonesia

  Sukhoi jet plane 100 carried eight Russian crews and 45 passengers, 2 of them foreigners, and the rest were Indonesians.

• 12 May 2012, 14:32 President of Tatarstan: “We should take every opportunity to advertise the Tatar language and traditions”

  R. Minnikhanov has met with heads of Russian regional Tatar autonomies.

• 12 May 2012, 14:03 Child deaths: Preventable infections 'the leading cause'

  Most deaths of young children around the world are from mainly preventable infectious causes, experts have said.

• 12 May 2012, 13:52 Russia Investigations Committee to petition for posthumous award for teen from Chelny

  Russia Investigations Committee officers will today meet with Danil Sadykov’s classmates, friends and parents.

• 12 May 2012, 13:30 President of Russia commends Tatarstan communication minister

  N.Nikiforov has been awarded for participating in making proposals on forming an Open Government system in Russia.

• 12 May 2012, 13:12 President of Tatarstan: “Hosting a prosecution staff competition is a great honour for us”

  R. Minnikhanov wished the participants successful performances.

• 12 May 2012, 12:50 Mintimer Shaimiev inspects construction and restoration sites in Bolgar

  Many facilities are completed.

• 12 May 2012, 12:35 Russian stock market edges down

  Lukoil (RTS: LKOH) saw the greatest drop - at 3.8%, to 1,668.9 rubles per share.

• 12 May 2012, 12:29 Ak Bars could unite all Russian hockey fans

  The first international Ak Bars fan convention is taking place in Kazan.

• 12 May 2012, 10:14 Communists against higher fines for abuse of law on rallies

  On Thursday, a group of legislators presented a bill raising to 1.5 million rubles the maximum fine for abusing the rules of holding rallies.

• 12 May 2012, 09:29 Putin to deal with each case of overstated price on Olympic sites

  I am aware of the desire of some performers, ordering parties and subcontractors, to increase the cost of Olympic sites at the final stage, he said.

• 12 May 2012, 09:00 European economy expected to slowly recover from mid-2012

• 11 May 2012, 17:31 Sony shares tumble to 31-year low amid record losses

  Sony shares have tumbled to a 31-year low, a day after the company reported a record annual loss of 456.7bn yen ($5.7bn; £3.5bn).

• 11 May 2012, 16:55 R.Zaripov and S. Kogogin included in Russian Industrial Elite ranking’s top ten

  The main purpose of the ranking is to identify the industrial sector’s most efficient managers.