Federal News // Society

• 16 May 2012, 16:30 Indonesia finds black box part of crashed Russia jet

  An Indonesian search team has found part of the black box of a Russian Sukhoi Superjet plane that crashed killing all 45 people on board.

• 16 May 2012, 14:27 Star English 2.0 linguistic training project kicks off in Kazan

  The students will be trained to coach staff involved in the Universiade events.

• 16 May 2012, 12:25 Man believed to have organized May 3 bombing in Makhachkala reported killed

  The gunman has been preliminarily identified as Gusein Mamayev, nicknamed Khamza, born in 1984.

• 16 May 2012, 10:10 Basmanny court rules to liquidate protest compound in Chistiye Prudy

  The Basmanny district court satisfied a lawsuit filed by local residents.

• 16 May 2012, 09:00 Investigators seize documents from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft

  Russia passed samples of blood of close relatives of its citizens who perished in the crash to Indonesia through its ambassador on Tuesday.

• 15 May 2012, 12:30 Supreme Court of Tatarstan leaves two Bulgaria shipwreck case defendants in custody

  S. Inyakina and Y. Ivashov will remain in custody until 10 July 2012.

• 15 May 2012, 10:09 Family of Kovalyov convicted of Minsk metro blast appeals to UN Human Rights Committee

  The appeal supplemented the complaint about the breach of the right to life lodged by the Kovalyov mother and sister with the UN Committee earlier.

• 14 May 2012, 15:29 Bulgaria case defendants contest court verdicts extending custody periods

  The Supreme Court of Tatarstan will review the appeals on Tuesday.

• 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, 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, 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.

• 11 May 2012, 16:19 Kazan Military Hospital staff hold picket in front of House of Government

  They are asking the authorities for help: an instruction to dissolve the hospital has arrived.

• 11 May 2012, 13:51 Ten dead bodies found at SSJ100 crash site in Indonesia - Russian blogger

  The site of the air crash was spotted by rescuers on Thursday.

• 11 May 2012, 13:09 Major repair of buildings included in 2012 plan commenced in Tatarstan

  Over the past two weeks, the work has been commenced in 17 buildings.

• 10 May 2012, 17:23 British-born celebrity hairdresser Vidal Sassoon dies

  British-born celebrity hairdresser Vidal Sassoon has died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 84.

• 10 May 2012, 14:24 Syria unrest: Deadly Damascus blasts kill dozens

  Two explosions have hit the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing at least 40 and wounding 170 in what Syrian state TV say were "terrorist bombings".

• 10 May 2012, 11:02 Russian premier orders SSJ100 incident probe

  Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Yury Slyusar has been appointed to oversee the inquiry, the press service said.

• 10 May 2012, 09:29 Victory Parade takes place in Kazan

  “The Victory Day is a celebration of great military glory, nobility and grief,” President of Tatarstan said.

• 10 May 2012, 09:13 Indonesia searchers 'find missing Russia jet wreckage'

  Indonesian officials say a helicopter has spotted what is thought to be wreckage of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet plane that disappeared on Wednesday.

• 5 May 2012, 14:43 Aliyev brother, sister responsible for Makhachkala terror act - Dagestani head

  The police have preliminary identified the perpetrators of the May 3 terror act in Makhachkala, Dagestani President Magomedsalam Magomedov said.