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	Spaniards May Be Allowed to Adopt Russian Children
	The upper house of the Russian parliament has ratified a Russian-Spanish agreement on cooperation over the adoption of Russian children, which will allow Spanish citizens to adopt children from Russia.
--26-02-2015--
	Shooting in Moscow School, Schoolboy Kills Teacher and Policeman
	A 15-year-old boy who was a near straight-A student came to his school in northeast Moscow on Monday, February 3, took about 20 children hostage, fatally shot his geography teacher and a policeman with a rifle.
--03-02-2014--
	Russian Toy Store Accused of Promoting Homosexuality
	A Russian toy store chain in the southern Russian city of Stavropol is currently under investigation for selling a game that promotes homosexual behavior among kids, prosecutors said on Friday.
--17-12-2013--
	Russian Orphan, Who Ran Away From His American Family, Got In Touch With Russia
	Alexei Klimov, the Russian orphan adopted by Deckert spouses from the U.S. and who more than a year ago ran away from his American family, got in touch with the Consulate General of the Russian Federation, after having learned that the Russian side intervened in the situation, children's rights commissioner under the Russian President Pavel Astakhov said.
--30-11-2013--
	Only 14 Criminal Cases Involving Foreign Adoptions Opened in Russia in 2 Years
	Russia opened 14 investigations into crimes against Russian children adopted by foreigners in the past two years, comparing with thousands of crimes have been committed against minors in Russia this year alone.
--29-11-2013--
	Russian Siberian Region to Ban All Foreign Adoptions
	Lawmakers in a Siberian coal-mining Kemerovo Region have passed the country’s first-ever ban on all adoptions of local children by foreign citizens.
--07-10-2013--
	Russian Birth Rate Up in 2012
	The birth rate in Russia grew by 5.6 percent year-on-year in 2012, though the demographic situation is still not very good, Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova reports.
--28-05-2013--
	Arrested Migrant Worker Receives Support from his Neighbours
	On Thursday a Moscow court was asked to temporarily free an Uzbek migrant accused of attacking a 12-year-old boy, because of sudden change in the case's circumstances.
--11-01-2013--
	Magnitsky List Can Be Extended with Russian Lower House Deputies
	Over 40,000 people have signed a petition on the White House website urging to supplement the Magnitsky List with Russian parliamentarians, who supported a new law banning US citizens from adopting Russian children.
--24-12-2012--
	Moscow Police Detain 30 People at Pickets against US Adoptions Ban
	On Wednesday, thirty people were detained near the State Duma as they took part in a picket against legislation that can put an end to the adoption of Russian children by US citizens.
--20-12-2012--
	Ban on US Adoptions Passes Second Reading in Duma
	A controversial bill that would ban US citizens from adopting Russian children passed in a second reading in the Russia's Lower House.
--20-12-2012--
	Five Millionth Resident Born in St. Petersburg
	The five millionth resident of St. Petersburg was born this weekend, on September 22, the city's governor Georgy Poltavchenko reports.
--25-09-2012--
	VGTRK: Nu, Pogodi! Is Too Adult For Children
	The famous Soviet cartoon about the Wolf and the Hare has been deemed inappropriate for screening to children - reportedly because the Wolf is portrayed as a bad guy with a cigarette.
--29-08-2012--
	U.S. Citizens are Prohibited to Adopt Russian Children
	Russia is going to suspend the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens because of several incidents involving the mistreatment of adopted Russian children.
--14-02-2012--
	Ural Schoolboy Became an Unauthorized Tram Driver
	A boy from Zlatoust town, Chelyabinsk region, stole a tram and drove it along its regularly scheduled route for 40 minutes.
--24-10-2011--
	US Couple Guilty in Adopted Russian Son's Death
	On Friday, Michael Craver, 47, an engineer and Air Force veteran, and his wife Nanette, 55, were found guilty in involuntary manslaughter of their adobted son Nathaniel from Russia.
--19-09-2011--
	In Kuban a 10-year-old Schoolboy Has Saved a Drowning Child
	In gratitude to the little hero, the child's mother presented him a game console.
--27-07-2011--