• 2,000 troops fight forest fires
  
  MOSCOW - THOUSANDS of firefighters, including army troops, battled hundreds of forest fires that raged across central Russia in the worst heatwave for decades, destroying houses and killing more than 30 people.
  Straits Times.  31 Jul 2010 09:44 GMT.
• Fires and Storms Kill at Least 28 in Russia
  
  Wildfires burned down several villages in the central part of the country as forests and swamps turned into tinderboxes under a record-breaking heat wave.
  By Andrew E. Kramer.  International Herald Tribune.  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:50:13 GMT.
• World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Chairwoman Steps Down From Human Rights Council
  
  Ella Pamfilova apparently resigned after growing disenchanted with the political situation in Russia.
  By Clifford J. Levy.  International Herald Tribune.  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:41:26 GMT.
• Canada jets greet Russia bombers
  
  Canadian fighter jets were dispatched to intercept Russian "Bear Bombers" as they skirted Canadian airspace on Wednesday, the defence ministry says.
  BBC News.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:21:36 +0000.
• Top Russian Human Rights Advisor Steps Down
  
  Resignation comes a day after President Medvedev signed into law a bill expanding powers of the successor agency to the KGB
  James Brooke.  Voice of America.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:19:27 GMT.
• 23 killed as wildfires sweep central Russia
  
  Forest fires swept across central Russia on Friday, killing at least 23 people and forcing the evacuation of thousands during the hottest summer since records began 130 years ago.
  Reuters.  Zaman.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:00:00 GMT.
• Deadly forest fires ravage Russia
  
  Forest fires kill at least 23 people in central Russia, while a forecast of heavy rain brings relief to Moscow.
  BBC News.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:26:09 +0000.
• Peru: Spy husband could face fraud charges
  
  A Peruvian journalist whom the U.S. deported to Russia this month in a spy swap is free to return home but her Russian husband could be charged with lying on his citizenship application, Peru's foreign minister said Friday.
  Miami Herald.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:10 EDT.
• Iran: Ready for Nuclear Talks With Vienna Group
  
  Nuclear chief says his country ready to enter negotiations with US, Russia and France on a possible nuclear fuel agreement.
  Voa News.  Voice of America.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:38:50 GMT.
• Anarchy in Dagestan: Islamists Gain Upper Hand in Russian Republic
  
  Nowhere in Russia is the situation so explosive as in the autonomous republic of Dagestan. An ongoing Islamist insurgency has plunged the corruption-plagued region into near civil war. ...
  Spiegel Online.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:37:00 +0200.

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