InfoAnda - Russia's Putin faces protests after poll triumph |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Man Passes Out Drunk In Driveway, Run Over By Roommate | 28 June 2010
Jordan arrests militants linked to Israeli attack | 1 February 2010
Australians protest with 'vindaloo against violence' | 25 February 2010

Makana shares aloha with his slack key music | 16 June 2009

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Russia's Putin faces protests after poll triumph |

Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Legal Deals Earnings Social Pulse Business Video The Freeland File Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Mexico Russia India Insight World Video Reuters Investigates Decoder Politics Politics Home Election 2012 Issues 2012 Candidates 2012 Tales from the Trail Political Punchlines Supreme Court Politics Video Tech Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Tech Tonic Social Pulse Opinion Opinion Home Chrystia Freeland John Lloyd Felix Salmon Jack Shafer David Rohde Bernd Debusmann Nader Mousavizadeh Lucy P. Marcus David Cay Johnston Bethany McLean Edward Hadas Hugo Dixon Ian Bremmer Mohamed El-Erian Lawrence Summers Susan Glasser The Great Debate Steven Brill Jack & Suzy Welch Breakingviews Equities Credit Private Equity M&A Macro & Markets Politics Breakingviews Video Money Money Home Tax Break Global Investing MuniLand Unstructured Finance Linda Stern Mark Miller John Wasik James Saft Analyst Research Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Money Clip Investing 201 Life Health Sports Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Full Focus Video Reuters TV Reuters News Article Comments (0) Slideshow Video Full Focus Photos of the week Our top photos from the past week. Slideshow Images of February Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Three Occupy Oakland protesters charged with hate crimes 03 Mar 2012 Obama, Netanyahu face struggle over Iran "red lines" 04 Mar 2012 U.N. chief speaks of "grisly reports" from Syria | 03 Mar 2012 Analysis: "Pay for pain" scandal could end up in courts 04 Mar 2012 UPDATE 2-Yelp prices IPO above range, valued at $900 mln 01 Mar 2012 Discussed 109 Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart dies: LA coroner 85 Three Occupy Oakland protesters charged with hate crimes 68 Obama, Netanyahu set to confront divisions over Iran Watched U.S. Navy kicks off rail gun tests with a bang Tue, Feb 28 2012 Vladimir Putin victory expected to spark protests after Russia election – Fast Forward Thu, Mar 1 2012 Last resident flees Hawaii lava flow Sat, Mar 3 2012 Russia's Putin faces protests after poll triumph Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Instant view: Putin wins Russian presidency: partial results Sun, Mar 4 2012 Expat Russians angry at Putin, wary of home Sun, Mar 4 2012 Putin claims victory in Russian election Sun, Mar 4 2012 Voting fraud allegations mar Putin's presidential win Sun, Mar 4 2012 Analysis & Opinion Sarkozy courts French far-right talking about immigration, halal meat, Christian roots Prosperity, autocracy and democracy Related Topics World » Russia » Related Video Putin: "We have won" Sun, Mar 4 2012 Putin on course to win Russian polls 1 of 7. Russia's current Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin (R) visits his campaign headquarters in Moscow March 4, 2012. Putin claimed victory in Russia's presidential election on Sunday and, tears rolling down his cheeks, said it was a historical turning point that had prevented the country falling into the hands of enemies trying to usurp power. Credit: Reuters/Alexsey Druginyn/RIA Novosti/Pool By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW | Mon Mar 5, 2012 1:14am EST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin faces new protests on Monday to challenge his victory in a presidential election he said had prevented Russia from falling into the hands of enemies trying to usurp power. Putin's opponents, complaining of widespread fraud in Sunday's election, said they did not recognize the results and would rally near the Kremlin at 7 p.m. (1500 GMT). But the former KGB spy, who after four years as prime minister will be returning to the post he held from 2000 until 2008, said with tears rolling down his cheeks that he had won a "clean" victory. "I promised you we would win. We have won. Glory to Russia," Putin, dressed in an anorak and flanked by outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev, told tens of thousands of flag-waving supporters on Sunday night under the Kremlin's red walls. Denouncing attempts to "destroy Russia's statehood and usurp power", he said: "The Russian people have shown today that such scenarios will not succeed in our land ... They shall not pass!" Putin, 59, is on collision course with the mainly middle-class protesters who have staged rallies in the capital and other big cities since a disputed parliamentary poll on December 4. The protest organizers, who see Putin as an autocratic leader whose return to power will stymie hope of economic and political reforms, said their demonstrations would now grow. "He is forcing things to breaking point. He is declaring war on us. As a result the base of aversion to him is growing," said journalist Sergei Parkhomenko, one of the leaders of the opposition protest movement. "DECLARATION OF WAR" Partial results, with nearly 100 percent of the votes counted, put Putin on almost 64 percent of the votes. His nearest rival, Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, was on about 17 percent of votes, and nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky, former parliamentary speaker Sergei Mironov and billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov were below 10 percent, although Prokhorov won plaudits for his campaign. Zyuganov said his party would not recognize the result and called the election "illegitimate, dishonest and not transparent". Liberal leader Vladimir Ryzhkov also said it was not legitimate. Despite the opposition, mainly among well-educated and relatively well-off young professionals, Putin's support remains high in the provinces and his victory had not been in doubt. The initial challenge for the man credited by many Russians with rebuilding the country's image and overseeing an economic boom in his first presidency, had been to win more than half the votes on Sunday and avoid a second-round runoff. His clear victory will enable him to portray his return to the presidency as a strong sign of public support against the protesters, whom he has portrayed as a destabilizing minority and pawns of foreign governments. But the mood has shifted in the country of 143 million and the urban protest movement portrays him as an obstacle to change and the guardian of a corrupt system of power. Putin, who will be inaugurated in May, is likely to revert to the fighting talk against the West that was the hallmark of his first presidency and his election campaign. Economists say a key test of Putin's return will be how far he is ready to go to reform an economy heavily dependent on energy exports, and caution that his populist campaign spending promises could return to haunt him. "It's a watershed - Russia faces decline and stagnation unless they really kick-start reforms, and push forward an ambitious reform agenda," said Tim Ash, head of emerging markets research at Royal Bank of Scotland in London. An international observer mission was due to announce its findings at 2 p.m. (5 a.m. EST) and thousands of people took part as voluntary monitors to try to prevent fraud. Golos, an independent monitoring group, said it had registered at least 3,100 reports of violations nationwide. (editing by Elizabeth Piper) World Russia Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Support Corrections Advertise With Us Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Podcast Newsletters Mobile About Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Monday, 5 March 2012
Chavez faces more cancer treatment before Venezuela vote |
Two British journalists accused of spying in Libya |
Turkey says could annex north if Cyprus stays split |
Animated 'Lorax' leads box office with big debut |
Russia's Putin faces protests after poll triumph |
Blast at Brazzaville arms depot kills hundreds |
Obama, Netanyahu face struggle over Iran red lines |
Aid reaches Homs refugees, Syrians flee to border |
Gunmen raid on Iraq checkpoints, kill 27 |
German ruling coalition puts on show of unity |
Senator Schumer asks FTC to probe Apple, Android |
Tornado victims flock to Facebook for helping hand |
Suicide attack on Afghan NATO base where Korans burned |
Obama warns against loose talk of war on Iran |
Militants celebrate after killing 110 Yemeni soldiers |
Insight: In Israeli military, a growing orthodoxy |
Iceland puts former PM on trial over crisis |
IAEA has serious concerns as Iran boosts nuclear work |
Iran dismisses execution sentence on U.S.-Iranian national |
Video game industry looks for new plan to reach players |
App gives runners a boost with flesh-eating zombies |
IRS software glitch delays some tax refunds |
Michael Jackson files allegedly stolen by hackers |
Stella McCartney weds country girl to urban chic |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph		BlogMeter 1.01