Main news of December 11

RUSSIA

* Police detained 65 football fans in Moscow and 60 in St. Petersburg on Saturday during protests against the death of a Moscow Spartak supporter, Yegor Sviridov

* The unsanctioned demonstration of football fans protesting the death of Spartak Moscow supporter Yegor Sviridov left at least one person dead and 29 injured, a police source said

* Saturday clashes in central Moscow have nothing to do with football and are linked with the problems inside Russian society, the head of the Spartak Moscow football fan club said

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on additional law enforcement measures in the country following recent violations in several Russian regions

* Russia wants to continue an open discussion of key Arctic problems, including nature protection and climate change, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said

* More than 3,000 people attended a protest rally in Russia’s Far East city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky over plans to further cut the time difference between the region and Moscow

* The Russian Orthodox Church is making a strong effort to assert its influence over Russian society and politics, documents released by the WikiLeaks website reveal

 

WORLD

* United Nations talks in Mexico’s Cancun saw the adoption of a deal to try to tackle climate change, including a fund to assist developing countries

* U.S. Senator John McCain said the U.S. administration should not be overly enthusiastic about "resetting" relations with Russia because Moscow and Washington do not share common interests or values

* Japan will deploy a larger network of land-based U.S. Patriot PAC-3 systems to ensure effective defenses against North Korean ballistic missiles

* The reports and other documents of the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See recently published by Wikileaks be evaluated carefully, the Vatican said in an official communique

* Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he will govern temporarily from a Bedouin tent to allow people made homeless by recent floods to take temporary shelter in his office

 

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