| 2011-12-15 17:08 Don't provoke protesters, ex-minister Kudrin tells Putin |
Russia’s ex-finance minister Alexei Kudrin criticized on Thursday Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s remarks regarding the white ribbons worn by protesters at recent nationwide rallies against alleged electoral fraud.
American director Woody Allen began shooting his latest movie in Paris on Monday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said a European Parliament resolution calling for new State Duma elections “means nothing.” 
After Wimbledon Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova came to Belarus. 
Russia qualified for European Championship · 2007-11-22 12:37
Russia qualified for next year's European Championship on Wednesday by beating Andorra 1-0 and taking advantage of England's loss to Croatia.
Dmitry Sychev scored the winning goal in the 39th minute, meeting substitute Dmitry Torbinskiy’s cross from the right to head past goalkeeper Koldo Alvarez.
Russia finished with 24 points, one more than England, which lost to Croatia 3-2. The Croats had already advanced from Group E, International Herald Tribune reports.
Andorra, which was outscored 42-2 in 12 matches, finished last in Group A with zero points.
According to The Nation Newspaper, England failed to qualify for next year's European Championship, the first time the English have missed a major tournament since the 1994 World Cup.
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