Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,112.20	-206.04	-1.35%
S&P 500	1,628.93	-22.88	-1.39%
Nasdaq	3,443.20	-38.98	-1.12%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,112.20

-206.04

-1.35%

S&P 500

1,628.93

-22.88

-1.39%

Nasdaq

3,443.20

-38.98

-1.12%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,642.26	-41.72	-1.55%
FTSE 100	6,271.79	-77.03	-1.21%
DAX	8,049.17	-147.91	-1.80%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,642.26

-41.72

-1.55%

FTSE 100

6,271.79

-77.03

-1.21%

DAX

8,049.17

-147.91

-1.80%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	13,014.60	-230.64	-1.74%
Hang Seng	20,452.00	-534.85	-2.55%
S&P/ASX 200	4,758.39	-102.99	-2.12%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

13,014.60

-230.64

-1.74%

Hang Seng

20,452.00

-534.85

-2.55%

S&P/ASX 200

4,758.39

-102.99

-2.12%

Putin Blames Corruption, Police for Spread of Russia Nationalism

By Ilya Arkhipov - 2012-08-24T16:53:11Z

President Vladimir Putin blamed corruption and negligence among law enforcement for the spread of inter-ethnic conflicts in Russia.

“Corruption, prejudice and the inability of the authorities to guarantee justice and protect human rights are the drivers of inter-ethnic tensions,” Putin said today at the first meeting of his Council for National Relations in Saransk in the Volga region.

To contact the reporter on this story: Ilya Arkhipov in Moscow at iarkhipov@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Balazs Penz at bpenz@bloomberg.net

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