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03.09.2009, 02:50
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The story about the hijacked Russian-crewed cargo ship grows ever more mysterious. Time magazine is alleging that the “Arctic Sea” was intercepted by Israel as it carried weapons to the Middle East.
05.05.2010, 14:23
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Pirates have seized an oil tanker with 23 Russians aboard, according to EU's anti-piracy mission "Atalanta". The vessel, sailing under a Liberian flag, was attacked some 800 kilometers east of the Somali coast.
12.10.2010, 21:58
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A draft law being discussed in the State Duma would make mobile operators pay every time their clients download copyrighted material.
28.09.2009, 08:32
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Pirates off the coast of Somalia are still a major threat to commercial shipping despite a large-scale international military effort to net them. Thirty-one international warships are now patrolling the Gulf of Aden.
21.05.2010, 08:31
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Russia is preparing to start negotiations to free two of its sailors captured by pirates last weekend.
21.09.2009, 16:45
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The first Russian patrol boat has arrived in the Republic of Abkhazia to protect the sea borders of the young state which declared independence from Georgia last summer following Tbilisi's attack on South Ossetia.
26.02.2010, 15:59
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An organization of hackers has published online copies of documents, which they claim prove that Latvia supplied arms to Somalia in violation of a UN Security Council resolution.
27.04.2010, 19:33
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The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution for strengthening measures against piracy near the Somali coast. The document was put forward by Russia.
03.09.2010, 20:59
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Internet users from Russia's Far East sigh with relief as a regional court has at last lifted a ban on YouTube, which had been blocked for allegedly promoting extremist ideology.
25.10.2010, 23:45
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Two Israeli soldiers are awaiting sentencing after being convicted of using a Palestinian child as a human shield during the Gaza war.
Published: 09 June, 2009, 15:58
An international forum on tackling piracy off the coast of Somalia has opened in Rome. Aside from talking about measures to prevent hijackings, participants will discuss ways to bring peace to Somalia.
