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07.04.2009, 21:51
North Korea’s rocket launch last week caused Russia concern, but it’s important to avoid hasty conclusions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Tuesday.
06.04.2009, 13:36
The UN Security Council has failed to adopt a resolution condemning North Korea's launch of what it said was a rocket carrying a satellite on Sunday, Russia’s Ria Novosti news agency reports.
06.04.2009, 16:05
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Sanctions over the satellite launch demanded by US and Japan will only complicate the situation around North Korea, says Georgy Toloraya, former diplomat to both North and South Korea.
06.04.2009, 03:20
The US and South Korea have refuted North Korean claims it successfully launched a communications satellite, saying the rocket and its payload crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
31.08.2010, 17:35
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Iceland is set to give a private army contractor the green light in what critics are calling the most ambitious move by a corporation to perform tasks once reserved for national militaries.
20.08.2010, 17:05
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Following intense pressure from Washington, a Thai appeals court has decided to extradite alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout to the United States.
Viktor Bout case
13.09.2010, 17:56
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While his political enemies have branded him a war criminal, Tony Blair, former British prime minister, will be awarded on Monday the prestigious Liberty Medal in the United States for “advancing peace”.
03.10.2009, 11:16
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Russia’s Defense Ministry is exclusively negotiating the purchase of a large helicopter carrier – the French Mistral.
20.04.2010, 07:58
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Despite holding the position as one of the world’s biggest economies, China seems unwilling to shed its reputation for producing cheap replicas.
22.09.2010, 20:40
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President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday signed a decree which bans deliveries of S-300 missile systems to Iran.
Published: 12 April, 2009, 01:55
At the United Nations, the five permanent Security Council members have issued a statement condemning North Korea's recent rocket launch.
