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24.06.2009, 15:49
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Following heated discussion in the Duma, Russia’s parliament has condemned Japanese claims to part of Russia's territory in the Far East.
27.04.2009, 13:01
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As Albania is set to apply for EU membership, one Albanian mayor says his village should obtain special status as a Greek minority - and has been sentenced to six months in prison for further actions.
25.10.2010, 16:31
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A high-ranking Israeli official on Sunday slammed a statement from Catholic bishops, who called for international organizations to lead the cause of Palestinian statehood.
30.09.2010, 14:05
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Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of a Polish opposition party, has called on Europe and the US to counter Moscow’s influence abroad.
28.09.2010, 14:32
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The Russian president has signed a decree firing Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov, who was in power for almost two decades.
03.02.2010, 15:07
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Russia’s ruling United Russia party has said they may demand the resignation of the Federation Council speaker Sergey Mironov over his criticism of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s policies.
27.04.2010, 11:55
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Ukraine’s parliament has ratified a new naval base agreement with Russia despite the opposition’s resistance. The vote was mired with a fistfight, smoke bombs and hooliganism.
09.08.2010, 18:00
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Does president Obama want a second military base in Kyrgyzstan? US plans to create a second military base in the country were made public on August 7 in a story by one of the top US newspapers.
10.10.2009, 09:16
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An EU commission report may have pointed the finger at Georgia for causing the 2008 conflict in South Ossetia, but there is anger in Russia that some media in the West are not listening.
13.04.2010, 17:32
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The Holy See, reeling from media reports that say Pope Benedict XVI failed to prevent child abuse incidences when he was a Cardinal, is looking at conspiracy theories to explain events.
Published: 30 June, 2009, 20:04
The outcome of the political crisis in Honduras will be an indication of how strong democracies in America are, believes Andres Martinez, program director at the New America Foundation.
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. - Thomas Jefferson ( 3rd president of the United States of America )