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24.11.2009, 15:31
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The Japanese government has adopted a document claiming that Russia “illegally occupies the South Kuril Islands.” Russia’s Foreign Ministry has sent a letter of protest to Tokyo in response.
Kuril islands dispute
10.11.2009, 18:43
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Russian businessmen due to represent the Sakhalin region in Tokyo next week have been denied visas for Japan. Russia’s Foreign Ministry has called the move unacceptable.
21.05.2009, 15:58
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Russia’s Foreign Ministry has called “unacceptable” the recent statement by Japan’s Prime Minister Taro Aso that “illegal occupation of Southern Kuril Islands is going on.”
11.06.2009, 19:34
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Russia mustn’t react to Japan’s House of Representatives’ bill calling four Russian Kuril islands an “integral part” of Japan, says Natalia Stapran from Moscow State University of International Relations.
02.02.2010, 11:04
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There is a hidden agenda in the US–China conflict over the Taiwanese arms trade, says Philip De Leon of Trade Connections International.
21.06.2009, 10:24
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Barack Obama has urged Iran to end the violence against protesters. The Iranian government in turn says it faces not demonstrations, but riots.
16.06.2010, 18:36
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As Kyrgyzstan mourns the 190 victims of ethnic clashes in the south of the country, the UN and the interim government point to evidence the troubles were orchestrated and the actual number of killed may be a lot higher.
19.06.2009, 22:51
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The US has positioned defenses near Hawaii to protect against a possible attack by North Korea.
01.09.2009, 18:47
Turkey and Armenia have agreed to establish diplomatic relations in order to reopen border crossings that have been closed since 1993.
18.02.2010, 01:16
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Alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout faces new charges in the US, which could complicate US-Russian relations.
Published: 03 November, 2009, 08:52
In the Indian state of Kashmir football is giving young people the hope of changing their lives for the better. A soccer school is raising a generation away from the troubles of the conflict between India and Pakistan.
