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Russia Japan try to bridge gaps on thorny issues
MOSCOW, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Japan managed to move their positions closer on certain issues, pledging to speed up talks on reaching a peace treaty for the first time since the end of WWII, as leaders of the two countries met here on Monday. Following his talks with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters that they have instructed ...
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Gay marriage legal In France
People at the forum organized by the IDAHO (International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia) in Paris, France, May 18, 2013. [Photo: ...
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Father slits the throats of his two children after bitter divorce battle
By John Lichfield Paris - 20 May 2013 A British man has confessed to killing his two children, aged five and 10, by cutting their ...
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Asean back on Russias map as a region of interest
Russia is refocusing on Asean after years of inertia due to its domestic priorities and challenges. After Russia was invited to join the East Asia Summit (EAS) in 2010, former President Dmitry Medvedev did not attend the inaugural meeting in Bali and last year President Vladimir Putin, fresh from his third-term presidential victory, also failed to show up at the premier strategic forum. However, ...
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American CIA mole Fogle leaves Russia
(52 mins ago) A US diplomat who wore a disguise and is accused by the Russians of being a CIA spy after they caught him allegedly trying to recruit agents last week left yesterday, Russian television reported. Ryan Fogle flew out of Moscow, Russia's NTV state television channel said, broadcasting pictures showing him at Sheremetyevo International Airport. Russia announced last week that ...
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Many of Spains Sephardic Jews Still Waiting for Citizenship
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David Cameron Facing Criticism From Own Party
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Russia nabs US envoy for bid to recruit CIA spy
Russia expelled a United States diplomat yesterday after saying he had been caught red-handed with disguises, special equipment and wads of cash as he tried to recruit a Russian agent to work for the Central Intelligence Agency. The announcement came at an awkward time for Washington and Moscow as they try to improve ties and bring the warring sides in Syria together for a peace conference. ...
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6.2-magnitude quake hits Kamchatka Peninsula Russia CENC
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia at 2:44 am Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter, with a depth of 20 km, was at 52.3 degrees north latitude and 160.1 degrees east longitude, the center said in a ...
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German FM urges implementation of EU-brokered Kosovo deal
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Sunday pushed for the implementation of a recent deal signed between Belgrade and Pristina to normalize their relations.An agreement on the implementation of the deal and the start of its realization would be key for Serbia's EU aspirations, Serbian news agency Tanjug reported quoting Westerwelle who arrived in Belgrade earlier in the same ...
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Ecuadors Andean Parliament members sworn in
Ecuador's five representatives to the Andean Parliament, the decision-making body for the Community of Andean Nations (CAN) composed of Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador, were sworn in Sunday by Ecuador's National Assembly.Three of the representatives, all of which were elected in Feb. 17 general elections, belong to the ruling socialist party, the PAIS Alliance.The representatives ...
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Missile defense Enabling Russia
Ever deferential in foreign policy, the Obama administration verges on reckless, self-defeating idiocy by even discussing declassifying and sharing with Russia critical missile-defense ...
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US diplomat in spy row exits Russia
A US diplomat accused by the Russians of being a CIA spy after they caught him allegedly trying to recruit agents last week has left the country, Russian television reports. Ryan Fogle flew out of Moscow on Sunday, Russia's NTV state television channel said, broadcasting pictures showing him at Sheremetyevo International Airport. Russia announced last week that it had caught Fogle as he ...
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Greece to Buy 142 Ships from China
(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Greek Shipping Minister Kostis Moussouroulis said here Saturday Greek shipowners have recently signed contracts to buy 142 new ships from Chinese shipbuilding companies. The orders, which were signed in April, accounted for more than 60 percent of the recent global orders of Greek shipowners, the Greek official was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying. The shipping ...
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France posts 2 fall in Aprils new registered firms
(MENAFN) The French national statistics bureau Insee stated that the number of new companies registered in April fell by 2 percent from a month before to 46,432, reported Xinhua News.The agency said that from a year earlier, the figure dropped by 2.2 percent.Insee attributed the decline to an unfavorable economic and investment conditions.Several sectors posted decreases in the number of new ...
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Hollande signs same-sex marriage law in sweeping social
French President Francois Hollande signed the bill on gay marriage into law on Saturday after it was approved by the Constitutional Council on Friday, the president's office announced.By legalizing the same-sex marriage, Hollande has successfully delivered one of his major campaign pledges, shifting the "marriage for all" from dream to reality.The bill is the most important social ...
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Russia Building Terrorist Killing Robo-Cop
Russia developing lethal autonomous robots to help engage in the fight on terrorism, the government said on Friday. You might have thought the world of lethal autonomous robots would be sole be here in the United States, or Japan. Both countries are working on their own version of robotic soldiers. And now Russia has joined their ranks. Only their robo-cop has terrorists in its cross-hairs. ...
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Europes cruise ship loss is Asias cruise ship gain
The numbers of cruise operators cutting back on their European programmes and ships is increasing, with Regent Seven Seas now cutting back dramatically on their programmes, Carnival announcing it was pulling out of Europe for 2014, with other lines cutting back in Europe for 2014 include Royal Caribbean which announced earlier this month that it would send only seven ships to Europe in 2014, ...
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British man admits killing his children in France
Police arrested the 48-year-old unemployed man on Saturday after the bodies of his daughter and son were found at his apartment in Saint-Priest, a suburb of ...
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To join EU Croatia may give up its wine
Does Croatia's Prosek jeopardise Italy's Prosecco? Croatia is gearing up to celebrate its entry into the Europen Union (EU), but don't pop the corks just yet. A heated trademark battle over the country's beloved sweet dessert wine has some feeling less than bubbly, mirroring rapidly declining enthusiasm among Croats for membership in the economically battered bloc. The EU ...
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Russia Expels Former American Embassy Official
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Bomb Suspects Trip Sheds Light on Caucasus War
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Mazzarri steps down as Napoli coach
"My era at Napoli is over," explained Walter Mazzarri as he announced his decision to end his reign as SSC Napoli coach after leading the side to second place in Serie ...
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Unbeaten Porto wrap up 27th league title
FC Porto coach Vtor Pereira praised the club's fans for being "by our side throughout the season" after his side beat FC Paos de Ferreira 2-0 to claim their 27th Portuguese ...
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Some wealthy households in France paid more in tax than they earned
French President Franois Hollande's Socialist government imposed the tax surcharge last year, shortly after taking office, to offset the impact of a rebate scheme created by its conservative predecessor. (BENOIT ...
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Denmark's Russian relationship
Danish relations with Russia have existed for several centuries, with the first recorded diplomatic relations dating from 1493, when King Hans and Ivan III signed a treaty aimed at planning an offensive against Sweden and Lithuania. Since then the relations between the two countries have grown closer, frayed, become tense, reconciled and stagnated at different points throughout the history of their respective political development.
Denmark and Russia have always been economically and politically important to one another though. Denmark, since the end of the Cold War, has acted as a bridge between the east and west, and during much of the tumultuous politics of the post-war and Cold War period, remained largely neutral in many affairs concerning Russia. In 1939 the country refused to support measures to expel Russia from the then-League of Nations, and resisted attempts by Nordic countries to set up a defense alliance for the region. Read more
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