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Media watchdog: Russian prosecutors examining Chechen police in Politkovskaya killing

MOSCOW (AP) – Russian prosecutors are looking into the possibility that police officials in Chechnya were involved in the killing of journalist Anna …
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Report: Chinese automaker Chery plans 3 foreign factories

BEIJING (AP) – Chery Automobile Co., China’s biggest domestic automaker, plans to set up three assembly plants abroad in the Middle East, Eastern …
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Russian diplomat: disputed Pacific islands not on agenda for talks with Japanese officials

MOSCOW (AP) – Russian and Japanese officials were to meet for high-level talks in Moscow Tuesday, but a top diplomat reportedly said that four Pacific …
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Putin says he, Russians want next president to pursue similar policies

MOSCOW (AP) – President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published Tuesday that he wants his successor to pursue similar policies to his own, and …
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Reports: Russian arms exporter says Iran missile contract completed

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia has fulfilled a contract to sell air defense missiles to Iran, Russian news agencies quoted the head of the country’s state-run …
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Indian capital welcome in Sakhalin-3 energy project, says Russian defense minister

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia is interested in attracting Indian capital into the Sakhalin-3 oil project off its far eastern coast, the Russian defense …
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Reports: Russian audit chamber says ‘significant’ violations at Total oil project

MOSCOW (AP) – France’s Total SA had committed “significant” environmental violations at an Arctic oil and gas development, Russia’s financial watchdog …
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Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic biggest loser in Serbia’s election

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic, once the leader of anti-Slobodan Milosevic opposition and a survivor of two assassination …
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Ousted Georgian regional leader sentenced to 15 years in absentia for abuse of office

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) – A long-ruling regional leader in Georgia who was ousted nearly three years ago was sentenced to 15 years in prison in absentia …
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Severstal CEO: Company mulling deals in Europe, North America

MOSCOW (AP) – Leading Russian steelmaker OAO Severstal is casting its acquisitions net wide – seeking assets in Europe and North America, as well as …
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Kosovo government demands speedy conclusion of status process after Serbian elections

PRISTINA, Serbia (AP) – Kosovo’s government called on the United Nations Monday to quickly conclude the process of deciding on the province’s future, …
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Russia to stop launches from Siberian facility

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia will stop launching rockets from a decade-old Siberian facility later this year, military officials said Monday. An official with …
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U.S. wants formal talks with Poland on missile defense, embassy says

WARSAW (AP) – The United States wants to open formal negotiations with Warsaw over the possibility of basing part of its missile defense system on …
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Kyrgyz parliament refuses to vote again on president’s bid to reinstate premier

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) – Kyrgyzstan’s parliament refused to vote for a second time on President Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s attempt to reinstate Prime …
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After 4-month recall, Russian ambassador to return to Georgia as tensions ease

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) – Russia’s ambassador was to return to Georgia on Monday, a senior embassy official said, about four months after being recalled …
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Russian regulator prepares to probe giant gas field owned by BP PLC joint venture

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s environmental watchdog agency is preparing to probe a giant natural gas field owned by BP PLC’s Russian joint venture, a top …
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Turkmenistan’s interim leader pledges to stick to gas pipeline contract with China

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) – Turkmenistan’s acting president has pledged that his resource-rich ex-Soviet state would stick to its gas pipeline deal …
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Putin: Russia will remain reliable energy supplier

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia has been and will remain a reliable supplier of energy, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday – a statement that closely follows …
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