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Turkmenistan election to be monitored by domestic observers, officials say

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) – Turkmenistan’s presidential elections next month will be monitored by domestic observers, with no foreign presence …
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Russian lawmakers criticize Estonia for planned removal of Red Army statue

MOSCOW (AP) – Russian lawmakers on Wednesday sharply criticized Estonia for possible plans to remove a statue that honors Red Army soldiers who helped …
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Ally of Ukrainian PM dies after being shot in hunting accident

KYIV (AP) – A prominent Ukrainian lawmaker and ally of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych died Wednesday from gunshot wounds suffered in a hunting …
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Russian officials send more police onto streets after alert of possible terror threat

MOSCOW (AP) – Authorities sent additional police units and officers onto the streets of many Russian cities Wednesday, a day after officials announced …
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Polish company: Gazprom partly suspends cooperation over gas pipeline

WARSAW (AP) – Russian natural gas giant Gazprom is partially suspending cooperation with the operator of the Polish segment of a major gas pipeline …
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Greek, Bulgarian ministers say oil pipeline deal is near

ATHENS (AP) – Greece, Bulgaria and Russia are close to finalizing an agreement paving the way for the construction of an oil pipeline between Bulgaria …
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Romanian president visits Moldova, torn between EU and Russia

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) – Rural, economically backward Moldova has long flirted with the idea of merging with its bigger and richer neighbor Romania – …
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Ukrainian government wants tougher fines for sneaking food from Chernobyl zone

KYIV (AP) – Ukraine’s government will ask parliament to toughen fines for sneaking food, building materials and other items out of the irradiated zone …
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Reports: Russia wants to interview Berezovsky over Litvinenko poisoning case

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s top prosecutor said his office wants to question fugitive tycoon Boris Berezovsky over the probe of ex-security agent Alexander …
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Reports: British investigators probing Litvinenko poisoning case want to return to Moscow.

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s top prosecutor said British investigators have asked to return to Moscow as part of their probe of ex-security agent Alexander …
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Poland has dealt with meat safety concerns, top EU health official says

WARSAW (AP) – Poland has done enough to address concerns over the safety of its meat exports in the face of a Russian ban, the European Union’s top …
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Labor shortage fears as tough new migration rules come into force in Russia

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia launched a crackdown on millions of illegal workers as tough new migration rules came into effect on Monday amid a rising tide of …
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Government loyalists appear to sweep local elections in Belarus

MINSK, Belarus (AP) – Government loyalists appeared to sweep local elections in Belarus, according to preliminary results released Monday, as …
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Former Russian nuclear chief pleads innocent at fraud, abuse of office trial

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s former atomic energy chief Yevgeny Adamov pleaded not guilty in a Moscow court Monday as prosecutors read out charges of fraud …
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Spokesman for Russian billionaire: detention in France was ‘regrettable misunderstanding’

MOSCOW (AP) – The detention of Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov in France last week as part of a prostitution investigation was a “regrettable …
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Putin hails oil agreement with Belarus as reasonable

MOSCOW (AP) – President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed an agreement that ended a bitter oil dispute with neighboring Belarus, saying it meant a …
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Russian court sanctions arrest of man detained in Central Bank official’s murder probe

MOSCOW (AP) – A Moscow court on Monday sanctioned the arrest of a banker detained last week in connection with the investigation into the murder of a …
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Romanian and Ukrainian presidents meet to inaugurate new border crossing point

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – The presidents of Romania and Ukraine inaugurated a bridge Monday that has become a new border crossing point into the …
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