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Germany’s Merkel stresses EU’s interest in “strategic partnership” with Russia

BERLIN (AP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed Europe’s interest in a “close strategic partnership” with Russia on Monday, days before she …
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EU to boost cooperation with Black Sea nations

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union said Monday it would intensify cooperation in energy and other fields with Black Sea nations in a bid to strengthen …
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Rice visits Moscow amid rising Washington-Kremlin tensions

MOSCOW (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Moscow on Monday for high-level meetings amid growing Russia-U.S. tensions …
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Poland, US opening formal talks on missile defense

WARSAW (AP) – Poland and the United States were opening their first formal talks Monday on Washington’s contentious request to place part of a new …
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Newcomer Serbia wins 2007 Eurovision Song Contest

HELSINKI, Finland (AP) – Serbia’s Marija Serifovic won the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday with a heart-wrenching ballad that beat 23 other …
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Putin appears to draw parallels between U.S. and Nazi Germany policies

MOSCOW (AP) – Who was Vladimir Putin talking about when he said that the world faces threats to peace like those that led to World War II? The Russian …
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Methane gas explosion in Ukrainian coal mine kills 3 miners, injures 18, officials say

KYIV (AP) – A methane gas explosion deep underground in an eastern Ukrainian coal mine killed three miners and injured 18 early Wednesday, emergency …
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Official: Russia and Turkmenistan ready to discuss new gas pipeline skirting Caspian

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia hopes to negotiate construction of a new pipeline that would carry gas from Turkmenistan into Europe across its territory, a top …
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Uzbek rights defender gets suspended sentence after confessing, impugning U.S. group

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) – An Uzbek appeals court gave a suspended sentence to a well-known human rights defender Tuesday, after she read out a …
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Ukraine’s extravagant drag queen vows to bring smiles to European song contest

KYIV (AP) – On stage, Verka Serdyuchka portrays herself as a simple village girl living her dream. Not all her countrymen are beguiled by her …
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Poland drawing up law to allow removal of communist-era monuments

WARSAW (AP) – Poland said Monday that it was preparing a law that would give local authorities free hand to remove monuments of “praise for the …
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Russia’s Putin, Slovakian prime minister discuss gas, nuclear cooperation

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia on Friday offered to modernize Slovakia’s nuclear power plants, as the two countries vowed to expand their cooperation in the …
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Turkmenistan invites Chevron to work Caspian oil fields

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) – Turkmenistan’s new president has invited U.S.-based Chevron Corp. to work in the country’s section of the energy-rich …
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Rosneft subsidiary wins auction for major unit of bankrupt Yukos oil company

MOSCOW (AP) – A subsidiary of state-controlled OAO Rosneft won the bidding for several Yukos units on Thursday with an offer of 175.7 billion rubles …
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Murdered Politkovskaya, captured Johnston at heart of World Press Freedom Day in Europe

BRUSSELS (AP) – The murder of Russia’s Anna Politkovskaya and the kidnapping of BBC journalist Alan Johnston took center stage during the ceremonies …
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Estonian president urges Russia to act ‘civilized’ in Soviet monument row

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – Estonia’s president on Wednesday called on Russia to act “civilized” in the dispute over a Soviet monument, and the prime …
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In Ukraine, as across much of the former Soviet Union, the Russian language is in retreat

KYIV (AP) – The fidgeting, wide-eyed girls and boys squeezed around a table in Elizaveta Moklyak’s kindergarten class are helping lead a cultural and …
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‘Slava’ Rostropovich prevailed at music … and at so much more

NEW YORK (AP) – He stood out for his tenacious defiance of Soviet authorities and his decision to go into exile rather than give up the fight for …
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