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EU urges moderation in Ukraine, says crisis does not harm negotiations, aid programs

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union expressed concern Tuesday about the political turmoil in Ukraine and urged both sides to show responsibility and …
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EU urges moderation in Ukraine

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union on Tuesday expressed concern about the political turmoil in Ukraine and urged all sides to show responsibility and …
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U.S. urges nonviolent resolution after Ukraine’s president dissolves parliament

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. government is closelymonitoring Ukraine’s political situation and pushing for apeaceful resolution after President Viktor …
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U.S. missile experts in Czech capital to check conditions at possible radar site

PRAGUE (AP) – A group of U.S. experts arrived in the Czech capital Monday to check conditions at a possible radar site that would be part of a U.S. …
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Aeroflot joins Unicredit in its bid for Alitalia

MILAN, Italy (AP) – Unicredit has recruited Russian airline Aeroflot as a partner in the bank’s bid to take over struggling Italian airline Alitalia, …
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Ukraine’s revered caves monastery deteriorating amid money shortage

KYIV (AP) – The workers standing on ladders at one of the churches at the Monastery of the Caves weren’t touching it up for visitors to Ukraine’s top …
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Lawmaker calls for changes that would allow President Vladimir Putin to serve longer

MOSCOW (AP) – A Russian parliamentary leader on Friday called for the constitution to be amended to allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in office …
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EU says it sent full replies to Russia to end meat import ban on Poland

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union sent “comprehensive” information to Russian authorities in an attempt to end a standoff over Moscow’s refusal to …
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World swimming body suspends Ukraine official filmed scuffling with daughter

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) – FINA suspended a Ukrainian swimming official Wednesday after a television network showed footage of him scuffling with …
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Reports: Official says Russia’s satellite navigation system to be operational this year

MOSCOW (AP) – A top Russian official said Wednesday the country’s satellite navigation system will become fully operational later this year, even …
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Russian ex-banker and Arbitration Court secretary arrested in $2.4 billion fraud case

MOSCOW (AP) – A Russian court on Wednesday approved the arrest of an ex-banker and Moscow Arbitration Court secretary who is suspected of …
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Kyrgyz president backtracks on Cabinet reshuffle as opposition rejects coalition government

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) – Kyrgyzstan’s prime minister on Wednesday announced the dismissal of several top Cabinet members in an apparent attempt to …
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Czechs formally agree to open talks on hosting U.S. missile defense site

PRAGUE (AP) – The Czech government on Wednesday agreed to start negotiations with the United States on the possible hosting of part of a U.S. global …
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Russian Academy of Sciences refuses to cede control to government

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s scientific elite, in a rare show of disobedience to the Kremlin, on Wednesday voted against a government-proposed charter that …
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Azerbaijan’s oil output to double by 2010, state oil company chief says

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) – Azerbaijan plans to double its oil output by 2010, the head of the state oil company said Wednesday. Natiq Aliyev, the head of …
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Russia’s rights climate is deteriorating, Soviet-style restrictions increasing, activists say

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s human rights climate is deteriorating and Soviet-style restrictions on freedom of speech and expression are multiplying, …
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Tajik president bans high school graduation balls, orders all infants’ names to be de-Russified

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AP) – President Emomalii Rakhmon has banned high school graduation parties in this largely Muslim Central Asian nation, the …
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Russian government expands its control of the nation’s oil and gas riches

MOSCOW (AP) – The Russian government expanded its control of the nation’s oil and gas riches Tuesday when a subsidiary of state-controlled Rosneft …
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