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Russia assails US global policy, warns it against attacking Iran in foreign strategy paper

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday sharply criticized the United States for what it called over reliance on force and warned …
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Ukraine swim official questioned by police after assault footage aired

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – A Ukraine team official was stripped of his accreditation Tuesday and is being questioned by police after a television …
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Poland takes up U.S. request for it to host missile defense base

WARSAW (AP) – The National Security Council said it would convene Tuesday to evaluate the U.S. proposal to build part of a missile defense system in …
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Rosneft subsidiary buys back shares that had been held by Yukos

MOSCOW (AP) – A subsidiary of the state-controlled Russian oil company Rosneft on Tuesday bought at auction a 9.44-percent share in Rosneft that had …
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Liberal Russian party considers European Human Rights Court suit over closure order

MOSCOW (AP) – Leaders of a liberal Russian political party ordered to close last week vowed Monday to take their fight to Europe’s human rights court, …
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Russian oil pipeline ruptures, spilling tons into river: Belarusian officials

MINSK, Belarus (AP) – A ruptured Russian pipeline spilled about 100 metric tons (110 U.S. tons) of diesel oil into a Belarusian river that flows into …
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Iran makes partial payment toward delayed Bushehr atomic energy plant: Russia

MOSCOW (AP) – The Russian state-run company building Iran’s first atomic power plant said Monday that Tehran has made its first payment toward the …
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Police block protesters from main square in Belarus capital, allow gathering elsewhere

MINSK, Belarus (AP) – Some 15,000 opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko’s authoritarian government gathered for a protest aimed at revitalizing …
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U.S. intensifies campaign for missile defense system in Eastern Europe

VIENNA (AP) – U.S. officials are intensifying their campaign to build support in European capitals for plans to deploy a missile defense shield in …
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Ukraine parliament says U.S. missile defense plans would threaten country’s security

KYIV (AP) – U.S. plans to deploy a missile defense system in Poland and Czech Republic threaten Ukraine’s national security, parliament said in a …
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German foreign minister appeals to US, Russia over missile defense tensions

BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s foreign minister on Wednesday urged the U.S. to consider the price of unilaterally pushing through plans to locate missile …
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US official expresses concern over democracy in Russia

BRUSSELS (AP) – The State Department’s point man on Russia Wednesday said Washington was concerned about democracy under President Vladimir Putin and …
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Russia’s FM urges U.S. to hold broader consultations on missile defense in Europe

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday urged the United States to hold broader consultations with Moscow on its plan to deploy missile …
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Polish senator warns U.S. not to take Poland for granted as it pushes plans on missile defense

WARSAW (AP) – A Polish lawmaker warned Washington on Wednesday not to take Poland for granted as it seeks to place a missile defense base here, …
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Marfin Popular Bank to acquire majority stake in Ukrainian lender

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) – Cyprus’ Marfin Popular Bank said Monday it had signed a $137.4 million deal to acquire 99.2 percent of Ukraine’s Marine …
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Russia’s international uranium enrichment center to begin work soon, deputy premier says

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia plans to put its international uranium enrichment center into operation soon, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said …
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Poll: Half of Poles oppose U.S. missile defense base

WARSAW (AP) – Fifty-one percent of Poles oppose U.S. plans to build a missile defense base in Poland, according to a poll released Monday. Washington …
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German Social Democrats’ leader criticizes U.S. missile defense plan

BERLIN (AP) – The leader of Germany’s governing Social Democrats criticized U.S. plans to locate a missile defense system in eastern Europe, insisting …
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