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Explosion in Russian coal mine kills at least 17; more than 100 still underground

MOSCOW (AP) – A methane gas explosion ripped through a Siberian coal mine Monday, killing at least 17 miners and prompting efforts to evacuate more …
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Moscow prosecutors file charges against seven accused of human trafficking

MOSCOW (AP) – Moscow prosecutors on Friday charged seven men with involvement in a scheme to smuggle people into Europe where they were forced into …
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Senate endorses admission to NATO of five more members

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. Senate has approved legislation to endorse the enlargement of NATO to include the admission of Albania, Croatia, Georgia, …
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BP’s Russian joint venture likely to lose license at Siberian gas field, minister says

MOSCOW (AP) – A subsidiary of BP PLC’s joint venture likely will lose its license for a giant natural gas field in Siberia, Russia’s natural resources …
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Russian agency restricts more Brazilian, German chicken imports after finding salmonella

MOSCOW (AP) – Russian agriculture officials said Friday they had restricted imports of more processed chicken products from Brazil and Germany after …
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Chechnya’s Kremlin-backed president accuses federal authorities of torturing detainees

GROZNY, Russia (AP) – Chechnya’s newly installed, Kremlin-backed president accused federal authorities of torturing detainees, echoing claims that …
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Russian court orders ex-PM turned Kremlin critic to return his residence to the state

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, now a fierce Kremlin critic, was ordered by court on Friday to return his country …
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Missile defense expected to figure in talks during Merkel visit to Poland

WARSAW (AP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Poland on Friday for talks with Polish leaders expected to include a U.S. request to set up a …
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Saakashvili: Georgia overcoming Russian trade barriers

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) – President Mikhail Saakashvili said Thursday that Georgia is shrugging off a virtual Russian trade embargo, telling parliament …
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U.S. missile defense chief, on German visit, says system no threat to Russia

BERLIN (AP) – The head of the U.S. missile defense program sought Thursday to allay “consternation and misinformation” over plans to base interceptor …
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Leaders of Italy, Russia, sign deals on business ventures

BARI, Italy (AP) – Russian and Italian political and business leaders signed accords strengthening their economic ties Wednesday, including deals for …
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Russia demands more information from EU to consider lifting Polish meat ban

MOSCOW (AP) – Russian officials on Tuesday completed another round of talks with the European Union on Moscow’s ban on Polish meat and plant products, …
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Russian president meets with pope at the Vatican in highest-level talks in several years

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Benedict XVI met Tuesday in the highest-level Kremlin-Vatican talks in more than three …
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Chechnya plagued by torture, unlawful detentions, European anti-torture committee says

STRASBOURG, France (AP) – Russia’s war-scarred republic of Chechnya continues to be plagued by torture and unlawful detentions, with human rights …
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Trans-Dniester politician close to separatist leader’s son fatally shot

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) – A politician close to the son of the leader of separatist Trans-Dnister has been fatally shot outside his apartment in the …
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U.S. human rights report is biased, Uzbek government says

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) – A U.S. government human rights report claiming prisoners in Uzbekistan are routinely tortured is “biased and …
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in Vienna to visit, receive prize

VIENNA (AP) – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, began an official visit to Austria on …
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NATO stepping up talks on missile defense amid concerns over US plans

BRUSSELS (AP) – NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer believes there is “a real and growing missile threat to Europe” and wants to ensure that …
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