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The South Caucasus and the Russia-Turkey-Iran geopolitical triangle
Monday, 06 Sep. 2010, 07:12:55 / source: Rian /total 2 news in this topic/
In connection with the recent visits of Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to Armenia and Azerbaijan political analyst Viktor Nadein-Rayevsky, a senior fellow of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of World Economy and International Relations assesses geopolitical situation in the region and gives his opinion on the ambitions of other regional powers – Turkey and Iran....
Russia's Sedov barque leaves Reykjavik for Norway
Thursday, 09 Sep. 2010, 03:57:00 / source: Rian /total 2 news in this topic/
Russia's Sedov barque, the largest windjammer in the world, has left the port of Reykjavik and has set course for Norway as part of its Northern Expedition....
Report: Castro blasts Ahmadinejad as anti-Semitic (AP)
Tuesday, 07 Sep. 2010, 13:41:47 / source: news.yahoo.com /total 6 news in this topic/
AP - Fidel Castro criticized Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes and questioned his own actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 during interviews with an American journalist he summoned to Havana to discuss fears of global nuclear war....
Russia, S. Korea to expand gas, oil cooperation - Putin
Thursday, 09 Sep. 2010, 09:01:46 / source: Rian /total 2 news in this topic/
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Backers of NYC Islamic center appear divided (AP)
Wednesday, 08 Sep. 2010, 16:16:50 / source: news.yahoo.com /total 7 news in this topic/
AP - The group of Muslims planning to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque near ground zero appears plagued by divisions that raise questions about the future of the project, with one major investor saying he is prepared to sell some or all of the site if the price is right....
Obama: U.S. can't afford to extend tax cuts for rich
(Reuters)
08 Sep. 14:21:47 / news.yahoo.com / 4 news in this topic/
Reuters - President Barack Obama, fighting to keep Democrats in charge of Congress, said on Wednesday the United States could not afford to exten...
Congress Republicans wary of Obama economy plan
(Reuters)
07 Sep. 19:35:05 / news.yahoo.com / 2 news in this topic/
Reuters - Republicans in Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve billions of dollars in measures to boost the e...
Laura Bush to speak at 9/11 memorial fundraiser
(AP)
09 Sep. 00:28:11 / news.yahoo.com / 2 news in this topic/
AP - Former first lady Laura Bush will speak at a National Park Service fundraiser in Pittsburgh on Friday, a day before joining Michelle Obama i...
Obama warns Koran-burning would boost al Qaeda
(Reuters)
09 Sep. 07:06:37 / news.yahoo.com / 4 news in this topic/
Reuters - President Barack Obama warned Thursday that an obscure U.S. Christian pastor's plan to burn the Koran on September 11 could provoke al ...
Suspected US missile strike kills 6 in Pakistan
(AP)
08 Sep. 00:08:41 / news.yahoo.com / 5 news in this topic/
AP - A suspected U.S. drone killed at least six militants in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday when it fired a missile at a house linked to a gr...
There Is No Proof that Economic Health Depends on Manufacturing
30 Aug. 10:18:26 / cfr / 12 news in this topic/
Jagdish Bhagwati says the service sector is no less technologically progressive or vital than manufacturing to an economy.
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Decision to suspend Quran-burning met with relief
(AP)
09 Sep. 21:17:40 / news.yahoo.com / 2 news in this topic/
AP - Religious and political leaders across the Muslim world have welcomed a decision by a small American church to suspend plans to torch copies...
Fla. minister: Quran burning still planned
(AP)
08 Sep. 00:30:28 / news.yahoo.com / 5 news in this topic/
AP - The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said he was still praying about whether go through with his plan to...
Crews contain 10 percent of Colorado wildfire
(AP)
09 Sep. 01:07:55 / news.yahoo.com / 3 news in this topic/
AP - As thousands of people waited to learn if their homes survived a raging Colorado wildfire, Dan Hackett hiked a second time behind roadblocks...
Ukrainian lawmakers try to disrupt parliament
09 Sep. 02:03:00 / Rian / 3 news in this topic/
Lawmakers from Ukraine's pro-presidential Party of Regions are set to fend off attempts by the opposition to disrupt a session on Thursday....
European pressure mounts on Iran over stoning case
(AP)
08 Sep. 12:08:38 / news.yahoo.com / 2 news in this topic/
AP - European Union nations and the continent's biggest human rights organization slammed Iran on Wednesday for its plans to stone a woman convic...
Russia should boost exhibit activity - ex-Prime Minister Primakov
08 Sep. 07:40:50 / Rian / 2 news in this topic/
The transition to an innovative economy in Russia should be followed by an increase in Russia’s exhibition activities, Yevgeny Primakov, head of ...
Mullah Omar tells Afghans Taliban are winning
08 Sep. 10:59:45 / msnbc / 2 news in this topic/
The Taliban's shadowy leader told Afghans on Wednesday that the insurgents are winning the war and warned Americans that they are wasting lives a...
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Snooki fined $500 for annoying beachgoers
08 Sep. 12:12:07 / msnbc / 2 news in this topic/
Her lawyer said Wednesday that "Jersey Shore" star Nicole Polizzi was under the influence of alcohol when she stumbled around the beach in Seasid...
Russia studying Chinese proposals regarding Expo 2010 pavilion
07 Sep. 07:43:00 / Rian / 2 news in this topic/
Russia is closely studying proposals from Chinese companies and institutions on the future use of the Russian pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai, ...
Reclusive heiress's attorney lashes out at critics
08 Sep. 03:05:57 / msnbc / 3 news in this topic/
Elderly heiress Huguette Clark's attorney has responded to an effort by her relatives to oust him by ridiculing them as Johnny-come-latelies. Msn...
Report: BP probe to spread blame for spill
(Reuters)
07 Sep. 16:54:01 / news.yahoo.com / 3 news in this topic/
Reuters - BP Plc's internal probe of the deadly April 20 blowout that unleashed the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill will assign blame to BP as w...
Wildfire sets sights on Boulder as wind picks up
(AP)
09 Sep. 17:06:42 / news.yahoo.com / 2 news in this topic/
AP - Neighborhoods once filled with million-dollar homes and scenic mountain cabins have become piles of smoking rubble. On one lot, all that sur...
Police: 2 shot dead at Kraft plant in Pa., 1 hurt
(AP)
09 Sep. 20:54:09 / news.yahoo.com / 3 news in this topic/
AP - A woman who had just been suspended from her job and escorted from a Kraft Foods Inc. facility in the city's northeast section on Thursday r...
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Moms of US hikers held in Iran get some good news
(AP)AP - Three U.S. mothers who have pleaded with Iranian authorities for more than a year to free their...
10 Sep.,02:44/ Rian / 1 /
Russia's UAV market to see 'breakthrough' by 2013 - company headRussia will be able to produce advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) able to compete with those p...
10 Sep.,02:43/ BBC / 1 /
Guinea poll head guilty of fraudThe head of Guinea's election commission and another senior official are sentenced to a year in pris...
10 Sep.,02:36/ BBC / 1 /
Minister defends using detectivesA justice minister says he paid private detectives to investigate his colleagues because he was upse...
10 Sep.,02:25/ Rian / 1 /
Medvedev accepts resignation of top media advisorRussian President Dmitry Medvedev accepted the resignation of his advisor Leonid Reiman on Friday....
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Keli Goff: Three Ways to Prove You're Not a Bigot This 9/11I do not believe that every person who opposes the Cordoba House Center being located near Ground Ze...
10 Sep.,02:30/ BBC / 1 /
Manipur police on murder chargesA court in India's Manipur state issues warrants for the arrest of nine policemen charged with killi...
10 Sep.,02:29/ BBC / 1 /
Osborne welfare plans under fireLabour attack government plans to cut the annual welfare bill by a further £4bn, one MP saying the m...
10 Sep.,02:22/ Rian / 1 /
Medvedev calls on Russians to modernize countryRussian President Dmitry Medvedev said he would like to see the modernization of the country carried...
10 Sep.,02:14/ BBC / 1 /
Deutsche 'set to raise 9bn euros'Shares in Germany's Deutsche Bank fall sharply after reports that it is planning to raise 9bn euros ...
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Washington prepares for 1st execution since 2001Prison officials are making final preparations for Washington state's first execution since 2001. Co...
10 Sep.,02:03/ BBC / 1 /
Live - County ChampionshipKent and Hampshire continue their scrap for points in the battle against relegation, while Sussex wi...
10 Sep.,01:52/ news.yahoo.com / 1 /
Moms of US hikers held in Iran get some good news (AP)AP - Three U.S. mothers who have pleaded with Iranian authorities for more than a year to free their...
10 Sep.,01:51/ cbc.ca / 1 /
Afghan airstrike kills 3 insurgents: NATOAn Afghan insurgent commander who was allegedly planning bombings in Kabul on the eve of the Sept. 1...
10 Sep.,01:45/ BBC / 1 /
Investors bet on prisoner rehabA "payment-by-results" project to cut reoffending is being officially launched, with investors getti...
09 Sep.,22:20/ nytimes.com / 1 /
Judge Rules That Military Policy Violates Rights of GaysWhile the policy, known as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” will not change right away, the ruling reflects ...
09 Sep.,19:21/ news.yahoo.com / 8 / обновлено 01:43 /
Homes on fire after explosion reported in Calif. (AP)AP - Homes are being destroyed as a massive fire roars through a mostly residential neighborhood in ...
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