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45 min ago | Trend

Turkey negotiates with Russian, German travel agencies on tourist attraction

A delegation of the Ministry of Tourism of Turkey visited Russia and Germany and had meetings with representatives of leading travel companies in these countries, 'HA1 4rriyet' newspaper reported on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Turkey, Middle East, World News, Asia, Recep Tayyip Erdogan

4 hrs ago | The White House

Fact Sheet: United States and the Russian Federation Sign New...

On June 14, the United States and the Russian Federation signed a new bilateral framework on threat reduction that reinforces our longstanding partnership on nonproliferation.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News

8 hrs ago | Seattle Times

Transcript: Obama and Putin at G-8 summit

Remarks by President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, at the summit of the Group of 8 industrial nations, as transcribed by the White House.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Vladimir Putin, US News, US Politics, Fermanagh County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Barack Obama, North Korea,

11 hrs ago | RIA Novosti

Russians Divided Over Europeans' Attitude Towards Moscow

MOSCOW, June 17 While admitting that Russia and Europe have cultural differences, Russians are divided whether Europeans have a friendly attitude towards them, a recent opinion poll said on Monday.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News,

12 hrs ago | Armenian Liberty

Yerevan Vague On Armenian Entry Into Russian-Led Union

Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian stopped short of ruling out Armenia's accession to a new Russian-led bloc of former Soviet republics over the weekend, raising more questions about its integration with the European Union.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Armenia,

13 hrs ago | RIA Novosti

Most Russian Orthodox Don't Read Bible, Pray, Go to Church - Poll

MOSCOW, June 17 About 64 percent of Russians identify themselves as belonging to the Russian Orthodox Church, but many of them have never read the Bible and rarely go to church or pray, a recent poll showed.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Religion, Orthodox Church, Prison

13 hrs ago | Denver Post

Bomb in Syrian capital kills 10 soldiers

In this Friday, June 14, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, Syrian rebels stand on top of a tank they took after storming the Iskan military base in Idlib province, northern Syria.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Middle East, Journalism, Lebanon

14 hrs ago | NorthJersey.com

Russia questions Syrian chemical weapons evidence

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to the media after his meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, unseen, in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 15, 2013.

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15 hrs ago | Silicon Alley Insider

Russia's Aluminum Monopoly Is Effectively Worthless

Russia's aluminium monopoly Rusal, with its hidden Kremlin shareholders, has slipped below the worthlessness level on the Hong Kong Exchange that is, its market cap is now less than the value of the 28% shareholding it owns in Russia's largest mining company, Norilsk Nickel.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Vladimir Putin

15 hrs ago | Russia Beyond the Headlines

Islam in Russia faces threat of radicalism

The head of the Ulema Council of the Russian Council of Muftis, talks about the tensions between Muslims and Orthodox, Wahabi propaganda and problems with Muslim migrants in Tatarstan.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Religion, Islam, Orthodox Church,

17 hrs ago | Russia Beyond the Headlines

Russia might adopt Foreign Account Compliance Tax Act in 2014

Russia appears to have finally yielded to American pressure to adopt a tax dodgers' law known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act .

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Related Topix: Asia, World News, Tax

18 hrs ago | Freshnews

GA Telesis Engine Services Oy Wins Landmark Transaero Airlines 10...

International Russian airline, Transaero Airlines awarded GA Telesis Engine Services Oy an exclusive 10 year contract valued at up to $500 million to provide engine repair and overhaul services for Transaero's sixty-two General Electric CF6-80C2 engines for their Boeing 767 and Boeing 747 fleets.

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Related Topix: World News, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 767, Boeing 747, Finland,

22 hrs ago | www.guardian.co.uk | coolncrazy

NSA targeted Dmitry Medvedev at London G20 summit

Leaked documents reveal Russian president was spied on during visit, as questions are raised over use of US base in Britain US spies intercepted communications of the then Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, during a G20 summit in London.

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22 hrs ago | Colombo Page

Sri Lankan awarded the highest award of Russia for foreign citizens

June 17, Colombo: Dr. Saman Weerasinghe, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mos-Lanka Holdings Group of Companies and an Advisor to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse was awarded the 'Order of Honor of the Russian Federation' on the 12th of June 2013 in Colombo at a ceremony held on the occasion of the National Day of the Russian Federation.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News, Sri Lanka

Sun Jun 16, 2013

www.thetimes.co.uk | coolncrazy

Putin tells Cameron: You are siding with cannibals

David Cameron was warned last night that he would risk arming extremists who "eat the organs" of their enemies if he handed weapons to Syrian rebels.

In an extraordinary riposte to the Prime Minister, the Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the brutal tactics used by some of the rebels battling to topple Bashir Assad’s regime were at odds with the “humanitarian and cultural values” of Europe.

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Related Topix: Vladimir Putin, Fermanagh County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Weekday Magazine

Disgraced Daghestani Official Denies Reported Suicide Attempt

Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov, who was apprehended at his home on June 1 and charged three days later with having commissioned a contract killing, denied on June 14 media reports that he was hospitalized late on June 11 after slashing his veins in an apparent suicide attempt.

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Daily Times

Russia celebrates 50th anniversary of first woman in space

MOSCOW: Russia celebrated Sunday the 50th anniversary of the maiden flight of the first woman in space - a Soviet national hero who went by the call name 'Seagull' and captured the imaginations of girls around the world.

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Ottawa Citizen

In London, Putin slams moves to arm Syria's rebels but expresses hope for Geneva peace talks

British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a press conference at 10 Downing Street, London, Sunday June 16, 2013.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News, Vladimir Putin

CNN

Russian president: I did not steal Super Bowl ring

Russia's President Vladimir Putin is a popular but polarizing figure who has dominated Russian politics for more than a decade.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Vladimir Putin, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama