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UN envoy, German minister in Turkey for Syria talks

Peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle were in…

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Russia advances sweeping new spy bill

Russia's parliament advances spy legislation targeting civil groups working with foreigners

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Russia and Saudi Arabia to ban YouTube if anti-Islam film not deleted

Saudi Arabia and Russia have threatened to block YouTube if Google does…

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Russia expels USAID for ‘political meddling’

A new diplomatic crisis between Russia and US predicted

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Anti-Putin rally held in Moscow, member of the opposition in parliament expelled

Thousands of Russians take to the streets in a “Russia without Putin”…

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Pussy Riot festival takes place despite pressure from Kremlin

Festival organised in support of imprisoned Pussy Riot members held in spite…

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Fighting continues as Brahimi travels to Cairo

Brahimi visiting Cairo as a peace envoy, having scheduled talks with Arab…

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Russia asserts Pacific power at APEC summit

Kremlin hoping for major economic gains by playing a regional role

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Iran supplying Syria with weapons

Amid Brahimi’s statements about increasing violence in Syria, New York Times report…

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US arms sales triple in 2011

Selling weapons worth $66.3 billion overseas, the US arms sales triple

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