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Russia, Japan renew quest for elusive WWII peace treaty
World War II lingers for Russia and Japan. Nearly 68 years after the fighting ended, the two Asian powers have yet to sign a peace treaty. That could change now that the leaders of both countries have solid nationalist credentials and could pull off...
Tags: China Earthquake (2010), Energy Resources, Japan, Richard Nixon, Moscow (Russia)
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Tsarnaev brothers to be focus of new biography by Russian scholar
Brothers and Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be the focus of a major new biography by Russian American scholar and journalist Masha Gessen. Riverhead will publish the as-yet-untitled book. Gessen is the author,...
Tags: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Sports, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Book
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Tsarnaev homeland Chechnya: rebuilt from war, ruled by fear
ReutersBy Maria Golovnina GROZNY, Russia, May 1 (Reuters) - When it was last in the international spotlight, Chechnya was in ruins, its capital Grozny reduced to dust by the deadliest artillery and air onslaught in Europe since World War Two. Today, when the...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Crime, Law and Justice, Foods and Beverages, Human Rights, Civil Rights
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Russia's oldest rights group told to register as "foreign agent"
Reuters* Dozens of NGOs ordered to register as "foreign agents" * Putin says law will prevent foreign-funded groups spying * Memorial, others, say will refuse prosecutor's demand MOSCOW, April 30 (Reuters) - Moscow prosecutors told Russia's oldest human...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Human Rights, Civil Rights, Prosecution
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Russian law on NGOs comes under fire at U.N. rights forum
Reuters* Western concern at new Russian law on "foreign agents" * U.S. calls for rescinding law, halting inspections * Justice minister defends Russia's record at U.N. debate By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, April 29 (Reuters) - Russia's new law on non-...Tags: Sociology, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Human Rights, Civil Rights
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Obama stresses concern over Syrian chemical weapons in phone call with Putin-White House
ReutersWASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama underscored U.S. concerns about Syrian chemical weapons in a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, the White House said. The United States is trying to determine the...Tags: Barack Obama, Weaponry, John Kerry, Washington, DC, Russia
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Tycoons tap Norilsk cash for Olympic projects
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Two Russian tycoons will tap the prodigious cash flows of the country's largest mining company to help complete their construction projects for next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, whose budget has spiralled to a record $50 billion...Tags: Oleg Deripaska, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Russia, Finance, Credit Ratings
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Obama expresa preocupación sobre uso armas quÃmicas en Siria en diálogo con ruso Putin
ReutersPor Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, expresó el lunes sus preocupaciones sobre el uso de armas quÃmicas en Siria ante su par ruso Vladimir Putin, uno de los mayores aliados del Gobierno sirio. Estados...Tags: Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Jay Carney
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Reuters World News Highlights 1000 GMT, April 29
ReutersROME - New Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta will seek the backing of parliament in a confidence vote on Monday, facing severe political and economic problems that will test the solidity of his coalition government in the months ahead. - - - -...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Enrico Letta, Libya, Elections, National Government
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Russia, Japan to step up efforts to end territorial dispute
ReutersMOSCOW, April 29 (Reuters) - The leaders of Russia and Japan agreed on Monday to increase efforts to resolve a territorial dispute that has prevented the nations signing a peace treaty to end World War Two. "We have instructed our Foreign Ministries to...Tags: Russia, Japan, Shinzo Abe
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Reuters World News Highlights 1400 GMT, April 29
ReutersBEIRUT - Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived a bomb attack on his convoy in Damascus on Monday, state media and activists said, as rebels struck in the heart of President Bashar al-Assad's capital. - - - - ROME - New Italian Prime Minister...Tags: Enrico Letta, Medical Procedures and Tests, National Government, Central Intelligence Agency, Emergency Incidents
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Japan hopes Russia summit can bring momentum on island dispute
Reuters* Japanese PM Abe to meet Putin, with business leaders in tow * Territorial dispute has clouded ties since World War Two * Japan seeks proposal for gas pipeline participation By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW, April 29 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister...Tags: China, Government, Treaties, Russia, Energy Resources
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