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Pussy Riot supporters protest at Russian cathedral
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Pussy Riot supporters protest at Russian cathedral

MOSCOW — Security guards scuffled with masked protesters who demonstrated outside Moscow's main cathedral on Wednesday in support of three…
Female punk band goes on trial in Russia for Putin protest
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Female punk band goes on trial in Russia for Putin protest

  MOSCOW – Three women who protested against Vladimir Putin in a "punk prayer" on the altar of Russia's main…
Russia blames West and Syria’s neighbours for bloodshed
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Russia blames West and Syria’s neighbours for bloodshed

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned on Saturday that international support for Syrian rebels would lead to "more blood" and…
World outrage at Syria ‘massacre’, but no action
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World outrage at Syria ‘massacre’, but no action

The United States has branded Syria's leaders murderers after an attack on a village by President Bashar al-Assad's troops left…
Managing the end game in Syria
Opinion

Managing the end game in Syria

Even as the Assad regime pursues Syria’s descent into a sectarian wasteland, its cruelty cannot obscure a discernible shift in…
Brown rot threatens potato exports
Business

Brown rot threatens potato exports

Russia has discovered brown rot in a shipment of potatoes imported from Egypt, threatening to halt trade of the crop…
103 dead in southern Russia floods
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103 dead in southern Russia floods

MOSCOW — Intense flooding in the Black Sea region of southern Russia killed 103 people after torrential rains dropped nearly…
France wants UN to be able to enforce Annan plan
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France wants UN to be able to enforce Annan plan

France will propose giving the United Nations the power to enforce Kofi Annan's Syrian peace plan, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius…
Russia presses call for international meeting on Syria but not sanctions
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Russia presses call for international meeting on Syria but not sanctions

Russia amplified its call for an international meeting on Syria on Saturday, saying sanctions or military intervention would "only aggravate…
Putin in China to cement key alliance
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Putin in China to cement key alliance

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China on Tuesday for a three-day visit aimed at bolstering a crucial alliance that…
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