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Russian troops withdrawal from Georgia likely soon: envoy
AFP - Wednesday, September 3BRUSSELS (AFP) - - Russia's EU envoy affirmed Tuesday that Moscow would soon withdraw hundreds of troops from Georgia, a day after the European Union froze partnership talks until the forces pulled out. More »
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EU leaders suspend Russian talks until troops withdraw
AFP - Tuesday, September 2BRUSSELS (AFP) - - EU leaders decided at an emergency summit Monday to freeze strategic partnership talks with Moscow until Russian troops withdraw from Georgia, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said. More »
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Fury at Kremlin on Beslan anniversary
AFP - Tuesday, September 2BESLAN, Russia (AFP) - - Survivors of the Beslan hostage massacre called Monday for an international enquiry on the fourth anniversary of the tragedy, saying the Kremlin is suppressing the truth. More »
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Anti-Kremlin website founder dies in police custody: report
AFP - Monday, September 1MOSCOW (AFP) - - A vocal critic of the Kremlin's policies in the Caucasus died Sunday from a bullet wound to the head while in police custody, Interfax reported, quoting prosecutors. More »
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Demonstrators gather in support of slain Russian journalist
AFP - Sunday, August 31MOSCOW (AFP) - - Demonstrators gathered in Moscow on Saturday to pay tribute to slain journalist Anna Politkovskaya and draw attention to what they claimed was a lack of freedom of speech that led to her death. More »
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Spanair denies it considered transferring passengers before crash
AFP - Sunday, August 31MADRID (AFP) - - Spanair denied Saturday government claims that it considered transferring passengers to another plane after detecting a problem with the jet that crashed last week in Madrid, killing 154 people. More »
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Basque separatist leader Otegi leaves jail, calls for talks
AFP - Sunday, August 31SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (AFP) - - The ex-leader of the banned political wing of armed Basque separatist group ETA left jail Saturday after serving a sentence for glorifying terrorism and called for negotiations with the government. More »
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Italy to invest $5bln in Libya over 25 years
AFP - Sunday, August 31BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) - - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Saturday that Rome will invest five billion dollars in Libya over the next 25 years as part of a deal to resolve disputes dating back to its colonial rule of the country. More »
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Sixteen hurt when Ryanair jet plunges
AFP - Wednesday, August 27LIMOGES, France (AFP) - - Passengers on a Ryanair flight said Tuesday they thought they "were going to die" when the low-cost jet plunged 8,000 metres (26,400 feet) after a sudden loss of cabin pressure over France. More »
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British agency pushing counter-terror propaganda to media: report
AFP - Tuesday, August 26LONDON (AFP) - - A British government agency is funnelling anti-Al-Qaeda propaganda to news organisations in a bid to damage the global terror network's "brand", The Guardian reported Tuesday. More »
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