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U.S.-Russia 'reset' thwarted by Syrian war, spy scandal
Just when it seemed that Russia was poised to collaborate with Western powers on a new peace mission for Syria, a spy scandal has erupted to revive Cold War-era mistrust and division. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State...
Tags: Human Rights, Sports, John Kerry, Central Intelligence Agency, Wars and Interventions
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U.S. diplomat accused of recruiting for CIA in Russia
MOSCOW — Russian authorities detained an American diplomat accused of attempting to recruit a Russian intelligence officer into the CIA, the Federal Security Service said Tuesday. Ryan Christopher Fogle, the third secretary of the American Embassy...
Tags: Human Rights, Anna Chapman, Boston Marathon, Human Rights Watch, Sports
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Russian Deputy Premier Vladislav Surkov relieved of duties
MOSCOW — Vladislav Surkov, a masterful political operative and propagandist known as the “gray cardinal” of the Kremlin, was fired Wednesday in a move that was widely seen as a reflection of a deepening rift in the relationship between...
Tags: Government, Moscow (Russia), Politics, London School of Economics, Russia
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U.S. reassures Syria rebels about its stance on Assad
BEIRUT — The new U.S.-Russia peace initiative for Syria will inevitably lead to the departure of President Bashar Assad, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Thursday, moving to reassure Syrian rebels and their allies that the Obama...
Tags: Moscow (Russia), Israel, Armed Forces, John Kerry, Russia
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Barbara Walters to retire from TV journalism
Barbara Walters is saying goodbye to TV journalism. After more than half a century in the industry, the veteran ABC News anchor plans to retire next summer, ABC announced Sunday night. Walters, 83, is set to make it official Monday morning on "The View....
Tags: 20 (tv program), Ben Sherwood, Chickenpox, Entertainment, Academy Awards
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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: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Sports, Book, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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U.S., Russia agree to convene talks on Syria
MOSCOW -- The United States and Russia have agreed to convene an international conference as soon as this month to try to end two years of bloodshed in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced after...
Tags: Government, Moscow (Russia), Pakistan, Politics, Bashar Assad
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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: Energy Resources, Moscow (Russia), Shinzo Abe, Richard Nixon, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Israeli attacks in Syria aimed at Hezbollah, not as aid to rebels
Israeli airstrikes in Syria on Iranian weapons destined for Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia could be seen as heralding wider international involvement in Syria’s intractable civil war. Reports of sarin gas attacks in Syria also conjure the...
Tags: Moscow (Russia), Israel, John Kerry, Jerusalem (Israel), Wars and Interventions
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USAID develops a bad reputation among some foreign leaders
WASHINGTON — When Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development from his impoverished country last week, he complained that Washington "still has a mentality of domination and submission" in the region. It...
Tags: Human Rights, George W. Bush, Punishment, United Nations, Government
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Thousands in Russia demand new elections, release of prisoners
This post has been corrected. See bottom for details. MOSCOW — In the biggest show of opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin since last May, thousands of demonstrators gathered Monday near the Kremlin to demand an immediate release of...
Tags: Parliament, Political Dissent, Embezzlement, Demonstration, Activism
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Russia reportedly detains 140 people in suspected extremism
Russian authorities said Friday that 140 people had been detained in southern Moscow on suspicion of involvement in an Islamic extremist organization, according to the state news agency. The Federal Security Agency said at least 30 of the suspects...
Tags: Terrorism, Human Rights, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Human Rights Watch
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