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Plane Crash Kills 10 in Kamchatka

At least ten people have perished, as a twin-engine Antonov An-28 crashed on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday

World | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 12:18 | Viewed: 1109

EU Scolds Russia over 'Growing Intolerance for Dissent'

EU High Representative Catherine Ashton has bashed Russia for what she perceives as growing "intolerance of any expression of dissenting views.

World | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 10:28 | Viewed: 1017

American Dies in Libya Consulate Attack in Benghazi

A US state department official was killed and at least one other American was wounded when militiamen stormed the US consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.

World | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 09:52 | Viewed: 957

Employee at US Consulate in Benghazi Killed

The Libyan government has notified the United States that an employee at the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was killed Tuesday, a State Department official told CNN.

World | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 09:46 | Viewed: 910

Russia Lures Moldova into Its Customs Union with Kazakhstan, Belarus

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has invited Moldova to join the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.

World | September 11, 2012, Tuesday // 17:18 | Viewed: 2194

Putin Decree Boosts Russian Govt Role in Gazprom Probe

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree enhancing the Russian government's ability to assist major Russian companies under investigation abroad, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

World | September 11, 2012, Tuesday // 17:01 | Viewed: 3620

Soros to Germany: Lead or Leave Eurozone

Billionaire financier and political activist George Soros said Germany should lead the European Union in a different direction, or be persuaded to leave the euro currency so other nations can move forward.

World | September 11, 2012, Tuesday // 09:06 | Viewed: 1790

US, World Remember 9/11 on 11th Anniversary of Attacks

People and governments across the world commemorate Tuesday the 11th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.

World | September 11, 2012, Tuesday // 08:05 | Viewed: 4790

Russian MP Faces Ouster for Doing Business in Bulgaria

Russian oppositional lawmaker Gennady Gudkov may be stripped of his mandate over his involvement in commercial activity while in office.

World | September 10, 2012, Monday // 15:38 | Viewed: 1812

Pussy Riot's Lawyer Investigated over Russian Opposition Rally

A lawyer for the anti-Putin punk band Pussy Riot has been summoned for questioning over his role in a May 6 opposition rally in the Russian capital Moscow that turned violent.

World | September 10, 2012, Monday // 13:34 | Viewed: 1302

West Grants Kosovo Full Sovereignty

Thirteen years after the end of the Kosovo war, international supervision of Kosovo ends on Monday even though foreign involvement and supervision in the country is far from being over.

World | September 10, 2012, Monday // 13:26 | Viewed: 1955

Polls: Obama Leads Romney by 4%

US President Barack Obama is currently attracting the support of 49% of voters nationwide, while Mitt Romney earns 45% of the vote, according to Scott Rasmussen's daily tracking poll.

World | September 9, 2012, Sunday // 18:33 | Viewed: 1629

Iraq's Sunni VP Sentenced to Death

Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi has been sentenced to death in absentia after a court found him guilty of running death squads.

World | September 9, 2012, Sunday // 17:11 | Viewed: 1382

Wave of Attacks Kills at Least 44 in Iraq

At least 44 people have been killed in a wave of attacks against Iraqi security forces on Sunday.

World | September 9, 2012, Sunday // 16:12 | Viewed: 958

North Korea Threatens USA with 'Total War'

Continued US military presence on the Korean Peninsula creates a hostile environment and risks provoking war, the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said in a statement.

World | September 8, 2012, Saturday // 16:36 | Viewed: 1741

Russia Signals Comprehensive Approach to Middle East

Russia will work for the convention of an international conference on peace in the Middle East before the end of the year, announced Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov.

World | September 8, 2012, Saturday // 10:55 | Viewed: 1381

Canada Lists Iran as Terrorism Sponsor, Breaks Off Ties

Canada has suspended diplomatic relations with Iran and is expelling Iranian diplomats from Canada, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced in a statement on Friday.

World | September 7, 2012, Friday // 18:31 | Viewed: 1843

Orban Seeks New IMF Loan for Hungary After All

Hungary needs and will obtain a credit line from the International Monetary Fund even as the government opposes the conditions currently demanded for the aid, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has stated.

World | September 7, 2012, Friday // 16:37 | Viewed: 1892

Ukraine to Cut Army in Half, Phase Out Draft

????The Ukrainian Armed Forces are to be downsized almost 50% by 2017, General Staff chief Igor Nikolaenko said on Friday.

World | September 7, 2012, Friday // 16:33 | Viewed: 1826

Lufthansa Strike Causes Travel Mayhem

Lufthansa cabin crews have started a 24-hour nationwide strike, triggering travel chaos for thousands of passengers.

World | September 7, 2012, Friday // 12:53 | Viewed: 1921

Obama Formally Accepts US Democratic Nomination

US President Barack Obama accepted Thursday evening the nomination of the Democratic Party in an official start of his reelection bid.

World | September 7, 2012, Friday // 10:51 | Viewed: 1109
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