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Merkel, Putin meet amid tension over human rights issues

Source: China Post, Nov 17 2012, 1:24pm CST

MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday shot back at visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel for raising questions about the imprisonment of the Pussy Riot punk provocateurs, suggesting she was poorly informed about the group's true ...

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Russia to Move Angara Rocket to Plesetsk Center by June

Source: GlobalSecurity.org  |   May 19 2013, 9:04pm CDT

MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's new super-heavy class Angara carrier rocket will be delivered to the Plesetsk space center for further testing by June, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said. "The work on the rocket at the Kh ...

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Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle

Source: The Malaysian Insider  |   May 19 2013, 8:42pm CDT

Natalie Horler from the German group Cascada rehearses her entry 'Glorious' ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Grand Final in Malmo. - Reuters pic BERLIN, May 20 — Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovisio ...

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"Having to go to a prison camp for two years for that — this would not have happened in Germany"


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In Russia, Putin Prefers Secret Government

Source: Forbes  |   May 19 2013, 8:19pm CDT

Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (R) and President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Medevedev wanted a more open government. Putin says, not yet. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) What would you expect from an ex-KGB man? ...

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Putin to Meet with Council of Europe Secretary General

Source: RIA Novosti  |   May 19 2013, 6:28pm CDT

MOSCOW, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Monday meet with Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland, the Kremlin reported. Jagland arrived in Russia on a three-day wor ...

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EU condemns Russia human rights record

Source: GulfToday.ae  |   May 19 2013, 4:30pm CDT

BRUSSELS: The European Union criticised Russia’s human rights record on Sunday, saying it was increasingly concerned at a wave of restrictive legislation and prosecutions against activists. The 27-nation bloc cited the cases of protesters arrested ...

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EU Criticizes Russia's Human Rights Record, Discusses 'Worrying Situation Of Civil Society'

Source: The Huffington Post  |   May 19 2013, 4:23pm CDT

BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - The European Union criticised Russia's human rights record on Sunday, saying it was increasingly concerned at a wave of restrictive legislation and prosecutions against activists. Th ...

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Fiji turns to Russia, China amid strained regional ties

Source: China Post  |   May 19 2013, 2:57pm CDT

SUVA, Fiji--Fiji's military ruler said Sunday he would meet Beijing's leaders in China this month, a week after unveiling an official trip to Russia, as he looks beyond strained regional ties in the South Pacific. Voreqe Bainimarama has been banne ...

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Gerard Depardieu Compares Vladimir Putin to Pope John Paul II

Source: Hollywood Reporter  |   May 19 2013, 2:28pm CDT

MOSCOW – Newly-minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu has compared President Vladimir Putin to a Pope. Depardieu, whom Putin presented with a Russian passport in January, said “for me, he is like (former French president) Francoise Mitterand or Pope J ...

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Germans blame Eurozone crisis for Eurovision debacle

Source: MSN India  |   May 19 2013, 2:15pm CDT

Chancellor Angela Merkel is loathed in parts of Europe for her insisting on painful austerity measures in countries such as Greece, Spain and Italy in exchange for rescue packages Berlin: Germans lamented their unexpectedly ...

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