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Russia may push forward with S-300 sales to Iran
01.09.2008 08:31
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Russia may proceed with plans to sell advanced S-300 air defense systems to Iran under a secret contract believed to have been signed in 2005, a Russian analyst said on Monday.
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Russia calls for international police presence in S.Ossetia
01.09.2008 08:31
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Russia believes an international police force should be deployed in South Ossetia to prevent further Georgian attacks, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
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Ukrainian public opinion divided over Georgia-Russia conflict
01.09.2008 06:37
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Russia enforces poultry ban on 19 U.S. companies
01.09.2008 06:37
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Russia's ban on poultry imports from 19 U.S. producers came into force on Monday, sparking alarm in Washington amid rising tensions over the recent Georgia conflict.
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Russian-Kazakh war games start in Urals
01.09.2008 04:37
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Russia and Kazakhstan launched the first stage of a strategic exercise in the Chelyabinsk Region in Russia's Urals on Monday, the Ground Forces' press service said.
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Italy's Berlusconi urges against new standoff with Russia
01.09.2008 04:37
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Monday he was taking steps to prevent a new standoff between the West and Russia over the recent conflict in Georgia.
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Dalai Lama released from Indian hospital
01.09.2008 04:36
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Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, hospitalized on Thursday in the Indian city of Mumbai with abdominal discomfort, was discharged from hospital early on Monday, his aide said.
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Embattled Georgian TV channel Imedi resumes news broadcasts
01.09.2008 04:36
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Georgia's largest independent TV channel Imedi resumed news broadcasts on Monday, 10 months after it was temporarily shut down amid mass anti-government protests.
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