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A Belarussian court has sentenced a man to 10 days in detention for staging a "toy protest" mimicking recent rallies using teddy bears to challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in neighbouring Russia, a local human rights group said on Wednesday.
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MOSCOW, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The presidents of Russia and Iran said on Wednesday the crisis in Syria must be resolved peacefully without foreign intervention, according to a Kremlin statement. Today at 20:19 | Reuters |
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TALLINN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Police in Estonia detained a senior security official and his wife on Wednesday on suspicion of spying for former imperial master Russia, the second espionage scandal in the small Baltic state and NATO member in recent years. Today at 19:57 | Reuters |
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GENEVA (AP) — Syria's main opposition group said Wednesday that foreign military intervention may be the only way to ensure emergency aid can reach those trapped by fighting if talks fail to ensure safe passage for humanitarian workers to reach embattled parts of the country. Today at 19:31 | Associated Press |
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VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanian archive officials have released documents identifying hundreds of former KGB reserve officers and collaborators in the former Soviet republic. Today at 18:50 | Associated Press |
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TBILISI, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Three Georgian soldiers were killed in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Wednesday, its defence ministry said, taking the non-NATO country's death toll to 15. Today at 17:06 | Reuters |
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MOSCOW - Russia warned Israel on Wednesday that attacking Iran would be a disastrous and played down the failure of a U.N. nuclear agency mission to Tehran, saying there is still a chance for new talks over the Iranian atomic programme. Today at 16:29 | Associated Press |
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MINSK - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has called senseless European Union sanctions on Belarusian judges. Today at 14:54 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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MOSCOW - Countries that have influence on the Syrian opposition should urge it to start a dialogue with the government, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said. Today at 13:33 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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MOSCOW - Russia said on Wednesday it was working with the Syrian authorities, the opposition and regional powers to secure safe passage of humanitarian convoys. Today at 12:07 | Reuters |
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MOSCOW — Russia's leading investigative newspaper says it is facing financial difficulties caused by official pressure on its main owner. Today at 11:56 | Associated Press |