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Photos   Russian   Moscow   Twitter   Wikipedia: Duncan Bannatyne		  The Independent 
Dragons' Den star in Twitter threat
Wed 3 Aug 2011
As Twitter spats go, they do not get more personal - or threatening - than this. The Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne yesterday offered a £50,000 reward to break the arms of someone claiming to be a... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini)
In this image taken from RTP Portugal TV, filmed in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday March 17, 2011, showing Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, during an interview as he comments on the prospects of a United Nations resolution against Libyan government forces. The interview made available Friday March 18, was filmed Thursday before the United Nations voted to authorize the use of "all necessary measures" to protect civilians under attack by government forces in Libya.
Libya   Moscow   Photos   Tripoli   Wikipedia: Muammar Gaddafi		  The Guardian 
Libya denies report Gadhafi would blow up Tripoli
Fri 15 Jul 2011
MOSCOW (AP) — The Libyan government is denying a Russian newspaper report that allegedly quoted the Kremlin's special envoy to Libya as saying Moammar Gadhafi has threatened to blow up Tripoli if it... (photo: AP / RTP Portugal TV)
In this image made from TV , Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is seen in Tripoli on Thursday April 14 2011. Libyan TV broadcast footage on Thursday showing what it said was Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi defiantly waving at his supporters while being driven around Tripoli standing up through the sunroof of a car. Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi shelled a besieged western city Thursday, killing at least 13 people, and new explosions rocked Tripoli as the U.S. told a NATO meeting the alliance must intensify its mission to isolate the Libyan leader and "bring about his departure."  Herald Tribune  Thu 14 Jul 2011
Report: Gadhafi will blow up Tripoli if it falls
MOSCOW - A Russian newspaper is quoting the Kremlin's special envoy to Libya as saying Moammar Gadhafi has threatened to blow up Tripoli if it falls into rebel hands. Mikhail Margelov is quoted in... (photo: AP / Libyan TV)
Moscow   Newspaper   Photos   Tripoli   Wikipedia :Moammar Gadhafi
People throw flowers into the water outside the port of Kazan, Russia, Tuesday, July 12, 2011, on the Volga River, in central Russia. Russia is observing a day of mourning for victims of a cruise ship sinking as divers work deep underwater in a Volga River reservoir to try to find more bodies.  CNN  Wed 13 Jul 2011
Specialist divers arrive at scene of sunken Russian ship
Moscow (CNN) -- Specialist military divers have arrived at the site where a Russian cruise ship sank over the weekend, killing at least 100 people, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze)
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Russian President Dimitry Medvedev CNN Mon 11 Jul 2011
At least 12 dead, about 100 missing after ship sinks in Russia
Russian ship sinks with scores onboard Moscow (CNN) -- At least 12 people are now known to have died when a ship sank with nearly 200 people aboard on Russia's Volga... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office / )
Photos   Russia   Moscow   Ship   Wikipedia: Volga River
Nestan Neidze, center, wife of freelance photographer Giorgy Abdaladze speaks to the media outside of the Interior Ministry office in Tbilisi, Thursday, July 7, 2011. Irish Times Fri 8 Jul 2011
Georgian president's photographer arrested on suspicion of spying
DANIEL McLAUGHLIN A PERSONAL photographer for Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has been arrested on espionage charges along with his wife and two colleagues, in... (photo: AP / David Mdzinarishvili, pool)
Personal   Photographer   Photos   President   Suspicion   Wikipedia: 2006 Georgian–Russian espionage controversy
File - View of the area around Ny-Ålesund, located on Svalbard, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean north of mainland Europe, September 1, 2009 The Independent Thu 7 Jul 2011
Moscow applies to extend Arctic border
Russia says it will formally submit an application to the United Nations next year to redraw the map of the Arctic, giving itself a bigger share of the resource-rich... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Energy   Environment   Photos   Russia   Wikipedia: Arctic cooperation and politics
An aerial port quarter view of a Soviet Mike class nuclear-powered attack submarine underway. Hartford Courant Fri 1 Jul 2011
Russia to supply nuclear submarine to India-RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will deliver a nuclear submarine to India by the end of the year, Russia's navy chief was quoted as saying on Friday by state news agency RIA.... (photo: Creative Commons)
India   Moscow   Photos   Russia   Wikipedia: Nuclear submarine
Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, modern dance, 55th. st. and Broadway, N. Y., (CB1) Khaleej Times Wed 29 Jun 2011
Alvin Ailey dancers open US festival in Moscow
MOSCOW - The Alvin Ailey dance company, with its roots in the U.S. civil rights movement, opened the American Seasons festival in Moscow this week, electrifying audiences... (photo: WN/CB1)
Celebrity   Entertainment   Photos   Star   Wikipedia: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi talks during a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the evacuation of the American military bases in the country, in Tripoli, Saturday, June 12, 2010. Herald Tribune Mon 13 Jun 2011
Libya's Gadhafi plays chess with Russian visitor
MOSCOW - As the world awaits Moammar Gadhafi's next move, the Libyan leader has been playing chess with the visiting Russian head of the World Chess Federation. The... (photo: AP / Abdel Magid Al Fergany)
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is seen during a meeting with his Slovene counterpart Borut Pahor, in Brdo, Slovenia, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Prime Minister Putin has arrived to Slovenia to reassure its officials that the construction of a pipeline which is to carry Russian gas to Europe is on track and not in jeopardy as some Kremlin officials had suggested. Vladimir Putin Tries To Prove He's Tough By Arm Wrestling And Bending A Frying Pan Business Insider
Rebel fighters are seen before a heavy fight against pro-Gadhafi forces at the frontline of Dafneya, some 40 km west Misrata, Libya, Sunday, June 12, 2011. Libya rebels holding talks with Gathafi regime 'for weeks' Middle East Online
Rebel fighters standing in the back of a pickup truck prepare to make an advance, in the desert on the outskirts of Ajdabiya, Libya Thursday, April 14, 2011. Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi shelled a besieged western city Thursday, killing at least 13 people, and new explosions rocked Tripoli as the U.S. told a NATO meeting the alliance must intensify its mission to isolate the Libyan leader and "bring about his departure." Libya Rebels Claim To Have Routed Most Of Gaddafi's Troops In Oil Town Of Brega, ... Huffington Post
OLLANTA HUMALA, the populist former army officer who has promised to industrialise coca production and lead his country into the anti-US camp in Latin America, looked set to win the first round of the Peruvian presidential election yesterday, but without Peru President-elect Humala asks for family discretion BBC News
FILE - This is a Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 file photo showing a portrait of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who died in jail, as it is held by his mother Nataliya Magnitskaya, as she speaks during an exclusive interview with the AP in Moscow, Russia. Two Former Prison Doctors in Russia Face Charges in Detained Lawyer's Death The New York Times
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A sign of Barclays Bank is seen at a branch in the City of London, Friday, April 30, 2010. Barclays faces large loss in Russian exit The Guardian
KLdy1 - Oct07 - Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia - russian economy, population, politics. (dy1) Putin says Russia's economy two-thirds recovered The Boston Globe
Corn - Commodity - Food Russia lifts grain export ban as of July 1 The News & Observer
Glencore advisers on track for $275 mln pay day Glencore advisers on track for $275 mln pay day The Guardian
Indian activists hold banners as they participate in a protest against proposed nuclear plant in Mumbai, India, Monday, March 21, 2011. The protest was organized by environmentalists and Leftist trade unions against the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant in MaharashtraÕs Konkan region. Villagers oppose India's big nuclear reactor plan Independent online (SA)
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Old woman - Grandma - Elder A call for regulations to protect the elderly The News & Observer
File - View of the area around Ny-Ålesund, located on Svalbard, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean north of mainland Europe, September 1, 2009. WikiLeaks: A battle to 'carve up' the Arctic Al Jazeera
Headquarters of Russian oil gaint Yukos seen in Moscow, Thursday, May 10, 2007. A subsidiary of Russia´s state-controlled oil company OAO Rosneft on Thursday bought the remaining production and refining assets of bankrupt OAO Yukos at an auction fo BP's Rosneft collapse puts Shell, Exxon back in play The Times of India
Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin promises £33 billion to boost birth rate The Daily Telegraph
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