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File - In this undated photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, Thursday, April 7, 2011, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left, along with his son Kim Jong Un, right, visit Amnokgang tire factory in Jagang Province, North Korea.
N Korea   Photos   Politics   Russia   Wikipedia: Kim Jong-il		  Jakarta Globe 
North Korea's Kim arrives in Russia for talks
Sat 20 Aug 2011
North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il on Saturday arrived in his armoured train in Russia and plans to meet President Dmitry Medvedev, the Kremlin said. During the visit, his first since 2002,... (photo: AP / Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers his speech, during army parade, marking national Army Day in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini near Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 18, 2011.
Moscow   Nuclear   Photos   Talks   Wikipedia :Mahmoud Ahmadinejad		  Herald Tribune 
Iranian FM: Tehran ready to resume nuclear talks
Wed 17 Aug 2011
MOSCOW - Iran is ready to resume negotiations on its nuclear program and a Russian proposal will aid the process, Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday. Enlarge Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Twenty years on, nostalgia in Russia for the Soviet empire  m&c;  Wed 17 Aug 2011
Twenty years on, nostalgia in Russia for the Soviet empire
Moscow - Twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union - a process encapsulated in a failed hardline communist coup on August 19, 1991 - many Russians long for the return of the 'Empire.' The... (photo: WN / Agnieszka Dziubińska)
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In front of portraits of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sings Iranian national anthem, in a gathering of recovered drug addicts for a ceremony commemorating International Day Against Drug Abuse, at the Azadi (Freedom) sport complex, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 26, 2011.  The Siasat Daily  Mon 15 Aug 2011
Iran will never seek N-Weapons: Ahmadinejad
Moscow, August 15: Describing nuclear arms as “inhuman weapons” of the past century, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday said his country will never seek atomic arsenal which is a waste of... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
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File - Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the Brandenburg Gate in 1986 during a visit to East Germany. The State Sun 14 Aug 2011
20 years later, ex-USSR is a cracked mosaic
MOSCOW - First came Mikhail Gorbachev, who moved a monolithic Soviet Union toward reform. Then in August 1991, an ill-conceived coup attempt by clumsy and occasionally... (photo: Bundesarchiv)
Democracy   Europe   Photos   Russia   Wikipedia: Soviet Union
In this Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 photo, released by RIA Novosti news agency on Friday Aug.5, 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during an interview with Russian and Georgian journalists at his residence outside the Black sea resort of Sochi. The Independent Mon 8 Aug 2011
Medvedev reignites war of words over blame for Georgia conflict
Three years after the short, bitter war that left hundreds dead and redrew the map of the Caucasus, Russia and Georgia have been trading insults and accusations over what... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)
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Twitter is a website, owned and operated by Twitter Inc. Which offers a social networking and microblogging service, enabling its users to send and read messages called tweets. The Independent Wed 3 Aug 2011
Dragons' Den star in Twitter threat
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... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini)
Photos   Russian   Moscow   Twitter   Wikipedia: Duncan Bannatyne
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. The Guardian Fri 15 Jul 2011
Libya denies report Gadhafi would blow up Tripoli
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... (photo: AP / RTP Portugal TV)
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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.... (photo: AP / Libyan TV)
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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... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze)
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TAS08:VLADIVOSTOK,RUSSIA. AUGUST 23. President Vladimir Putin (R) gestures at his meeting with visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in Vladivostok on Friday. (Photo ITAR-TASS / Vladimir Rodionov) ----- ТАС10 Россия. Владивосток. 23 августа. Президент РФ Владимир Путин (на снимке справа) встретился сегодня с лидером КНДР Ким Чен Иром (слева). В ходе беседы лидеры двух стран обсудили вопросы развития инфраструктуры, в частности железнодорожного сообщения. Фото Владимира Родионова (ИТАР-ТАСС) North Korea's Kim Jong-il in rare Russia visit BBC News
In this photo taken on a government-organized tour, a Syrian man shouts in support of President Bashar Assad, seen on the flag, as residents cheer for Syrian soldiers leaving the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, Syria, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. U.S., EU to draft U.N. sanctions resolution on Syria The Star
Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko seen inside the court hearing room, with her husband Oleksandr, nearby at right, in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. Ukraine's ex-PM voices hope that 'authoritarian' enemies will fail The Independent
Europe warns Syria of UN steps, Russia wants reform Europe warns Syria of UN steps, Russia wants reform The Star
In this image from television Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 and released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, streets blocked with barriers are shown in the central city of Hama, Syria. Assad promises relentless battle against 'terrorists' Khaleej Times
Economy
Russian pilot group Strizhi of 5 of MIG-29 performs during the Moscow International Aviation and Space Show (MAKS 2007) in Zhukovsky, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) southeast of Moscow, Friday, Aug. 24, 2007. Russia opened its largest air show in post-So Russia's air power displayed at international show The News & Observer
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
Industry
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
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