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Japan eye women\'s volleyball Olympic berth

Japan will be seeking their first medal since bagging the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles GamesHosts Japan are hoping home advantage in the final Olympic women's volleyball qualifying tournament starting Saturday will help them secure a berth at London 2012 as they bid to end a 28-year medal drought.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T04:48:06Z

Somali fishermen beg end to anti-piracy air strikes

Two fishermen walk past a small fishing vessel on a beach in the coastal, central Somali town of HobyoSomali fisherman pleaded Friday for international navies protecting shipping to halt air strikes on coastal villages, after the EU Naval Force struck a pirate base for the first time.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T17:54:38Z

S.African trade trend is towards emerging markets: minister

A roadside vendor sells tomatoes, onions and green peppers at the Alexandra townshipSouth African exports to Europe and other developed countries remain below their 2008 peaks while trade with emerging economies has boomed, trade minister Rob Davies said Friday.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T17:23:07Z

Bomb explodes near UN observers\' chief in Syria

In this citizen journalism image provided by Sham News Network SNN, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds up a Cross and Crescent painted with colors of the Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad, at the Damascus suburb of Yabroud, Syria, Friday, May 18, 2012. Syrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse thousands rallying Friday in Aleppo in what activists said was the largest protest yet in a city that has largely remained loyal to President Bashar Assad during the country's 15-month uprising. (AP Photo/Sham News Network, SNN)THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOA roadside bomb exploded in a restive suburb of the Syrian capital as senior U.N. officials toured the area on Sunday, blowing off the front of a parked vehicle but causing no casualties.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T13:03:35Z

Iran may seek "tactical gain" with U.N. nuclear deal

View of the reactor at the nuclear power plant in BushehrVIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog are making headway towards a framework deal on how to tackle concerns about its atomic activity, diplomats say, a potential bargaining chip for Tehran in next week's negotiations with world powers. Iran says such an agreement is needed before it can consider a request by U.N. inspectors to visit the Parchin military site where they believe explosives tests relevant for developing nuclear weapons may have been carried out. ...



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T03:23:05Z

G-8 summit protesters predict peaceful demonstrations in Maryland town near Camp David
THURMONT, Md. - Protesters who hope to make their voices heard at a global economic summit at Camp David said they plan peaceful demonstrations Friday in the nearby town of Thurmont.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T22:00:11Z

Russian court sentences militant to 10 years prison
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A woman convicted of planning to carry out a suicide bomb attack during 2010 New Year's Eve celebrations in Moscow's Red Square has been sentenced to 10 years in jail, Russian investigators said on Friday. The plot was foiled after another suicide bomber was killed by explosives that accidentally detonated in her hotel room only hours before the planned attack. Investigators said Zeynap Suyunova fled Moscow for the southern city of Volgograd after the hotel room blast damaged the explosives she planned to set off close to the to the Kremlin. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T17:20:39Z

Obama warns of euro zone threat, welcomes growth focus
CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, wrapping up the G8 summit he hosted at Camp David, welcomed Europe's focus on rekindling growth and warned the crisis in the euro zone was dangerous for the world. Obama, whose re-election chances in November depend heavily on the U.S. economy continuing to shake off recession, said there was now "an emerging consensus" that Europe ought to invest in job-creating infrastructure and other programs at the same time as it tackles its deficits and debt. "As all the leaders here today agreed, growth and jobs must be our top priority. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T23:51:33Z

U.N. nuclear chief to visit Iran, deal may be near
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear chief will fly to Tehran on Sunday in an apparent bid to secure a deal enabling his inspectors to probe suspicions of atomic bomb research, a few days before Iran and world powers meet in Baghdad for broader talks on their dispute. News of the rare visit came as Western diplomats said Iran and the U.N. watchdog were making headway towards a framework agreement on how to address concerns Tehran may be seeking to develop the capability to assemble nuclear weapons. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T18:47:08Z

Regime forces fire on huge Syria protests

An anti-regime demonstration in SerminRegime forces fired on protesters who took to the streets of Aleppo on Friday, wounding several people at the biggest rally seen in Syria's second city since a revolt erupted last year, a watchdog said.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T23:09:21Z

Iran diplomacy gathers pace with surprise IAEA visit

The IAEA chief's visit to Baghdad comes ahead of talks next Wednesday on Itan's nuclear plansThe head of the UN atomic agency will visit Iran Monday, the IAEA said in a surprise announcement that raised hopes of a deal on closer cooperation just days ahead of major talks with world powers.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T17:52:44Z

No foreign treatment for Tymoshenko: president

Tymoshenko was jailed for seven years in October on abuse of power chargesUkrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Sunday nixed the idea that jailed and ailing ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko be released for treatment abroad ahead of next month's Euro football tournament.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T10:38:14Z

Diplomats: Nuclear agency chief to visit Tehran
The U.N. nuclear agency chief will fly to Tehran over the weekend to sign a deal meant to allow his organization to resume a long- stalled search for evidence that Iran worked on developing nuclear arms, the agency and diplomats said Friday.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T17:29:57Z

Russia forces kill two suspected militants in Dagestan raid
MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed two suspected militants in a gunfight at a private house in its restive North Caucasus province of Dagestan, Interfax reported on Sunday, quoting local authorities. Police stormed the house in a village near Khasavyurt, a town about 80 km (50 miles) west of the provincial capital of Makhachkala. Two unidentified gunmen were killed in a shootout with security forces, a local law enforcement official said. "They opened fire in response to calls for surrender," the official was quoted as saying. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T09:35:37Z

Spat with Iraq bares Turk plunge into regional power game

A Turkish soldier secures a road overlooking the mountains during patrol in the southeastern Turkish province of SirnakANKARA (Reuters) - A bitter rift with Iraq has exposed Turkey's role in a wider Middle East power struggle, with Ankara acting to protect its stability and prosperity from an Iranian-Iraqi "Shi'ite axis" it fears in the wake of the U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq. Turkey, a Sunni Muslim but secular regional power bordering Iraq, Iran and Syria, long tried to play regional mediator as Shi'ite Muslim giant Iran and Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia jostled for sway in a region now undergoing political upheaval. But the fall-out wrought by Arab Spring uprisings and the U.S. ...



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T14:05:20Z

Obama: G-8 leaders put focus on eurozone crisis

French President Francois Hollande, left, listens as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the start of the first working session of the G8 Summit at Camp David, Md., Saturday May 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations agree that Europe's financial crisis must be addressed with a mix of growth and austerity measures, President Barack Obama said Saturday as leaders gathered for a shirt-sleeve discussion that also will cover world concerns about ups and downs in oil prices.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T15:46:58Z

Bulgaria, Qatar, Turkey eye joint infrastructure projects

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov (R) greets his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Al-ThaniLeaders of Bulgaria, Qatar and Turkey agreed Friday to study joint infrastructure projects like the construction of a new motorway from Istanbul across Bulgaria.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T16:01:33Z

Obama sees \'emerging consensus\' on economic fix

President Barack Obama briefs journalists following the G-8 Summit Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T05:29:55Z

Putin seeking control in Russian cabinet selection

Russian President Putin uses a security device during a visit to the Interior Ministry Academy in MoscowMOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin will likely name allies to key economic posts when he unveils his new cabinet on Monday, asserting control over the government in a move that could hamstring reforms backed by his more liberal premier. At stake is the future of Russia's privatization program and the drive to diversify a $1.7 trillion Russian economy still heavily dependent on oil and gas exports, which yield half of all state revenues. "It will be Putin's cabinet," said Lilia Shevtsova, a senior associate at the Carnegie Moscow Center think-tank who is an author and expert on Putin. ...



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T17:28:11Z

Obama opens up Camp David for rustic VIP sleepover
CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Eight of the world's most powerful people spent Friday night in the woods. In a sort of VIP sleepover, G8 leaders bedded down in rustic cabins in rural Maryland, where the U.S. presidential retreat, Camp David, is hosting by far the largest international summit in its 70-year history. President Barack Obama welcomed his peers from Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and Canada to the verdant compound on Friday evening, describing the weather as "perfect" with clear skies visible through tall oak and poplar trees. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T22:53:47Z

Briton wins battle to head European development bank

Suma Chakrabarti, pictured in 2005, has been named president of the EBRDThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Friday selected British top civil servant Suma Chakrabarti as its president to 2016, replacing German incumbent Thomas Mirow after a shock vote.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T19:44:55Z

Artists lead thousands against Putin in Moscow

An artist holds a painting depicting Vladimir Putin during a protest in central MoscowDozens of Russian artists with brooms in hand carted their most expressive works across the boulevards of Moscow on Saturday in a show of exasperation at Vladimir Putin's return to a third Kremlin term.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T18:38:46Z

Obama, G-8: Recovery takes both growth and cutting

World leaders walk to the family photo session at the G-8 Summit at Camp David, Md., Saturday, May 19, 2012. From left are Italian Premier Mario Monti, British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T19:56:22Z

Cash-strapped G8 looks to private sector in hunger fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Buffeted by the euro zone crisis and distracted by political problems at home, the leaders of the world's industrial powers turned to the private sector on Friday to help fight hunger and malnutrition for up to a billion people struggling with shortages, droughts and rising food prices. U.S. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T17:01:47Z

Obama backs Europe growth push

US President Barack Obama (R) and French President Francois Hollande smile during a bilateral meeting in the Oval OfficePresident Barack Obama threw his weight behind France's demand for pro-growth policies in Europe Friday, as world leaders gathered at Camp David for a G8 summit darkened by Greece's possible eurozone exit.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T23:51:16Z

France\'s Hollande to make Eurobond proposals at EU summit
CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday he would make proposals for eurobonds at an upcoming European summit as he outlines his ideas to stimulate growth and help ailing economies within the euro zone. "I will outline all growth proposals at this informal meeting on May 23," Hollande told reporters at the end of a G8 leaders meeting in Camp David. "Within this packet of proposals there will be eurobonds and I will not be alone in proposing them. I had confirmation on this at the G8. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T23:41:45Z

Russia plays Slovakia in hockey worlds final; Russia tops Finland 6-2 behind 3 ... - Washington Post

Sportsnet.ca

Russia plays Slovakia in hockey worlds final; Russia tops Finland 6-2 behind 3 ...
Washington Post
HELSINKI ? Russia and Slovakia will meet in the world hockey championship final on Sunday for the first time since the Slovaks won their only title a decade ago against the Russians. After Evgeni Malkin scored a hat trick to lead Russia to a 6-2 rout ...
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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 04:55:26 GMT

Briton wins battle to head European development bank

Suma Chakrabarti, pictured in 2005, has been named president of the EBRDThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Friday selected British top civil servant Suma Chakrabarti as its president to 2016, replacing German incumbent Thomas Mirow after a shock vote.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T19:44:55Z

France\'s Hollande to make Eurobond proposals at EU summit
CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday he would make proposals for eurobonds at an upcoming European summit as he outlines his ideas to stimulate growth and help ailing economies within the euro zone. "I will outline all growth proposals at this informal meeting on May 23," Hollande told reporters at the end of a G8 leaders meeting in Camp David. "Within this packet of proposals there will be eurobonds and I will not be alone in proposing them. I had confirmation on this at the G8. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T23:41:45Z

Obama opens up Camp David for rustic VIP sleepover
CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Eight of the world's most powerful people spent Friday night in the woods. In a sort of VIP sleepover, G8 leaders bedded down in rustic cabins in rural Maryland, where the U.S. presidential retreat, Camp David, is hosting by far the largest international summit in its 70-year history. President Barack Obama welcomed his peers from Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and Canada to the verdant compound on Friday evening, describing the weather as "perfect" with clear skies visible through tall oak and poplar trees. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T22:53:47Z

Artists lead thousands against Putin in Moscow

An artist holds a painting depicting Vladimir Putin during a protest in central MoscowDozens of Russian artists with brooms in hand carted their most expressive works across the boulevards of Moscow on Saturday in a show of exasperation at Vladimir Putin's return to a third Kremlin term.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T18:38:46Z

Red Wings\' Pavel Datsyuk, Russia to play for world championship gold - Detroit Free Press

MLive.com

Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk, Russia to play for world championship gold
Detroit Free Press
Russian teammates Pavel Datsyuk, left, and Evgeni Malkin celebrate scoring against Finland in the world championship semifinal Saturday. Malkin scored three goals. / Alexander Nemenov / AFP / Getty Images By Helene St. James Exactly one month ago, ...
Pavel Datsyuk and Russia to face Tomas Tatar and Slovakia in World ...MLive.com

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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 06:27:56 GMT

Bulgaria, Qatar, Turkey eye joint infrastructure projects

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov (R) greets his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Al-ThaniLeaders of Bulgaria, Qatar and Turkey agreed Friday to study joint infrastructure projects like the construction of a new motorway from Istanbul across Bulgaria.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T16:01:33Z

Is Russian Oil Production Plummeting? - Forbes

Business Intelligence Middle East

Is Russian Oil Production Plummeting?
Forbes
Saudi Arabia boosted crude production close to a 31-year high in March, overtaking Russia as the world's largest oil producer for the first time in six years, according to the Joint Organization Data Initiative (JODI). Saudi crude exports rose 3 ...
Saudi Oil Output Passes Russia, First Time in 6 YearsWall Street Journal
Saudi Arabia Edges Russia as Biggest Oil Producer, JODI SaysBusinessWeek

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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 15:05:36 GMT

2012 IIHF World Championship: Russia, Slovakia Battle For Gold - SB Nation

SB Nation

2012 IIHF World Championship: Russia, Slovakia Battle For Gold
SB Nation
By Travis Hughes - NHL Editor The world's top hockey nation, Russia, and the definition of an underdog, Slovakia, will battle for the 2012 IIHF World Championship on Sunday afternoon. May 20, 2012 - It's rare that one simple graphic can symbolize a ...
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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 16:32:23 GMT

Cash-strapped G8 looks to private sector in hunger fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Buffeted by the euro zone crisis and distracted by political problems at home, the leaders of the world's industrial powers turned to the private sector on Friday to help fight hunger and malnutrition for up to a billion people struggling with shortages, droughts and rising food prices. U.S. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T17:01:47Z

Obama: G-8 leaders put focus on eurozone crisis

French President Francois Hollande, left, listens as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the start of the first working session of the G8 Summit at Camp David, Md., Saturday May 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations agree that Europe's financial crisis must be addressed with a mix of growth and austerity measures, President Barack Obama said Saturday as leaders gathered for a shirt-sleeve discussion that also will cover world concerns about ups and downs in oil prices.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T15:46:58Z

Diplomats: Nuclear agency chief to visit Tehran
The U.N. nuclear agency chief will fly to Tehran over the weekend to sign a deal meant to allow his organization to resume a long- stalled search for evidence that Iran worked on developing nuclear arms, the agency and diplomats said Friday.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T17:29:57Z

Obama backs Europe growth push

US President Barack Obama (R) and French President Francois Hollande smile during a bilateral meeting in the Oval OfficePresident Barack Obama threw his weight behind France's demand for pro-growth policies in Europe Friday, as world leaders gathered at Camp David for a G8 summit darkened by Greece's possible eurozone exit.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T23:51:16Z

Russia Sberbank sees sale certainty after government formed - Reuters

The Republic

Russia Sberbank sees sale certainty after government formed
Reuters
By Gleb Bryanski | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Europe's second largest lender Russia's Sberbank (SBER.MM) will see some certainty over the planned privatization sale after the new Russian government's lineup is announced on May 21, CEO German Gref said on ...
Sberbank Chief Says Market Volatility May Expedite Share SaleBloomberg

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Publ.Date : Sat, 19 May 2012 20:14:16 GMT

Will Smith slaps journalist who tries to kiss him - Seattle Post Intelligencer

ABC Action News

Will Smith slaps journalist who tries to kiss him
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Director Barry Sonnenfeld, left, and actors Will Smith, right, and Josh Brolin pose for photographers at a cinema during a photocall for their film "Men in Black 3" in Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 18, 2012. The film premiere in Russia is scheduled for ...
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Publ.Date : Sat, 19 May 2012 22:47:19 GMT

Putin seeking control in Russian cabinet selection

Russian President Putin uses a security device during a visit to the Interior Ministry Academy in MoscowMOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin will likely name allies to key economic posts when he unveils his new cabinet on Monday, asserting control over the government in a move that could hamstring reforms backed by his more liberal premier. At stake is the future of Russia's privatization program and the drive to diversify a $1.7 trillion Russian economy still heavily dependent on oil and gas exports, which yield half of all state revenues. "It will be Putin's cabinet," said Lilia Shevtsova, a senior associate at the Carnegie Moscow Center think-tank who is an author and expert on Putin. ...



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T17:28:11Z

Russia Tells G-8 Mideast Should Be Treated as Chess Game - BusinessWeek

Toronto Star

Russia Tells G-8 Mideast Should Be Treated as Chess Game
BusinessWeek
By Flavia Krause-Jackson and Ilya Arkhipov on May 19, 2012 Leaders from the Group of Eight nations sought to smooth over disagreements about how to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions and stem violence in Syria, as Russia warned Western powers that they ...
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Publ.Date : Sat, 19 May 2012 16:14:23 GMT

Obama sees \'emerging consensus\' on economic fix

President Barack Obama briefs journalists following the G-8 Summit Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T05:29:55Z

Spat with Iraq bares Turk plunge into regional power game

A Turkish soldier secures a road overlooking the mountains during patrol in the southeastern Turkish province of SirnakANKARA (Reuters) - A bitter rift with Iraq has exposed Turkey's role in a wider Middle East power struggle, with Ankara acting to protect its stability and prosperity from an Iranian-Iraqi "Shi'ite axis" it fears in the wake of the U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq. Turkey, a Sunni Muslim but secular regional power bordering Iraq, Iran and Syria, long tried to play regional mediator as Shi'ite Muslim giant Iran and Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia jostled for sway in a region now undergoing political upheaval. But the fall-out wrought by Arab Spring uprisings and the U.S. ...



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T14:05:20Z

No foreign treatment for Tymoshenko: president

Tymoshenko was jailed for seven years in October on abuse of power chargesUkrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Sunday nixed the idea that jailed and ailing ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko be released for treatment abroad ahead of next month's Euro football tournament.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T10:38:14Z

Russia, Slovakia to meet for world title - Boston.com

RT

Russia, Slovakia to meet for world title
Boston.com
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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 13:10:50 GMT

Russia Against Meddling - Manila Bulletin

Russia Against Meddling
Manila Bulletin
By ROY C. MABASA MANILA, Philippines - Expressing ?concern,? the Russian Federation declared it is against any meddling by nations other than the claimant-countries in the South China Sea (or West Philippine Sea) territorial dispute, a Russian diplomat ...

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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 08:38:44 GMT

Iran diplomacy gathers pace with surprise IAEA visit

The IAEA chief's visit to Baghdad comes ahead of talks next Wednesday on Itan's nuclear plansThe head of the UN atomic agency will visit Iran Monday, the IAEA said in a surprise announcement that raised hopes of a deal on closer cooperation just days ahead of major talks with world powers.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T17:52:44Z

Obama, G-8: Recovery takes both growth and cutting

World leaders walk to the family photo session at the G-8 Summit at Camp David, Md., Saturday, May 19, 2012. From left are Italian Premier Mario Monti, British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge.



Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T19:56:22Z

Russia forces kill two suspected militants in Dagestan raid
MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed two suspected militants in a gunfight at a private house in its restive North Caucasus province of Dagestan, Interfax reported on Sunday, quoting local authorities. Police stormed the house in a village near Khasavyurt, a town about 80 km (50 miles) west of the provincial capital of Makhachkala. Two unidentified gunmen were killed in a shootout with security forces, a local law enforcement official said. "They opened fire in response to calls for surrender," the official was quoted as saying. ...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T09:35:37Z

Russia forces kill two suspected militants in Dagestan raid - Reuters

Zee News

Russia forces kill two suspected militants in Dagestan raid
Reuters
MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed two suspected militants in a gunfight at a private house in its restive North Caucasus province of Dagestan, Interfax reported on Sunday, quoting local authorities. Police stormed the house in a ...
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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 09:37:53 GMT

 

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