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"Such a system as [Russian Prime Minister Vladimir] Putin's is exactly a target for destruction. It needs to be destroyed."
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev
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BERLIN — The trial of a man accused of stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman to death in a German court — an attack that outraged Muslims — opens Monday in the same courthouse, but under much greater security. Some 200 police officers are to secure the Dresden state court, and bulletproof glass has been installed in the courtroom where the alleged assailant, identified only as Alexander W., goes on trial accused of murder, attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm. Oct 25, 2009 at 22:04 | Associated Press |
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AKESPE — Standing on the shore under the relentless Central Asian sun, Badarkhan Prikeyev drew on a cigarette and squinted into the distance as one fishing boat after another returned with the day's catch. Until recently, this spot where the fish merchant was standing, in a man-made desert at the edge of nowhere, represented one of the world's worst environmental calamities. Oct 25, 2009 at 21:53 | Associated Press |
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MOSCOW — Russia's most famous prisoner, former billionaire oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, is marking the six anniversary of his arrest with little hope for clemency from the Kremlin. Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, is serving an eight-year sentence on fraud and tax evasion charges. He said that the authorities apparently expected him to acknowledge guilt in order to receive a pardon — something he has no intention of doing. Oct 25, 2009 at 21:45 | Associated Press |
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The International Monetary Fund warned Ukraine on Sunday that the financial institution might freeze assistance ahead of a hotly contested presidential election if populist wage and pension increases are introduced. The warning comes as fears grow that Kiev could sink deeper into political turmoil, following in the footsteps of other eastern European countries – most recently Romania – which saw their governments collapse amid the economic downturn. The rest of the story read here Oct 25, 2009 at 21:40 |
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Clifford J. Levy writes:The apparent brazenness of the fraud and the absence of a spirited reaction says a lot about the deep apathy in Russia, where people grew disillusioned with politics under Communism and have seen little reason to alter their view. Read story here. Oct 25, 2009 at 20:02 |
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The story of Fedor Bohatirchuk (born 14 Nov. 1892 in Kiev, Ukraine — died 4 Sept.1984, Ottawa, Canada) is a bit more tragic. In the 1920s and 1930s he was undoubtedly one of the very best players from the Soviet Union. Bohatirchuk committed two "crimes" against the Soviet state. Read story here. Oct 25, 2009 at 18:46 |
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Verkhovna Rada Speaker, Volodymyr Lytvyn, said the formal collapse of the parliamentary coalition is unlikely to happen, since there is no possibility for the creation of a new coalition. Oct 25, 2009 at 17:52 | Ukrainian News |
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LONDON - Morrissey, the former singer in the British band The Smiths, is in a stable condition after collapsing on stage, a hospital spokeswoman said on Sunday. Oct 25, 2009 at 16:49 | Reuters |
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BAGHDAD - Two suicide bombs tore through Baghdad on Sunday, killing 132 people, wounding more than 500 and leaving mangled bodies and cars on the streets in one of Iraq's deadliest days this year, police said. Oct 25, 2009 at 16:09 | Reuters |
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Euronews:The frontrunners in the race to be the next president of Ukraine have launched their campaigns for January’s election. Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko staged a carefully-choreographed rally in front of thousands of supporters, and vowed to take Ukraine into the European mainstream: “Our way must be the way towards Europe,” she said. “Ukraine, having the most powerful Christian and European roots, can not be left out of the European community.” Read the rest of the story here Oct 25, 2009 at 15:55 |
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LONDON - British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the BBC reported on Sunday. The broadcaster quoted a statement from the 61-year-old's spokesman as saying the condition had been caught in its very early stages. Oct 25, 2009 at 15:43 | Reuters |
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The International Monetary Fund asked Ukraine on Sunday to veto wage and pension increases that were approved by parliament last week before it decides whether to disburse further funds. Oct 25, 2009 at 15:26 | Reuters |
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The Socialist Party of Ukraine has chosen the party leader, Oleksandr Moroz, for presidential candidate from the party. Of 422 party congress delegates registered, 268 supported the nomination of Moroz. Oct 25, 2009 at 15:18 | Ukrainian News |
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Twenty-six citizens of Belarus were injured in a traffic accident in Zhytomyr region Oct 24, and 10 of them have been hospitalized in the Novohrad-Volynskyi central district hospital, according to the press service of the Emergency Situations and Protection of Population from Chornobyl Disaster Consequences Ministry. Oct 25, 2009 at 15:12 | Ukrainian News |
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Itar-Tass: Relations between Ukraine and Russia can be equal and open, said Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Timoshenko, addressing a multi-thousand congress-rally at the Independence Square in downtown Kiev on Saturday evening. The premier emphasised that she “will permit nobody to affect Ukraine’ s national interests”. Read the story here Oct 25, 2009 at 14:56 |