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Ukraine peace deal brokered after four-way marathon talks
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France on Thursday announced a peace deal for an end to fighting in…
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Protests in Yerevan after kidnapping and beating of activist
Hundreds of Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) supporters rallied on the streets of Yerevan on Feb. 9 after activist Artak Khachatryan…
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G20 to deepen anti-terrorism cooperation
G20 finance ministers and chiefs of central banks vowed to deepen their cooperation in fighting terrorism, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister…
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Russia’s oil export revenues fall 11% in 2014
The like-for-like oil export of Russia declined by nearly 11.4 percent to 153.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2014, the Federal Customs Service…
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NATO command centre will be located in Riga
A NATO command centre with a staff of 40 will be located in Riga, according to Latvian Defence Minister Raimonds Vejonis…
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FARC vows to lay down arms and to reinvent itself as a political party
Colombian FARC guerrillas on Saturday vowed to lay down their weapons and reinvent themselves as a political party, if the…
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Putin, Merkel, Hollande end talks on Ukraine crisis
A tripartite meeting on the Ukraine crisis, involving Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela…
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Avian flu confirmed in southern Britain
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) confirmed on Monday evening that a case of avian flu was…
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NATO to double its reaction force to counter threat of Russian aggression
NATO announced plans to establish six new command posts in Eastern Europe and more than double the size of its…
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