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London conference neglects Afghanistan's opium problem

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London conference neglects Afghanistan's opium problem

18:44 29/01/2010

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - Like every other Afghanistan conference, the sixth conference in London on January 28 did not discuss the country's opium problem.

Russia successfully tests Sukhoi T-50 Stealth fighter jet
17:51 29/01/2010
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) - On December 29, 2010, a prototype Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter took off on its maiden flight at 11.19 a.m. in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia's Far East.
Raw courage crucial for any sailor
15:27 29/01/2010
Nikolai Paletsky, representative of the ship’s owner and head of the Department of Navigation and Practical Training at the Baltic Fishing Fleet State Academy (BFFSA), talks on the round-the-world trip by the Russian sailboat Kruzenshtern in a RIA Novosti interview.
Interview : McFaul On U.S., Russian Stereotypes And His Controversial Co-Chair
11:54 29/01/2010
The first meeting of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission’s Civil Society Working Group was held in Washington on January 27.

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United Nations Security Council

UN Security Council ‘Tired, Out of Step’ – Amnesty International

The United Nations Security Council is suffering a failure of leadership and looks "tired, out of step and increasingly unfit for purpose," the human rights organization Amnesty International said in a report issued on Thursday.

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy speaks during a joint press conference with European Commission President after a meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels on May 24, 2012

EU Wants Greece to Stay in Euro Zone - Rompuy

EU leaders want Greece to remain in the euro zone, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has said.

Following the December 2011 parliamentary election, Russia was hit by a wave of unprecedented street protest

Russia Faces Full-Scale Political Crisis – Report

Russia is facing a full-scale political crisis which may lead to a radical transformation of the country’s ruling system as a result of the growing rivalry between the government and opposition, a report issued by the Moscow-based Center for Strategic Research (TsSR) said.

An assistant shows the block with a red button marked "reset" in English and "overload" in Russian that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting in Geneva on March 6, 2009

Russia May Toughen Foreign Policy to Boost Domestic Support – Report

The Russian leadership may take a harder line on their foreign policies in a bid to improve their damaged popularity at home, a report prepared by the Center of Strategic Research (TsSR) said.

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