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Neustrashimypicked up another skiff with seven pirates, who are believed to be involved in the assault but did not board the Slovenian ship.

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Russian warship helps to thwart pirate attack near Somalia

06:20 06/02/2010

A Russian frigate, the Neustrashimy (Fearless), took part in an operation to thwart a pirate attack on Slovenia's Ariella cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden.

Charges in Jackson's case could be filed on Monday
05:34 06/02/2010
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has said in a statement it would file charges related to Michael Jackson's death on Monday.
President of Sri Lanka to pay first visit to Russia
04:42 06/02/2010
The president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, will visit Russia on Saturday, on the first such visit in the history of bilateral relations.
FC Moskva withdraws from Russia's Premier League
04:08 06/02/2010
FC Moskva has become the first football club ever to withdraw from the Russian Premier League.
Some 16 kg of heroin turn into salt at Siberian police station
03:15 06/02/2010
Police in the Western Siberian city of Tyumen are investigating who replaced 16 kg of pure heroin with salt at the city's main police department.
Ivanov to focus on WMD non-proliferation in Munich
02:31 06/02/2010
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov will focus on weapons of mass destruction during his Saturday speech at the 46th Munich Security Conference.
PACE rapporteur to make fact-finding mission to Russia
01:35 06/02/2010
A rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will pay a visit to Moscow next week to study the implementation of Strasbourg Court rulings.
Iran, IAEA agree on nuclear fuel swap scheme
00:55 06/02/2010
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have agreed on a scheme of nuclear fuel swap, but some details are still to be coordinated.

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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.

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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

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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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