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Balancing on the Verge of Iran War

17:19 02/02/2012 RIA Novosti political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev

Those who hoped that the IAEA visit to Iran would open the door to resuming talks on Tehran’s nuclear programs must be disappointed. Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency spent three days in Iran, whose news agency published only a few short notices about their visit.

Uncertain World: Will Russia Lose Georgia for Good?
17:14 02/02/2012
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili finally got what he couldn’t get for several years: an official visit to the White House.1

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Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

A brawl broke out in the Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday ahead of the consideration of a bill designed to expand the use of Russian language in the country, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

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