| April 2007 |
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Russia intends to jumpstart the stalled work of the Middle East 'Quartet' negotiators on the initiation of talks between Israel and the new government in the Palestinian Authority, a Russian deputy foreign minister said Thursday. 
Iran is prepared to defend itself should the United States attack it, the speaker of Iran's parliament said Thursday. 
Exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky Thursday pledged legal and other support for two key figures involved in the case of the murdered former secret agent Alexander Litvinenko. 
A cruise ship with 1,195 passengers and 391 crew onboard is reportedly taking on water after colliding with a rock off the Greek coast, local state television said Thursday citing the crew. 
Ukraine's prime minister said Thursday the political crisis gripping the country can still be resolved through dialogue and compromise. 
The U.K.'s intrusion into Iran's territorial waters was an attempt by the West to test the republic's defense capabilities, a senior aide to Iran's supreme leader said Thursday.
Standard & Poor's has downgraded Ukraine's rating to negative from stable due to the deteriorating political situation in the country and associated economic policy risks, the international ratings agency said Thursday. 
Fifteen British naval personnel released by Iranian authorities Wednesday after almost two weeks in custody returned to the United Kingdom Thursday. 
There are no grounds to expect a U.S. attack on Iran in the next few days, a deputy Russian foreign minister said Thursday. 



