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Israel releases Palestinian prisoners to bolster Abbas

11:30 20/07/2007

Israel released early Friday over 250 Palestinian prisoners, in line with a previous commitment to support Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his power struggle with radical Islamist group Hamas, local radio said.

Russia FM blames new U.K. cabinet for souring relations
10:29 20/07/2007
Russia's foreign minister believes the deterioration in Russian-British relations over the "Litvinenko case" is linked to Britain's new cabinet, dismissing suggestions Russia is refusing to cooperate with the U.K.
N. Korea nuclear talks end with commitment, but no deadline
09:56 20/07/2007
Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament ended Friday without setting a deadline for the next steps in preventing the North from developing nuclear weapons, but participants reaffirmed their commitment to push forward with the process.
Most Americans think Clinton will be first female president
09:26 20/07/2007
According to polls carried out by CBS television, 63% of Americans believe Democrat Senator Hilary Clinton is "highly likely" to win in the next presidential elections in 2008.
Morning re-cap of main news, July 19
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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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Russia Refuses to Allocate $10 mln to Afghan Army

Russia has denied a NATO request to allocate $10 million for the support of the Afghan Army, the Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said on Thursday following the alliance’s summit in Chicago.

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Third of Russians Approve of Anti-Putin Camp Closure

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