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22:06 22/06/2009

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Estonia goes back on pledge to solve Russian murder, closes case
21:39 22/06/2009
Russia believes Estonia has not fulfilled its promise to solve the murder of a Russian national who was killed more than two years ago in Tallinn, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said.
Russia respects Iran's election results, ties to continue
20:42 22/06/2009
Russia respects Iran's presidential election results and will continue to develop mutually beneficial cooperation and neighborly relations with Tehran, a Russian Foreign Ministry statement released on Monday said.
Ukraine military says Sea Breeze-2009 exercise called off
20:00 22/06/2009
There will be no Sea Breeze naval exercises with NATO forces in Ukraine's Crimea this summer, a source in the Ukrainian Navy command said on Monday.
Opposition in Iran has never got further - Russian expert
19:54 22/06/2009
As political tensions increase in Iran, following the recent controversial reelection of the president, a Russian political expert said on Monday that the Iranian opposition had never got any further.
Number of global swine flu cases tops 52,160 - WHO
19:35 22/06/2009
A total of 52,160 cases of human A/H1N1 infection have been registered in 99 countries worldwide, with 231 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report on Monday.
Hamas members to be released from West Bank prisons
18:27 22/06/2009
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered the release of Hamas members from prison in the West Bank, senior Fatah figure Azam al-Ahmed said on Monday.
Russia 'to face swine flu wave in November'
17:10 22/06/2009
Russia will face a wave of A/H1N1 influenza cases in November, the head of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Influenza Research Institute said Monday.
Third round of Russia-U.S. nuclear talks opens in Geneva
16:15 22/06/2009
The third round of comprehensive Russia-U.S. talks on a new strategic arms reduction pact opened on Monday in Geneva, a Russian diplomat told RIA Novosti.
Russia commemorates start of Great Patriotic War
16:13 22/06/2009
Russia remembers on Monday the start of the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War, the term used in Russia and other ex-Soviet states to describe WWII.
Top Iranian clerics could depose Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
16:12 22/06/2009
Political tensions in Iran are rising, with senior figures in the Islamic Republic considering whether to depose Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an Arabic-language TV channel said.
Iranian presidential elections
16:12 22/06/2009
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was reelected with 63% of the popular vote. However, his opponent, Mir Hossein Mousavi, and his supporters have alleged the polls were rigged.
Belarus committed to forging ties with EU - Lukashenko
15:12 22/06/2009
Belarus and the EU are laying the groundwork to develop good relations, with Minsk committed to this goal, the Belarusian president said on Monday.
Iran's Foreign Ministry blames Europe, U.S. for riots
14:47 22/06/2009
Iran's Foreign Ministry accused European countries and the U.S. of meddling in the country's domestic affairs after Tehran was hit by riots following presidential elections, Iran's Press TV reported on Monday.
Venezuela to discuss joint bank proposal with Russia
14:07 22/06/2009
Venezuela is set to finalize the details of setting up a joint bank with Russia, Latin America's Telesur TV said on Monday citing the Venezuelan president.
Israel close to deal on captive Gaza soldier
14:04 22/06/2009
Israel is close to a deal that will free a soldier held by Gaza militants in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, an Egyptian paper said
Russia to sell 1,000 infantry fighting vehicles to Greece
13:59 22/06/2009
Russia and Greece are finalizing a contract on the delivery of 1,000 BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles to the Greek army, a Russian government official said on Monday.
Turkish court orders violent husband to give flowers to wife
13:54 22/06/2009
A court in southeast Turkey has ordered a man charged with domestic violence to give his wife flowers, regional media reported on Monday.
The U.S. National Missile Defense system
13:37 22/06/2009
Reference Note
History of START I (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) and START II
13:35 22/06/2009
The Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START I) between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) and the United States (U.S.) was signed in Moscow on July 31, 1991 at a summit meeting between Soviet and U.S. presidents, Mikhail Gorbachev and George Bush, and entered into force on December 5, 1994.

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