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22:01 20/08/2009

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U.S., Uzbekistan sign military cooperation agreement
21:58 20/08/2009
Washington says Scotland wrong to release Lockerbie bomber
21:50 20/08/2009
Lavrov, Clinton discuss Iranian nuclear program talks
20:57 20/08/2009
Russian envoy praises NATO role in search for Arctic Sea ship
20:43 20/08/2009
Moscow vows to deal with Chinese debt ships soon
19:32 20/08/2009
The plight of two merchant ships detained by China over debts will be resolved in a couple of days
Putin praises Russian-Hungarian ties
19:14 20/08/2009
The intensive development of Russian-Hungarian cooperation benefits the two countries, as well as all European states
Afghanistan elections accompanied by over 70 Taliban attacks
19:12 20/08/2009
Incumbent Afghan President Hamid Karzai said more than 70 militant attacks occurred in almost half of the country's provinces during presidential elections on Thursday.
German plumber attacks neighbors with grenades
18:34 20/08/2009
A 45-year-old plumber in west-central Germany attacked his neighbors' houses with grenades over unpaid debts
Over 20 people killed in Somalia by pro-government forces
17:51 20/08/2009
At least 21 people, mostly militants, were killed as heavily armed pro-government troops attacked the central Somali town of Bulobarde on Thursday
Medvedev urges action on Chinese debt ships
16:59 20/08/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has told a first deputy prime minister to look into the situation concerning two merchant ships detained by China over debts
Medvedev urges action on Chinese debt ships
16:38 20/08/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has told a first deputy prime minister to look into the situation concerning two merchant ships detained by China over debts
Hitler's paintings up for auction in Bavaria
16:32 20/08/2009
Three watercolor paintings by Adolf Hitler will go under the hammer at an auction to be held in Bavaria on September 5
Oslo is the world's priciest city, Moscow at 56 - study
15:46 20/08/2009
Oslo, Copenhagen and Zurich are the world's three priciest cities
Prague delayed expulsion of Russian diplomats - Ex-Czech minister
14:38 20/08/2009
Prague put off expelling two Russian diplomats until the country's European Union chairmanship expired in July
Moldova's outgoing leader to meet Medvedev in Sochi on Friday
14:10 20/08/2009
Moldova's outgoing president will arrive in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on August 21 for talks with his Russian counterpart
Merkel keeps top spot in Forbes' ranking of powerful women
12:18 20/08/2009
German Chancellor Angela Merkel remains the world's most powerful woman for the fourth year running, according to a ranking published by Forbes magazine.
Serbia, China to sign strategic partnership deal
12:17 20/08/2009
Serbian President Boris Tadic will sign a strategic partnership deal with China during his official visit to Beijing, which starts on Thursday
Presidential election kicks off in Afghanistan
11:21 20/08/2009
Polls to elect a president and provincial council members started in Afghanistan early on Thursday, with a low turnout expected due to a series of militant attacks in the capital.
Arctic Sea crew flown to Moscow
10:27 20/08/2009
The Russian crew of a cargo ship that had been missing in the Atlantic for more than two weeks before being found on Monday are being flown to Moscow, a Russian military official said on Thursday.

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