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22:30 28/08/2009

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Chavez rules out Russian military bases in Venezuela
22:04 28/08/2009
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told a regional summit on Friday that there would be no Russian military bases on his country's territory.
Moon rock exhibit at Dutch museum revealed as fake
21:01 28/08/2009
Researchers from Amsterdam's Vrije Universiteit have discovered that lunar rock on display at the country's Rijksmuseum has been nowhere near the Moon, Dutch media reported on Friday.
Ahmadinejad urges severe punishment for post-election riots
20:05 28/08/2009
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for severe punishments for those behind the unrest that followed the June 12 presidential election, Press TV said on Friday.
Russia to help guard Abkhazia's territorial waters
19:11 28/08/2009
The Russian Federal Security Service's coast guards will work with Abkhazia's border service to protect ships passing through Abkhazia's territorial waters from Georgian forces, the FSB border service said Friday.
EBRD may grant Russia aid after S. Siberia power plant accident
18:20 28/08/2009
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is ready to grant Russia aid following an accident at the country's largest hydroelectric power plant in south Siberia, the EBRD president said on Friday.
Moscow annoyed by attempts to rewrite WWII history
17:42 28/08/2009
Russia rejects all attempts to hold it responsible for the tragedies of World War II.
Ahmadinejad urges severe punishment for post-election rioters
17:11 28/08/2009
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for severe punishments to be administered to those behind the unrest that followed the June 12 presidential election.
N.Korea promises to release S.Korean fishermen on Saturday
17:03 28/08/2009
In the latest move to rebuild ties with Seoul, North Korea has announced that it will free on Saturday four South Korean fishermen detained last month in its territorial waters.
Arctic Sea hijacking suspects deny piracy, kidnapping charges
15:48 28/08/2009
The eight men accused of involvement in the mystery disappearance of the Russian-crewed Arctic Sea cargo ship last month have denied charges of piracy and kidnapping, a lawyer of one of the defendants said Friday.
Romanov jewels worth 2 mln euros surface in Sweden
15:31 28/08/2009
A collection of jewels worth 2 million euros ($2.9 million), most of which belonged to the last Russian tsar's family, have surfaced in the Swedish Foreign Ministry's storage rooms.
Iran Six representatives to meet in Germany on September 2
15:24 28/08/2009
Diplomats from the Iran Six group of countries will discuss the situation around Iran's controversial nuclear program on September 2 in Germany, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Russian army officer gets 6 years in jail for spying for Georgia
14:51 28/08/2009
A Russian military court on Friday sentenced an officer to six years in prison for high treason and espionage and stripped him of his rank.
Tunnel collapses in Gaza, three smugglers killed
13:47 28/08/2009
At least three Palestinians died and one was wounded when a smugglers' tunnel connecting Egypt with Gaza collapsed on Friday morning
North, South Korea agree to hold reunion of separated families
12:38 28/08/2009
Delegations from North and South Korea agreed at talks on Friday to hold reunions in late September of families separated by the Korean War more than half a century ago.
Russia sends ceremonial guards to Libya parade - paper
11:35 28/08/2009
Russia will send an honor guards company to Libya to take part in a military parade dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Libyan revolution on September 1

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Main news of August 28

Chavez rules out Russian military bases in Venezuela

Moon rock exhibit at Dutch museum revealed as fake

Ahmadinejad urges severe punishment for post-election riots

Russia to help guard Abkhazia's territorial waters

EBRD may grant Russia aid after S. Siberia power plant accident

Moscow annoyed by attempts to rewrite WWII history

Ahmadinejad urges severe punishment for post-election rioters

N.Korea promises to release S.Korean fishermen on Saturday

Arctic Sea hijacking suspects deny piracy, kidnapping charges

Romanov jewels worth 2 mln euros surface in Sweden

Iran Six representatives to meet in Germany on September 2

Russian army officer gets 6 years in jail for spying for Georgia

Tunnel collapses in Gaza, three smugglers killed

North, South Korea agree to hold reunion of separated families

Russia sends ceremonial guards to Libya parade - paper

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