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Bulgaria parliament rejects Armenian genocide declaration

21:41 11/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 11 (RIA Novosti)

The Bulgarian parliament on Wednesday turned down a declaration recognizing the Ottoman Empire's genocide against Armenians, the Sofia News Agency reported.

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Cyprus releases Russian Syria-bound 'ammunition' ship
20:05 11/01/2012
A Russian-owned ship reportedly carrying ammunition to Syria was allowed to leave Cyprus after giving assurances it would switch course, the island nation’s officials said on Wednesday.
Russia’s wayward Mars probe ‘may fall Jan.14-16’
17:52 11/01/2012
Russia’s troubled Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will fall back to Earth between January 14 and 16, possibly some place in the Indian Ocean, Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Wednesday.1
Italy’s deficit falls to three-year low
15:21 11/01/2012
Italy’s budget deficit fell to a three-year low of 2.7 percent of GDP in the third quarter of 2011, the national statistics agency Istat reported on Wednesday.
Russia to complete delivery of 21 helicopters to Afghanistan by July
15:19 11/01/2012
Russia will fulfill a contract to deliver 21 helicopters to Afghanistan in the first half of the year, the Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service said on Wednesday.
Turkmenistan adopts new law on political parties in bid to boost competition
14:58 11/01/2012
The Turkmen parliament passed a new law on political parties after the former Soviet republic’s president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, moved to make it easier for other political forces to challenge the Turkmen Democratic Party’s monopolistic grip on power, national television said on Wednesday.
North Korea 'to punish' non-mourners
13:56 11/01/2012
The North Korean authorities are to sentence anyone who has not participated in mourning sessions for leader Kim Jong-il to terms in labor camps, South Korea’s Daily NK website reported on Wednesday.
Top UN official says 400 people killed in Syria in two weeks
13:37 11/01/2012
More than 400 people have been killed in Syria in just the two weeks since Arab League observers were deployed in the country in late December as part of a peace plan to end months of bloodshed there, United Nations political chief B. Lynn Pascoe said.
Moscow hotels most expensive in Europe – survey
12:41 11/01/2012
Moscow hotel room rates are the highest in Europe, Hotel.info online booking service said in a survey after comparing more than 210,000 facilities worldwide.
Iran nuclear scientist killed in car bomb blast
12:38 11/01/2012
An Iranian scientist who died in a car bomb explosion in the capital Tehran on Wednesday was the deputy director of the country's largest uranium enrichment plant, according to Iran’s IRNA news agency.1
Romney closer to taking on Obama after NH primary triumph
11:43 11/01/2012
Mitt Romney took a crucial step closer to challenging Barack Obama in the 2012 U.S. presidential elections, winning the Republican primary elections in New Hampshire on Tuesday, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.1
OSCE observers to monitor Russian presidential polls
10:47 11/01/2012
Russia’s election authorities will allow 200 observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to monitor March's presidential polls, in which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will seek a third stint in the Kremlin.
Three feared dead as fishing ship catches fire in Antarctica
10:39 11/01/2012
Three crew members of a South Korean fishing boat are thought to have died when their vessel caught fire in Antarctica early on Wednesday, officials said.
New U.S. ambassador to Russia McFaul sworn in
07:53 11/01/2012
The United States hopes its new ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul will make serious efforts to further deepen bilateral relations, U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday at McFaul’s swearing-in ceremony.
U.S. condemns Iran’s decision to start uranium enrichment
05:20 11/01/2012
Washington slammed on Tuesday the Iranian government’s decision to begin uranium enrichment operations at a facility near the city of Qom in the country’s north.3
Polish prosecutor general to visit Russia
04:32 11/01/2012
Polish Prosecutor General Andrzej Seremet will head to Russia on a three-day visit on Wednesday, Seremet’s spokesman Mateusz Martyniuk said.
United States awaits new draft resolution on Syria from Russia
01:58 11/01/2012
The United States expects Russia to soon submit a revised text of a new draft resolution on Syria to the UN Security Council members, Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said.1

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