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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/870620.htmlenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/7884456/Russian-spies-children-sent-to-Moscow.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/7884456/Russian-spies-children-sent-to-Moscow.htmlAll the children of the 10 Russian spies freed in a swap with Moscow have been sent to Russia to rejoin their parents, according to the US Attorney General.Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-82de4071534324529c541e8a61cbb212telegraphenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/IOuhqGvNNEM/la-fgw-russian-spies-20100710,0,2220328.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/IOuhqGvNNEM/la-fgw-russian-spies-20100710,0,2220328.storyA plane carrying 10 people deported from the United States for spying has landed in Moscow. A plane carrying 10 people deported from the United States for spying has landed in Moscow, a Russian news agency has reported.Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200latimes-fb271cd315d4f344d294b791b2b99063latimesenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/b5b3208a-8567-11df-aa2e-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5b3208a-8567-11df-aa2e-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/b5b3208a-8567-11df-aa2e-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5b3208a-8567-11df-aa2e-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer=By Alan Rappeport in New York and Daniel Dombey in Washington Published: July 2 2010 00:28 | Last updated: July 2 2010 00:28 Three people accused of working for Russian intelligence insisted on their innocence in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday, even as the US government elaborated its case against them.Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200ft-db0855e727f9628c40740c5e2647a539ftenhttp://telegraf.by/2010/07/government-extended-privileges-for-purchase-of-belarusian-goods-in-russia.htmlhttp://telegraf.by/2010/07/government-extended-privileges-for-purchase-of-belarusian-goods-in-russia.htmlThe Government of Belarus approved the project of additional agreement №1 to the contract with Sberank of Russia on lax crediting conditions for purchase of the Belarusian goods in Russia. The given decision is a part of the governmental decision № 978, the representatives of the government said.Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraf-by-e9405f070f68b4e581b0d8d29f264241telegraf-byenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/spy%20case%20suspect%20vanishes%20in%20cyprus/3697022http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/spy%20case%20suspect%20vanishes%20in%20cyprus/3697022An alleged member of a Russian spy ring that authorities say operated under deep cover in America's suburbs vanished in Cyprus a day after being released on bail. The man, who had gone by the name Christopher Metsos and was wanted in the US on charges he supplied money to the spy ring, had been....Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-710dc87344c7d31c129aaaf8c71addaachannel4newsenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6603BD20100701?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6603BD20100701?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow said on Thursday 50 Russian armored personnel carriers would soon be delivered to the Palestinians for internal security, a move Israel has blocked in the past.Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-3d6fe68d1c6f975a19507d9a00c3a34creutersenhttp://www.b92.net//eng/news/world-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=06&dd=30&nav_id=68153http://www.b92.net//eng/news/world-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=06&dd=30&nav_id=68153A former senior agent with the Soviet KGB has suggested that the arrests of alleged Russian spies in the United States is just the tip of the espionage iceberg. Oleg Gordiyevsky, a British-based former senior agent with the Russian Federal Security Service's (FSB) predecessor, told RFE/RL's Russian....Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200b92net_en-a291104cfbefafe3c151f0a0c0e42d16b92net_enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10445353.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10445353.stmEarlier, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow expected Washington to provide an explanation over the arrests. "The moment when it was done has been chosen with a special finesse," he added with apparent sarcasm, declining further comment. Mr Lavrov's comments suggest that he thinks it is an....Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200phantis-873d6c67e00d41bc8334916b74f16e70phantisenhttp://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15249190&PageNum=0http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15249190&PageNum=0MOSCOW, June 21 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s upcoming three-day visit to the United States to begin on Tuesday, June 22, can yield good contracts for big Russian companies, Russian presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich said. “Several agreements will be signed on the sidelines of....Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200itartass_en-acb79734cd60921a5ceadd69a4d31e98itartass_enenhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/world/middleeast/15mideast.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/world/middleeast/15mideast.html?partner=rss&emc=rssAn Israeli police officer was shot dead in the West Bank on Monday and two more were injured in the first fatal shooting attack on Israeli security personnel in the area in more than a year.Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200IHT-6c4219672f5050d093039f521d6e65dfIHTenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/7821545/Robert-Gates-military-action-against-Iran-unlikely.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/7821545/Robert-Gates-military-action-against-Iran-unlikely.htmlAmerica cast doubt on the likelihood of military action against Iran despite conceding that Tehran could have enough weapons-grade uranium to make a nuclear bomb within one to three years.Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-06feecf51bd1b234dce70bb82d869fe2telegraphenhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0611/breaking49.htmlhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0611/breaking49.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said China's support for the latest UN sanctions against Iran would not harm ties, but slammed Beijing along with other nuclear powers for wanting to monopolise the technology.Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200irishtimes-609f4813179c3344159738d6232f22cdirishtimesenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/middle_east/10284340.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/middle_east/10284340.stmBy Jon Donnison BBC News, Jerusalem 0"Israel's eases three-year blockade. Gazans get jam and coriander" ran the debatably sarcastic headline in this morning's left-leaning Haaretz newspaper. The article by the Israeli journalist Amira Hass, a long-time critic of Israel's blockade, outlined the first....Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-47c624e1c44b082ea9e5c60732552cc6bbcenhttp://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15196543&PageNum=0http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15196543&PageNum=0BEIJING, June 4 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit China in late September, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after an official visit in Beijing on Friday. “Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to China in late September will be a landmark event in Russian-Chinese relations this year,” the minister said.Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200itartass_en-bfa11ce9271455da64d9671467fdd26fitartass_enenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/soyuz%20astronauts%20back%20after%20mission/3666537http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/soyuz%20astronauts%20back%20after%20mission/3666537A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts back from a five-month mission on the International Space Station has landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan. Russian Oleg Kotov, American Timothy Creamer and Soichi Noguchi of Japan, who had been aboard the orbiting laboratory since late December,....Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-9976cb1af9f92c398bfc2cf692c6f083channel4newsenhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0531/mideast.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0531/mideast.htmlAt least 15 people were killed when the Israeli navy intercepted ships carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists toward the Gaza Strip.Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200RTERadio-9639d1191e8abde1b9eb945340790837RTERadioenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8681919.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8681919.stmBarack Obama is to ask the US Congress for an extra $200m in military aid for Israel to help install a rocket defence system.Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-aa32446bbec5109f6510392b7d304badbbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8680769.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8680769.stmHuman Rights Watch say the Israeli army unlawfully destroyed civilian property in Gaza during its 2008 and 2009 offensive.Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-4b7f462942188cf4d1d5027ad7051a2bbbcenhttp://news.belta.by/en/news/president?id=525188http://news.belta.by/en/news/president?id=525188MINSK, 30 April (BelTA) – On behalf of Belarusian people and himself, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated Her Majesty Queen of the Netherlands Beatrix on the national holiday – Queen’s Day, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service Alexander Lukashenko has confirmedFri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200Belta_en-ccc9a567b8cabdd7139c65c809634393Belta_enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8624711.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8624711.stmThe number of Russia's super-rich jumped to 62, while their combined fortune rose to $297bn, Forbes Russia magazine says.Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-98886daf7c7308303ee3a2952366f9a1bbcenhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/04/15/russia.adoptions/index.html?hpt=T2http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/04/15/russia.adoptions/index.html?hpt=T2Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- Russia has put an end to the adoption of children by American families until rules covering them can be hashed out with U.S. officials, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday. "Further adoptions of Russian children by the American citizens, which at present has been....Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200phantis-f8db0d1959bad904a5ef26ac6f4ffd47phantisenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/MGDBS2L044A/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/MGDBS2L044A/index.htmlIran announced Friday it has advanced its nuclear technology, unveiling new, faster centrifuges and celebrating "giant steps" forward.Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-6e4e8d9315f72e38482fc5d7a9ecc68ecnnenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/kyrgyzstan/7563492/Kyrgyzstan-protesters-kill-government-minister-as-violence-escalates.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/kyrgyzstan/7563492/Kyrgyzstan-protesters-kill-government-minister-as-violence-escalates.htmlOpposition followers killed Kyrgyzstan's interior minister, took the deputy prime minister hostage and captured state television in a deadly revolt against President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-277a9390675ee0316aaf8350e9d34734telegraphenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/99kChoRIl_Y/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/99kChoRIl_Y/index.htmlA suicide bomber killed two officers and wounded four others outside a police station in the Russian republic of Ingushetia on Monday, authorities said.Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-a5713cef1badc75ad875bec2d0b760b3cnnenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8600379.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8600379.stmPresident Obama has made a direct appeal to Chinese President Hu Jintao for the two countries to co-operate on the Iranian nuclear issue. In an hour-long phone call Mr Obama stressed "the importance of working together to ensure that Iran lives up to its... obligations," the US said.Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200phantis-9dd961ff3706c2095fcfff29bd3079a2phantisenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/vCrECzcQi1Q/la-fg-clinton-russia19-2010mar19,0,5456929.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/vCrECzcQi1Q/la-fg-clinton-russia19-2010mar19,0,5456929.storyWith Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at her side, the secretary of State reproaches Moscow for building and fueling the plant without assurances on weaponry. Lavrov stands his ground. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had barely arrived in Moscow for nuclear arms and Mideast talks when tensions over Iran flared up publicly Thursday.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100latimes-2bcd2b9d85a8fea00a523d93a4ecb684latimesenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8561365.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8561365.stmRussia's state-owned nuclear company says the country will build at least 12 nuclear reactors in India.Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-e9ecbe4103fb0f7847dcd2e44dfc01e2bbcenhttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/03/11/ukraine-new-government.html?ref=rsshttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/03/11/ukraine-new-government.html?ref=rssUkrainian lawmakers formed a new majority coalition around President Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday, allowing him to consolidate power by quickly approving his choices for a new prime minister and a cabinet.Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100CBC-630f2a733e0e1066b041792a4bac17b0CBCen