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File - Marina Litvinenko, center, the widow of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko, speaks to the media as she leaves at the end of a pre-inquest review at Camden Town Hall in London, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012.

Crime Photos Russia UK Wikipedia: Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko

BBC News
Litvinenko's widow seeks public inquiry into death
Sat 18 May 2013
The widow of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko has called for the upcoming inquest into his death to be abandoned and replaced with a public inquiry. Marina Litvinenko said it was the only way to... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)

The U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul arrives at Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. McFaul has been summoned by the Russian foreign ministry in connection with an alleged spy detention in Moscow. He entered the ministry's building in central Moscow Wednesday morning and left half an hour later without saying a word to journalists waiting outside the compound.

Espionage Moscow Photos USA Wikipedia: Michael McFaul

Newstrack India
Russia protests to US over spy (Changing dateline)
Wed 15 May 2013
Tweet Moscow, May 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Wednesday lodged an official protest with the US ambassador over an embassy official who Moscow says is an undercover CIA officer. US ambassador Michael... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze)

In this handout photo provided by the FSB, acronym for Russian Federal Security Service, a man claimed by FSB to be Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, is in the FSB offices in Moscow, early Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Russia's security services say they have caught a U.S. diplomat who they claim is a CIA agent in a red-handed attempt to recruit a Russian agent. Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, was carrying special technical equipment, disguises, written instructions and a large sum of money when he was detained overnight, the FSB said in a statement Tuesday. Fogle was handed over to U.S. embassy officials, the FSB, acronym for Russian Federal Security Service, said.

US News Tue 14 May 2013
Russia Accuses U.S Diplomat Ryan Fogle of Spying, Wants Him Gone
Embassy worker allegedly tried to recruit Russian source for the CIA Comment () Tweet A man said by the FSB to be Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, is detained in Moscow.... (photo: AP / FSB Public Relations Center, HOPD)
CIA Espionage Moscow Photos Wikipedia : CIA activities in Russia

President Barack Obama holds out a hand to shake to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a bilateral meeting at the G20 Summit

Real Clear Politics Tue 14 May 2013
Obama's One-Sided "Reset" With Russia
President Obama’s long courtship of Vladimir Putin is a persuasive rebuttal to the argument that his failures are attributable to his detached, analytical approach to politics. For in that... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster)
Moscow Photos Politics USA Wikipedia: Barack Obama

UN chief regrets experts' inability to visit Syria

Zeenews Sat 18 May 2013
UN chief regrets experts' inability to visit Syria
Moscow: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed regret over the inability of experts, investigating the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, to visit the... (photo: UN / UN)
Chemical Moscow Photos Syria Wikipedia: Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with his host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they prepare to deliver joint statements after their meeting and a lunch in the Israeli leader's Jerusalem residence, Monday June 25, 2012. Netanyahu says Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees that a nuclear Iran would pose a "grave danger" to the world. Netanyahu pressed for further sanctions on the Islamic Republic to quash its budding nuclear program. In statements after their meeting Monday, Putin acknowledged that the talks covered Iran and the uprising in Syria, but added that he saw negotiations as the only solution for such matters.

Lexington Herald-Leader Mon 13 May 2013
Putin and Netanyahu to discuss Syrian conflict
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin's talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Russia on Tuesday will focus on the situation in Syria, the Kremlin... (photo: AP / Jim Hollander, Pool)
Israel Moscow Photos Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday

WPXI Fri 10 May 2013
Russia says it will keep selling missiles to Syria
Russia defended its sales of anti-aircraft systems to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, just days after joining forces with the U.S. for a new push to end... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Moscow Photos Syria Weapons Wikipedia: Sergey Lavrov

The Siasat Daily Fri 10 May 2013
Russia, Britain both want to stabilize Syria: Putin
Sochi, May 10: Russia and Britain have common interest in preserving Syria's territorial integrity and sovereignty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday after... (photo: AP / Mikhail Metzel)
Moscow Photos Syria Wikipedia: Syrian civil war Peace

Former Algerian foreign affairs minister and new Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi attends during an interview with The Associated Press in Paris

BBC News Wed 8 May 2013
Syria conflict: Envoy Brahimi hails US-Russia accord
The UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, has hailed a US-Russia commitment to work together to end the conflict in the country. He said it was "the first... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon)
Defense Moscow Photos USA Wikipedia: Lakhdar Brahimi

Butyrka prison, Moscow, Russia

The Daily Telegraph Tue 7 May 2013
Russian inmate breaks out of prison 'using a spoon'
A Russian prisoner charged with double murder has escaped from one of Moscow's most formidable jails by breaking a hole in his cell ceiling, climbing through a... (photo: Creative Commons / Stanislav Kozlovskiy)
Law Photos Prison Russia Wikipedia: Prisons in Russia

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Politics

	Assad Says He Will Not Step Down Voa News
	US scolds Russia for sending arms to Syria Al Jazeera
	UN pushes for swift action in Syrian conflict Deutsche Welle
	Donor conference amasses 3.25 bln euros for rebuilding Mali CNTV
	Obama and Erdogan demand Assad step down The Star

Economy

	Japan puts aside Russia row for sake of economy The Guardian
	Cyprus Crisis: Banks Shut Until Thursday Orange News
	After Cyprus Bailout Deal, Europe's Problems Worse Than Ever Huffington Post
	Cyprus Reaches Bailout Deal With International Lenders Huffington Post
	Russia refuses to help Cyprus until EU bailout is agreed The Irish Times

Industry

	Sarin in Syria CounterPunch
	Fuelling geopolitics: The oil saga Al Jazeera
	Boston Marathon bombing suspect captured France24
	Russia eyes Africa to boost arms sales The Guardian

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi attends the third session of the Arab Economic Summit, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Draining cash, Egypt on $30 billion search for aid

Gazprom Headquarters in Moscow.Gazprom's Board of Directors as of at least August 2008:[58]Viktor Zhukov (Chairman, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, former Prime Minister of Russia.

Russian Stocks Cut by JPMorgan Citing Gazprom to Putin Policies

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili gives his state-of-the nation address in his residence in Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Saakashvili has changed the location for his last state-of-the nation address after hundreds of protesters gathered outside the National Library where he had planned to speak.

Rally in Georgia backs embattled president

Business Roundup | Ford to introduce 3rd SUV in Russia Courier Journal
Restaurants Fear Sales Hit From Proposed Stricter Drunk Driv Huffington Post
'Metro: Last Light' welcomes you to the end of the world my SA
Cuba seeks greater economic cooperation with Russia Xinhua
'Metro Last Light' welcomes you to the end of the world my SA
Net Element International Announces First Quarter 2013 Finan Seeking Alpha
Crowds break up gay rights rallies in Georgia, Russia Baltimore Sun
Activist investor says Petrogrand should exit Russia Reuters
Analysis: Upgrade crowns Turkey's peaceful rise but pitfalls Reuters
Zuma, Putin Push for Increased Trade All Africa
Italy PM Letta seeks to smooth property tax standoff Reuters
Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter STL Today
Polish, Italian PMs meet in Warsaw on economic co-op, EU bud CNTV
E.On Russia recommends 2012 dividends of 0.29 roubles/share Reuters
Yoo: A Global Design Empire Expands Wall Street Journal
Russia tells Athens to judge gas suitors on their financial Kathimerini
40 at 40 in 2012 - Forty celebs born in 1972 The Examiner
S&P warns of economic slowdown if Russia fails to improve in Business Day
Exclases Russia Orders Five AW139 Helicopters Novosti
Ratings agency warns of economic slowdown in Russia, calls f The Washington Post

News conference of Vladimir Putin.

Putin backs gas power for Russia's transport

34 Icebergs in the High Arctic - 20050907 uploaded by Mbz1, nominated by Mbz1.Icebergs in the High Arctic.The image was sent to a glaciologist , Thomas Allen Neumann. It is what he wrote about the coloration of the iceberg:

Icy Arctic rising as economic, security hot spot

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe poses for photographers at the start of a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, a day after the party's landslide victory over the ruling Democratic Party of Japan led by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in parliamentary elections. Abe stressed Monday that the road ahead will not be easy as he tries to revive Japan's sputtering economy and bolster its national security amid deteriorating relations with China.

Japan PM Abe in Russia for talks on territorial row, energy

Iranian President Could Attend Russia’s Gas Forum in July Novosti
Canada’s Competition Bureau plans investigation into G Crunch
Syria ex-minister leads rebuilding plan Stars and Stripes
The BRIC Countries Are The World’s New Global Navy Business Insider
Clash between Russian oil chiefs could undercut Putin ally The Star
Ex-Syrian minister at helm of rebuilding plan The Himalayan
>Syria ex-minister leads rebuilding plan Seattle Post
Cyprus may presell gas reserves to ease crisis Austin American Statesman
Cyprus finance minister says preselling gas reserves an opti The Washington Post
Review: 'Metro: Last Light' a can't-miss shooter Herald Tribune
Platinum cartel remains a pipe dream Business Day
Iraq, Afghanistan can serve as lessons for Syria Deutsche Welle
China eyes Arctic options in energy, transport CNN
Russia’s Economy Could Be Next Big Underperformer CNBC
New Google Maps Looks Spectacular Mashable
Shell and BP unmoved by price fixing probe The Daily Telegraph
Shell shares drop but BP unmoved by price fixing probe The Daily Telegraph
Sino-Mongolian oil deal undercuts Russian role Asia Times
BP and Shell braced for market reaction amid oil price manip The Daily Telegraph
Artist uses blood in his new exhibition Belfast Telegraph

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey take questions from the press in the Pentagon Briefing Room August 14, 2012.

Syria crisis: US rues Russian missiles sent to Damascus

In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 photo, newly-arrived Syrian refugee families rest after crossing the border from Tal Shehab city in Syria, through the Al Yarmouk River valley to arrive near Ramtha, Jordan.

Syria crisis: Refugee total now more than 1.5m - UNHCR

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, and Saeed Jalili, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council pose for a photo in Almaty, largest Kazakhstan's city on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. World powers began their fourth round of high-level talks with Iranian officials on Tuesday, aiming to stop Islamic regime's nuclear program from making atomic weapons despite widespread doubts that the stepping-stone meeting will yield a final deal.

U.N. watchdog, EU's Ashton to press Iran in nuclear dispute

Syria's Assad dubious of U.S.-Russia peace initiative The Los Angeles Times
Assad welcomes Russia-U.S. understanding, doubts West's inte Xinhua
Bashar al-Assad issues defiant message: 'I'm here to stay' The Observer
Israel warns against Russian arms supply to Syria The Star
Assad welcomes US-Russian initiative Al Jazeera
The missile equation Khaleej Times
Assad tells Argentine newspaper he won’t step down as Syria’ Deutsche Welle
Russia’s game-changing gambit in Syria The Hindu
Bashar al-Assad: 'We can't negotiate with fragmented rebels' The Guardian
Russia defiant over missile sales to Syria Canberra Times
Russia defends arms sales to Syria The Siasat Daily
U.S. SLAMS RUSSIAN ANTI-SHIP MISSILES GOING TO SYRIANS U~T San Diego
Russia gives Assad sophisticated missiles to repel enemies c Middle East Online
Russian weapons shipment irks U.S. The Columbus Dispatch
Russia Seeks New Arms Deals on Growing Latin American Market Novosti
Putin v. Obama et al The People's Voice
U.N. tries to sell Putin on Syria peace talks Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer Reuters
Briefs: Two commuter trains collide in Conn.; 60 hurt Detroit news
Trudy Rubin: What Russia gave Kerry on Syria – very little The Wichita Eagle

News conference of Vladimir Putin.

RPT-Russia's Putin looks isolated in new Kremlin term

From left to right, the structures of A, B and Z DNA

DNA study shows Europeans share common ancestors who lived 1,000 years ago

A young man holding a Russian flag hands out free national flags to motorists in downtown Moscow, to celebrate FIFA's selection of Russia as host to the 2018 World Cup, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010.

Anti-Putin protests to be revived

Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party led by Im Reuters
Depardieu likens Putin to John Paul II France24
Agent 000? Khaleej Times
Alexander Lebedev: 'I just want to be a journalist' The Guardian
Human rights activist Pamfilova: 'Demand for change in Russi Deutsche Welle
Russian satire strikes at goverment goofs The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Evgeny Lebedev: Boris and I go back to school in Battersea London Evening Standard
Somali prime minister to face confidence vote in parliament Reuters
Turkey may be Obama's key to solving Syria crisis CNN
Worlds apart The Australian
Head of French bank's Russian unit arrested on bribery charg Deutsche Welle
SocGen's Russia unit CEO charged with bribery, faces 7 years The Guardian
Kazakstan Ignores Human Rights Concerns GroundReport
SocGen's Russia unit CEO charged with bribery Daily Press
SocGen reaffirms commitment to Russia after arrest Chicago Tribune
SocGen's Russia unit CEO faces seven years on bribery allega Sun Sentinel
UPDATE 1-CEO of SocGen's Russia unit faces 7 years on briber Reuters
CEO of SocGen's Russia unit faces seven years on bribery all Reuters
Russian Investigators Charge Rosbank CEO CNBC
Russian investigators charge Rosbank CEO-Ifax Sun Sentinel

Real Madrid's coach Jose Mourinho from Portugal eats gum before a Spanish Copa del Rey soccer match against Levante at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Wednesday Dec. 22, 2010.

'Mourinho or Moyes?' - Ferguson's potential successors

A boy in Chechnya. According to the UN report, the Chechen separatist forces included a large number of children, some as young as 11 (including girls), during the First Chechen War

Boston Attacks Turn Spotlight on Troubled Region of Chechnya

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stands as he going to lead a cabinet meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Russia

Russian PM Medvedev defends record after Putin warning

French president signs gay marriage into law The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Plane catches fire landing in Moscow; no injuries The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Russia's Karjakin wins Norway chess tournament The Tribune San Luis Obispo
For Sweden’s gay Eurovision fans, it’s about the music The Daily Tribune
Column: Restore wrestling, give others fair shot CNN
Meanwhile, on the plus side (yes, there is one for Obama) The Charlotte Observer
Meet the 30 contestants in the Cliburn Competition The Dallas Morning News
Pussy Riot: Putin-bashing, punk rock and politics make for a The Independent
U.N. chief, in Russia, talks up Syria peace conference The Washington Post
International Day Against Homophobia And Transphobia (IDAHO) Huffington Post
Russia boosts fleet off Syria The Australian
Russia, the West and World War II CounterPunch
CIA chief makes unannounced Israel visit The Tribune San Luis Obispo
CIA chief makes unannounced Israel visit amid growing concer The Washington Post
Capture of alleged US spy reveals the difficulties of being The Verge
Russian and American spies square off The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Syrian ex-minister leads team planning for reconstruction of The Washington Post
There must a positive side to these White House scandals The News Tribune
Cambodian PM hails ties with China CNTV
Social Media Pose New Riddle for CIA Wall Street Journal

In this handout photo provided by the FSB, acronym for Russian Federal Security Service, a man claimed by FSB to be Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, sits in the FSB offices in Moscow, early Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Russia Detains American, Saying He Is C.I.A. Agent

In this Nov. 4, 2011 file photo former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko waves to supporters from a prison window in Kiev, Ukraine.

European Court to Rule on Ukraine's Tymoshenko

Selena Gomez performs during her 'We Own The Night' tour at the Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton Florida, USA - July 28, 2011

Selena Gomez world tour dates

Ah, Mr Fogle, we've been expecting you: The case of the hapl The Independent
Russian cult film director Alexei Balabanov dies BBC News
Wrestling rules changed to keep sport in Olympics WPXI
>Wrestling rules changed to keep sport in Olympics Seattle Post
Syria's Assad says he won't step down Philadelphia Daily News
>Russia's Karjakin wins Norway chess tournament Seattle Post
Russia’s Karjakin wins $130,000 Norway chess tournament with The Washington Post
Nanao, Dilbag enter medal rounds of Russian boxing tourney The Times of India
Litvinenko inquest suffers setback Al Jazeera
WRESTLING: Sports, politics intersect at international meet LA Daily News
5th Ave. Poker, With $25,000 Chips and an F.B.I. Ace in the The New York Times
Kerry-Lavrov Ties Grow Despite U.S.-Russia Spats The New York Times
U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria The Los Angeles Times
Britain: Poisoning Inquest Constrained The New York Times
Crowd Led by Priests Attack Gay Rights Marchers in Georgia The New York Times
US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria Philadelphia Daily News
Prince to miss a few weeks to play for Russia Philadelphia Daily News
Red state has trouble living with rising pink brigade NZ Herald
U.N. says more than 1.5 million refugees have fled Syria CNN
Even after Cold War, US-Russia spy game continues Philadelphia Daily News

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