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Russian Mediterranean fleet "not linked" to Syria

The redeployment of Russian Naval vessels in the Mediterranean Sea is part of a planned rotation and is not linked with the worsening situation in Syria, a Russian Naval spokesperson said Thursday, ria. ru reports. February 13 2014, 17:24 1 670 views

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Putin signs law banning gay couples from adopting

President Vladimir Putin signed a law Wednesday banning the adoption of children by same-sex couples in Russia and abroad – and by residents of foreign countries where gay marriages are sanctioned, rt.com reports. February 13 2014, 17:18 2 895 views

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Olympic athletes struggle with mushy snow as Sochi heats up

The combination of soft mountain snow and a coastal Olympic park full of palm trees was a winner when Sochi was bidding for the Olympics, but the Black Sea sunshine is now posing problems for athletes and organizers, themoscownews.com reports. February 13 2014, 12:02 1 721 views

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Ukrainian judge reviewing protesters' cases killed

Unknown assailants in the Poltava region of Ukraine have shot the judge who ruled on the arrest motions for the pro-Eurozone protesters, Ukrainian Interior Ministry reports on Wednesday, rapsinews.com reports February 12 2014, 18:37 1 737 views

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Moscow teen school shooter charged with murder, hostage taking

Sergey Gordeev, the 15-year-old who was arrested last week after a shootout and hostage crisis in a Moscow school that left a teacher and a police officer dead has been officialy charged with murder, intent to commit murder, and the taking of hostages, Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin announced Wednesday, rapsinews.com reports. February 12 2014, 18:15 2 151 views

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Cops shut down restaurant for selling HUMAN flesh

Police officers arrested 11 including the owner when they raided the eatery in Nigeria, mirror.co.uk reported Wednesday. February 12 2014, 18:07 2 397 views

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Norway Flexes Skiing Muscles as 'iPod' Shuffles to Gold on Day 4 at Sochi

Day four of competition at the Sochi Olympics saw an exhibition of Norwegian endurance skiing and a man nicknamed "iPod" shuffle to gold in the halfpipe, while snowboard king Shaun White lost his Olympic crown, ria.ru reports. February 12 2014, 15:59 1 751 views

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Carina Vogt wins historic first women's ski jump gold

Germany's Carina Vogt won a historic gold, Austria's Daniela Iraschko-Stolz took silver and Coline Mattel of France bronze in the Olympic debut of women's ski jump, leaving a three-skier American team savoring the symbolism of the moment rather than Winter Games glory, usatoday.com reports. February 12 2014, 09:51 1 467 views

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Algeria mourns dozens killed in military plane crash

Algeria has begun three days of national mourning for the 77 people killed in a military passenger plane crash in the north-east of the country, bbc reports. February 12 2014, 09:42 2 221 views

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Tsarnaev lawyers want trial next year, expected to last 3 months

Prosecutors say the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzkokhar Tsarnaev is expected to last three months, plus another six weeks if he is convicted and jurors then have to decide whether he should be put to death, foxboston.com reports. February 11 2014, 16:21 1 605 views

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Top Pentagon Leader Ordered Destruction of bin Laden Death Photos

Judicial Watch announced Monday that it received documents through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit showing that Admiral William McRaven ordered the immediate destruction of any photos of Osama bin Laden’s death within hours of a Judicial Watch FOIA request, freebeacon.com reports February 11 2014, 14:06 1 592 views

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On Day 3 of Sochi, Canada Streaks Ahead on Ice and Snow

On Sochi’s Black Sea coast and up in the Caucasus mountains, Monday was Canada’s day at the Winter Olympics, as two of its biggest winter sports stars snatched gold, ria.ru reports. February 11 2014, 11:23 2 125 views

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French President arrives solo to White House

French President Francois Hollande starts a visit to the United States on Monday with spats over U.S. eavesdropping and trade talks with the EU unlikely to chill a relationship now far warmer than before the 2003 U.S.-led war on Iraq, reuters reports. February 10 2014, 18:04 2 440 views

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600 evacuated from blockaded Syrian city of Homs

Hundreds of civilians were evacuated from the besieged Syrian city of Homs, braving gunmen spraying bullets and lobbing mortar shells to flee as part of a rare three-day truce to relieve a choking blockade. timeslive.co.za reports. February 10 2014, 17:46 2 577 views

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Medieval knights, catapults and golden toilets – Ukraine's innovative protesters

The pro-democracy movement fighting Viktor Yanukovych's government is organised and inventive – replacing Lenin's statue with a toilet and wearing suits of armour on the streets, theguardian.com reports. February 10 2014, 17:22 3 311 views

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Under Putin's Gaze, Russia Schools the World in Team Figure Skating

Russian President Vladimir Putin gazed down approvingly from the stands as his country schooled the rest of the world in figure skating, winning its first gold medal of the Sochi Olympics in the process ria.ru reports. February 10 2014, 10:10 2 793 views

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American Sage Kotsenburg wins first gold medal of Sochi Olympics in slopestyle

The United States clinched the first gold medal of the Winter Olympics on Saturday when Sage Kotsenburg won the snowboard men's slopestyle, cnn reports. February 8 2014, 18:43 1 717 views

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CNN apologizes for calling Brest Fortress one of ugliest monuments ever

Thursday, the American TV channel CNN editorial board asked forgiveness from the people who were offended at the mention of the monument to the defenders of the Brest fortress in a report about the least beautiful monuments in the world, voiceofrussia.com reported. February 7 2014, 15:46 3 310 views

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Sochi Winter Olympics news feed: Day 2

  The most important moments of the second Olympic day in Sochi.   February 7 2014, 15:32 2 172 views

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Sochi Winter Olympics news feed: Day 1

Highlights of the main events and statements of the first day of Sochi Olympics. February 7 2014, 15:24 1 951 views

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XXII Olympic Winter Games to open in Sochi February 7

88 teams will compete in the Sochi Olympics, a record number in the history of Winter Olympic Games. The opening ceremony will begin at Sochi’s Fisht Stadium at 20:14 Moscow time (16:14 GMT). The Olympic flag with five rings symbolizing the unity of athletes around the world will be hoisted and the Olympic flame will be lit, itar-tass reports. February 7 2014, 15:17 2 490 views

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Ukraine crisis: Leaked phone call embarrasses US

An apparently bugged phone conversation in which a senior US diplomat disparages the EU over the Ukraine crisis has been posted online, bbc.co.uk reports. February 7 2014, 11:43 1 475 views

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Cameron urges UK to unite to stop Scottish independence

British Prime Minister David Cameron will urge people in all parts of the United Kingdom on Friday to try to persuade Scots to vote 'no' in their referendum on independence, AFP reports. February 7 2014, 11:23 2 385 views

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New York concert defies Putin on eve of Sochi

Six members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot on Thursday accused their previously imprisoned bandmates of undermining the group's ideals by appearing at a charity concert introduced by Madonna, newsyahoo.com reports. February 6 2014, 18:13 1 707 views

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US warships sail to Black Sea before Olympic Games begin

The first of two American warships heading to the Black Sea in advance of the Olympic Games has set sail from Italy, U.S. officials confirmed to fox news. February 6 2014, 12:18 2 066 views