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Tsarnaev brothers to be focus of new biography by Russian scholar
Brothers and Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be the focus of a major new biography by Russian American scholar and journalist Masha Gessen. Riverhead will publish the as-yet-untitled book. Gessen is the author,...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Sports, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Google+
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U.S. reassures Syria rebels about its stance on Assad
BEIRUT — The new U.S.-Russia peace initiative for Syria will inevitably lead to the departure of President Bashar Assad, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Thursday, moving to reassure Syrian rebels and their allies that the Obama...
Tags: Moscow (Russia), Israel, Russia, International Relations, Wars and Interventions
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Israeli attacks in Syria aimed at Hezbollah, not as aid to rebels
Israeli airstrikes in Syria on Iranian weapons destined for Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia could be seen as heralding wider international involvement in Syria’s intractable civil war. Reports of sarin gas attacks in Syria also conjure the...
Tags: Moscow (Russia), Israel, Iran, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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USAID develops a bad reputation among some foreign leaders
WASHINGTON — When Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development from his impoverished country last week, he complained that Washington "still has a mentality of domination and submission" in the region. It...
Tags: Russia, U.S. Department of State, Polls, Human Rights, George W. Bush
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Thousands in Russia demand new elections, release of prisoners
This post has been corrected. See bottom for details. MOSCOW — In the biggest show of opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin since last May, thousands of demonstrators gathered Monday near the Kremlin to demand an immediate release of...
Tags: Activism, Russia, Prisons, Embezzlement, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. 'I'M FREE NOW', SAYS MISSING WOMAN FOUND AFTER A DECADE A neighbor found the three women who went missing separately in a Cleveland home where...Tags: Israel, Russia, Elections, South Korea, U.S. Congress
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Russia, Japan renew quest for elusive WWII peace treaty
World War II lingers for Russia and Japan. Nearly 68 years after the fighting ended, the two Asian powers have yet to sign a peace treaty. That could change now that the leaders of both countries have solid nationalist credentials and could pull off...Tags: Moscow (Russia), China Earthquake (2010), Environmental Issues, China, Russia
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Russia reportedly detains 140 people in suspected extremism
Russian authorities said Friday that 140 people had been detained in southern Moscow on suspicion of involvement in an Islamic extremist organization, according to the state news agency. The Federal Security Agency said at least 30 of the suspects...
Tags: Human Rights Watch, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports, Civil Rights, Human Rights
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North Korean Agitator Alienates His Allies
The Hartford CourantOne unlikely benefit of the North Korea crisis is that the world may be getting fed up with the country's pugnacious young leader, Kim Jong Un. In his belligerent talk of war, Kim appears to have crossed a line, upsetting traditional allies such as...Tags: Xi Jinping, U.S. Department of Defense, China, South Korea, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Putin calls for closer cooperation between U.S., Russia on terrorism
MOSCOW -- In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for closer cooperation between the United States and his nation in combating terrorism. Answering questions during an almost five-hour annual...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Sports, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Trial opens for Russia opposition leader, who calls claims absurd
MOSCOW — One of Russia’s most prominent opposition leaders went on trial Wednesday, proclaiming his innocence but predicting that the case will lead to a lifetime ban on his participation in Russian electoral politics. “Any independent...
Tags: Moscow (Russia), International Law, Human Rights Watch, Russia, Parties and Movements
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The radicalization of suspected Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev
MAKHACHKALA, Russia — In America, he had been a cocky and charismatic heavyweight boxer who wore fancy, pointy leather shoes and slick white shirts to the gym. In Dagestan, the volatile southern Russian region where he lived for a time as a...
Tags: Arts and Culture, International Law, Religious Conflicts, Rentals, Wars and Interventions
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