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    Doping agency criticizes Russia as Isinbayeva given key role
    Dec08

    Doping agency criticizes Russia as Isinbayeva given key role

    MOSCOW (AP) — Even before Friday’s publication of a new report into alleged state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes, Russia and the World Anti-Doping Agency are bickering. WADA is upset because it was not consulted before a new board was picked to oversee reforms at the suspended Russian drug-testing agency, known as RUSADA. The board is...

    Lawyers For Crimean Journalist Charged With Separatism Start Studying Case
    Dec08

    Lawyers For Crimean Journalist Charged With Separatism Start Studying Case

    Lawyers for Mykola Semena, a Crimean journalist and contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), say their client has received the final written charges from the Russian-imposed authorities in Crimea. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Journalist in Crimea Charged With Extremism
    Dec08

    Journalist in Crimea Charged With Extremism

    The lawyer for a Crimean journalist says his client has been charged with extremism for allegedly undermining Russia’s territorial integrity, which could put him in prison for five years. Emil Kurbedinov said late on Wednesday that Mykola Semena, who works for a local website of Radio Free Europe, has been formally charged with extremism....

    Germany hosts foreign ministers from 57-nation OSCE
    Dec08

    Germany hosts foreign ministers from 57-nation OSCE

    BERLIN (AP) — Foreign ministers from the 57-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe are meeting in Germany, which says the group is needed more than ever to bolster dialogue between east and west. The two-day meeting opening at Hamburg’s trade fair grounds Thursday under heavy police protection isn’t expected to...

    Journalist in Crimea charged with extremism
    Dec08

    Journalist in Crimea charged with extremism

    The lawyer for a Crimean journalist says his client has been charged with extremism for allegedly undermining Russia’s territorial integrity, which could put him in prison for five years. Emil … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    Journalist in Crimea charged with extremism
    Dec08

    Journalist in Crimea charged with extremism

    The lawyer for a Crimean journalist says his client has been charged with extremism for allegedly undermining Russia’s territorial integrity, which could put him in prison for five years. …read more Source: FOX...

    Journalist in Crimea Charged With Extremism
    Dec08

    Journalist in Crimea Charged With Extremism

    The lawyer for a Crimean journalist says his client has been charged with extremism for allegedly undermining Russia’s territorial integrity, which could put him in prison for five years …read more Source: ABC...

    'Tacit Consent' in Israeli-Russian Relations
    Dec08

    'Tacit Consent' in Israeli-Russian Relations

    One of the most interesting stories, if not the most puzzling, is the close understanding and amity between Jerusalem and Moscow. While the Russian Air Force pounds the civilian population in Aleppo on behalf of the Syrian dictator Bashar Assad and his Iranian allies, Russia is coordinating the moves of its Air Force in Syria with Israel’s...

    Does Putin Have Plans for Afghanistan?
    Dec08

    Does Putin Have Plans for Afghanistan?

    Afghan and American officials are increasingly worried that any deepening of ties between Russia and Taliban militants fighting to topple the government in Kabul could complicate an already precarious security situation. Russian officials have denied they provide aid to the insurgents, who are contesting large swathes of territory and inflicting...

    EU Nations Agree to Let European Commission Review Oil, Gas Deals
    Dec08

    EU Nations Agree to Let European Commission Review Oil, Gas Deals

    EU nations agreed Wednesday to allow the European Commission to vet their oil and gas deals with third countries like Russia to guard against anti-competitive practices and supply disruptions. Overcoming resistance from member states wary of ceding sovereignty, the EU executive welcomed the deal with the bloc’s 28 nations and the European...