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G8 Summit U.S. Russia disagree on Syria
>Read a version of this story in Arabic.(CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he still doesn't see eye to eye with the United States on Syria. But "all of us have the intention to stop the violence in Syria and to solve this situation peacefully," Putin said Monday after a meeting with US President Barack Obama at the Group of Eight Summit in Northern Ireland. Putin said he and ...
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Putin Obama remain far apart on Syria weapons
(25 mins ago) Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin aired divergent views on Syria, but pledged to at least try to keep alive an effort to hold a Geneva peace conference. The US and Russian presidents faced off on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, days after the White House signaled it would begin arming rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad, Moscow's top Arab ally, AFP ...
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Video Obama Putin cite shared goals in Syria
Despite tensions between the United States and Russia on how best to address the ongoing violence in Syria, President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting declared their shared interests in "reducing violence" in the war-torn country, even while both acknowledged their differences on the ...
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Obama and Putin express cautious optimism after Iranian election
US, Russian presidents voice optimism that election of moderate cleric in Iran will open up dialogue with Tehran; two meet privately over new agreement on destroying nuclear material to prevent spread of nuclear ...
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Japan’s PM hopes for fruitful exchange of views with Putin
LOUGH ERNE /Northern Ireland/, June 17 (Itar-Tass) - Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hopes with fruitful discussions with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin of a diversity of issues, including the problem of the peace ...
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G8 summit finishes in UK next summit due in Russia 2014
LOUGH ERNE, June 17 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will participate in the second working day of the G* summit, which finishes in Lough Erne on Tuesday. From the coming year, Russia will be playing the chairing role in the ...
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US Russia sign new agreement on reduction of N-threat - White House
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Putin Obama hope Iran’s election to favour settlement of N problem
LOUGH ERNE, June 17 (Itar-Tass) - Presidents of Russia and the United States Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama hope the elections in Iran will favour settlement of the nuclear problem ...
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Putin Obama agree to organise bilateral working group on cyber threats
LOUGH ERNE, June 17 (Itar-Tass) - Presidents of Russia and the United States Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama have agreed to organise within a month’s time a working group on cyber threats, which will have regular meetings for consultations on issues of mutual concern. The working group will analyse emerging threats, offer and coordinate joint reaction measures and improvement of mutual ...
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Obama Putin estranged on Syria
Barack Obama andVladimir Putin on Monday aired clashing views on Syria, but pledged to at leasttry to keep alive a frail and much-delayed effort to hold a Geneva ...
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Russia US to Join Efforts for Sochi-2014 Security
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepare to shake hands after their meeting during the G8 Summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, ...
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Germany Puts Spotlight on Its Own Anti-Soviet Revolt
Joachim Gauck, the first Easterner to be president of the reunited Germany, was 13 at the time, living in the Baltic port of Rostock, he told Parliament in a quietly emotional speech on Friday. "But I remember very clearly the sense of euphoria that the dock workers were on strike," Mr. Gauck said. "I was sure that something new was under ...
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West to threaten Russia with isolation on Syria UK officials
British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the official arrrivals for the start of the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland on June 17, 2013. UK officials said Russia risks isolation from the West if it does not sign up to action in ...
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Putin faces isolation over Syria as G8 ratchets up pressure
1 of 15. U.S. President Barack Obama (L) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G8 Summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 17, ...
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U.S. says it will buy Russian helicopters for Afghan military
One of the Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters purchased by Alabama-based Defense Technology Inc (DTI) is seen in Ulan Ude, Russia in this picture taken January 3, ...
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Obama Putin to sign new deal on reducing nuclear threat
Vladimir Putin said they would sign an agreement on securing and destroying nuclear material to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, replacing a 1992 deal that expired on Monday. Obama and Putin met privately at ...
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U.S. Russia not in sync on Syria
>Read a version of this story in Arabic.(CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he still doesn't see eye to eye with the United States on Syria. But "all of us have the intention to stop the violence in Syria and to solve this situation peacefully," Putin said Monday after a meeting with US President Barack Obama at the Group of Eight Summit in Northern Ireland. Putin said he and ...
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At G8 Obama Putin look for common ground on Syria
After days of tough talk and escalating tension over Syria, U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to try to set aside their differences and work together to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.The two leaders met for about two hours at the G8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, and emerged with tight smiles, firm handshakes and very different views on ...
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Obama Putin at odds on Syria
Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin are meeting on the sidelines of the G8, as Russia faces criticism from other nations over its stance on ...
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Putin Obama Make Little Progress over Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama made little headway Monday in solving their differences over the conflict in Syria. After a meeting on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Obama said Washington and Moscow have "differing perspectives on the problem." Obama said he and Putin share an interest in reducing violence, ...
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Canada’s PM Harper dubs summit ‘G7+1’ as Russia only one not to side with Syrian rebels
USA The G8 summit is in fact G7 plus one, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper contends, slamming Russia for "supporting" the Syrian regime. His words mark the split at the summit, where Russia is set to oppose arming Syrian rebels. Tensions ran high at the sidelines of the G8 summit, as the leaders of the eight world nations gathered in Northern Ireland for Syria-dominated ...
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US Returns Rare Documents to Russia
US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and the head of Russia's State Archive agency, Andrei Artizov, at a ceremony to return rare historical documents to ...
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Nyet Russia fails to qualify for womens worlds
Epiphanny Prince will head back to Chicago a little sooner than expected. Prince will return to the U.S. this week after Russia didn't advance past the opening round of the EuroBasket women's tournament. The Russian national team finished last in its pool, winning one game. Prince scored 13 points in the team's lone victory Monday against Italy, but the Russians lost the ...
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Russian billionaires amazing $300M yacht calls at Port Everglades
Maybe money can't buy happiness, but $300 million can buy a floating palace where you can be miserable in staggeringly luxurious style. That's how much the "A" cost, a 394-foot-long behemoth of a mega-yacht owned by reclusive Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko. Resembling a military sub - or futuristic star cruiser, or Bond villian's seagoing lair - the ultra-sleek ...
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Evgeny Donskoy rallies over John Isner in the Netherlands
John Isner Monday in first-round play of the grass-court Topshelf Open. Donskoy rallied after dropping the first set to bounce the 6-foot-9 Isner 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-4 at Autotron Rosmalen in the Netherlands. Joining Isner in the ranks of Day 2 upset victims at the Wimbledon tune-up were No. ...
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New business centre in St Petersburg remains contraversial
Okhta Centre has become one of the most contentious development projects in all of Russia. It is a project that offers St Petersburg two options that can’t be matched, either to embrace the modern world and allow a world-class business centre to be built, or maintain the city’s historic skyline, architecture and reputation as a major tourist destination with huge historical significance.
Before 2007, Okhta Centre was called Gazprom City and was promoted as such in Russian and St Petersburg news media, but from the start the project was a contentious issue, due primarily to the fact that the development calls for a massive tower to be built in its centre, a tower that will be the tallest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Read more
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