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Global military expenditure keeps going up, in spite of the crisis
The annual report of the Stockholm Peace Research Institute says that the world has never spent more on defense, in spite of the global financial crisis.
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Baltic Sea leaders focus on transport bottlenecks
To increase the ease of business in the Baltic Sea region and the three Baltic states, the bottlenecks in transport and energy need to be solved, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday morning.
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Japan's PM Hatoyama resigns
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigns amid pressure from his party to step down ahead of elections due in July.
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Caspian Oil and Gas int'l exhibition opens in Baku Tue
A traditional Caspian Oil and Gas international exhibition opens here on Tuesday. It is held here for a17th time and will run until June 4, an official at the exhibition organizing committee announced.
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Rights Debate At EU-Russia Summit
European Union President Herman Van Rompuy said at a summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today that the bloc is seriously concerned about the situation in Russia for human rights activists and journalists.
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Lithuanian summits continues despite Merkel no-show
Vilnius is hosting the Baltic Development Forum and the Baltic Sea States Summit. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is expected to meet on Wednesday with regional representatives, including the prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Norway.
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EU Urges Russia to Modernize Economy
Russia needs to modernize its economy and shun protectionism to gain access to Western investment, the European Union said Tuesday
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Afghanistan Charts a Path to Reconcile With Taliban
Afghan security forces patrol ahead of Wednesday's start of a three-day peace conference in Kabul. KABUL—The Afghan government kicks off a national assembly in Kabul Wednesday, the first in a string of events that officials hope will chart a path to reconciliation with insurgents, seize the political initiative from the Taliban and lay the groundwork for...
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