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Troubled Sochi Olympics Draw Focus On Caucasus Conflicts
When Vladimir Putin traveled to Guatemala three years ago to personally promote Russia's bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics, he pledged the Games in Sochi would be "safe, enjoyable, and memorable."
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Israel deports activists challenging Gaza blockade
Israel has begun expelling the latest group of activists detained for trying to break the Gaza blockade. Meanwhile, Israel's ambassador to the US has rejected a probe into an earlier deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla.
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Azerbaijan Visit Highlights Afghanistan Contributions
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here today to express U.S. gratitude to this former Soviet republic on the western shore of the Caspian Sea for its contributions to the coalition’s efforts in Afghanistan.
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Turkey and US face tough decisions on relations after Israeli flotilla raid
While its relations with Israel continue to plummet to new depths in the wake of the Gaza flotilla raid, Turkey is considering how to handle the US as Washington tries to balance its ties with Jerusalem and Ankara.
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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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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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Putin encourages peaceful protests – but beware the police beatings
Despite seemingly encouraging words about freedom of speech from Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister, Russian opposition activists were again beaten and detained when they tried to hold peaceful protests across the country yesterday.
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