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Russia Goes 'The Syria Route'

AP | By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 01.29.2012

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MOSCOW -- Russia's defiance of international efforts to end Syrian President Bashar Assad's crackdown on protests is rooted in a calculation that it c...

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Gadhafi Sold Libya Gold To Pay Uprising Salaries

AP | Posted 11.08.2011

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TRIPOLI, Libya -- The new governor of Libya's central bank says the former regime sold about 20 percent of the country's gold reserves to cover salari...

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Source: Gaddafi's Wife And Daughter Are In Tunisia

Reuters | Tarek Amara and Joseph Logan | Posted 07.18.2011

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May 18, 2011 11:23:39 PM By Tarek Amara and Joseph Logan TUNIS/TRIPOLI, May 19 (Reuters) - The wife and daughter of Libyan leader Muammar Ga...

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It's Time to Make the Darfur Arms Embargo Mean Something

Human Rights First | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Julia Fromholz, Director, Crimes Against Humanity Program Every autumn since 2006, the UN's Panel of Experts on Sudan--a group of experts on arms,...

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Turkey Uncovered: The Iran Vote and Beyond

Elcin Poyrazlar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elcin Poyrazlar

Some people like to portray Turkey as a more independent actor on the world stage and an emerging regional power. Yes, Turkey is becoming more independent but by breaking away from the west.

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Iran Censured At UN Nuclear Meeting

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 05.25.2011

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VIENNA — In a blow to Iran, the board of the U.N. nuclear agency on Friday overwhelmingly backed a demand from the U.S., Russia, China and three...

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UN North Korea Sanction Bars 5 Top Officials From Leaving Country

Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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The United Nations Security Council barred five North Korean officials from leaving their country and ordered their foreign assets frozen as punishmen...

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The Future of Burma Cannot Be Tied to Aung San Suu Kyi

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Virginia M. Moncrieff

By maintaining that the regime must be isolated and that Burma must be the target of stringent sanctions only helps the junta reverse further into mad "behind-the-wall" strategies.

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Putin Promises Al-Maliki Russian Support And Aid At First Meeting

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday urged tighter relations with Russia as Moscow seeks to restore its economic and political influence in B...

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