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  • Escalating civil war in Syria major focus of G8 summit Escalating civil war in Syria major focus of G8 summit

    ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - The escalating civil war in Syria and the deepening divisions between the western powers and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war-torn country are to be the focus of the G8 summit that opened here Monday. Putin is likely to attack US President Barack Obama over his move to arm the rebels fighting the Assad regime. "The EU is convinced that we are ...

  • Putin refutes allegation he stole Super Bowl ring Putin refutes allegation he stole Super Bowl ring

    MOSCOW - Robert K. Kraft, an American business magnate and New England Patriots football team owner, has alleged that Vladimir Putin took away his Super Bowl ring in 2005, an accusation that has sparked a minor international controversy The Russian president however denied the allegation about the diamond-encrusted sporting prize that he says was gifted to him by the football team ...

  • Syria Conflict Exposes Old Rivalries at G8 Summit

    LONDON World leaders gathering at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland have been discussing how to end the Syrian conflict - and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been defending his support for Syrian leader Bashar al Assad, despite criticism from the his G8 counterparts. Intense gun battles rage in the heart of Damascus and Aleppo on the same day that G8 leaders gather in Northern ...

  • Russia against allowing no-fly zone in Syria

    Russia said Monday that it would not allow the imposition of a no-fly zone over the conflict-ravaged Syria and expressed surprise over Cairo severing ties with Damascus. "Russia sees no necessity of introducing such measures and considers them counter-productive," reported Xinhua citing Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich over the need to impose no-fly zone over ...

  • Russia surprised by Egypt severing ties with Syria

    The Russian government has expressed surprise over Egypt's decision to cut off diplomatic relations with Syria. "This, quite unexpected decision of the Egyptian leadership, would unlikely demonstrate Egypt's positive role in the regional efforts to settle the Syrian problem," reported Xinhua citing a Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Monday. Stating that Russia perceived Cairo's move as a ...

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  • Russian judoka commits suicide after failure in Olympics

    Russian judo champion Elena Ivashchenko committed suicide last Saturday because of her failure during the London Olympics, a judo official said Monday. Elena Ivashchenko, 28, a four-time European champion (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012), jumped from the 15th floor in the Siberian city of Tyumen, reports Xinhua. "Her depression started after her defeat at the Olympics. She really punished herself for ...

  • Putin warns West against arming Syrian rebels who eat their enemies organs

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has rebuked the West for considering arming Syrian rebels, at the same time itself arming the legitimate government of Syria. A diplomatic breakthrough on the Syrian civil war at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland appeared unlikely after Putin's comments. Putin said backing those who kill their enemies and eat their organs flouted Europe's humanitarian ...

  • Russian parliament passes anti-homosexual laws

    On June 11 the Russian parliament adopted--by 436 votes to nil, with one abstention--two civil rights laws, making it a punishable offence to openly practise homosexual relationships, defend homosexuals or "insult religious sentiments".Both laws have yet to be approved by the parliament's upper chamber and signed by President Vladimir Putin. Putin has already publicly declared his ...

  • Seeking a Syria consensus despite US-Russia divide

    Russian President Vladimir Putin stake out diametrically opposite stands on which side deserves military support. Ahead of a Group of Eight joint statement on Syria to be issued Tuesday, the U.S. remained committed to Obama's recent decision to arm the rebels and Russia did not budge from its weapons sales ...

  • Cybersecurity High on Agenda of Obama-Putin Meeting

    LOUGH ERNE (Northern Ireland), June 18 (RIA Novosti) - Presidents of Russia and the United States agreed during their meeting on Monday on "landmark steps" to improve cybersecurity, including establishing a communications link to exchange information about computer incidents of national security concern. "To create a mechanism for information sharing in order to better protect ...

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