Incumbent leads race for Moscow mayor
Kremlin-backed incumbent Sergei Sobyanin is leading in Sunday’s vote which will decide whether he will remain the mayor of Moscow.
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Moscow votes for new mayor
Voters in Russia’s capital are going to the polls to choose a mayor.Kremlin-backed incumbent Sergei Sobyanin is widely expected to
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IOC set to choose 2020 Olympics host city
The International Olympic Committee is meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this week and will vote Saturday on the host city
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World leaders begin G20 summit in Russia
Leaders of the world’s 20 major economies, both developed and developing, are meeting in the Russian city of St. Petersburg
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Russia wants to talk to US Congress about Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he supports the idea of sending a delegation from the country’s parliament to Washington to
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Putin: Syria attack would be ‘utter nonsense’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged world powers to exercise restraint concerning Syria as U.S. President Barack Obama mulls a
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Obama: Syria’s use of chemical weapons is threat to US interests
U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday he has not made a final decision on attacking Syria, but made clear he
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Facebook: Governments demanded information on 38 000 users
Social networking giant Facebook says government agents in more than 70 countries demanded information on tens of thousands of Facebook users in
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US postpones Syria talks with Russia
The United States has postponed a meeting with Russian officials scheduled for later this week to discuss the situation in
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