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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Eastern Europe</title>
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		<title>Some Romanians are nostalgic 20 years after revolt overthrew communist dictator Ceausescu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison Mutler</dc:creator>
		
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Some Romanians nostalgic 20 years after communism

BUCHAREST, Romania — Braving the Balkan chill, a few dozen people who participated 20 years ago in Romania&#8217;s overthrow of communism huddled Tuesday around a commemorative monument to recall those events.
The spot where they gathered was just a short distance from where Stalinist leader Nicolae Ceausescu fled the popular ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/some-romanians-are-nostalgic-20-years-after-revolt-overthrew-communist-dictator-ceausescu-247245/" title="Some Romanians are nostalgic 20 years after revolt overthrew communist dictator Ceausescu">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Karzai asks for investigation into killing of cousin in reported family feud</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/karzai-asks-for-investigation-into-killing-of-cousin-in-reported-family-feud-247161/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahim Faiez</dc:creator>
		
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Karzai orders investigation into cousin&#8217;s slaying

KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that he has asked the Interior Ministry to investigate the slaying of a young relative in a possible revenge killing connected to a family feud.
The October killing of 18-year-old Waheed Karzai in southern Afghanistan had apparently attracted little attention in Afghanistan before .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/karzai-asks-for-investigation-into-killing-of-cousin-in-reported-family-feud-247161/">Original article &nbsp;: Karzai asks for investigation into killing of cousin in reported family feud</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuanian panel says authorities approved request for CIA prison, unclear whether one existed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lithuanian-panel-says-authorities-approved-request-for-cia-prison-unclear-whether-one-existed-247126/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Lithuanian panel: Authorities approved CIA prison

VILNIUS, Lithuania — A parliamentary commission has found that Lithuania approved a U.S. request to set up a secret prison in the country, but says it&#8217;s unclear whether one was ever established.
The panel says Lithuanian authorities were prepared to provide a facility where the CIA could interrogate terror suspects, and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lithuanian-panel-says-authorities-approved-request-for-cia-prison-unclear-whether-one-existed-247126/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Lithuanian panel says authorities approved request for CIA prison, unclear whether one existed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>8 Russian circus tigers and a lioness die during 20-hour truck journey across Siberia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-russian-circus-tigers-and-a-lioness-die-during-20-hour-truck-journey-across-siberia-247110/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sergei Venyavsky</dc:creator>
		
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8 Russian circus tigers, lioness die during travel

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — Eight tigers and a lioness belonging to a Russian traveling circus died during a 20-hour truck journey across Siberia, police said Tuesday.
The animals were dead when they arrived early Tuesday in the city of Yakutsk, police spokesman Nikolai Sizykh said. No cause has been determined, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-russian-circus-tigers-and-a-lioness-die-during-20-hour-truck-journey-across-siberia-247110/" title="8 Russian circus tigers and a lioness die during 20-hour truck journey across Siberia">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia&#8217;s Communists on 130th anniversary of Stalin&#8217;s birth: don&#8217;t criticize him today</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Shuster</dc:creator>
		
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MOSCOW — The Russian Communist Party called for a moratorium on criticizing Josef Stalin on Monday to allow the country to celebrate the Soviet dictator&#8217;s 130th birthday in peace.
Nationwide, Stalin&#8217;s popularity in Russia has been climbing amid Kremlin-backed efforts to defend his image.
&#8220;We would very much like for any ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russias-communists-on-130th-anniversary-of-stalins-birth-dont-criticize-him-today-246866/">Russia&#8217;s Communists on 130th anniversary of Stalin&#8217;s birth: don&#8217;t criticize him today</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Polish police: 5 men arrested in theft of &#8216;Arbeit Macht Frei&#8217; have criminal pasts</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/polish-police-5-men-arrested-in-theft-of-arbeit-macht-frei-have-criminal-pasts-246754/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Polish police recover Auschwitz gate sign, damaged

WARSAW, Poland — Polish police say five men arrested for the theft of the infamous &#8220;Arbeit Macht Frei&#8221; sign that was bolted atop the gate at the Auschwitz Nazi death camp have criminal pasts.
Investigators announced some details of the recovery of the sign at a news conference Monday, but ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/polish-police-5-men-arrested-in-theft-of-arbeit-macht-frei-have-criminal-pasts-246754/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Polish police: 5 men arrested in theft of &#8216;Arbeit Macht Frei&#8217; have criminal pasts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Controversial demolition of Georgian war memorial leaves 2 people dead</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/controversial-demolition-of-georgian-war-memorial-leaves-2-people-dead-246437/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Demolition of Georgian war memorial kills 2

TBILISI, Georgia — Georgian authorities say a woman and her 8-year-old daughter were killed when a World War II memorial was intentionally blown up.
The deaths cast a cloud over the controversial demolition of the Soviet-era memorial. The plans had drawn condemnation from Russia and Georgia&#8217;s political opposition.
Prosecutor General Murtaz ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/controversial-demolition-of-georgian-war-memorial-leaves-2-people-dead-246437/">Controversial demolition of Georgian war memorial leaves 2 people dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to possible beatification with decree about virtues</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-john-paul-ii-moves-a-step-closer-to-possible-beatification-with-decree-about-virtues-246397/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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John Paul II moves a step closer to beatification
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI moved two of his predecessors closer to possible sainthood Saturday, signing decrees on the virtues of the beloved Pope John Paul II and Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized for not doing enough to stop the Holocaust.
The decrees mean .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-john-paul-ii-moves-a-step-closer-to-possible-beatification-with-decree-about-virtues-246397/">Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to possible beatification with decree about virtues</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU opens borders to over 10 million Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians after nearly 20 years</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-opens-borders-to-over-10-million-serbs-montenegrins-and-macedonians-after-nearly-20-years-246389/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jovana Gec</dc:creator>
		
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EU opens borders to Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia

BELGRADE, Serbia — The European Union on Saturday opened its borders unrestricted to more than ten million Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians after nearly 20 years, a major boost for the troubled region&#8217;s hopes for closer ties with the 27-nation bloc.
The three western Balkan nations celebrated the lifting of visas .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-opens-borders-to-over-10-million-serbs-montenegrins-and-macedonians-after-nearly-20-years-246389/">EU opens borders to over 10 million Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians after nearly 20 years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Poland tightens eastern border as hunt intensifies for stolen sign from Auschwitz memorial</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/poland-tightens-eastern-border-as-hunt-intensifies-for-stolen-sign-from-auschwitz-memorial-246346/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Poland tightens border in hunt for Auschwitz sign

OSWIECIM, Poland — The Polish government says it has tightened security as the search intensifies for the infamous &#8220;Arbeit Macht Frei&#8221; sign that was stolen from the Auschwitz memorial site.
Interior Ministry spokeswoman Wioletta Paprocka said Saturday that border guards at Poland&#8217;s eastern border with Ukraine and Belarus — ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/poland-tightens-eastern-border-as-hunt-intensifies-for-stolen-sign-from-auschwitz-memorial-246346/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Poland tightens eastern border as hunt intensifies for stolen sign from Auschwitz memorial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Polish police: Auschwitz &#8216;Arbeit Macht Frei&#8217; sign stolen from memorial site</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/polish-police-auschwitz-arbeit-macht-frei-sign-stolen-from-memorial-site-245931/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Auschwitz &#8216;Arbeit Macht Frei&#8217; sign stolen

WARSAW, Poland — Polish police say the infamous iron sign over the gate to the Auschwitz memorial site with the cynical phrase &#8220;Arbeit Macht Frei&#8221; — German for &#8220;Work Sets You Free&#8221; — has been stolen.
Police spokeswoman Katarzyna Padlo said police believe it was stolen between 3:30 a.m. and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/polish-police-auschwitz-arbeit-macht-frei-sign-stolen-from-memorial-site-245931/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Polish police: Auschwitz &#8216;Arbeit Macht Frei&#8217; sign stolen from memorial site</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide bomber wounds 23 people in Russia; drive-by shooting kills 2 officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shamsudin Bokov</dc:creator>
		
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Violence in Russia kills 2 people, wounds 23

NAZRAN, Russia — A suicide car bomber attacked a group of police and soldiers in Russia&#8217;s restive North Caucasus Thursday, wounding at least 23 people, while two security officers were killed in a drive-by shooting, officials said.
The bomber struck the group at a checkpoint in the city of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bomber-wounds-23-people-in-russia-drive-by-shooting-kills-2-officers-245498/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Suicide bomber wounds 23 people in Russia; drive-by shooting kills 2 officers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide car bomber wounds police, soldiers, civilians in Russia&#8217;s Caucasus province</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide bomber wounds 23 people in Russia&#8217;s south

NAZRAN, Russia — A suicide car bomber attacked a group of police and soldiers in Russia&#8217;s restive North Caucasus Thursday, wounding at least 23 people, officials said.
The bomber, who died in the attack, struck the group at a checkpoint in the city of Nazran in the province of .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-car-bomber-wounds-police-soldiers-civilians-in-russias-caucasus-province-245323/">Suicide car bomber wounds police, soldiers, civilians in Russia&#8217;s Caucasus province</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide car bomber strikes police in Russia&#8217;s volatile Caucasus province, wounding 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide bomber wounds 18 people in Russia&#8217;s south

NAZRAN, Russia — A suicide car bomber struck a group of policemen in Russia&#8217;s restive North Causasus on Thursday, killing himself and wounding at least 16 officers and two civilians, officials said.
The bomber attacked the group of policemen at a checkpoint in the city of Nazran in the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-car-bomber-strikes-police-in-russias-volatile-caucasus-province-wounding-18-245319/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Suicide car bomber strikes police in Russia&#8217;s volatile Caucasus province, wounding 18</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide car bomber strikes police in Russia&#8217;s volatile Caucasus province wounding 11 officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide bomber wounds 11 police in Russia&#8217;s south

NAZRAN, Russia — A suicide car bomber struck a group of policemen in Russia&#8217;s restive North Causasus on Thursday, killing himself and wounding at least 11 officers, officials said.
The bomber attacked the group of policemen at a checkpoint in the city of Nazran in the province of Ingushetia, ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-car-bomber-strikes-police-in-russias-volatile-caucasus-province-wounding-11-officers-245267/">Suicide car bomber strikes police in Russia&#8217;s volatile Caucasus province wounding 11 officers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide attack targets police in Russia&#8217;s volatile Caucasus province, officers killed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide attacker targets police in Russia&#8217;s south

NAZRAN, Russia — An Interior Ministry official says that a car drove into a group of police officers and exploded, killing and injuring police and civilians in Russia&#8217;s restive North Caucasus.
Madina Khadziyeva of the ministry&#8217;s branch in the province of Ingushetia says the suicide attacker drove into a group ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-attack-targets-police-in-russias-volatile-caucasus-province-officers-killed-245244/">Suicide attack targets police in Russia&#8217;s volatile Caucasus province, officers killed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia hails recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by island nation of Nauru</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Russia hails Nauru recognizing Abkhazia, S.Ossetia

MOSCOW — Russia said Wednesday that it could expand ties with the South Pacific island nation of Nauru after the world&#8217;s smallest republic recognized two breakaway provinces of Georgia that had declared independence with Russian backing.
Moscow recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states after the August 2008 war between ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-hails-recognition-of-abkhazia-and-south-ossetia-by-island-nation-of-nauru-244903/" title="Russia hails recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by island nation of Nauru">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NATO commander says its Kosovo force will be cut by some 4,500 troops in January</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan Stojanovic</dc:creator>
		
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NATO to cut troop levels in Kosovo
BELGRADE, Serbia — Despite opposition from Serbia, NATO&#8217;s commander for Southeast Europe said the alliance will cut down its force in Kosovo by some 4,500 troops in January for possible use in hotspots like Afghanistan or Iraq.

Adm. Mark Fitzgerald said Wednesday NATO will keep 10,000 troops in Kosovo which .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-commander-says-its-kosovo-force-will-be-cut-by-some-4500-troops-in-january-244864/" title="NATO commander says its Kosovo force will be cut by some 4,500 troops in January">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech zoo plans to relocate 4 rare northern white rhinos to Africa in effort to save species</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
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4 white rhinos to move from Czech zoo to Kenya

PRAGUE — Four rare northern white rhinos will be moved from a Czech zoo to Africa to live in the wild in an attempt to save the species from being wiped out, officials said Wednesday.
Two male rhinos called Sudan and Suni and two female rhinos called .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-zoo-plans-to-relocate-4-rare-northern-white-rhinos-to-africa-in-effort-to-save-species-244818/" title="Czech zoo plans to relocate 4 rare northern white rhinos to Africa in effort to save species">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Europe marks 150th birthday of Polish-born Esperanto creator Zamenhof</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monika Scislowska</dc:creator>
		
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Europe marks 150th birthday of Esperanto creator

WARSAW, Poland — Pomoj and pantalono — Esperanto for apples and trousers — went on sale in some Warsaw shops Tuesday as Europe marked 150 years since the birth of the creator of the international language.
Dr. Ludovic Lazarus Zamenhof, a Jewish eye doctor born in the Polish city of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/europe-marks-150th-birthday-of-polish-born-esperanto-creator-zamenhof-244370/">Source &nbsp;: Europe marks 150th birthday of Polish-born Esperanto creator Zamenhof</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Moldovan officials say priest leads dozens smashing menorah with hammers in capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Officials say priest attacks menorah in Moldova

CHISINAU, Moldova — Dozens of people led by an Orthodox priest smashed a menorah in Moldova&#8217;s capital, using hammers and iron bars to remove the candelabra during Hanukkah, officials said.
The 1.5 meter(5-foot)-tall ceremonial candelabrum was retrieved, reinstalled and is now under police guard.
Police said they were investigating but there ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/moldovan-officials-say-priest-leads-dozens-smashing-menorah-with-hammers-in-capital-243868/">Original article on  : Moldovan officials say priest leads dozens smashing menorah with hammers in capital</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US envoy says he&#8217;s encouraged by meetings in North Korea</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
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US envoy says he&#8217;s encouraged by talks in NKorea

MOSCOW — The special U.S. envoy to North Korea says he has been encouraged by his meetings with North Korean officials.
Stephen Bosworth is in Moscow to brief Russian officials on his three days of meetings with North Korean officials last week.
He said at Monday&#8217;s briefing that he ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-envoy-says-hes-encouraged-by-meetings-in-north-korea-243796/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : US envoy says he&#8217;s encouraged by meetings in North Korea</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgarian prime minister says country could accept 1 prisoner from Guantanamo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Bulgaria could take in a Guantanamo prisoner

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria&#8217;s prime minister says the country could accept one prisoner from Guantanamo following calls from Washington to take in detainees from the U.S. prison in Cuba.
Prime Minister Boiko Borisov has told reporters that taking in an inmate would be a strong gesture of cooperation between Europe ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarian-prime-minister-says-country-could-accept-1-prisoner-from-guantanamo-243346/">Original article on  : Bulgarian prime minister says country could accept 1 prisoner from Guantanamo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia-Norway consortium take biggest prize in Iraq oil bidding round</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Russia-Norway team wins bid for Iraqi oil field

BAGHDAD — A consortium led by Russia&#8217;s private oil giant on Saturday won the biggest prize of Iraq&#8217;s second oil auction this year as companies snatch up major fields in the relatively calm south and balk at nearly all projects with higher security risks.
Lukoil and Norway&#8217;s Statoil ASA .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-norway-consortium-take-biggest-prize-in-iraq-oil-bidding-round-243231/">Source article &nbsp;: Russia-Norway consortium take biggest prize in Iraq oil bidding round</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Russian missile may have caused blue spiraling lights in skies over Norway</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vladimir Isachenkov</dc:creator>
		
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New Russian missile may be behind Norwegian lights

MOSCOW — The failure of a new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile during testing was the cause of spectacular spiraling blue lights in the skies over northern Norway, analysts said Thursday.
Russia&#8217;s defense ministry said a Bulava missile was launched Wednesday by a nuclear submarine submerged in the White Sea .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-russian-missile-may-have-caused-blue-spiraling-lights-in-skies-over-norway-242597/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Greek shipowners paid ransom to Somali pirates, Ariana freighter to be freed soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Greek-owned cargo ship to be freed in Somalia

ATHENS, Greece — A Greek shipowning company said it had paid a ransom to Somali pirates holding one of its freighters for the past seven months, and the ship&#8217;s release was expected later Thursday.
Athens-based Alloceans Shipping declined to specify the sum paid, but a man claiming to be .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/greek-shipowners-paid-ransom-to-somali-pirates-ariana-freighter-to-be-freed-soon-242484/">Original source &nbsp;: Greek shipowners paid ransom to Somali pirates, Ariana freighter to be freed soon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reports: Russian nightclub death toll reaches 131; many others still in critical condition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: Russian nightclub fire toll rises to 131

MOSCOW — Russian news agencies are reporting the death toll from last weekend&#8217;s nightclub fire has risen to 131.
RIA Novosti and Interfax are quoting officials in the Perm region as saying three people died overnight. Three others died during the day Wednesday.
The blaze at the Ural Mountain city&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/reports-russian-nightclub-death-toll-reaches-131-many-others-still-in-critical-condition-242385/">Read more : Reports: Russian nightclub death toll reaches 131; many others still in critical condition</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez says thousands of missiles arriving as Venezuela prepares in case of war with Colombia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Chavez: Venezuela acquires thousands of missiles

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez said Monday that Venezuela has received thousands of Russian-made missiles and rocket launchers as part of his government&#8217;s military preparations for a possible armed conflict with neighboring Colombia.
&#8220;They are preparing a war against us,&#8221; Chavez said during a televised address, repeating a charge he ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-says-thousands-of-missiles-arriving-as-venezuela-prepares-in-case-of-war-with-colombia-241201/">Original article on  : Chavez says thousands of missiles arriving as Venezuela prepares in case of war with Colombia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama praises Turkey for troop commitments in Afghanistan, seeks more help in war effort</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desmond Butler</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — Seeking more help in the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama praised Turkey for its &#8220;outstanding&#8221; contributions there.
Speaking in the Oval Office after a private meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Obama said Turkey&#8217;s commitments have helped bring stability to Afghanistan. Turkey took .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-praises-turkey-for-troop-commitments-in-afghanistan-seeks-more-help-in-war-effort-241109/">Original article &nbsp;: Obama praises Turkey for troop commitments in Afghanistan, seeks more help in war effort</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nobel literature winner Herta Mueller inspired by fear of death under communists in Romania</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
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STOCKHOLM — The 2009 Nobel literature prize winner Herta Mueller said Monday she started writing when it was no longer possible to use spoken words to describe the despicable events in her native Romania under the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu.
Mueller said she was persecuted after refusing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nobel-literature-winner-herta-mueller-inspired-by-fear-of-death-under-communists-in-romania-241108/" title="Nobel literature winner Herta Mueller inspired by fear of death under communists in Romania">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Georgian president announces plan to send 900 troops to U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Georgia to send 900 troops to Afghanistan
TBILISI, Georgia — President Mikhail Saakashvili says Georgia will contribute more than 900 troops next year to the U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.

Saakashvili made the statement Monday during a meeting with Gen. Roger A. Brady, commander of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe.
Brady thanked Saakashvili for the &#8220;incredible&#8221; support ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/georgian-president-announces-plan-to-send-900-troops-to-us-led-coalition-in-afghanistan-241041/">Georgian president announces plan to send 900 troops to U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British man gets 6 years in prison for car accident death of noted Romanian film director</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Romania: Briton sentenced in filmmaker&#8217;s death

BUCHAREST, Romania — A Romanian court has rejected the appeal of a British citizen convicted on manslaughter charges for causing a 2006 car accident that killed award-winning Romanian film director Cristian Nemescu.
The Bucharest appeals court on Monday rejected the appeal by Ali Imran, confirming the 6-year-long prison sentence against him.
Nemescu, .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-man-gets-6-years-in-prison-for-car-accident-death-of-noted-romanian-film-director-241010/">British man gets 6 years in prison for car accident death of noted Romanian film director</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ken Follett&#8217;s &#8220;Pillars of the Earth&#8221; being shot in Hungary, Austria starring Donald Sutherland</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pablo Gorondi</dc:creator>
		
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Ken Follett novel shot in Hungary
FOT, Hungary — Ken Follett made his name writing spy thrillers like &#8220;Eye of the Needle.&#8221; But the book that has won him the most critical, and eventually popular, acclaim is a nearly 1,000-page novel about the construction of an English cathedral in the 12th century.

Now, &#8220;The Pillars of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ken-folletts-pillars-of-the-earth-being-shot-in-hungary-austria-starring-donald-sutherland-240967/">Original article &nbsp;: Ken Follett&#8217;s &#8220;Pillars of the Earth&#8221; being shot in Hungary, Austria starring Donald Sutherland</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Polish historian finds death certificate for Germany&#8217;s famous WWI pilot, the Red Baron</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Historian finds Red Baron&#8217;s death certificate

WARSAW, Poland — A Polish historian says he made a surprising find when poring through World War I archives — the death certificate of Manfred von Richthofen, the German fighter ace known as the &#8220;Red Baron.&#8221;
Maciej Kowalczyk said Monday that he found the file last month while going through old .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/polish-historian-finds-death-certificate-for-germanys-famous-wwi-pilot-the-red-baron-240962/" title="Polish historian finds death certificate for Germany&#8217;s famous WWI pilot, the Red Baron">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Despite policy disagreements with Turkey&#8217;s Erdogan, Obama seeks help in White House meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desmond Butler</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is looking for help in Afghanistan from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan even as tensions simmer between the two NATO allies on Iran and the Middle East.
A White House meeting Monday between the two leaders comes ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/despite-policy-disagreements-with-turkeys-erdogan-obama-seeks-help-in-white-house-meeting-240801/" title="Despite policy disagreements with Turkey&#8217;s Erdogan, Obama seeks help in White House meeting">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama looking for help from Turkey&#8217;s Erdogan in White House meeting amid policy disagreements</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desmond Butler</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama is looking for help in Afghanistan from Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan even as tensions simmer between the NATO allies on Iran and the Middle East.
Before leaving to the U.S. on Sunday, however, Erdogan said Turkey has .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-looking-for-help-from-turkeys-erdogan-in-white-house-meeting-amid-policy-disagreements-240749/">Source article &nbsp;: Obama looking for help from Turkey&#8217;s Erdogan in White House meeting amid policy disagreements</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: death toll in Russian nightclub fire reaches 112</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian nightclub fire death toll reaches 112

PERM, Russia — Russian emergency officials say the number of people killed by a nightclub fire in the Urals city of Perm has risen to 112.
Emergency Ministry spokeswoman Darya Kochneva said Sunday the latest victim was a man who died of severe burns in a Moscow hospital where he ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-death-toll-in-russian-nightclub-fire-reaches-112-240546/">Officials: death toll in Russian nightclub fire reaches 112</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>103 die overcome by smoke or crushed in Russian nightclub fire reportedly caused by fireworks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian nightclub fire kills 103; many crushed

PERM, Russia — Panicked clubgoers crushed each other to death in a popular Russian nightspot as they tried to flee a fast-moving fire that one eyewitness told The Associated Press was started by pyrotechnic fountains set up on the stage.
Officials said 103 people died when the fire tore through .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/103-die-overcome-by-smoke-or-crushed-in-russian-nightclub-fire-reportedly-caused-by-fireworks-240323/">103 die overcome by smoke or crushed in Russian nightclub fire reportedly caused by fireworks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian news reports: 102 die in nightclub in blast, fire caused by pyrotechnics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Heintz</dc:creator>
		
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MOSCOW — An explosion and fire that officials blamed on pyrotechnics tore through the Lame Horse nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early Saturday, killing 102 people, the Russian emergencies ministry said.
Regional security minister Igor Orlov said the popular club had a suspended plastic ceiling that caught fire .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-news-reports-102-die-in-nightclub-in-blast-fire-caused-by-pyrotechnics-240196/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Russian news reports: 102 die in nightclub in blast, fire caused by pyrotechnics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian news reports: 101 die in nightclub in blast, fire caused by pyrotechnics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Heintz</dc:creator>
		
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Reports: Russian nightclub blast kills 101

MOSCOW — An explosion and fire apparently caused by pyrotechnics tore through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early Saturday, killing 101 people, according to news reports.
Regional security minister Igor Orlov said the club had a suspended plastic ceiling that caught fire quickly when ignited by so-called &#8220;cold .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-news-reports-101-die-in-nightclub-in-blast-fire-caused-by-pyrotechnics-240156/">Source article &nbsp;: Russian news reports: 101 die in nightclub in blast, fire caused by pyrotechnics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian news reports: At least 94 killed in nightclub in blast caused by pyrotechnics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: Russian nightclub blast kills at least 94

MOSCOW — An explosion apparently caused by pyrotechnics tore through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early Saturday, killing at least 94 people, according to news reports in the country.
It was not immediately clear if the pyrotechnics were kept in storage at the club or being  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-news-reports-at-least-94-killed-in-nightclub-in-blast-caused-by-pyrotechnics-240146/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian news reports: More than 100 killed in nightclub in blast caused by pyrotechnics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: Russia club blast kills more than 100

MOSCOW — An explosion apparently caused by pyrotechnics tore through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early Saturday, killing more than 100 people, according to emergency officials quoted by state television.
It was not immediately clear if the pyrotechnics were kept in storage at the club or ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-news-reports-more-than-100-killed-in-nightclub-in-blast-caused-by-pyrotechnics-240132/">Russian news reports: More than 100 killed in nightclub in blast caused by pyrotechnics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian news reports: 76 killed in explosion at Perm nightclub</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: Russian nightclub blast kills 76
MOSCOW — Russian news agencies say an explosion apparently caused by pyrotechnics tore through a nightclub in the city of Perm, killing 76 people.

Emergency officials quoted by state-run news agency RIA-Novosti say the cause was pyrotechnics, but did not specify if the explosives were being used in a show at ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-news-reports-76-killed-in-explosion-at-perm-nightclub-240115/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Russian news reports: 76 killed in explosion at Perm nightclub</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian news reports: 15 killed in explosion at Perm nightclub</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: 15 killed in Russian nightclub blast

MOSCOW — A Russia news agency has reported 15 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a nightclub explosion in the city of Perm.
There were no immediate reports on the possible cause of the explosion early Saturday.
The ITAR-Tass news agency cited an unnamed police source as saying there .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-news-reports-15-killed-in-explosion-at-perm-nightclub-240110/">Source &nbsp;: Russian news reports: 15 killed in explosion at Perm nightclub</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Moscow&#8217;s &#8216;Worker and Collective Farm Woman&#8217; stride forward again as famed sculpture restored</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Renowned Soviet-era statue back in view
MOSCOW — A gigantic sculpture that is one of the most admired examples of Soviet socialist realism is back on view in Moscow after six years of restoration.

The stainless-steel sculpture, called &#8220;Worker and Collective Farm Woman,&#8221; was unveiled Friday in a nighttime ceremony with fireworks attended by thousands.
The 24.5-meter (80-foot) .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/moscows-worker-and-collective-farm-woman-stride-forward-again-as-famed-sculpture-restored-240039/">Original source &nbsp;: Moscow&#8217;s &#8216;Worker and Collective Farm Woman&#8217; stride forward again as famed sculpture restored</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iconic Russian actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov dies at 81</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian actor Tikhonov dies at 81
MOSCOW — Russian news reports say iconic film actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov has died in Moscow at age 81.

Quoting the Russian Union of Cinematographers, the ITAR-Tass reported that Tikhonov died Friday in a Moscow clinic, several days after a heart attack.
He was known in the West for his role of a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iconic-russian-actor-vyacheslav-tikhonov-dies-at-81-239991/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Iconic Russian actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov dies at 81</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN prosecutor gives positive report on Serbia&#8217;s cooperation with war crimes tribunal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
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UN prosecutor gives Serbia positive report

UNITED NATIONS — Serbia is cooperating with the U.N. war crimes tribunal for former Yugoslavia but the arrest of the fugitive former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic is crucial, the chief prosecutor said Thursday.
Serbia&#8217;s bid to join the European Union has been stalled because Europe&#8217;s most wanted fugitive remains ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-prosecutor-gives-positive-report-on-serbias-cooperation-with-war-crimes-tribunal-239689/" title="UN prosecutor gives positive report on Serbia&#8217;s cooperation with war crimes tribunal">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope, Russian leader agree to upgrade diplomatic relations</title>
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Pope meets with Russian leader
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI and visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Thursday to upgrade Vatican-Kremlin relations to full diplomatic ties, the Vatican said.

The meeting followed improvements in relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican.
A Vatican statement said the two men agreed that Russia will upgrade its representation .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-russian-leader-agree-to-upgrade-diplomatic-relations-239624/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Pope, Russian leader agree to upgrade diplomatic relations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Albania says it&#8217;s ready to take in more former Guantanamo detainees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Albania ready to receive more Guantanamo detainees

TIRANA, Albania — Albania says it has agreed to accept more former Guantanamo detainees, but not members of China&#8217;s ethnic Uighur Muslim minority.
Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced the decision following talks in Tirana on Wednesday with U.S. special envoy for Guantanamo Daniel Fried.
But Berisha said his small Balkan country .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/albania-says-its-ready-to-take-in-more-former-guantanamo-detainees-238901/">Albania says it&#8217;s ready to take in more former Guantanamo detainees</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Macedonia to increase its small troop presence in Afghanistan next year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Macedonia to send more troops to Afghanistan
SKOPJE, Macedonia — Macedonia says it will send more soldiers to Afghanistan.
President Gjorgje Ivanov has promised to deploy an extra 80 soldiers in February, raising the strength of its contingent 250.
Ivanov made the commitment Wednesday in a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama, his office said.
Macedonia, a .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/macedonia-to-increase-its-small-troop-presence-in-afghanistan-next-year-238885/" title="Macedonia to increase its small troop presence in Afghanistan next year">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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