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Putin’s grip: Turn your head and Khodorkovsky
A decade after his arrest, the jailed former oil tycoon remains a potent symbol of Putin’s Russia.
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Dozens injured when train failed to stop in Buenos Aires station
At least 99 people were injured when a train failed to stop at the Once station in Argentina where 51 people died in an accident last year.
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Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan freed, hours after being seized by gunmen
A former rebel group claimed it had ‘arrested’ PM Ali Zeidan for allowing US special forces to capture a Libyan terror suspect in Tripoli at the weekend.
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Russia: Syria has ‘material evidence’ that rebels used chemical weapons
Russian officials claim that the Syrian government has passed on new evidence that rebels, not the regime, were responsible for a chemical weapons attack last month.
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Russia’s opposition leader headed for almost certain loss in Moscow elections
Although he probably won’t become mayor, Alexei Navalny’s campaign may leave a lasting legacy.
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Putin: Russia ‘doesn’t exclude’ backing Syria strike
President Vladimir Putin says Russia would support military action in Syria so long as there was conclusive proof that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons against civilians.
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US pulls staff out of consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, due to ‘specific threats’
The US has withdrawn all non-emergency staff from its consulate in Lahore and advised Americans to avoid travel to the whole of Pakistan.
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Huge fire shuts down Kenya’s Nairobi airport
All flights to and from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport were canceled or diverted Wednesday after a massive fire at east Africa’s biggest transport hub.
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US, UK evacuate embassies in Yemen due to ‘extremely high’ security threat
The US and UK governments have ordered all non-emergency staff to leave their embassies in Yemen immediately.
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Edward Snowden granted temporary asylum in Russia
The whistleblower has reportedly left Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport.