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Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled the final extension of a new $25 billion oil pipeline to the Pacific that underscores the energy power’s gradual shift away from stagnant European markets. The East Siberia – Pacific Ocean (ESPO) link is also

(AP) UNITED NATIONSThe U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to hold a conference in March to try to reach agreement on a U.N. treaty to regulate the multibillion-dollar global arms trade. A resolution approved late Monday by a vote of 133-0

The mausoleum for Russia’s revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin must undergo major repair work after its foundation suffered water damage, the Kremlin said Monday. The communist icon’s body will also undergo preservation work, a move that adds fuel to a debate

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressNEW DELHIRussia and India signed weapons deals worth billions of dollars Monday as President Vladimir Putin sought to further boost ties with an old ally. Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed cooperation between their countries

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Morsi’s landslide referendum victory divides Egypt Russian military advisers enter the fray in Syria Assad’s air strikes target bakeries to deprive Syrians of bread Morsi’s landslide referendum victory divides Egypt Mohamed Morsi The overwhelming

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Egyptians approve the controversial Islamist constitution Russia says that Syria’s chemical weapons are under control Egyptians approve the controversial Islamist constitution The official results won’t be available until Monday, but the MuslimBrotherhood and others

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTRebels have threated to storm two predominantly Christian towns in central Syria if residents do not “evict” government troops they say are using the towns as a base to attack nearby areas. A video released by rebels

Approximately 542 people are reported to have been hospitalized due to extremely cold temperatures in Russia. Dozens have been killed and an additional 266 people have been admitted to hospitals due to temperatures plunging to -56°F in some regions. The temperature

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia’s Duma blocking U.S. adoptions of Russian orphans Dept. of Justice brings criminal charges against Swiss bank UBS Deutsche Bank faces severe tax evasion charges in Germany Russia’s Duma blocking U.S. adoptions of Russian

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWRussia realizes changes in Syria are needed but is concerned that the push to unseat President Bashar Assad’s regime could plunge the country even deeper into violence, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. Putin’s assessment came just

As a result of a falling birthrate that created a crisis in Russia, President Vladimir Putin’s government is already paying women to have a second child and trying to establish a system of payments for mothers who have a third

In response to both the Russian and Iranian governments arming Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s murderous campaign against his country’s citizens, a prominent leader of the Syrian opposition abroad has declared terrorism against Russian and Iranian citizens will be a justifiable tool

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(AP) MOSCOWRussia’s parliament has given preliminary approval to a measure banning the adoption of Russian children by Americans, a harsh retaliatory move against U.S. human rights legislation. Top Russian officials have expressed unease about the proposal, an apparent indication that the

China is resisting US-led efforts to order new sanctions against North Korea over its rocket launch and the UN Security Council could take weeks to decide a formal move, diplomats said. Gary Locke, US ambassador to Beijing, said Monday that

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Memories of the slaughter at Beslan, North Ossetia Ukraine’s sale of weapons to Syria’s rebels backfires Troubled Afghanistan counter-insurgency projects are costly and ineffective Memories of the slaughter at Beslan, North Ossetia A man

(AP) Russia backtracks on statement about Assad’s fallBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWRussia issued a clumsy denial Friday of a statement from its point man on Syria, who said a day earlier that Syrian President Bashad Assad is losing control of the

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Japan scrambles F-15 jets to challenge Chinese surveillance plane China commemorates the 1937 Massacre at Nanking (Nanjing) Russia admits that opposition may win in Syria Greece finally gets its bailout commitment Europe kicks the

Russia does not want to see Syria turned into a second Libya, where the U.S. and NATO step in on one side of the conflict and decide winners and losers. Rather, Russia believes Syria should decide it’s own fate. Russian