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Former Dutch Diplomat Jailed for Spying for Russia

Former Dutch Diplomat Jailed for Spying for Russia

18:46 24/04/2013

A Hague court has sentenced a former Dutch foreign ministry official to 12 years in jail for passing sensitive documents on NATO and the European Union to Russia.

Boston Suspects’ Russian Parents to Visit US
16:02 24/04/2013
The Russian parents of the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings have agreed to visit the United States to assist in the ongoing investigation into the crime, a police source said on Wednesday.
Boston Marathon Explosions
16:02 24/04/2013
At least three people were killed and 144 others injured, some critically, when a pair of powerful explosions ripped through a crowd near the finish line while the prestigious Boston Marathon was still in progress.
Bangladesh Building Collapse Kills 80, Injures 800
13:30 24/04/2013
At least 80 people have been killed and another 800 injured after a multi-storey building collapsed in Bangladesh, local media said on Wednesday.
US Team to Question Boston Suspects’ Parents in Dagestan
12:59 24/04/2013
The US Embassy in Moscow has sent a team to Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan to speak to the parents of the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, an embassy spokesman said on Wednesday.1
Fate of Orthodox Bishops Seized in Syria Still Unclear
12:40 24/04/2013
The fate of two Syrian Orthodox bishops kidnapped in Syria earlier this week remained unclear on Wednesday, with conflicting reports about whether they had been released.
Pilot Killed in Kazakh MiG-31 Crash
10:16 24/04/2013
A Kazakhstan Air Force Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor crashed during a training flight in central Kazakhstan last night, killing the pilot and injuring the navigator, Kazakhstan military prosecutors said on Wednesday.
N.Korea Builds Barricades on Border with South - Media
08:49 24/04/2013
North Korea has started building anti-tank barricade lines near the border with the South, the Yonhap news agency said on Wednesday citing a Chinese TV channel.
Crisis on the Korean Peninsula (2013)
08:49 24/04/2013
Tensions began to rise on the Korean Peninsula after new international sanctions were imposed on North Korea and US and South Korean forces carried out annual joint military drills. North Korea has threatened pre-emptive nuclear strikes on the US mainland and US military bases in the region.
Boston Bombing Suspects’ Father Questions Testimony Reports
07:37 24/04/2013
Russian father of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings told RIA Novosti on Wednesday he had great doubts about his son’s ability to give testimony.
US Trawler Rams Canadian Navy Frigate, 6 Injured
06:50 24/04/2013
A US fishing trawler crashed into a Royal Canadian Navy frigate near Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt on Vancouver Island on Tuesday, injuring six people, Canadian media reported.
Kidnapped Syrian Bishops Released - Media
02:23 24/04/2013
Two Christian bishops, abducted in Syria earlier this week, were released on Tuesday evening, Al-Jazeera reported citing a church official.
Lawmakers Question FBI Over Russian Warnings on Bomb Suspect
02:07 24/04/2013
Days after receiving praise for quickly identifying the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, US lawmakers questioned members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Tuesday over whether they had brushed off Russian concerns about one of the bombing suspects, Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
Russia to Welcome Any Georgia Move to Improve Ties - Lavrov
01:25 24/04/2013
Russia will welcome all measures by the Georgian government directed at improving ties between the peoples of the two states, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told journalists on Tuesday.
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00:37 24/04/2013
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AP Twitter Hack Claims White House Bombed
00:37 24/04/2013
The report of two explosions at the White House on Tuesday was not real, but the stock market free fall that briefly followed, was.
French Parliament Approves Gay Marriage Law
22:57 23/04/2013
France’s lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, adopted on Tuesday in its second and final reading a controversial new law that allows same-sex marriages and legalizes children adoption by gay couples.1
Belarus Denies Violating Lithuania Airspace
22:30 23/04/2013
The Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday its warplane had not violated Lithuanian airspace.
Boston Suspects Learned to Make Bombs from Al-Qaida Magazine – US Media
22:23 23/04/2013
Suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told investigators that he and his brother learned to make homemade pressure-cooker bombs from an online magazine published by al-Qaida, NBC News reported Tuesday.
Kerry Tells NATO to Prepare for Syrian Chemical Weapons
22:22 23/04/2013
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday called on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to prepare for the possible use of chemical weapons by Syria in the ongoing civil war there.3

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