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Death Toll Rises in Egypt As Dozens of Prisoners Die − Reports

Some four dozen of the Muslim Brotherhood supporters died in clashes at an Egyptian prison, media reports said citing officials.

A Different Championship: Moscow Struggles to Love Athletics

18/08/2013

The verdict of the world’s biggest track and field star, Usain Bolt, is hardly likely to be music to the ears of those who organized the Moscow 2013 world athletics championships, which concluded Sunday.

S.Korea, US to Start Joint War Drills

19/08/2013

South Korea and the United States are set to begin annual joint military exercises on Monday, South Korean media have reported citing the Combined Forces Command (CFC).

Russian Fugitive Tycoon Polonsky Back to His Cambodian Island – Lawyer

18/08/2013

Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky, who is wanted in Russia, is staying on his island in Cambodia awaiting a court ruling, his lawyers said on Sunday.

Russian Sports Minister Brings Curtain Down on World Athletics Champs

18/08/2013

With a dash of glitter and some Russian patriotism, the world athletics championships wrapped up in Moscow on Sunday in low-key fashion.

Hit With Record Floods, More Russians Seek Baptism − Russian Church Leader

18/08/2013

Head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, on Sunday praised Russians in the country’s Far East for the increased interest in baptism amid the region’s biggest floods for 120 years.

Senior Russian, Japanese Diplomats to Hold Talks in Moscow

Topic:Russia's row with Japan over Kuril islands

19/08/2013

Senior Russian, Japanese Diplomats to Hold Talks in Moscow

High-ranking Russian and Japanese diplomats are set to meet in Moscow on Monday, Japanese media reported.

Promotion of Homosexuality Similar to Drugs, Alcohol - Russian Minister

Topic:Gay Propaganda Ban in Russia

18/08/2013

Promotion of Homosexuality Similar to Drugs, Alcohol - Russian Minister

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Sunday the country's controversial anti-gay legislation is for the protection of its young generation, "whose psyche has not been formed," and lumped in the promotion of homosexuality with that of alcohol and drug abuse.

UN Chemical Weapons Inspectors Arrive in Damascus

Topic:Protests in Syria

18/08/2013

UN Chemical Weapons Inspectors Arrive in Damascus

A group of UN experts arrived in Syria on Sunday to probe the alleged use of chemical weapons in the ongoing civil war there, media reports said.

Google, Russian Senators to Talk Data Protection

18/08/2013

A delegation of tech giant Google will arrive in Russia in mid-September to discuss the data protection of Gmail users in Russia, a Russian lawmaker said on Sunday.

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‘Crazy Russian Girls’ Bring Russian Old World Flavor to US Heartland

A couple of self-described “Crazy Russian Girls” have opened an authentic Russian bakery in, of all places, Bennington, Vermont, a tribute to an intense family history that dates back to the Soviet era.

Russia Gay Laws Cheered by US Conservatives

Politics, it has been said, makes strange bedfellows. Now, as US gay rights groups protest against Russia’s new laws on homosexuality, conservatives across America have quietly begun to align themselves with the Russian government in a rare union that defies a long history of animosity.

Lezginka Legend Brings Dance of Dagestan to US

Anatoliy Vartanian was one of the most famous lezginka dancers in Dagestan. Now he’s teaching the native dance of the Caucasus region to young children in the United States, whose immigrant parents want to maintain their cultural ties.

Navalny’s Co-Defendant: Corrupt Biznes-man or Collateral Damage?

This week, a little-known Russian business consultant named Pyotr Ofitserov finally took his eldest daughter on a long-promised visit to Moscow’s famed Tretyakov Gallery. They squeezed in the outing between errands on Tuesday afternoon, as Thursday Ofitserov expects to be jailed for up to five years.

Flea Market Find Spurs US Man’s Love for Russian Icons

When American businessman Gordon Lankton bought his first icon at a Moscow flea market in 1989, he knew nothing about the 2,000-year-old art form. Nor did he have any inkling that the painting would ignite a passion in him that would lead to his opening a museum that hosts the largest collection of icons in North America.

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05:34Several Injured in Blast in Bulgarian Capital - Reports

04:50Senior Russian, Japanese Diplomats to Hold Talks in Moscow

02:51S.Korea, US to Start Joint War Drills

23:56Main News of August 18

23:10A Different Championship: Moscow Struggles to Love Athletics

23:07Death Toll Rises in Egypt As Dozens of Prisoners Die − Reports

22:35Moscow 2013 Wrap: Day 9 at the World Athletics Championships

21:57Russian Sports Minister Brings Curtain Down on World Athletics Champs

21:403 Political Campaigners Attacked in Southern Russia

20:36Russian Fugitive Tycoon Polonsky Back to His Cambodian Island – Lawyer

19:04Hit With Record Floods, More Russians Seek Baptism − Russian Church Leader

17:26UN Chemical Weapons Inspectors Arrive in Damascus

16:35Promotion of Homosexuality Similar to Drugs, Alcohol - Russian Minister

15:49Google, Russian Senators to Talk Data Protection

13:16EU Says Will Review Ties with Violence-Torn Egypt

11:50Small Plane Crash Kills Pilot, Injures Two at Festival in Siberia

10:20Amur River Flooding Hits Historic Level in Russia’s Far East

09:07Iran Has 18,000 Uranium Centrifuges, 10,000 Active – Report

07:56Doctors Discharge 13 Injured in Siberia Passenger Ship Wreck

07:37Suspects Break Into Hospital in Moscow Region, Steal ATM

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