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Eurozone finance ministers agree to admit Estonia as 17th member
Eurozone finance ministers Monday endorsed Estonia's bid to join the 16-nation bloc from next year.
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Russia Seeks Tighter Ties With Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia began two days of talks Friday outside Berlin, with Russia asking Germany, and German companies, to help with modernization.
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Troubled Sochi Olympics Draw Focus On Caucasus Conflicts
When Vladimir Putin traveled to Guatemala three years ago to personally promote Russia's bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics, he pledged the Games in Sochi would be "safe, enjoyable, and memorable."
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Ukraine's new government: One hundred days of Yanukovich
kraine’s new president is not a Russian stooge. But his country is in deep economic trouble
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Israel deports activists challenging Gaza blockade
Israel has begun expelling the latest group of activists detained for trying to break the Gaza blockade. Meanwhile, Israel's ambassador to the US has rejected a probe into an earlier deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla.
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Azerbaijan Visit Highlights Afghanistan Contributions
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here today to express U.S. gratitude to this former Soviet republic on the western shore of the Caspian Sea for its contributions to the coalition’s efforts in Afghanistan.
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Iran to approve Pakistan gas pipeline deal
Iran hopes to finalise a deal this week for a much-delayed pipeline to export natural gas to Pakistan by 2015, an energy official said on Sunday.
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Struggle for Central Asian energy riches
A year ago, the Kremlin issued a stark warning: that growing competition for control of global energy resources could spark wars on Russia's borders, including those in Central Asia.
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