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By AFP
Moscow -
Law student Mikhail Kosyrev used to have a negative view of Stalin but his attitude has drastically changed in recent years, he said, insisting the wartime tyrant meant well.
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By AFP
Moscow -
Russia is preparing this week to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany with imperial flair and a military parade viewed as an unapologetic show of force.
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By AFP
Moscow -
Russia said it was ending military drills Saturday that saw over 80,000 troops mobilised from the Pacific to the Black Sea in a show of force amid tensions with the West.
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By AFP
Moscow -
Mammoth Russian military drills ordered by President Vladimir Putin from the Pacific to the Black Sea are designed to send a message to the West: keep your distance and don't overplay your hand on Ukraine, observers say.
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Singer Kanye West was performing in Australia when he briefly stopped his show and told two handicapped people to stand up.
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The U.S. is suggesting that Russia bears some responsibility for the alleged Ukrainian separatist missile strike that downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. But when it comes to debates over who provided which weapons to whom, hypocrisy abounds...
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Paris -
Europe and the United States are drawing up a new wave of anti-terror measures to try to stop the growing number of would-be jihadists from going to fight in Syria and Iraq.
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By AFP
Baghdad -
Iraqi forces have made a "tactical" withdrawal from three western towns, a security spokesman said on Sunday, as Sunni militants widened an offensive that has already overrun swathes of territory.
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Canada's frontier life was hard but filled with hope for the future. Compared to what was left behind in Europe, autocratic regimes, famine and war.
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Texas City -
West, in Texas is evacuated after explosion hits fertilizer plant, killing at least five people and injuring approximately 200, including some children
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Waco -
More than 100 people have been injured from explosions at a Texas fertilizer plant in West, a small town 19 miles north of Waco. Dozens of homes and businesses have been destroyed. As yet, the number of fatalities has not been determined or announced.
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Sydney -
Detective Superintendent Arthur Katsogiannis, Commander, State Crime Command (SCC) Gangs Squad and Operation Apollo addressed the media at Sydney Police Centre, Goulburn Street, Surry Hills in relation to the shootings over the weekend in Western Sydney.
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Iran’s problems worsen as it claims that ‘dozens’ of its drones reached Israel, Iranians are beginning to panic amid rising costs, while Western officials assess that Iran’s economy is imploding quickly. A Mideast war may occur before 2013.
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Qom -
A state-controlled newspaper in Iran is claiming Israel and the "Zionist regime" are spreading homosexuality around the world to achieve its goal of "world domination."
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Outlaw buffs rejoice as a piece one of history’s greatest fugitive couples will be auctioned off. Two guns belonging to the duo will be on the market as of this September.
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Beijing and Moscow flexes muscles at the West, China and Russia lead group talks focused on security, U.S. author threatened with decapitation, and Iran builds nukes to prove Islamic power.
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The Muslim Brotherhood’s rapid rise in Egypt has elevated many peoples’ trepidation levels, including the group’s adherents as the Egyptian army signals willingness to transfer power by 24 May 2012.
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Elko -
Mitt Romney won the Nevada Caucus on Saturday, February 4, 2012, by a significant edge. Establishing his status as the prohibitive front-runner in the 2012 GOP presidential race, he was followed by Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum.
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Smug hubris is everywhere I look. Add to this access to the Internet, this great equalizer of the stupid, and everyone in these shabby countries - from Macedonia to Russia - holds himself or herself to be a genius and not in need of further edification.
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Sarah West will become the first female to command a Royal Navy warship when she takes over as commander of HMS Portland in April 2012.
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Los Angeles -
If you were looking for excitement, dunks and multiple fastbreaks then this was your game. If you were looking for defense, you should have waited until the fourth quarter. The 60th All-Star game was very entertaining and it came down to the wire.
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Cranbrook -
As man continues to encroach on the forest that has been both home and refuge to countless numbers of wildlife, vicious attacks are becoming common. In this extremely graphic video a female deer pummels a dog while defending her fawn on a city street.
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Washington -
It's with much sorrow that we report today the passing of Senator Robert C. Byrd. A son of West Virginia, Byrd devoted his life to the Mountain State. His enduring dedication to improving the lives of each person he represented will live on forever.
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Intercourse -
Cloris Leachman may be 84 years old and having problems opening a condom package but one thing she can do is be a spokesperson for PETA. Leachman in a new commercial is asking everyone to spay and neuter their pets. A no-birth nation is Leachman's goal.
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Hurricane -
Hundreds of people lined the streets in Hurricane, West Virginia, in support of veteran motorcyclists who made an overnight stop in this town to accept the hospitality offered on their way to Washington to promote awareness for all veterans.
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Grammy Award Winner Alan Jackson hit the stage in Charleston West Virginia Saturday night in a benefit concert for the families of the 29 coal miners killed in April at the Montcoal Mine explosion.
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Barboursville -
A bomb exploded. killing a West Virginia man. Police detonated three more bombs found outside of the bar Cactus Joe's in Barboursville. Patrons are shocked by the incident in this small community and say the bomber was seeking revenge over breakup.
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China's defence minister says their military now has most of the sophisticated weapon systems found in the arsenals of Western nations.
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Obama is in the eye of the storm. Crowley's a racial profiling expert. Bill Cosby and other prominent black figures blasted the President. A Bronx-based Ghanaian scholar familiar with Dr. Gates claims he hates both whites and Native Africans. Much more.
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The government of Zimbabwe, which is now a coalition is hoping to reestablish it's relationship with the West after years of being out on it's own.
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This is one of a few black racers spotted in the garden where it lays waiting for robins looking for worms and the occasional baby rabbit searching for a meal of fresh cabbage leaves.
This is the view at sunset from our B&B.
Fort Mcleod in southwestern Alberta is the most complete old town that we have seen on our travels. It easily beats out some in the States that brag about their vintage look.
A bistro in the U.S. style
The City of Hurricane Police Officers welcome the Veterans on the Run for the Wall ride.
Fort Mcleod was having an arts festival Saturday and had closed the downtown to traffic. We listened young woman playing the violin and enjoyed a couple of smokies from the corner tavern --- and a great tavern it was. Ah, when both the Morgan and I were young, I spent a lot of time in beer parlours like the one in Fort Mcleod.
This is where the GPS took us by error. When Judy saw us pass the local dump she began to worry that I had not researched the B&B sufficiently.
Business was slow yesterday afternoon at Cactus Joe's in Barboursville WV where man killed in bomb explosion just hours before.
Working as a trucker, i stoped in a west texas truckstop to take a break during a rain downpour. This is the sunset shortly after that downpour. One of my favorite pictures that ive taken.
A parting look at one of the B.C. mountain peaks.
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