(AFP) — Russia’s outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev outlined his liberal credentials on Tuesday as he prepared to assume the premiership post under his mentor and successor Vladimir Putin. Medvedev told a Kremlin meeting of Russia’s political elite that he would fight for political and economic freedoms following his expected nomination to head president-elect Putin’s cabinet in May. “The development of […]
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Putin Quits United Russia Party
April 24, 2012 
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MOSCOW, April 24 (Marc Bennetts, RIA Novosti) – President-in-waiting Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he would stand down as head of the ruling United Russia party and nominated outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev as its new leader. “The president should be a non-party figure,” Putin told senior United Russia officials on Tuesday, noting however that […]
Read moreTurkey says Israel not welcome at NATO summit
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(Reuters) - Turkey has refused to allow Israel to take part in a NATO summit next month because the Jewish state has not apologized for the 2010 killing of Turkish activists in a raid on a ship taking aid to Palestinians, a Turkish official said on Monday. Relations between the regional powers deteriorated sharply after Israeli […]
Read morePrime Minister Netanyahu Meets Bible Quiz Contestants: Move to Israel
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(JERUSALEM) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today met on Monday with the contestants of the International Bible Quiz, which will be held on Thursday. 53 young people from countries around the world, including four contestants from Israel, will compete in this year’s Quiz which is held every year on Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day. Netanyahu wished the […]
Read morePutin to nominate Russian Prime Minister on May 7: Speaker
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MOSCOW (Xinhua) — Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin would announce his choice of prime minister on May 7, the day of his inauguration, parliament speaker Sergei Naryshkin said Monday, XINHUA reported. “Immediately after the inauguration, the president should present the candidacy for prime minister on May 7,” Naryshkin said, adding that the State Duma, or […]
Read moreUN Chief to meet Aung San Suu Kyi for first time
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UNITED NATIONS — UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Monday he will visit Myanmar to support democratic reforms and called for a “harmonious” deal allowing opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to take an oath as a deputy. Ban said he will leave for Myanmar at the end of the week and meet with Suu […]
Read moreU.N. Chief to visit Myanmar to encourage reforms
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Monday he would visit Myanmar soon to encourage the Southeast Asian nation to press ahead withdemocratic reforms. “I have accepted an invitation from President Thein Shein to visit Myanmar,” Ban told reporters. “I will depart at the end of this week.” “We have seen encouraging political and economic reforms over the past […]
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