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U.S. taps Kerry's deputy as point man with Russia on Snowden

WASHINGTON - The thorny task of convincing Russia to hand over fugitive security contractor Edward Snowden has been put in the hands of U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns, a decorated diplomat with deep contacts in Moscow from a stint as envoy there.

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Russia wary of attacks by rebels returning from Syria

BISHKEK - Russia estimates that about 200 of its citizens are fighting alongside Syrian rebels and fears that they could carry out militant attacks once they return, the head of its main security agency said on Wednesday.

World, Syria, Russia 15 May 2013

Four Turks to be freed soon: Afghan Taliban

KABUL - The Afghan Taliban will soon free the last four of eight Turkish civilians detained last month, the militants said on Monday, in what they called a gesture of goodwill toward fellow Muslims.

World, Afghanistan, 13 May 2013

EU-bound Croatia craves investors but drags feet on reforms

DUBROVNIK, Croatia - The barren Srdj plateau overlooking the mediaeval city of Dubrovnik is a real estate developer's dream, offering breath-taking views of Croatia's top tourist destination.

World, 10 May 2013

Putin: Russia needs stronger defense against Afghan threats

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia must beef up its defenses in the south and work with Central Asian allies to protect itself and neighbors against the threat of extremist violence emerging from Afghanistan.

World, Russia, 08 May 2013

Putin says Russia needs stronger defense against Afghan threats

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia must strengthen its defenses in the south and work with Central Asian allies to protect itself against the threat of extremist violence emerging from Afghanistan.

World, Russia, 08 May 2013

U.S. military plane crashes in southern Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK - A U.S. military refueling plane on its way to Afghanistan exploded in mid air and crashed in Kyrgyzstan on Friday when its cargo of fuel ignited, the Central Asian country's Emergencies Ministry said.

U.S., Afghanistan 03 May 2013

Exclusive: Boston bomb suspects' parents retreat to village, cancel U.S. trip

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION IN NORTH CAUCASUS, Russia - The parents of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects have retreated to a village in southern Russia to shelter from the spotlight and abandoned plans for now to travel to the United States, the father of the suspects told Reuters on Sunday.

World, U.S., Russia, 28 Apr 2013

Chechen relative of Boston suspects alleges Russian plot

GROZNY, Russia - A member of the suspected Boston Marathon bombers' extended family said they were victims of a Russian plot to portray them as Chechen terrorists operating on U.S. soil.

Russia, U.S., 23 Apr 2013

Column: What the Boston bombers manhunt revealed about the FBI

(David Wise is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.)

23 Apr 2013

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Egypt on the edge after Mursi rebuffs army ultimatum

CAIRO - President Mohamed Mursi rebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt's political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for national reconciliation. | Video

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Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?

Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their World War I-style conflict in 2000. Furious veRed Sea, UNrbal battles, however, have continued to this day.

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