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Russia, China, India seek Afghan anti-drug "belt"
Reuters - Thu May 15, 5:53 AM ETYEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) - China, India and Russia called on Thursday for the creation of a security belt around Afghanistan to halt the spread of heroin.
Off the Wires
- New Russian president vows to fund nuclear weapons AP - 50 minutes ago
- Russia urges NATO to help stop military build-up in Georgia AFP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
- Branson's Virgin takes first step in Russia market Reuters - Thu May 15, 6:20 AM ET
- Russia, China, India seek Afghan anti-drug "belt" Reuters - Thu May 15, 5:53 AM ET
- Russian fan stabbed at UEFA Cup final AFP - Thu May 15, 3:04 AM ET
News Stories
- Russian Curator Subpoenaed Over Censored Art at The New York Times - Tue, May 13, 2008
- President adrift as Putin allies take key posts at Sydney Morning Herald - Tue, May 13, 2008
- Putin's hardliners keep places in new cabinet at The Independent (UK) - Tue, May 13, 2008
- Putin Bolsters Power With Cabinet Choices at The New York Times - Tue, May 13, 2008
- At Expense of All Others, Putin Picks a Church at The New York Times - Thu, Apr 24, 2008
Feature Articles
- Family Science Project Yields Surprising Data About a Siberian Lake at The New York Times - Tue, May 06, 2008
- North Caucasus violence hits Putin's Russian legacy Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue, May 06, 2008
- Russia's region of 'lawlessness' at BBC - Sat, Apr 26, 2008
- Putin's New Role: Soviet Echoes Time.com via Yahoo! News - Tue, Apr 15, 2008
- Will Medvedev's Russia tread more lightly on business? The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Tue, Apr 15, 2008
- Sizing Up Russia's New President at U.S. News - Mon, Mar 03, 2008
Opinion & Editorials
- Medvedev's test case with the West The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Tue, May 13, 2008
- Belatedly Making Nice at The New York Times - Mon, Mar 31, 2008
- The power games are just beginning at Financial Times - Mon, Mar 03, 2008
- Vladimir Putin's Russia at The New York Times - Wed, Feb 27, 2008
- Myth of the Strongman at The Washington Post - Sun, Dec 23, 2007
- Politics, Putin-Style at The New York Times - Wed, Dec 12, 2007
Related Web Sites
- Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington D.C.
- includes foreign policy news and a profile of the country and its leaders.
- Rich in Russia: How to Make a Billion Dollars
- examines the new Russian business class, from entrepreneurs remaking Moscow to the billionaire tycoons, or "oligarchs" that the Kremlin regards as rivals for power. From PBS' Frontline/World.
- U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Russia
- Includes facts-at-a-glance and sections on ethnicity, religion, culture, early to modern history, geography, government, and the economy.
- Dollar-to-Ruble Currency Rate
- from Yahoo! Finance.
- Amnesty International: Russian Federation
- updates and in-depth reports on the human rights situation in the country.
- Human Rights Watch: Russia and Chechnya
- bulletins and reports on human rights developments in the country.