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Depardieu, in tax fight, gets Russian citizenship
MOSCOW (AP) — Gerard Depardieu, the French actor who has waged a battle against a proposed super-tax on millionaires in his native country, has been granted Russian citizenship.
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Syria rebels in push to capture air base
AZAZ, Syria (Reuters) - Rebels battled on Thursday to seize an air base in northern Syria, part of a campaign to fight back against the air power that has given President Bashar al-Assad's forces free...
View ArticlePutin grants Depardieu Russian citizenship
MOSCOW (AP) — Gerard Depardieu, the French actor who has been sparring with his native country over taxes, has been granted Russian citizenship.
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Eleven dead in Damascus gas station blast
AZAZ, Syria (Reuters) - At least 11 people were killed and 40 wounded when a car bomb exploded at a crowded petrol station in the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, opposition activists said. The...
View ArticleGerard Depardieu's latest drama: a Russian passport
Vladimir Putin flourished his pen Thursday morning and signed what must be the oddest decree of his long years in power: an order granting a Russian passport to French actor and tax exile Gerard...
View ArticleRussia plans biggest war games since Soviet era
The Russian navy has announced that it will hold its biggest war games since Soviet times in the Mediterranean and Black seas later this month.
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Iran says talks with big powers to be held in January
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Iran has agreed to hold talks with six major powers about its atomic program in January but the date and venue has yet to be decided, the country's top nuclear negotiator said on...
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Damascus blames "terrorists" for petrol station blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria on Friday said a car bomb at a crowded petrol station in Damascus on Thursday night was set off by "terrorists", a term it uses for rebels seeking to topple President Bashar...
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Analysis: Rousseff's bet - Brazil has atoned for economic sins
(Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff's big bet in 2013 is that Brazil has matured enough to escape from a financial straitjacket that markets have imposed since the 1990s, when inflation soared beyond...
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EU says no date for Iran talks, hopes for next round soon
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union says no date has been fixed for further talks on Iran's nuclear program, while hoping they will be soon, an EU foreign affairs spokesman said. He was reacting to...
View ArticlePutin's spokesman: French actor Depardieu has come to Russia, may receive...
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman says French actor Gerard Depardieu has flown to Sochi, where he is likely to meet with Putin and receive a Russian passport.
View ArticleDepardieu flies to Russia, may receive passport
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman says French actor Gerard Depardieu has flown to Sochi, where he is likely to meet with Putin and receive a Russian passport.
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Assad to make rare speech as Syrian rebels draw nearer
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will deliver a rare speech on Sunday about the uprising against his rule, which has killed 60,000 people and brought civil war to the edge of his...
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Assad "peace plan" greeted with scorn by foes
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rejected peace talks with his enemies on Sunday in a defiant speech that his opponents described as a renewed declaration of war. Although the speech...
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Christian Orthodox believers celebrate Epiphany
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Thousands of young men leapt into icy rivers and lakes across eastern Europe on Sunday to retrieve crucifixes cast by priests in ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus...
View ArticleTurkey sees promise in pivoting north
Its protracted bid to join the European Union remains stalled and its "zero problems" policy in the Middle East is cracking over support for Syria's opposition. But one foreign policy front retains...
View ArticleTakeaway from Assad's speech? There will be no meaningful dialogue.
Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN's special envoy to Syria, surely listened to President Bashar al-Assad's speech to the Syrian people today with a growing feeling of dread.
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French actor Depardieu gets Russian passport
MOSCOW (AP) — The day after receiving his new Russian passport from President Vladimir Putin, French actor Gerard Depardieu flew Sunday to the provincial town of Saransk, where he was greeted as a...
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Violence in Syria rages ahead of Assad speech
BEIRUT (AP) — Fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces raged across the country hours before President Bashar Assad is expected to address the nation on Sunday in his first public...
View ArticleFrench actor Depardieu gets Russian passport at dinner with President Putin
MOSCOW - French actor Gerard Depardieu has received a Russian passport after flying to Russia for a late night dinner with President Vladimir Putin.
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