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A new task force from Russia"s Baltic Fleet...

with each fleet dispatching warships on a rotational basis. Russia joined international anti-piracy efforts off the Somali coast in October 2008.

Pirates based in Somalia, which has been without an effective government since 1991, hijacked more than 35 vessels in 2009, and have already seized two this year.

MOSCOW, January 12 (RIA Novosti)

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MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Dmitry...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Dmitry Babich) - On Monday the presidents of three influential Muslim states, Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan, gathered for a summit in Istanbul. This top-level meeting is another testimony to Turkey"s ambition to take a lead in the Islamic world. Given that Russia is Turkey"s second largest partner after the European Union with a $25 billion annual trade turnover, Ankara"s success may boost Moscow"s weight on the international stage.

MOSCOW, May 29 (RIA Novosti) - Pirates operating...

MOSCOW, May 29 (RIA Novosti) - Pirates operating in waters off the Somali coast earned up to $150 million in ransom payments, a deputy Russian prosecutor general told a Russian respected daily on Friday.

Ukraine"s president-elect Viktor Yanukovych...

Ukraine"s president-elect Viktor Yanukovych could author a philosophic essay on the fickleness of human nature. State leaders, organizations and analysts who only recently referred to him as the Kremlin"s puppet, an election forger, a twice-convicted violent felon and lumpen victor, now seem happy to congratulate him on his victory. At the very least they recognize him as the president of Ukraine and are able to accept him as he is for the sake of international cooperation.

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