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Nationalist Jogging Event Mistaken for Gay Pride Rally

20:03 23/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 23 (RIA Novosti)

A nationalist rally for a healthy lifestyle in the Kaliningrad Region was cut short by police who mistook it for a gay pride parade, local media reported on Monday.

Stalin Death Mask Goes on Sale
18:37 23/01/2012
The death mask of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin goes on sale in Britain on Tuesday.
Drunken Investigator Fired for Window Jumping
16:40 23/01/2012
An official of the Investigative Committee of the Ulyanovsk region was sacked on Monday for jumping out of the office window while drunk.

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Israel Warns 'Iran Six' Against Concessions to Tehran

Iran continues to pose a nuclear threat to Israel and world powers should not make any concessions to Tehran at the upcoming talks in Baghdad

A 6.0-magnitude quake north of Bologna on Sunday killed seven people, injured over 50, and destroyed dozens of old buildings

6,000 Displaced as Tremors Continue to Rattle Italy

Small aftershocks continue to shake northern Italy causing evacuation of at least 6,000 residents of the Emilia-Romagna region

ISAF Allies Pledge to Support Afghanistan Beyond 2014

ISAF Allies Pledge Support to Afghanistan Beyond 2014

Members of a U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan reaffirmed on Monday their commitment to help rebuild Afghanistan into a viable, peaceful, and functional state during a decade following the withdrawal of foreign troops in 2014.

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NATO Regrets Russia’s Stance on European Missile Shield

NATO member states voiced their regret over Russia’s stance on the military alliance’s mooted missile shield in Europe, reiterating that the shield is not threatening the Russian national security.

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