| BP backs deal to swap TNK-BP for Rosneft stake |
LONDON (AP) -- A person familiar with the matter says that the board of U.K. energy company BP PLC has struck a deal to swap its profitable but troublesome Russian oil venture TNK-BP for a big stake in Rosneft, the Kremlin-controlled energy company....
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| Soyuz craft readied for space station mission |
 A Russian-made Soyuz rocket was erected into place Sunday, ahead of the start of a mission to take a three-man crew to the International Space Station.
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| 49 militants killed in Caucasus operation, says Russia |
Russian security forces have killed 49 militants in an operation across the North Caucasus region, where rebels are fighting to carve out an Islamic state, Russia's top anti-terrorism body said on Sunday
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| Russia Stages Missile Test, With Putin Taking the Helm |
 President Vladimir V. Putin oversaw what the Kremlin described as the largest nuclear command exercise in Russia’s recent history, launching unarmed strategic and cruise missiles from the air, the sea and the ground.
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| Eduard Y. Volodarsky, 71, Screenwriter Silenced by the Soviets, Is Dead |
Mr. Volodarsky’s films are recognized classics today in Russia, but his scripts cast doubt on the carefully manicured history of the Soviet Union and spent years on the shelves of state studios.
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| With 2 Big Deals Approaching, Rosneft Stands to Become a Global Oil Power |
Two pending deals would bring more than half of Russia’s oil industry under government control for the first time since the early 1990s and create a new player on the world stage.
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| Russia's Yandex targets Google with expansion abroad |
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Russia's leading internet search engine, Yandex, will take the fight to Google in emerging markets like Turkey in a bid to offset the inroads made by the U.S. giant in its home market. Yandex founder and chief executive Arkady Volozh told Reuters on Friday the firm was likely to use its own experts to expand into new countries, but would not rule out acquisitions or partnership deals. "We are focusing on the markets with Google dominance in search ... ...
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| DealBook: Deal Set to Help Sprint Overhaul Its Network |
Sprint Nextel has reached an agreement to take control of Clearwire. | BP is poised to exit its joint venture in Russia. | Morgan Stanley announced solid results on Thursday. | Michael E. O'Neill is shaking up what it means to be a chairman on Wall Street.
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| World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Dispute Over Head Scarves |
President Vladimir V. Putin spoke out on Thursday against the wearing of head scarves in Russian schools.
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| At War Blog: Syrian Forces' Improvised Arms: Desperate Measures, or Deliberate Aid? |
According to conventional wisdom, pro-government forces in Syria should be well equipped by weapons from Russia and China and, to a lesser extent, Iran. But they have resorted to crafting weapons to complement, or perhaps even replace, their standard arms.
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