Posted by Matt in March 6th, 2008 |
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Bloodshed in Armenia worries both Russia and the West
THE day after Dmitry Medvedev’s presidential victory, Moscow’s leading papers turned their attention away from the long-predicted result to the unexpected bloodshed in Armenia. At least eight people were killed in clashes between security forces and opposition supporters protesting against alleged fraud in the country’s presidential elections. [...]
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Posted by Matt in October 9th, 2007 |
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president warned the U.S. government Tuesday that their longtime ties will be harmed if Congress passes a resolution putting the genocide label on the mass killings of ethnic Armenians in Ottoman Turk lands during World war I.
President Abdullah Gul said in a letter there would be “serious troubles” if Congress [...]
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