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Russia ProfileThe Scarlet LetterRussia ProfileFEMEN has been testing the limits of decency and political taste in a number of countries including Ukraine and Russia, that have cracked down roughly on protestors in the past. Its members have regularly been arrested, but never beaten. ...and more »

Insight: Russia says no to West's way with HIVReutersOfficially, Russia has had almost 637000 cases, including over 100000 deaths in the year to November. The UN puts the number of people living with HIV today in Russia at over a million. Since 2004, NGOs in Russia have received a grant from the UN's ...and more »

Russia's plan to move spent nuclear fuel to Siberia raises safety concerns ...BellonaIt will consist of eight cars loaded with 80 tons of SNF from Leningrad NPP,” Oleg Bodrov, who heads the Sosnovy Bor based environmental NGO Zeleny Mir (Green World), told Bellona. “This [will lead to] the exposure to transportation-associated risks of ...

The Voice of RussiaPutin suggests installing web cameras at polling stations during presidential ...The Voice of RussiaAccording to the data provided by small-business support NGO “OPORA Russia”, presidential plans to reinforce the economy through small businesses where 60% of Russians would have to be employed by 2020 has not been very successful - currently only 20 ...and more »

In Libya, death and disappearance still stalk the landRTOne of the few places in Libya where families of alleged Gaddafi supporters can turn to for help is an NGO formed by Mohammad Miloud Benhammed earlier this year to investigate the fate of those who disappeared in Gaddafi's prisons. ...and more »

Severstal develops new electrical steel gradeSteel Business Briefing (subscription)Atlant switched to a different NGO grade in 2010, and currently sources this material from NLMK. The steel is used in the production of refrigerator compressors meant for both Atlant's own plants in Belarus and its peers in Ukraine, Europe and Africa, ...

Libya Sees Growth of Civil Society Groups, NGO'sVoice of AmericaMeanwhile, Russia has renewed calls for NATO to investigate possible civilian deaths during its campaign of airstrikes in the North African country this year. Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said he will bring the issue to the Security Council on ...

Lost hope of 2011Jerusalem PostBy JASON EDELSTEIN Only when the news cycle shifted to the Arab Spring did the NGOs direct substantial resources to Arab countries. Hope may spring eternal, but at some point reality intrudes. As 2011 draws to a close, reality has set in for the once ...and more »

Will Ukraine tilt east or west?GlobalPostWhat is Ukraine's view regarding possible European integration or Russian integration? I have read many contradictory things. What exactly is it that Russia is proposing? And what is it that the European Union has told the Ukrainian government? ...and more »

Osh university opens Fergana peace-making centreCentral Asia Online... the university's press office told Central Asia Online December 17. The centre is a joint initiative of the NGO Peaceful Development in the Fergana Valley and Osh State University with financial support from the UNDP, according to the university. ...

DAWN.comCatholics welcome climate fundNational Catholic Reporter“The longer we delay this, the more difficult it will be to come to a solution that really is a solution,” said Carmelite Sr. Jane Remson, president and CEO of Carmelite NGO at the United Nations. A step toward helping the world's poorest nations find ...Indigenous Peoples Call Canadian Kyoto Withdrawal Business as UsualIndian Country Today Media Network.comall 110 news articles »

Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2011San Jose Mercury NewsPolitical figures who died in 2011 included R. Sargent Shriver, Warren M. Christopher, Jiri Dienstbier, Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Geraldine Ferraro, Max van der Stoel, Necmattin Erbakan, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, Leonidas Kyrkos, ...and more »

EurActiv2050 roadmap to re-boot stalled energy efficiency talksEurActivThe European Union and Ukraine are set to sign an Association Agreement tied with an unprecedentedly far-reaching free trade deal. At stake is not only the economic partnership, but also the country's political future, caught between historic ties with ...and more »

Mining AfghanistanABC OnlineIn the recent past, it was the British, the Russians and the Americans who tried to exert strategic control over this part of Central Asia. Today it's the familiar story of the emerging superpowers—China and India—staking out their claims. ...and more »

The address of the President of Georgia at the Forum “European Development Days”IEWY NewsThey are sometimes very hard to be seen by outsiders, especially if you are little bit nosy international NGO-s, let's be frank . But if you are in Kirgizstan you get it outright and you get what really is happening. If you are in Russia you get it. ...and more »

Russia to benefit from its accession to WTO: NGO head - Xinhua News AgencySan Francisco Luxury News17 (Xinhua) — Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) would not much affect the country' economy but facilitate its development, President of Russia's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Sergey Katyrin told Xinhua in an interview. ...and more »

Russia to benefit from its accession to WTO: NGO headShanghai Daily (subscription)17 (Xinhua) -- Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) would not much affect the country' economy but facilitate its development, President of Russia's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Sergey Katyrin told Xinhua in an interview. ...and more »

Tamil nadu should act against Kudankulam peotesters: MinisterThe Day AfterHe said the central government had issued notices to some non-governmental organisations (NGO) in Tuticorin asking them to explain their source of funds and their expenses. Narayanasamy charged the protesters with resorting to delaying tactics by ...and more »

War for 'Caucasian Emirate' feeds on innocence and povertyRTA video grab released by News Team agency shows a damaged car at the site of the twin explosions in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan, early on September 22, 2011. (AFP PHOTO / NEWS TEAM) The Caucasian republic of ...and more »

Lan Huong wins silver in ChinaViet Nam NewsHA NOI — Asian xiangqi (Chinese chess) champion Ngo Lan Huong received a silver medal in the women's category at the SportAccord World Mind Games 2011 which ended in China yesterday. Huong earned seven points after drawing with Australia's Liu Bi Jun ...