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FBI Arrests 11 Accused Of Working As Russian Spies -- Washington Post
The White House said Tuesday that it does not expect the arrests of 11 accused members of a Russian espionage ring to affect relations between Washington and Moscow, shrugging off Russian denunciations of the busts as a throwback to the Cold War.
The FBI moved to arrest 10 suspects in the United States on Sunday in part because one of them was scheduled to leave the country, a Justice Department spokesman said. He did not specify which of the defendants was planning to leave.
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MIDDLE EAST
Israeli FM: No Palestinian state
by 2012.Obama, Saudi King discuss
2-state Mideast solution. King Abdullah wants to wipe
Israel and Iran off the map.Total stops
petrol sales to Iran. Iran sees no risk to gasoline imports,
official says.Palestinian boycott of
Israeli settlement goods starts to bite.As war fears mount,
Lebanese hunt spies.Petraeus gives evidence to
UK's Iraq war inquiry.In Israel, Gilad Shalit's family launches
12-day march to Netanyahu's door.ASIA
Kashmir security forces fire
on protesters, killing 3. Curfew widened in Kashmir
after civilian deaths.27 Indian troops die in
Maoist rebel ambush.Reports: Kim's youngest son
is NKorea legislator.With shift in Afghanistan,
talk turns to exit.Taiwan and China set to
sign historic trade accord.U.S. says sinking of S. Korean ship
not act of terrorism.Kyrgyz vote wins 90 percent support,
Russia wary.AFRICA
Rwanda's Hutus live in fear
of attacks, repression.Sudan to close border with Libya
due to Darfur rebels.
Guinea poll peaceful;
voter turnout high.The battle over
Kenya's new constitution.East Africa to begin
economic integration Thursday.EUROPE
Clashes in Greece as thousands protest
in general strike.
The Pope vs. Belgium:
A bad fight for the Vatican?Le Monde accepts offer from trio,
snubbing Sarkozy.Noriega money-laundering trial
begins in France.Clashes at Athens protest
against pension reform.AMERICAS
Lawmaker sees panel voting to
end Cuba travel ban.Cuba's Castro meets with
Syrian President Assad.U.S. charges 11
as Russian agents.Assassins hit leading candidate in
key Mexican border state.A year later,
coup talk again rattles Honduras.'Dudus' in drag: How accused Jamaican drug lord
evaded arrest.US issues Haiti travel alert
after Americans slain.TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Saudi-US alliance - an obstacle
against war on terrorism? U.S. missile strike kills
6 militants In Pakistan.Guantánamo's `Closer' leaves new admiral,
181 prisoners behind.European Union, U.S. to share banking data
to fight terrorism.ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Fannie-Freddie bailout could cost
taxpayers $1 trillion.Wall St sinks
on economic alarm.Oil prices plummet on concerns
about US demand.
Deficit worries trump fears of
new recession at G20 summit.Gargantuan financial reform bill:
It's not just for banks.G20: Paving the way for a
new Great Depression?
