Dmitry Medvedev

Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev, born September 14, 1965) is the third and current President of the Russian Federation, inaugurated on 7 May 2008. He won the presidential election held on 2 March 2008 with 71.25% of the popular vote.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (R) chairs a meeting of the new cabinet in Moscow"s White House May 21, 2012.
Putin Packs Russian Government With Loyalists

By IBTimes

The former KGB strongman maneuvered key allies into prominent posts, including naming the heavy-handed Moscow police chief Vladimir Kolokoltsev as interior minister, who came down hard on anti-Putin protestors in recent weeks. (May 21)

MORE TOPICS: RUSSIA

Cameron basks in Chelsea's triumph

By Reuters UK

Prime Minister David Cameron savoured Chelsea's win over German club Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on Sunday after watching the deciding penalty shootout with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a summit in the United States. (May 20)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, GERMANY

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G8 Summit: Top 10 Agenda Items From Talks

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Apart from eurozone crisis, the summit concentrated on a whole range of issues including Afghanistan and Iran. (May 20)

MORE TOPICS: GLOBAL WARMING, AFGHANISTAN, UNITED KINGDOM, HUMAN RIGHTS, CLIMATE CHANGE, LIBYA, INVESTMENT

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G8 Summit Pledges To Save Greece, Euro Zone And The World Economy

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Leaders stress importance of cohesive eurozone and the need for Greece's continuation in the bloc. (May 20)

MORE TOPICS: AFGHANISTAN, EUROPEAN UNION, CLIMATE CHANGE, LIBYA

Russia Sberbank sees sale certainty after government formed

By Reuters

Europe's second largest lender Russia's Sberbank <SBER.MM> will see some certainty over the planned privatization sale after the new Russian government's lineup is announced on May 21, CEO German Gref said on Saturday. (May 19)

MORE TOPICS: RUSSIA, POLAND, MANAGEMENT

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Top 10 Likely Issues at G8 Summit

By IBTimes UK

From the eurozone crisis to Afghanistan, Syria and rising global oil rises are likely to figure at the summit. (May 19)

MORE TOPICS: AL-QAEDA, AFGHANISTAN, UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, JAPAN, RUSSIA, ELECTIONS

G8 leaders broadly united on Iran and Syria-U.S. official

By Reuters UK

Group of Eight leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David on Friday that Iran needs to disclose more about its nuclear ambitions and that it was time to focus on a political transition in Syria, a U.S. official said. (May 19)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, GERMANY, JAPAN

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Eurozone Crisis to Dominate G8 Summit

By IBTimes UK

Obama, Hollande acknowledge need for reforms to avert global crisis. (May 19)

MORE TOPICS: EUROPEAN UNION, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

Peace activists take part in anti-NATO demonstration outside of Obama's campaign headquarters in Chicago
Chicago NATO Summit Preview: Afghanistan Security Will Be The Main Course

By IBTimes

There are currently about 130,000 foreign troops in the country, with Americans accounting for about 90,000 of them. (May 18)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, RUSSIA, LIBYA

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Syria: Al-Qaida Unleashed Damascus Slaughter says UN's Ban Ki-moon

By IBTimes UK

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he believes the global Islamic terrorist network Al-Qaida was behind two recent car bombings that killed 55 people in Damascus. (May 18)

MORE TOPICS: AL ARABIYA, AL-QAEDA, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, RUSSIA, NEW YORK

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