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)
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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)
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BARACK OBAMA, GERMANY
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)
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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)
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BARACK OBAMA, GERMANY, JAPAN
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)
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AL ARABIYA, AL-QAEDA, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, RUSSIA, NEW YORK