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Condoleezza Rice on 24/7 buzz to freeze Venezuela out of security ...
VHeadline.com - Worth,IL,USA
... battle for a seat on the UN Security Council, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias says it is the USA that should abandon the Security Council, not Venezuela ...
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Venezuela escalates trade with Russia
Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland
Venezuela is boosting trade with Russia, creating joint-venture companies in sectors ranging from oil to agriculture, officials said yesterday. ...
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Venezuela and Russia Tighten Relations
Prensa Latina - Havana,Cuba
Caracas, Sep 27 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela and Russia marked important progress in their economic relations on Wednesday, signing 17 cooperation and production ...
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Venezuela and US struggle to patch up diplomatic spat
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
Caracas - Venezuela-US relations hit an all-time low last week when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called George Bush the 'devil' and his foreign minister ...
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Venezuela creates USD 500-million fund to back projects with ...
El Universal - Venezuela
... the creation of a special fund for the amount of USD 500 million to back any projects that may arise from the 18 agreements entered into by Venezuela and Russia ...
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US retailer 7-Eleven dropping Venezuela-backed Citgo as its ...
International Herald Tribune - France
is dropping Venezuela-backed Citgo as its gasoline supplier at more than 2,100 locations and switching to its own brand of fuel. ...
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US ambassador says Venezuela should not request visa to US ...
El Universal - Venezuela
US ambassador to Venezuela William Brownfield Wednesday claimed that current conditions are not favorable for Venezuela to request visas to US citizens. ...
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Petroleos de Venezuela signs memos de understanding with 23 ...
VHeadline.com - Worth,IL,USA
VHeadline.com News Editor Patrick J. O'Donoghue writes: Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with 23 Russian companies. ...
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Venezuela to conduct seventh agriculture census
El Universal - Venezuela
... a decree published in the Official Gazette on Tuesday, the Government is to take moves in connection with agrarian policies and rural development in Venezuela. ...
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Attack on mosque in central Russia

Thursday, September 28, 2006 (Moscow):

A group of assailants threw gasoline bombs at a mosque in a central Russian city on Thursday and scrawled extremist slogans on its fence.

The incident in Yaroslavl, about 240 km northeast of Moscow, took place days after the same mosque was targeted in a similar attack and two synagogues were vandalized elsewhere in Russia, highlighting rising xenophobia in the country.

The attack caused a small fire at the mosque, which was extinguished by a guard.

Police have detained two college students aged 17-18 on suspicion of inciting hatred and humiliating human dignity, regional police said in a statement.

Rustam Batrov, imam of the Yaroslavl mosque, condemned the attack.

Russia has seen a marked rise in hate crimes in recent years, which rights groups say is fueled in part by the authorities' reluctance to crack down on hate crimes and tackle growing nationalism. (AP)

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