British Council chief leaves Saint Petersburg
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The head of the British Council's Saint Petersburg office left the city Saturday for as long as the bureau's operations remain suspended, British officials said as quoted by the Interfax news agency.
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MOSCOW, July 19-- Russia expelled four British diplomats on Thursday, retaliating in-kind just days after officials in London kicked four Russians out of the country in protest over the progress of a murder investigation.
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Winding up his three-day visit to India, Russian President Vladimir Putin left New Delhi on Sunday afternoon for Moscow. Before his departure, Putin visited software major Infosys on the outskirts of Bangalore
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New Delhi, Sept. 19 (NNN): Making a strong pitch for United Nations reforms and restructuring of the Security Council, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday left for a nine-day trip to Britain and the United States.
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A British cultural organization reopened offices in two Russian cities Monday in defiance of an order to close, reportedly prompting Russian authorities to summon the British ambassador to the Foreign Ministry
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MOSCOW  - A half-dozen executives of embattled oil giant Yukos have left Russia and the company's chief financial officer said Thursday he won't return until he learns whether the government is planning charges against him.
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British detectives investigating the murder of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko are said to be preparing to leave Moscow.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair was leaving for a key summit after a rapid and deeply unwelcome reorganisation of his government following the resignation of respected Home Secretary David Blunkett.
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British Council offices will defy a Russian order for them to close, the UK embassy says.
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Politics: 28 October 2004, Thursday. A Bulgarian delegation, led by Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg and including Euro-integration Minister Meglena Kuneva, leaves Thursday on an official visit to ...
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A British cultural organization reopened offices in two Russian cities Monday in defiance of an order to close, reportedly prompting Russian authorities to summon the British ambassador to the Foreign Ministry.
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[World News]: London, Dec 16 : British Prime Minister Tony Blair moved quickly to fill the political vacuum created by David Blunkett&#39;s resignation as home secretary, appointing Education Secretary Charles Clarke in his place.
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The head of the Episcopal Church left for London suddenly Wednesday to do damage control among his global counterparts as they prepare to ostracize him.
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Created: 13.03.2007 12:33 MSK , Updated: 12:34 MSK MosNews The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, heads to Italy and Greece this week for a trip that includes a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI and the signing of ...Comment
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"Obviously we take that very seriously indeed. ... Any intimidation or harassment of officials is obviously completely unacceptable."  A British cultural organization accused Russian authorities on Wednesday of harassing its staff and said it had temporarily closed its offices in St. Petersburg.The British Council, which acts as the cultural arm of the British Embassy, said the director of its St. Petersburg office was followed and stopped by Russian law enforcement authorities and that intelligence agency officials had interviewed its Russian employees.British Foreign Secretary David Miliband described the Russian actions as an attack on the council. Britain's Foreign Office said Russia's ambassador to London was summoned for talks with British officials. Read more
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Peter Hain is leaving Northern Ireland, having been appointed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
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Russia and Britain locked in standoff over future of British Council after Britain defies to close offices