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WorldArms and the manVictor Bout’s native Russia is heaping scorn on his Nov. 3 conviction on four charges of trying to sell weapons to Colombia’s FARC rebels
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WorldRallying against RussiaJaroslaw Kaczynski has been rallying Poles against Russia, which he accuses of being involved in his brother’s death
WorldSaying nyet to a Soviet emblemEurope’s highest court bans the hammer and sickle from being trademarked
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CanadaWho owns the North Pole?We used to think it was ours. But Russia has staked a claim, and the Danes will be next.