Russia set to resume EU gas supplies

RUSSIA - Russia on Tuesday was set to resume pumping gas to Europe through Ukraine, promising to ease a crisis that has left hundreds of thousands of Europeans without heat in the depths of winter.

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Israel not respecting human rights laws

BRUSSELS - Israel is not respecting international human rights law in the Gaza Strip, where it is giving insufficient protection to the civil population, an EU commissioner said in comments published Tuesday.

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Japanese lawmaker defects from ruling party

JAPAN - A senior lawmaker defected from Japan’s ruling party Tuesday, denouncing beleaguered Prime Minister Taro Aso as an “old-guard crony” and casting a shadow over his controversial moves to revive the economy.

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