Deadly month for British troops in Afghanistan

July is on track to be the deadliest month yet for British troops supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. So far, 15 British servicemen have died in Afghanistan this month, mostly in connection with Operation Panther’s Claw, the British-led offensive in Helmand province that is mirroring a similar operation by U.S

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Russia admits financial mistakes

Russia’s finance minister made a rare admission of responsibility Monday for the country’s severe economic crisis. The Russian government overspent its vast oil revenues in recent years, fueling inflation, and did not do enough to reduce the economy’s reliance on oil, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said in an exclusive CNN interview. “Of course, I too bear the responsibility for not managing to diversify the economy as much as we wanted,” Kudrin said

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