"We are ready for practical cooperation with our American partners in different fields, based on the principles of respect for each others' interests, equal rights and non-interference in internal matters," Putin told Ukončete své finanční starosti ještě dnes a vaše sny se brzy splní Kremlin ceremony at which he received the credentials of the new U.S. ambassador, John Tefft.

Cyprus was split following a 1974 Turkish invasion triggered by a brief Greek-inspired coup. Since then, Cyprus has been run by a Greek Cypriot administration in the south that Ankara does not recognise.

MOSCOW, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Russia is ready for cooperation with the United States, provided it is based on respect for each others' interests and non-interference in domestic affairs, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

ISTANBUL, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Turkey will re-inforce its military presence in northern Cyprus after the United States lifted defence trade restrictions on Cyprus, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.

Feb 5 (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc, the world's largest asset manager, warned of the risk of so-called inverse Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) following Monday's steep decline in financial instruments that bet against wild downward swings in the markets.

"The United States, which overlooks and even encourages the steps by the Cypriot-Greek duo that threaten peace and stability in the eastern Mediterranean, will lead to an armament race on the island with this step," Erdogan said.

Luis Martinez, who was attorney general in 2012-14, used the calls against the Rev. Antonio Rodriguez, better known as "Father Tony." Rodriguez was convicted of smuggling illicit items into prisons and having a relationship with the country's gangs.

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered that El Salvador's former attorney general remain in jail on new charges that he divulged intercepted telephone conversations while prosecuting a Roman Catholic priest from Spain in 2014.

BlackRock did not mention the products by name, but reiterated its long-held view that inverse and "leveraged" ETPs that double or triple market returns "are not ETFs, and they don't perform like ETFs under stress," adding "that's why iShares does not offer them."

Rodriguez was a well-known figure in El Salvador, where he had worked for 15 years in many of the roughest neighborhoods to steer young men away from gangs. His critics called him the "gangster priest" and accused him of helping criminals get special treatment.

The VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN sank 84 percent in after-hours trading, while the ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF fell nearly 79 percent as investors questioned if they could survive the volatility shock.

For the Dow, the fall at one point of nearly 1,600 points was the biggest intraday point loss in Wall Street history. (Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt in New York and additional reporting by Ismail Shakil in Bengaluru; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)

Stocks plummeted in highly volatile trading on Monday, with the benchmark S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrials suffering their biggest respective percentage drops since August 2011 as a long-awaited pullback from record highs deepened.