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| Aug.5 |
 USA |
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Russian submarines seen off U.S. coast Two Russian attack submarines have been cruising in the Atlantic off the East Coast of the United States, thousands of miles from home ports
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| Aug.6 |
 South Ossetia |
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 Georgians still displaced by war Some 30,000 people, most are ethnic Georgians, remain displaced one year after the war between Russia and Georgia over the region
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| Aug.7 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Web attack 'aimed at one blogger' A 'massively co-ordinated' attack on Google, Facebook and Twitter was directed at pro-Georgian blogger known as Cyxymu
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| Aug.11 |
 Thailand |
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Court rejects Viktor Bout extradition A court rejected the extradition of a man dubbed the 'Merchant of Death', whom the U.S. accuse of selling weapons to Colombian rebels
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| Aug.12 |
 England |
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Pirate fears as cargo ship vanishes| An international search operation was underway for a cargo Russian-crewed Arctic Sea ship was involved in piracy in European waters | |
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 Moscow |
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Russians to boost Abkhazia bases| Putin: Russia is to spend almost $500m next year reinforcing its military bases in Georgia's breakaway region | |
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| Aug.14 |
West Africa |
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Missing ship 'found' off Africa| A missing merchant ship with 15 Russian crew members on board has been spotted off the coast of West Africa | |
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| Aug.15 |
 Finland |
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'Ransom demand' for missing ship Finnish police say a ransom demand has been made for a missing Russian-manned cargo vessel, the Arctic Sea, to the ship's Finnish owners
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| Aug.16 |
Moscow |
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2 jets collide, crash in air show training 2 air force jets rehearsing aerobatic maneuvers collided, killing one stunt pilot and sending one fighter crashing into nearby vacation home...
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| Aug.17 |
 Cape Verde |
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Russia finds missing cargo ship| Russia says it has found a missing vessel Arctic Sea near the Cape Verde islands and retrieved its Russian 15-member crew | |
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North Caucasus |
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 Police chief axed over suicide blast  President Dmitry Medvedev sacked the head of Ingushetia's police after a suicide bomber killed at least 19 people and injured about 60
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| Aug.18 |
Siberia |
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62 still missing after blast at plant Map of Khakassia Russia| An explosion at Russia's the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric plant, Russia's largest hydroelectric plant, killed 12 people | |
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Russia |
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 Cargo ship 'was hijacked by pirates' The hijackers who seized a Russian ship Arctic Sea and its crew had demanded a $1.5 million ransom earlier this month
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| Aug.21 |
Chechnya |
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Bomb blasts kill police in Chechen capital Map of Grozny North Caucasus At least two police officers in Russia's restive region were killed when two bombs went off
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| Aug.28 |
European Union |
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Europe looks to buy Soyuz craft The European Space Agency (Esa) is seeking to maintain flight opportunities for its astronauts by buying Soyuz spacecraft from Russia
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| Aug.31 |
Moscow |
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Africans 'under siege' in Moscow Nearly 60% of black and African people living in Russia's capital have been physically assaulted in racially motivated attacks, says a new study
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