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| Dec.2 |
Kiev |
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Spain to face Italy in Euro 2012
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| Dec.3 |
Russia |
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Russians begin heading to polls
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| Dec.4 |
 Russia |
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United Russia party suffers exit poll blow An exit poll for Russia's parliamentary elections points to a sharp drop in support for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party
| Independent monitoring group Golos logged 5,300 complaints alleging violations of election laws
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| Dec.5 |
Moscow |
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Moscow protest after Russia vote Several thousand people have taken to the streets shouting 'Down with Putin' as international observers in parliamentary elections speak of violations
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| Dec.6 |
Moscow |
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 Putin plays down election losses  Russian Prime Minister has played down his party's losses at Sunday's parliamentary election as inevitable for a party in power
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| Dec.7 |
Russia |
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Gorbachev calls for new election Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has said Sunday's Russian parliamentary election was marred by fraud and has called for a re-run
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| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
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 Putin blames Clinton for election unrest Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of being behind protests over the results of Russia's parliamentary elections
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| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
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Russian protests biggest in years Thousands of people have attended the biggest anti-government rally in the Russian capital since the fall of the Soviet Union
| 50,000 people gathered on an island near the Kremlin to condemn ballot-rigging in parliamentary elections and demand a re-run
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| Dec.11 |
Moscow |
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 Medvedev orders probe into elections Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called for a probe into allegations of vote fraud in recent parliamentary elections
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| Dec.12 |
Moscow |
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Billionaire Prokhorov to challenge Putin Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov has said he will challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in next March's presidential election
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| Dec.14 |
Moscow |
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Putin ally to quit Russia parliament pos Boris Gryzlov is stepping down as the speaker of the lower house of Russia's parliament
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| Dec.15 |
Moscow |
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Putin accepts 'lawful' protests Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has rejected calls to re-run disputed parliamentary elections but said he accepted 'lawful' protests
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| Dec.16 |
Moscow |
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Radioactive objects seized from Iran flight Russian authorities seized radioactive material from the luggage of a passenger on a flight from Moscow to Tehran
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Clashes hit Kazakh oil strike town  Map of Zhanaozen Kazakhstan| At least 10 people have been killed as striking oil workers clashed with government forces in a town in western Kazakhstan | |
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| Dec.17 |
Kazakhstan |
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 Crackdown follows Kazakh clashes A state of emergency has been declared in the western town of Zhanaozen a day after clashes between strikers and police left at least 11 dea...
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Russia oil rig capsizes under tow Map of Sea of Okhotsk Russia Kolskaya oil drilling rig has capsized in freezing seas in the Russian far east, with the loss of two lives and more than 50 people missing
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| Dec.19 |
Russian Far East |
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Survivors on raft found after oil rig sinks Rescue workers have found a raft with up to 15 people aboard near an offshore Russian drilling rig that capsized in the Sea of Okhotsk
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| Dec.20 |
Russian Far East |
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More aircraft search Russian oil rig scene Authorities are adding more aircraft Tuesday to help in the search for victims from a Russian oil rig that collapsed in freezing north Pacific...
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| Dec.23 |
Russia |
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Another Soyuz rocket launch fails Russia's recent poor launch record has continued with yet another Soyuz rocket failure
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Russians gear for new mass rallies Russia's opposition is due to hold new mass rallies to protest against what it says were rigged elections on 4 December
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| Dec.24 |
Moscow |
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Thousands take to streets | Thousands of people took to the street, braving bitterly cold weather to demand for fair elections after what they claim were rigged results. They passed a resolution 'not to give a single ... | |
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| Dec.27 |
Moscow |
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Putin rejects election review Russian Prime Minister has dismissed calls for a review of disputed parliamentary election results and has accused protesters of lacking clear...
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| Dec.28 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
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Crash landing injures 26 in Kyrgyzstan The Kyrgyzstan Airlines Tu-134 aircraft skidded off the runway in thick fog and flipped on its side. There were 70 people on board
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| Dec.29 |
Russia |
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 Nuclear submarine in dock fire Map of Murmansk Russia| A fire has broken out during repairs to a Russian nuclear submarine at a dock near the northern port of Murmansk | |
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| Dec.30 |
Russia |
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Russia nuclear sub fire extinguished A fire on a docked Russian nuclear submarine has been fully put out, Russia's Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu said
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