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| May.1 |
 Moscow |
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Europeans hold May Day protests 25,000 Russian trade unionists and several thousand Communists marched for social welfare
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| May.2 |
Sochi |
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 Jet lost over Russia, 113 on board An Armenian plane disappeared from radar near the Black Sea resort of Sochi. debris had been found off the coast
| Controllers lost contact with the Airbus A320 shortly after 3:30 a.m. The plane had been traveling from Yerevan to Sochi
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| May.3 |
North Caucasus |
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  Hunt for Armenia air crash bodies Bad weather is slowing recovery of the bodies of 113 killed when the Airbus A320 crashed into the Black Sea
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Russia |
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Russian racism 'out of control' Amnesty International: The report shows that at least 28 people were killed and 366 were assaulted in 2005
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| May.6 |
Moscow |
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 Criticism of UN Iran draft mounts Russia says the draft needs rewriting. Russia and China have criticised a Security Council draft resolution
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| May.10 |
Moscow |
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 Putin calls for stronger army| The president used his state of the nation address to announce measures to boost falling birthrate | |
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| May.12 |
 Washington |
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US calls for Uzbek killings probe  Map of Andijan USA State Department: Uzbekistan still owes an explanation for the killing of civilians by soldiers in the city of Andijan
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| May.14 |
 Berlin |
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Petrova battles back to beat Henin Nadia Petrova scored a shock win over Justine Henin-Hardenne to secure her 4th title of the year
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Sochi |
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 Abbas and Putin set for key talks Palestinian President has arrived in Russia ahead of talks with Russian President in the Black Sea resort of Sochi
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| May.21 |
 Latvia |
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 Swedes complete ice hockey double Map of Riga Latvia| Olympic champions blanked titleholders Czech Republic 4-0 in the world championship final in Riga | |
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| May.26 |
Russia |
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Beslan attacker: No death penalty| A judge is saying Nurpashi Kulayev deserved the death penalty but the court had to observe the moratorium | |
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| May.27 |
Moscow |
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Banned gay rally broken up More than 70 people have been arrested after activists tried to hold the city's first gay rights rally, despite a ban
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| May.31 |
 Lithuania |
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Government collapses| Prime Minister Brazauskas' coalition government were stepping down after Labor withdrew from the minority coalition | |
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 London |
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Shevchenko completes Chelsea deal Chelsea have signed 29-year-old told Ukraine striker from AC Milan for a record fee expected to be around $56m
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