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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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | |
| 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
| 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
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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
| 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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