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 Chechnya |
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Pro-Tsarnaev posters in Chechnya  Posters expressing support for the man charged with bombings at the Boston Marathon have been put up on walls in Chechnya's capital, Grozny
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| May.5 |
Ural |
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Missing plane wreck found in Russia Hunters in the Ural Mountains of Russia have discovered the wreckage of a light aircraft that went missing with 13 people nearly a year ago
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| May.6 |
Moscow |
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Moscow anti-Putin rally draws thousands Thousands of people have gathered for a rally to mark the anniversary of a confrontation between opposition activists and police
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Mercury link to Arctic fox decline Scientists say that foxes in Arctic regions who feed on ocean prey are being exposed to dangerous levels of mercury
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| May.7 |
Moscow |
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  Kerry in Russia with Syria, terror on agenda Secretary of State John Kerry departed for Russia on Monday, as the conflict in Syria heads into a new and potentially more dangerous phase
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Moscow |
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 Russia and US agree to hold Syria conference Russia and the US have agreed to work towards convening an international conference to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria
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| May.12 |
 Madrid |
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 Serena beats Sharapova in the Madrid Open final Defending champion Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 to both retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title
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| May.13 |
Sochi |
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  Israel-Russia talks focus on Syria Talks in Russia between President Vladimir Putin and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Russia are to focus on the conflict in Syria, official...
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 Kazakhstan |
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3-man space crew returns safely to Earth A Soyuz space capsule carrying a three-man crew from the International Space Station landed safely Tuesday on the steppes of Kazakhstan
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| May.14 |
Moscow |
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Russian agency: CIA member tried to recruit Russian  FSB said that it briefly detained a suspected member of the CIA who was trying to recruit a staff member of one of the Russian special services
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Moscow |
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 Russia orders expulsion of U.S. diplomat | The diplomat in question, Ryan Fogle, third secretary of the Political Department of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, was declared 'persona non grata' | |
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| May.17 |
Syria |
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 Russia 'sends modern arms to Syria' | Russia has sent sophisticated anti-ship missiles to Syria, The New York Times quotes unnamed US officials | |
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| May.23 |
Arctic |
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Russia to evacuate Arctic station over melting ice A Russian drifting Arctic research station is to be evacuated because the ice field around it is melting, the environment ministry in Moscow...
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| May.24 |
Russian Far East |
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Russia's Far East rocked by powerful earthquake Map of Sea of Okhotsk Russia| The epicenter for the extremely powerful 8.2 quake was located in the Sea of Okhotsk, just to the west of the Kamchatka Peninsula | |
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| May.25 |
North Caucasus |
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 'Black widow' bombing in Russia Map of Dagestan Russia A suicide bomber has blown herself up in the capital of the troubled southern republic of Dagestan, Makhachkala, officials say
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Moscow |
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Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally Gay rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in Moscow but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the sides ...
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| May.26 |
Moscow |
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 Cockpit windshield cracks with Czech PM aboard A Czech government plane's cockpit windshield cracked when Petr Necas was onboard heading for Russia. The plane landed safely in Moscow
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| May.28 |
Moscow |
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 Russian arms 'to deter Syria intervention' | Russia says it will go ahead with deliveries of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, and that the arms will help deter foreign intervention | |
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Soyuz takes crew to space station Three new crew members have arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) after launching from Kazakhstan
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| May.30 |
Moscow |
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Sochi Olympics a 'monstrous scam' As much as $30bn has been stolen in preparations for next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russian opposition leaders say
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Moscow |
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Father of man FBI shot during probe claims son was executed The father of Abdul-Baki Todashev killed in Florida while being interrogated by the FBI about his ties to a Boston Marathon bombings suspect
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| May.31 |
 Berlin |
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 US and Germany urge Russia not to arm Syria | The US and Germany have called on Russia not to supply Syria's military with an advanced missile system they say could prolong the conflict there | |
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Russia |
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Russian smoking ban comes into force A law banning smoking in some public places and restricting tobacco advertising is due to come into effect in Russia on Saturday
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