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| Oct.1 |
 Moscow |
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  Putin fury at Georgia 'terrorism'  Russian Vladimir Putin has said the arrest of 4 Russian army officers for spying was 'an act of state terrorism'
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| Oct.2 |
North Caucasus |
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Moscow maintains Georgia blockade Russia is going to freeze transport and economic links with Georgia, despite the release of 4 men
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| Oct.5 |
Russia |
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Russia turns screw on Georgians Russia has ordered a crackdown on Georgian-owned businesses as part of the escalating diplomatic dispute
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Moscow |
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 Russians 'in N Korea test talks' Russia is in direct contact with N. Korea to try to prevent it from carrying out its plan to test a nuclear weapon
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| Oct.6 |
Russia |
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Georgians deported as row deepens Georgians were rounded up in police raids and accused of immigration offences
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Moscow |
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Putin calls for Georgia pressure The president has urged OSCE to pressure Georgia to drastically change its course in dealing with regional disputes
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| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
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War critic writer murdered | Anna Politkovskaya was known for her critical coverage of the war in Chechnya. Her body was found in an elevator | |
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Hunt for reporter's killer The prosecutors investigating the murder of Politkovskay. The death could be linked to her investigative reporting
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| Oct.8 |
Moscow |
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Russians remember killed reporter Hundreds of people lit candles and laid flowers to pay tribute to prominent journalist Anna Politkovskaya
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Russian giant crushes U.S. rival Nikolai Valuev retained the WBA heavyweight championship when he stopped Monte Barrett in the 11th round in Illinois
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| Oct.10 |
 Germany |
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Murder mars Putin visit to Germany| President Putin was likely to face awkward questions about the murder of journalist Politkovskaya | |
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| Oct.12 |
 Paris |
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  French in Armenia 'genocide' row French parliament approved a bill making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks
| Armenia says Turks killed 1.5m people systematically in 1915. The bill provides for a year in jail and a heavy fine
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| Oct.13 |
Volga Region |
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 Kramnik defeated FIDE Champion Topalov  Map of Kalmykia Russia Kramnik defeated Veselin Topalov in a 12-game title unification match in Elista, Kalmykia
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| Oct.15 |
Moscow |
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Russian pair secure Kremlin honors Top seed Davydenko beat Safin 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the all-Russian Kremlin Cup final to complete a double for the host country
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| Oct.16 |
Moscow |
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Tass' business chief murdered Anatoly Voronin, 55, was found knifed to death at his flat in central Moscow
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| Oct.17 |
Moscow |
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 Carvalho powers CSKA top of group Arsenal's winning run in the Champions League came to an end when Brazilian fired Moscow to a 1-0 victory
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| Oct.20 |
 Finland |
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Putin firm on EU energy charter | European Union leaders are meeting to discuss how to ensure stable supplies of energy | |
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| Oct.21 |
Moscow |
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 Rice: No promise on new nuke blast| U.S. Secretary of State said that a Chinese envoy, who met with Kim Jong Il, did not say that Pyongyang would refrain | |
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| Oct.22 |
 Switzerland |
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 Sharapova wins year's fourth title U.S. Open champion is beating unseeded Slovak Daniela Hantuchova 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the Zurich Open
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| Oct.25 |
Moscow |
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Putin: I will stay an influence President reaffirmed that he would not try to run again for the presidency but said he would retain influence
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| Oct.29 |
 Austria |
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Sharapova climbs to No. 2 Maria won her fifth title of the season, beating defending champion Petrova 7-5, 6-2 in the Generali Ladies final
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