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| May. 21 |
Moscow |
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UEFA Champions League Final |
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| Fri. |
Georgia |
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EU: Ministers to visit Georgia |
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| Thu. |
 Moscow |
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Tanks rejoin V-Day parade Tanks and intercontinental missile launchers are to feature in annual Victory Day parade for the first time since the collapse of the USSR
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Moscow |
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Russia expels US embassy staff |
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| Wed. |
Moscow |
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Russia swears in new president| Dmitry Medvedev wasted no time, naming his predecessor Vladimir Putin as his new prime minister two hours after he was sworn in | |
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| May. 3 |
Belarus |
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U.S. diplomats leave Belarus
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| Apr. 30 |
NATO |
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Nato warns Russia over Georgia |
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| Apr. 29 |
Georgia |
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Georgia-Russia tensions ramped up |
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| Apr. 28 |
Ukraine |
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Gas company helicopter crash kills 19 |
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Captive woman had 7 children by father
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| Apr. 21 |
 Georgia |
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Georgia accuses Russia of downing plane| Georgia's air force commander: A Russian fighter jet has shot down an unmanned spy plane as it flew over the breakaway region of Abkhazia | | |
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| Apr.3 |
 NATO |
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NATO denies Georgia and Ukraine 
| NATO will not yet offer membership to Georgia or Ukraine after the alliance was split amid strong objections from Russia. Albania and Croatia were given the green light. US and Czech off... | |
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Dutch MP posts Islam film on web
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Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows
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| Mar.6 |
Thailand |
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Thailand holds Russian 'top arms dealer' |
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| Mar.3 |
Moscow |
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Vote rig claim after Medvedev landslide
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| Mar.2 |
Moscow |
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Medvedev: I will work with Putin |
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Moscow |
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Medvedev 'heading for clear win' | The outcome is not expected to be a surprise: A hand-picked successor is expected to win in a landslide, after hardly even bothering to campaig. The state-owned pollster VTsIOM showed Medvedev with 69.6% o... | |
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| Mar.1 |
Armenia |
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President declares state of emergency
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Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
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| Feb.28 |
Moscow |
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Official admits media bias |
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| Feb.8 |
Moscow |
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Putin vows 'arms race' response |
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| Jan.19 |
Georgia |
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Saakashvili begins 2nd term |
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Militants overrun fort
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| Jan.6 |
Georgia |
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Saakashvili claims majority in vote Near-complete returns from presidential election show pro-western President Mikheil Saakashvili winning a majority of the vote
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| Jan.5 |
Georgia |
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President Saakashvili 'wins election' |
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Bhutto's son to lead her party
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
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| Dec.24 |
Uzbekistan |
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Karimov wins 'sham' election |
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| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
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Putin backs Medvedev as successor Russian president has thrown his support behind deputy prime minister to replace him when he steps down as the country's leader next year
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| Dec.3 |
Moscow |
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Monitors denounce Russia election |
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| Dec.2 |
Moscow |
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Putin party leads Russia polls United Russia has won a landslide victory in nationwide elections and had 63.3% of the vote, followed by the Communists at 11.3%
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| Nov.18 |
 Ukraine |
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63 killed after coal mine blast 
A methane blast has ripped through a mine in eastern Ukraine, killing more than 30 miners and leaving about 50 others missing
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| Nov.11 |
Russia |
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Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing Map of Kerch Strait Russia| At least 2 sailors died and 23 were missing when 5 ships sank in storms in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea. The strong winds and high surf caused the Volgoneft-139 to split, spilling up 560,000 (1,000 tons) gallons of fuel oil. Th... | |
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Russia |
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Russian oil tanker breaks in two |
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| Nov.7 |
Georgia |
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Georgia under state of emergency |
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8 dead in school shooting
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| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
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'Chess Killer' sentenced to life
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Bombers target Bhutto's convoy, 136 killed
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| Oct.12 |
Moscow |
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Rice holds Russia rights meetings |
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Moscow |
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Putin warns U.S. in missile talks |
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| Oct.1 |
Moscow |
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Putin eyes prime minister's job |
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| Sep.30 |
Ukraine |
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Strong showing for pro-West bloc |
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Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast
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| Sep.12 |
Moscow |
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Putin names next prime minister
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Israeli airstrike targeted nuclear reactor
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| Aug.17 |
Moscow |
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Russia bomber flights 'permanent' |
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| Jul.16 |
London |
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UK expels four Russian diplomats |
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| Jul.14 |
Moscow |
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Russia withdraws from arms treaty
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Soldiers storm mosque
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| Jun.3 |
Moscow |
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Putin warns Europe in missile row
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| May.26 |
Ukraine |
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Crisis calmed: election to hold on Sept. 30 |
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| May.25 |
Ukraine |
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Leaders spar over troops |
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| May.22 |
London |
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Lugovoi charged with spy poisoning |
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
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| Apr.26 |
 Estonia |
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Estonia removes Soviet memorial The authorities have removed a contentious war memorial in Tallinn, despite overnight protests that left one person dead
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Moscow |
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Putin gives no hint on successor |
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| Apr.25 |
Moscow |
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Boris Yeltsin buried |
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| Apr.23 |
Moscow |
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Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies Boris Yeltsin was 76. In 1991 he famously triumphed against parliament hardliners in 1993. He had a history of heart trouble
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Bombings kill almost 200
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| Apr.14 |
Moscow |
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Kasparov held at Russian demo |
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| Apr.2 |
Ukraine |
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President Yushchenko calls early poll
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| Mar.19 |
Russia |
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63 elderly die in home fire
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Siberia |
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Mine explosion kills more than 100
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| Mar.17 |
Russia |
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Seven dead in plane crash |
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market
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| Jan.19 |
 Istanbul |
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Outspoken journalist shot dead Hrant Dink, 53, was a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians early last century
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| Jan.8 |
European Union |
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Russia oil row hits Europe supply
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| Dec.20 |
Turkmenistan |
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President Niyazov dies aged 66
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| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
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Hospital fire killed 45 women |
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| Nov.23 |
 London |
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Poisoned former KGB spy dies Alexander Litvinenko, the longtime critic of the Russian government, died in a hospital 3 weeks after his suspected poisoning
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Saddam Hussein sentenced to death
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| Oct.12 |
Paris |
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French in Armenia 'genocide' row
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| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
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War critic writer murdered
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| Sep.29 |
Georgia |
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Russian officers on spying charge
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| Aug.22 |
Ukraine |
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Russia airliner with 170 aboard crashes
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| Jul.16 |
St. Petersburg |
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G8 split on nuclear energy, climate change
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| Jul.9 |
Siberia |
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122 dead in airline crash
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| Jun.25 |
Iraq |
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Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages |
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| May.2 |
North Caucasus |
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Jet lost over Russia, 113 on board |
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| Mar.23 |
Belarus |
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Police storm protest vigil |
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| Mar.21 |
Azerbaijan |
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Bird flu kills five |
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| Mar.19 |
Belarus |
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Landslide win for Lukashenko
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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| Mar.3 |
Moscow |
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Hamas visits Moscow Russia's foreign minister has warned that Hamas faces no future if it fails to change itself into a political party
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| Feb.23 |
Moscow |
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64 dead in roof collapse
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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| Jan.26 |
Georgia |
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Energy crisis as Georgia freezes |
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Hamas won elections
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| Jan.3 |
Russia |
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Russia, Ukraine reach natural gas deal |
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| Jan.1 |
Ukraine |
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Russia cuts gas supplies Russia has begun shutting off a pipeline after last-ditch talks failed to settle a price dispute
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| Dec.4 |
Kazakhstan |
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Massive victory for President Nazarbayev |
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| Nov.26 |
Azerbaijan |
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Police break up mass rally |
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| Nov.14 |
Uzbekistan |
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Andijan suspects given jail terms |
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
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| Oct.13 |
North Caucasus |
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100 die as city of Nalchik raided |
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Major quake kills thousands
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| Sep.8 |
Ukraine |
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Yushchenko fires government |
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| Aug.17 |
Russian Far East |
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Russian-Chinese war games begin |
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| Aug.6 |
Russian Far East |
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Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe A mini-submarine that had been trapped at the bottom of the ocean surfaced, and all 7 crew members are alive
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Bombs kill 52
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years Russian tycoon has been found guilty of an array of charges including fraud and tax evasion
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| May.20 |
Uzbekistan |
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Pressure grows for inquiry |
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| May.18 |
Uzbekistan |
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Troops retake rebel town
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| May.17 |
Uzbekistan |
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Opposition says 745 died |
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| May.13 |
 Uzbekistan |
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Troops clash with protesters Opposition says later 745 died in fighting that broken out after a night in which soldiers clashed with demonstrators
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
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Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead U.S. President was given a seat of honor for celebrations in Red Square marking 60 years since the Allied victory
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Ratzinger elected as new Pope
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84
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| Mar.24 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
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Government HQ seized. Akayev left Protesters forced the country's longtime president Askar Akayev to flee his office
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| Jan.28 |
Russia |
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Beslan team accuses top officials |
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| Dec.31 |
Ukraine |
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PM Yanukovych resigns |
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| Dec.26 |
Ukraine |
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Yushchenko declares victory in re-vote
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| Dec.19 |
Moscow |
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Yukos unit fetches $9bn at auction |
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| Dec.11 |
Austria |
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Doctors: Yushchenko Was Poisoned |
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| Dec.3 |
Ukraine |
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Court Orders Re-Run of Rigged Poll |
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| Nov.28 |
Ukraine |
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Poll row threatens Ukraine unity |
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| Nov.27 |
Ukraine |
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Parliament rejects election results |
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| Nov.25 |
Ukraine |
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Court puts poll result on hold |
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| Nov.22 |
Ukraine |
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Storm of protest at poll result At the start of the Orange Revolution the opposition camped out on the streets after crying foul in a runoff vote in presidential election
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| Nov.17 |
Moscow |
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New missile systems tested |
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Arafat died
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| Oct.17 |
Belarus |
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Lukashenko wins new term vote |
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| Sep.29 |
Moscow |
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Russia 'to ratify climate treaty' |
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| Sep.13 |
Moscow |
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Putin tightens grip on security |
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| Sep.6 |
Moscow |
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Putin under pressure over siege |
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Russia |
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Anger mounts as Russia mourns |
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| Aug.24 |
Russia |
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Two passenger jets crash
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Glittering opening for Olympics
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| Mar.30 |
Uzbekistan |
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23 dead in 'terrorist' clash |
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| Mar.14 |
Moscow |
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Putin claims second term
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| Feb.24 |
Moscow |
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Putin fires premier and Cabinet |
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| Feb.14 |
Moscow |
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Roof collapse kills 26 |
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| Feb.6 |
Moscow |
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Metro blast kills 39 |
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| Jan.4 |
Georgia |
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Saakashvili claims presidency |
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| Dec.7 |
Moscow |
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Pro-Putin party set for victory |
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| Nov.23 |
Georgia |
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Shevardnadze resigns |
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| Oct.25 |
Siberia |
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Khodorkovsky held on fraud charge |
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Shot politician dies from wounds
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| May.31 |
St. Petersburg |
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Bush talks with Putin |
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Oct.25 |
Moscow |
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Russian troops storm theater 36 of the Chechen hostage-takers were killed preventing the explosion of the building. Some of the captors may have escaped
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| Oct.23 |
Moscow |
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Chechen gunmen seize theater |
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| Jul.27 |
Ukraine |
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83 die in worst airshow crash
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| Jul.1 |
Germany |
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71 dead in midair collision |
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| May.24 |
Moscow |
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Putin and Bush sign nuclear arms deal |
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Euro mark celebrations
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US begins military strike
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| Aug.12 |
Arctic |
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Kursk submarine went down
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| Mar.27 |
Moscow |
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Putin elected president
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