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Spain |
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69 members of Georgian-run mafia arrest |
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| Mar. 1 |
Moscow |
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Medvedev rips Olympic 'fat cats' |
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| Feb. 21 |
Georgia |
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Luger killed at Olympics laid to rest |
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| Feb. 19 |
Moscow |
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Cop jailed over supermarket rampage |
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| Feb.12 |
Vancouver |
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Luger killed in Olympics practice crash
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| Feb.7 |
 Ukraine |
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Exit polls report Yanukovych victory Exit polls from presidential election indicate opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has narrowly won, 3-6% over his opponent, Yulia Tymoshenko
| He challenged Tymoshenko to quit, but she refused to concede. Under the 59-year-old former mechanic, foreign policy is expected to become more pro-Russian
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| Dec.21 |
Poland |
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80 dead in European winter weather |
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| Dec.6 |
Ural |
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Death toll rises in nightclub inferno |
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| Dec.5 |
Ural |
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Five held as investigators probe club fire |
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Russia to mourn club fire victims |
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| Dec.4 |
 Ural |
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152 killed in nightclub blast and fire 
Map of Perm Russia An explosion at a nightclub killed at least 101 people and injured at least 140 others. The preliminary theory was use of pyrotechnical devices
| Most victims at the Lame Horse club died from smoke inhalation. President Dmitry Medvedev said the fire was a criminal act and those responsible must be punished
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| Dec.3 |
Moscow |
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Putin on retiring: 'Don't count on that' |
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18 still missing after train derailment |
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| Nov.28 |
Russia |
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Train wreck 'an act of terror' | Investigators have found "elements of an explosive device" at the site of the derailment of an express train. A bomb blast caused th... | |
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| Nov.27 |
Russia |
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Train derails, 26 died |
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| Oct.10 |
 Switzerland |
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Armenia, Turkey sign historic agreement Map of Zurich Switzerland| Turkey and Armenia are establishing diplomatic relations after nearly a century of animosity. The border has been closed since 1993. Neither the Armenians nor the Turks gav... | |
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| Sep.13 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez in $2bn Russian arms deal |
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| Aug.18 |
Siberia |
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62 still missing after blast at plant An explosion at Russia's the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric plant, Russia's largest hydroelectric plant, killed 12 people
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| Aug.12 |
England |
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Pirate fears as cargo ship vanishes
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Chechnya |
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Activist Estemirova 'found murdered' |
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| Jul.6 |
Moscow |
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Obama moves to bolster U.S.-Russia ties |
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| Apr.16 |
Chechnya |
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Russia 'ends Chechnya operation'
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| Apr.7 |
Moldova |
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Students raid parliament |
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| Mar.17 |
Moscow |
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Russia announces major arms buildup |
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| Feb.19 |
Kyrgyzstan |
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Parliament votes to close key U.S. base |
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| Feb.11 |
Siberia |
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Russian and US satellites collide |
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| Jan.27 |
Moscow |
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Russian church picks new head |
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| Jan.17 |
Moscow |
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'Gas to flow' after deal |
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| Jan.6 |
European Union |
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European gas supplies disrupted| Several countries say their supplies of Russian gas have been cut sharply amid an energy price dispute between Moscow and Ukraine | |
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| Jan.1 |
Russia |
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Gazprom cuts off Ukraine's gas |
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| Nov.21 |
Moscow |
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Russia extends presidential term The parliament approved a constitutional amendment Friday to extend the presidential term from four to six years
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| Nov.8 |
Russian Far East |
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Twenty die on Russian submarine |
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| Oct.5 |
Georgia |
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Russian troops leave Georgian posts |
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| Sep.25 |
 Somalia |
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Pirates seize ship carrying tanks Ukraine: The ministry says Ukrainian-operated Faina was sailing with 21 people on board under the Belize flag, operated by Ukrainian company
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| Sep.13 |
Ural |
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No survivors in jetliner crash
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| Sep.10 |
Venezuela |
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2 Russian bombers land in Venezuela |
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| Aug.26 |
Moscow |
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Russia recognizes Georgian rebel regions
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| Aug.24 |
Kyrgyzstan |
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Plane crash kills 70 people |
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| Aug.13 |
Georgia |
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Russian advance flares Georgia tensions |
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| Aug.12 |
Moscow |
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Cease-fire, not peace reached in Georgia
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| Aug.8 |
 South Ossetia |
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Georgia under attack by Russian tanks Map of Tskhinvali Georgia Georgia's president said that his country is under attack by Russian tanks and warplanes, and he accused Russia of targeting civilians
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| Aug.7 |
South Ossetia |
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Heavy fighting in South Ossetia Map of Tskhinvali Georgia Georgian forces and separatists have been exchanging heavy fire just hours after agreeing to a ceasefire and Russian-mediated talks
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| May.7 |
Moscow |
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Russia swears in new president |
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| Apr.21 |
Georgia |
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Georgia accuses Russia of downing plane |
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| Apr.3 |
NATO |
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NATO denies Georgia and Ukraine |
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| Mar.2 |
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 camp...
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| Jan.6 |
Georgia |
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Saakashvili claims majority in vote
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| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
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Putin backs Medvedev as successor
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| Dec.2 |
Moscow |
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Putin party leads Russia polls
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| Nov.18 |
Eastern Ukraine |
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63 killed after coal mine blast
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| Nov.11 |
Russia |
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Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing At least 2 sailors died and 23 were missing when 5 ships sank in storms in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea
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| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
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'Chess Killer' sentenced to life |
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| Sep.12 |
Moscow |
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Putin names next prime minister |
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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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| Jun.3 |
Moscow |
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Putin warns Europe in missile row
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| May.26 |
Kiev |
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Crisis calmed: election to hold on Sept. 30 |
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| May.22 |
London |
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Lugovoi charged with spy poisoning |
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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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| 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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| Apr.2 |
Kiev |
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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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| 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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| 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 |
Eastern 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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| Jul.9 |
Siberia |
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122 dead in airline crash
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| May.2 |
Sochi |
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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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| 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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| Jan.26 |
Georgia |
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Energy crisis as Georgia freezes |
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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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| Oct.13 |
North Caucasus |
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100 die as city of Nalchik raided |
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| Sep.8 |
Kiev |
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Yushchenko fires government |
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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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| 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.13 |
Uzbekistan |
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Troops clash with protesters
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
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Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead
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| Mar.24 |
Kyrgyzstan |
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Government HQ seized. Akayev left
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| Mar.8 |
Chechnya |
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Rebel leader Maskhadov killed |
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| Dec.26 |
Kiev |
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Yushchenko declares victory in re-vote
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| Dec.11 |
Austria |
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Doctors: Yushchenko Was Poisoned |
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| Dec.3 |
Kiev |
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Court Orders Re-Run of Rigged Poll |
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| Nov.25 |
Kiev |
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Court puts poll result on hold |
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| Nov.22 |
Kiev |
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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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| 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.3 |
 North Caucasus |
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350 dead after troops storm school 1,200 hostages might have been inside the Beslan school. Hundreds of people were injured
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| Aug.24 |
Russia |
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Two passenger jets crash
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| May.9 |
Chechnya |
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Bomb kills Chechen president |
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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.6 |
Moscow |
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Metro blast kills 39 |
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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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| Dec.27 |
Chechnya |
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41 killed in Grozny blasts |
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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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| Aug.19 |
Chechnya |
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Crash: 115 servicemen dead
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| Jul.27 |
Western 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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| 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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