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Captive woman had 7 children by father
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| Apr. 21 |
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Georgia |
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
| Apr.3 |
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NATO |
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
| Mar.2 |
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Moscow |
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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Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
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| Jan.6 |
Georgia |
Saakashvili claims majority in vote
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
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| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
Putin backs Medvedev as successor
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| Dec.2 |
Moscow |
Putin party leads Russia polls
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| Nov.18 |
Ukraine |
63 killed after coal mine blast
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| Nov.11 |
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Russia |
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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8 dead in school shooting
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| May. 3 |
Belarus |
U.S. diplomats leave Belarus
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| Apr. 30 |
NATO |
| Nato warns Russia over Georgia |
| Apr. 29 |
Georgia |
| Georgia-Russia tensions ramped up |
| Apr. 28 |
Ukraine |
| Gas company helicopter crash kills 19 |
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Captive woman had 7 children by father
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| Apr. 21 |
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Georgia |
Georgia accuses Russia of downing plane
| Apr.6 |
North Caucasus |
| Bush, Putin disagree on missile defense |
| Apr.3 |
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NATO |
NATO denies Georgia and Ukraine ![]()
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PM to quit over payments scandal
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| Mar.6 |
Thailand |
| Thailand holds Russian 'top arms dealer' |
| Mar.3 |
Moscow |
Vote rig claim after Medvedev landslide
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| Mar.2 |
Moscow |
| Medvedev: I will work with Putin |
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Moscow |
Medvedev 'heading for clear win' ![]()
| Mar.1 |
Armenia |
| President declares state of emergency |
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Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
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| Feb.28 |
Moscow |
| Official admits media bias |
| Feb.8 |
Moscow |
| Putin vows 'arms race' response |
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Militants overrun fort
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| Jan.6 |
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Georgia |
Saakashvili claims majority in vote Near-complete returns from presidential election show pro-western President Mikheil Saakashvili winning a majority of the vote
| Jan.5 |
Georgia |
| 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 |
| Karimov wins 'sham' election |
| Dec.10 |
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Moscow |
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
| Dec.3 |
Moscow |
| Monitors denounce Russia election |
| Dec.2 |
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Moscow |
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%
| Nov.18 |
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Ukraine |
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
| Nov.11 |
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Russia |
Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing Map of Kerch Strait Russia
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| Russian oil tanker breaks in two |
| Nov.7 |
Georgia |
| Georgia under state of emergency |
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8 dead in school shooting
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| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
'Chess Killer' sentenced to life
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Bombers target Bhutto's convoy, 136 killed
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| Oct.12 |
Moscow |
| Rice holds Russia rights meetings |
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| Moscow |
| Putin warns U.S. in missile talks |
| Oct.1 |
Moscow |
| Putin eyes prime minister's job |
| Sep.30 |
Ukraine |
| Strong showing for pro-West bloc |
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Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast
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| Sep.12 |
Moscow |
Putin names next prime minister
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Israeli airstrike targeted nuclear reactor
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| Aug.17 |
Moscow |
| Russia bomber flights 'permanent' |
| Jul.16 |
London |
| UK expels four Russian diplomats |
| Jul.14 |
Moscow |
| Russia withdraws from arms treaty |
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Soldiers storm mosque
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| Jun.3 |
Moscow |
Putin warns Europe in missile row
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| May.26 |
Ukraine |
| Crisis calmed: election to hold on Sept. 30 |
| May.25 |
Ukraine |
| Leaders spar over troops |
| May.22 |
London |
| Lugovoi charged with spy poisoning |
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
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| Apr.26 |
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Estonia |
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 |
| Putin gives no hint on successor |
| Apr.25 |
Moscow |
| Boris Yeltsin buried |
| Apr.23 |
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Moscow |
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.2 |
Ukraine |
President Yushchenko calls early poll
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| Mar.19 |
Russia |
63 elderly die in home fire
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| Siberia |
Mine explosion kills more than 100
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market
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| Jan.19 |
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Istanbul |
Outspoken journalist shot dead Hrant Dink, 53, was a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians early last century
| Jan.8 |
European Union |
Russia oil row hits Europe supply
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| Dec.20 |
Turkmenistan |
President Niyazov dies aged 66
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| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
| Hospital fire killed 45 women |
| Nov.23 |
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London |
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 |
French in Armenia 'genocide' row
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| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
War critic writer murdered
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| Sep.29 |
Georgia |
Russian officers on spying charge
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| Aug.22 |
Ukraine |
Russia airliner with 170 aboard crashes
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Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire in effect
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| Jul.16 |
St. Petersburg |
G8 split on nuclear energy, climate change
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| Jul.9 |
Siberia |
122 dead in airline crash
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| Jun.25 |
Iraq |
| Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages |
| May.2 |
North Caucasus |
| Jet lost over Russia, 113 on board |
| Mar.23 |
Belarus |
| Police storm protest vigil |
| Mar.21 |
Azerbaijan |
| Bird flu kills five |
| Mar.19 |
Belarus |
Landslide win for Lukashenko
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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| Mar.3 |
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Moscow |
Hamas visits Moscow Russia's foreign minister has warned that Hamas faces no future if it fails to change itself into a political party
| Feb.23 |
Moscow |
64 dead in roof collapse
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Robbers take $44M to $88M in heist
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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| Jan.26 |
Georgia |
| Energy crisis as Georgia freezes |
| Jan.3 |
Russia |
| Russia, Ukraine reach natural gas deal |
| Jan.1 |
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Ukraine |
Russia cuts gas supplies Russia has begun shutting off a pipeline after last-ditch talks failed to settle a price dispute
| Dec.4 |
Kazakhstan |
| Massive victory for President Nazarbayev |
| Nov.26 |
Azerbaijan |
| Police break up mass rally |
| Nov.14 |
Uzbekistan |
| Andijan suspects given jail terms |
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
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| Oct.13 |
North Caucasus |
| 100 die as city of Nalchik raided |
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Major quake kills thousands
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| Sep.8 |
Ukraine |
| Yushchenko fires government |
| Aug.6 |
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Russian Far East |
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 |
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Moscow |
Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years Russian tycoon has been found guilty of an array of charges including fraud and tax evasion
| May.20 |
Uzbekistan |
| Pressure grows for inquiry |
| May.18 |
Uzbekistan |
Troops retake rebel town
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| May.17 |
Uzbekistan |
| Opposition says 745 died |
| May.13 |
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Uzbekistan |
Troops clash with protesters Opposition says later 745 died in fighting that broken out after a night in which soldiers clashed with demonstrators
| May.9 |
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Moscow |
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 |
Government HQ seized. Akayev left
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| Mar.8 |
Chechnya |
| Rebel leader Maskhadov killed |
| Jan.28 |
Russia |
| Beslan team accuses top officials |
| Dec.31 |
Ukraine |
| PM Yanukovych resigns |
| Dec.26 |
Ukraine |
Yushchenko declares victory in re-vote
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| Dec.19 |
Moscow |
| Yukos unit fetches $9bn at auction |
| Dec.11 |
Austria |
| Doctors: Yushchenko Was Poisoned |
| Dec.3 |
Ukraine |
| Court Orders Re-Run of Rigged Poll |
| Nov.28 |
Ukraine |
| Poll row threatens Ukraine unity |
| Nov.27 |
Ukraine |
| Parliament rejects election results |
| Nov.25 |
Ukraine |
| Court puts poll result on hold |
| Nov.22 |
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Ukraine |
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
| Nov.17 |
Moscow |
| New missile systems tested |
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Arafat died
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| Oct.17 |
Belarus |
| Lukashenko wins new term vote |
| Sep.29 |
Moscow |
| Russia 'to ratify climate treaty' |
| Sep.16 |
Chechnya |
| Rebel Basayev claims Beslan siege |
| Sep.13 |
Moscow |
| Putin tightens grip on security |
| Sep.6 |
Moscow |
| Putin under pressure over siege |
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| Russia |
| Anger mounts as Russia mourns |
| Sep.3 |
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North Caucasus |
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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Scarf ban comes into force
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| Aug.24 |
Russia |
Two passenger jets crash
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| Jun.21 |
Chechnya |
| Troops repel Chechen offensive |
| May.9 |
Chechnya |
| Bomb kills Chechen president |
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6 Westerners killed in attack
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| Mar.30 |
Uzbekistan |
| 23 dead in 'terrorist' clash |
| Mar.14 |
Moscow |
Putin claims second term
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| Feb.24 |
Moscow |
| Putin fires premier and Cabinet |
| Feb.6 |
Moscow |
| Metro blast kills 39 |
| Dec.7 |
Moscow |
| Pro-Putin party set for victory |
| Nov.23 |
Georgia |
| Shevardnadze resigns |
| Oct.25 |
Siberia |
| Khodorkovsky held on fraud charge |
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Saddam's sons killed in raid
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Dec.27 |
Chechnya |
| 41 killed in Grozny blasts |
| Oct.25 |
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Moscow |
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
| Oct.23 |
Moscow |
| Chechen gunmen seize theater |
| Aug.19 |
Chechnya |
Crash: 115 servicemen dead
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| Jul.27 |
Ukraine |
83 die in worst airshow crash
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| Jul.1 |
Germany |
| 71 dead in midair collision |
| May.24 |
Moscow |
| Putin and Bush sign nuclear arms deal |
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Euro mark celebrations
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Intifada started by Sharon visit
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| Aug.12 |
Arctic |
Kursk submarine went down
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| Mar.27 |
Moscow |
Putin elected president
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