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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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Arctic |
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Russia to evacuate Arctic station over melting ice |
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| May. 17 |
Syria |
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Russia 'sends modern arms to Syria'
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| May. 14 |
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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Moscow |
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Russian agency: CIA member tried to recruit Russian |
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| May. 6 |
Moscow |
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Moscow anti-Putin rally draws thousands |
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| May. 5 |
Ural |
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Missing plane wreck found in Russia |
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| May. 3 |
Chechnya |
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Pro-Tsarnaev posters in Chechnya |
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| Apr. 25 |
Moscow |
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Dozens die in Russia hospital fire| At least 36 people have been killed in a fire at psychiatric hospital in Ramenskiy village in the Moscow region, officials say | |
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Boston suspects' mother rails at US |
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Moscow |
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Russia fines first NGO under new law |
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| Apr.24 |
 North Caucasus |
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Parents of Boston suspects quizzed US officials have travelled to the Russian republic of Dagestan to speak to the parents of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects
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Trial of Russian activist resumes |
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| Apr.19 |
Boston |
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Huge manhunt for Boston bomb suspect
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| Mar.23 |
 London |
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Russian tycoon Berezovsky dies Self-exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has died in London, his son-in-law, Yegor Shuppe, said Saturday on Facebook
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| Mar.6 |
Moscow |
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Bolshoi dancer 'confesses' to attack |
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| Feb.22 |
Ural |
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Injured Russians leave hospital after meteorite explosion |
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| Feb.15 |
Ural |
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Clean-up team to meteorite-hit Urals
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Ural |
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Meteor injures hundreds in Russia Map of Chelyabinsk Russia| A meteor crashing in Russia's Ural mountains has injured at least 950 people, as the shockwave blew out windows and rocked buildings. A fireball streaked through the clear morning sky, followed by loud bangs. The meteor fell, suffered cuts and bruises but at least 46 remai... | |
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| Jan.3 |
Moscow |
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Depardieu 'now a Russian citizen'
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| Dec.29 |
Moscow |
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Plane crashes into road outside Moscow |
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| Dec.28 |
Moscow |
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Putin signs anti-U.S. adoption bill
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| Aug.17 |
Moscow |
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Pussy Riot found guilty of hooliganism 3 members of female punk rock band were sentenced to 2 years in prison after they performed a song critical of President Putin in a church
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| Jul.7 |
North Caucasus |
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Dozens killed in Russia flooding
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| Jun.12 |
Moscow |
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Putin opponents march in Moscow |
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| Jun.1 |
Moscow |
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Putin stands firm on Syria crisis |
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| Apr.1 |
Siberia |
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Russian plane crashes kills 32
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| Mar.4 |
Moscow |
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Putin declares win in elections | Vladimir Putin has declared victory in presidential elections, returning for a third term after spending the last four years as the country's PM. Exit polls and preliminary resul... | |
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Moscow |
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Putin 'elected Russian president' |
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| Dec.24 |
Moscow |
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Thousands take to streets |
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| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
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Russian protests biggest in years
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| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
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Putin blames Clinton for election unrest |
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| Dec.4 |
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United Russia party suffers exit poll blow
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| Sep.24 |
Moscow |
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Putin set to return as president
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| Sep.7 |
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Airliner with ice hockey team in fatal crash An airliner carrying members of a major league ice hockey team has crashed shortly after taking off killing 43 people
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Cruise ship sinks with 182 aboard A cruise ship carrying 182 people sank in Russia's Volga River, leaving at least one person dead and large numbers missing
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| Jun.20 |
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Northwestern Russia jet crash kills dozens
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| Jan.24 |
Moscow |
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Blast rocks Moscow's main airport Domodedovo airport, the busiest in Russia's capital, has been rocked by an explosion that has killed at least 31 people
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| Dec.30 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky jail term increased |
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| Dec.27 |
Moscow |
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Russian court finds Khodorkovsky guilty A judge in Moscow has found former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner guilty of corruption charges
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| Oct.28 |
Afghanistan |
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DEA: $56 million worth of heroin seized |
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| Aug.6 |
Moscow |
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Muscovites struggle to breathe
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| Aug.2 |
Moscow |
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Russian fires prompt state of emergency Authorities have imposed a state of emergency around about 500 towns and villages because of wildfires burning across the west of the country
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| Jul.31 |
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Wildfires:25 dead, thousands homeless
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| Jul.9 |
Austria |
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U.S., Russia swap spies
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| Jun.28 |
Washington |
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Feds charge 10 with spying for Russia |
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| Jun.24 |
Washington |
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Obama and Medvedev hail 're-set' ties |
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| May.11 |
Siberia |
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52 dead in coal mine blasts |
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| Apr.10 |
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Polish president died in plane crash Map of Smolensk Russia Tupolev 154, carrying Lech Kaczynski, has crashed near a Russian airport. 87 people were killed; there were no survivors
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| Apr.8 |
Moscow |
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Obama, Medvedev sign arms treaty |
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| Mar.28 |
Moscow |
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Dozens killed in subway blasts Explosions rocked a pair of central Moscow subway stations during morning rush hour, killing at least 37 people and wounding 10 others
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| Mar.26 |
Washington |
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U.S., Russia OK nuclear cuts |
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| Dec.4 |
Ural |
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152 killed in nightclub blast and fire An explosion at a nightclub killed at least 101 people and injured at least 140 others. The preliminary theory was use of pyrotechnical devi...
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| Nov.28 |
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Train wreck 'an act of terror' |
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| Aug.18 |
Siberia |
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62 still missing after blast at plant
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| Aug.12 |
England |
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Pirate fears as cargo ship vanishes |
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| Jul.15 |
Chechnya |
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Activist Estemirova 'found murdered' |
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| Apr.16 |
Chechnya |
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Russia 'ends Chechnya operation' |
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| Feb.11 |
Siberia |
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Russian and US satellites collide |
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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 |
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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.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.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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| May.7 |
Moscow |
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Russia swears in new president |
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| Mar.2 |
Moscow |
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Medvedev 'heading for clear win'
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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.11 |
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Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing
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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.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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| Apr.26 |
Estonia |
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Estonia removes Soviet memorial
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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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| Mar.19 |
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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.8 |
European Union |
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Russia oil row hits Europe supply |
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| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
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Hospital fire killed 45 women |
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| Dec.1 |
London |
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Pair test positive for polonium |
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| Nov.30 |
London |
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Radiation at 12 sites; jets probed |
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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.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.3 |
Moscow |
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Hamas visits Moscow
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| Feb.23 |
Moscow |
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64 dead in roof collapse |
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| Jan.1 |
Ukraine |
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Russia cuts gas supplies
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| Oct.13 |
North Caucasus |
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100 die as city of Nalchik raided |
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| Aug.6 |
Russian Far East |
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Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
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Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead
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| Mar.8 |
Chechnya |
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Rebel leader Maskhadov killed |
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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 Map of Beslan North Ossetia Caucasus 1,200 hostages might have been inside the Beslan school. Hundreds of people were injured
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| Aug.24 |
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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.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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| 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.1 |
West 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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