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 Boney M star Farrell dies aged 61 The only male member of the popular disco four-piece, was found dead in a hotel room in St Petersburg, Russia, where he had been performing
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Nations band together to save tigers The wild tiger population is less than 4 percent of what it was a century ago, and leaders in 13 nations are taking a stand against the poaching
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Tiger summit aims to double numbers Governments of the 13 countries where tigers still live aim to agree moves that could double numbers of the endangered big cats within 12 years
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 Train wreck 'an act of terror'   Russia: Investigators have found 'elements of an explosive device' at the site of the derailment of an express train
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Holders Zenit sent crashing by Udinese UEFA Cup holders have crashed out of the competition 2-1 on aggregate at the last 16 stage, despite beating Serie A side Udinese 1-0
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Tourist bus crash kills 24  Map of Eilat Israel  Israel: A bus carrying Russian tourists from St. Petersburg came off a desert road and rolled down a steep slope near the Red Sea resort of Eilat. The tourists had only just arrived and were being tran... | |
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Zenit see off United to claim Super Cup  Monaco: St Petersburg beat Manchester United 2-1 to lift the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in their history
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Zenit shuts out Rangers for UEFA Cup Northern England: Zenit St. Petersburg won its first European trophy, and Russia's second, by beating Glasgow 2-0 in the UEFA Cup final
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Zenit crush Bayern to reach UEFA final Zenit booked their place in their first-ever UEFA Cup final in Manchester on May 14 after crushing Munich 4-0 in Russia
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More activists arrested The protest was organised by the Other Russia. Police detained 150 people, including opposition leader Nemtsov, who was later freed
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| Apr.15 |
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Anti-Kremlin demos end in clashes Club-swinging riot police clashed with opposition supporters as a protest dispersed, chasing small groups of demonstrators
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Russian soldiers 'used for sex'| The military is to be investigating claims that army conscripts were forced to work as male prostitutes | |
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 G-8 calls for end to Mideast strife The leaders of the economic powers issued a statement of 'deepening concern' about the situation
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G8 split on nuclear energy, climate change| The group approved a statement on 'Global Energy Security' that acknowledges splits over nuclear energy | |
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  Putin rejects Iraq democracy model Russian President has rejected a suggestion from Bush that his country should emulate democracy in Iraq
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  Bush and Putin talk ahead of G8 The US and Russian presidents will hold talks as other world leaders arrive for the annual G8 summit
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Explosion at nuclear plant An explosion in a smelter outside St. Petersburg severely injured 3 people, but radiation levels were normal
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 Bush talks with Putin| U.S. President has held formal talks with Russia's President in the Konstantinovsky Palace in St. Petersburg | |
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 Bush flew into St. Petersburg U.S. President is to meet, for the first time since the Iraq war, the European leaders who opposed the war
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Russian freeze traps ships Severe winter weather has trapped 40 ships in the icy Gulf of Finland, near St Petersburg
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Apartment building collapses A 9-story building collapsed in St. Petersburg, killing at least one person and leaving more than 400 homeless
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