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| May.27 |
Moscow |
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Russian justice 'fails thousands'
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| Mar.21 |
Moscow |
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Journalist hanged, stabbed to death
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| Mar.20 |
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Brothers face spy charges
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| Mar.6 |
Thailand |
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Arms suspect faces charges in US
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Thailand |
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Thailand holds Russian 'top arms dealer' Viktor Bout, dubbed the 'merchant of death', suspected of being one of the world's biggest illegal arms dealers has been arrested
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| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
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'Chess Killer' sentenced to life Serial murderer Alexander Pichushkin was given the maximum sentence of life in prison and ordered to undergo psychiatric therapy
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| Oct.24 |
Moscow |
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'Chessboard killer' guilty
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| Oct.14 |
Moscow |
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Putin told of 'assassination bid' The Russian President has been warned of a plot to assassinate him during a visit to Iran this week
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| Sep.15 |
Moscow |
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Reporter killing: Chechen 'held' |
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| Sep.14 |
Moscow |
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Serial killer lured victims with vodka |
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Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban
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| Aug.27 |
Moscow |
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10 held over Politkovskaya murder |
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| Aug.14 |
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Russia probes 'executions' video |
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| Aug.13 |
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Russia investigates train blast |
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Moscow |
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'Maniac' on trial for 49 murders |
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
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Ex-KGB spy: UK tried to recruit me
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| May.28 |
London |
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UK requests Lugovoi extradition |
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| May.22 |
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Litvinenko suspect denies charges |
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London |
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Lugovoi charged with spy poisoning Russian prosecutors refuse to extradite Andrei Lugovoi, charged by Britain in the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko
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| May.17 |
Estonia |
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Estonia hit by 'Moscow cyber war' |
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| May.14 |
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Cafe blast turns deadly |
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| May.11 |
Costa Rica |
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Russian ambassador taken hostage |
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| Feb.13 |
St. Petersburg |
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Russian soldiers 'used for sex'
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market
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| Dec.11 |
Germany |
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Car of ex-spy contact contaminated
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| Dec.5 |
Moscow |
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Russia: No Litvinenko extraditions
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| Nov.24 |
London |
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Former spy poisoned by radiation
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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
| The doctors unable to determine the cause of his illness. Litvinenko and his friends blamed Russian government for his sudden illness. Kremlin have denied any role in the matter. The former KGB spy met with a contact who claimed to have information connecting the Russian government with the slaying of journalist Anna Politkovskaya
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| Nov.21 |
London |
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Poisoned spy 'had death threats'
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| Nov.18 |
London |
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Ex-KGB officer 'poisoned in UK'
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| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
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Hunt for reporter's killer |
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Moscow |
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War critic writer murdered  | Anna Politkovskaya was known for her critical coverage of the war in Chechnya. Her body was found in an elevator | |
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| Sep.29 |
Georgia |
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Russian officers on spying charge  | Georgian officials: 4 Russian officers detained in Georgia have been charged with spying | |
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| Sep.14 |
Moscow |
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Central banker shot dead |
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| Jul.10 |
North Caucasus |
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Most-wanted warlord Basayev killed Russia's most wanted man has been killed by the country's special forces
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| Jun.25 |
Iraq |
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Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages The statement, video on a Web site: the Mujahedeen Shura Council had beheaded 3 of the men and shot 1 to death
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| Jun.3 |
Baghdad |
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Russian diplomats ambushed |
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| May.26 |
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Beslan attacker: No death penalty
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| Jan.22 |
North Caucasus |
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Blasts cut Georgia gas, electricity supplies |
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| Dec.26 |
Moscow |
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'No mistakes' says Beslan report |
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| Nov.14 |
Moscow |
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Russians held in China spy probe |
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| Oct.13 |
North Caucasus |
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Russian hostages freed |
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North Caucasus |
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100 die as city of Nalchik raided| Civilians are among killed in clashes between police and gunmen in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria province | |
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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.15 |
U.S. Congress |
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Russians cited in oil-for-food probe A Senate report accuses top politicians, including advisers to Putin, of engaging in illicit transactions with Iraq
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| Feb.3 |
England |
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Beslan leader 'planning repeat' |
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| Jan.28 |
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Beslan team accuses top officials High-ranking military officials aided gunmen who seized a school, according to the parliamentary commission
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| Sep.16 |
Chechnya |
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Rebel Basayev claims Beslan siege
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| Sep.8 |
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New details emerge on siege rebels |
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Moscow |
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$10m reward for Chechen rebels
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| Sep.7 |
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Footage shows drama in besieged school
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| Sep.6 |
North Caucasus |
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Suspect: We wanted to start a war |
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| Sep.5 |
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Russia parades siege suspect
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| Sep.4 |
North Caucasus |
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Hostage families return to school |
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North Caucasus |
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Siege toll tops 350
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| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
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350 dead after troops storm school Map of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:North_ossetia_map.png 1,200 hostages might have been inside the Beslan school. Hundreds of people were injured
| On the 3rd day of the standoff, gunfire broke out between the hostage-takers and security forces. 186 children were among the killed. Chechen warlord Basayev took responsibility for the hostage taking, which was led by his Ingush deputy Yevloyev
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North Caucasus |
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'100 bodies' in siege school |
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| Sep.2 |
North Caucasus |
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Blasts heard at school |
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North Caucasus |
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School siege: '26 freed'
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| Sep.1 |
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'Breakdown' in siege negotiations
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North Caucasus |
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Standoff school siege A tense standoff between authorities and attackers who seized at least 100 hostages, possibly as many as 400
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North Caucasus |
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7 dead in school attack |
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| Aug.31 |
Moscow |
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Suicide bomber kills 9 |
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16 killed in bus explosions
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| Aug.29 |
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Explosives Found in Both Crashed Jets |
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| Aug.27 |
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Traces of explosives found at crash site |
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| Aug.25 |
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Hunt for clues to crashes |
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| Aug.24 |
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Two passenger jets crash 2 planes have crashed in nearly simultaneous incidents, with as many as 94 people feared killed
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Scream stolen from museum
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| Jul.15 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky pleads not guilty |
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| Jul.9 |
Moscow |
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Forbes Editor shot dead |
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| Jul.3 |
Moscow |
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Police raid Yukos headquarters |
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| May.9 |
Chechnya |
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Bomb kills Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov and at least 5 others died in an explosion at a stadium in the Chechen capital
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| Apr.12 |
Iraq |
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Russian hostages seized
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| Feb.13 |
Qatar |
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Blast kills exiled Chechen leader
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| Feb.6 |
Moscow |
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Police hunt train bombers |
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Moscow |
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Metro blast kills 39 An explosion has ripped apart a train car during morning rush hour. Putin condemns 'Chechen' bombing
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At least 67 dead in suicide blasts
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| Dec.23 |
Moscow |
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No bail for Khodorkovsky |
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| Dec.15 |
North Caucasus |
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Chechen fighters 'seize hostages' |
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| Dec.9 |
Moscow |
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Bomb kills 6 |
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| Dec.5 |
Moscow |
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Putin says bombers will not win |
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| Dec.4 |
North Caucasus |
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40 dead as blast strikes train The blast derailed the train as people travelled to work near the troubled region of Chechnya
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| Nov.11 |
Moscow |
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Yukos oil tycoon to stay in jail |
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| Oct.30 |
Moscow |
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Yukos shares seized by government |
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| Oct.25 |
Siberia |
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Khodorkovsky held on fraud charge A court has ordered oil magnate to be held in prison after he was charged with a $1 billion fraud and tax evasion
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| Oct.19 |
London |
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Plot to kill Putin foiled |
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| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
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5 die in train blast |
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| Aug.1 |
North Caucasus |
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Suicide blast kills 50 A bomber drove a truck laden with explosives through the gates of a military hospital for Chechnya-bound troops
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| Jul.5 |
Moscow |
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2 concert bombers kill 14
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Suicide blast hits bus, 17 killed
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| Jun.4 |
North Caucasus |
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'Suicide bomber' hits Caucasus bus |
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| May.14 |
Chechnya |
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Woman bomber kills 20
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| May.12 |
Chechnya |
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Blast kills 37
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| Jan.16 |
Moscow |
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Theatre siege trial opens |
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| Dec.27 |
Chechnya |
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41 killed in Grozny blasts 2 powerful explosions have rocked the Chechen capital, wrecking a major pro-Kremlin government building
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| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
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Mass arrests follow siege |
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| Oct.25 |
Moscow |
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Rebels threaten to kill hostages |
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| Oct.23 |
Moscow |
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'Loud blast' at theatre |
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Moscow |
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Chechen gunmen seize theater Gunmen took more than 700 people hostage, threatening to kill some. They had mined portions of the building
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| Jun.9 |
Moscow |
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Riot after World Cup defeat |
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| May.9 |
North Caucasus |
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Deadly blast hits parade
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Suicide bomb kills 16 near Tel Aviv
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| Jul.30 |
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Gunmen take 40 hostage |
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| Jun.19 |
Chechnya |
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Car bombs |
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| Mar.23 |
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20 dead in blasts |
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| Mar.21 |
Washington |
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Russian diplomats leave U.S.
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| Feb.20 |
FBI |
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FBI agent charged with espionage |
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| Dec.19 |
Moscow |
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Moscow deputy mayor shot |
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| Dec.14 |
Moscow |
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Convicted Spy Leaves Russia |
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| 2005 |
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| May.15 |
U.S. Congress |
Russians cited in oil-for-food probe A Senate report accuses top politicians, including advisers to Putin, of engaging in illicit transactions with Iraq
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| Jan.28 |
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Beslan team accuses top officials High-ranking military officials aided gunmen who seized a school, according to the parliamentary commission
| 2003 |
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| Oct.30 |
Moscow |
Yukos shares seized by government |
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| 2006 |
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| Jan.22 |
North Caucasus |
Blasts cut Georgia gas, electricity supplies |
| 2004 |
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| Aug.31 |
Moscow |
Suicide bomber kills 9 |
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| May.9 |
Chechnya |
Bomb kills Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov and at least 5 others died in an explosion at a stadium in the Chechen capital
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| Feb.13 |
Qatar |
Blast kills exiled Chechen leader
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| Feb.6 |
Moscow |
Metro blast kills 39 An explosion has ripped apart a train car during morning rush hour. Putin condemns 'Chechen' bombing
| 2003 |
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| Dec.9 |
Moscow |
Bomb kills 6 |
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| Dec.4 |
North Caucasus |
40 dead as blast strikes train The blast derailed the train as people travelled to work near the troubled region of Chechnya
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| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
5 die in train blast |
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| Aug.1 |
North Caucasus |
Suicide blast kills 50 A bomber drove a truck laden with explosives through the gates of a military hospital for Chechnya-bound troops
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| Jul.5 |
Moscow |
2 concert bombers kill 14
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| May.14 |
Chechnya |
Woman bomber kills 20
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| May.12 |
Chechnya |
Blast kills 37
| 2002 |
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| Dec.27 |
Chechnya |
41 killed in Grozny blasts 2 powerful explosions have rocked the Chechen capital, wrecking a major pro-Kremlin government building
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| Oct.23 |
Moscow |
'Loud blast' at theatre |
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| May.9 |
North Caucasus |
Deadly blast hits parade
| 2001 |
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| Jun.19 |
Chechnya |
Car bombs |
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| Mar.23 |
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20 dead in blasts |
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| 2008 |
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| May.27 |
Moscow |
Russian justice 'fails thousands'
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| Mar.6 |
Thailand |
Arms suspect faces charges in US
| 2007 |
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| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
'Chess Killer' sentenced to life Serial murderer Alexander Pichushkin was given the maximum sentence of life in prison and ordered to undergo psychiatric therapy
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| Oct.24 |
Moscow |
'Chessboard killer' guilty
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| Aug.13 |
Moscow |
'Maniac' on trial for 49 murders |
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| May.28 |
London |
UK requests Lugovoi extradition |
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| May.22 |
London |
Lugovoi charged with spy poisoning Russian prosecutors refuse to extradite Andrei Lugovoi, charged by Britain in the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko
| 2006 |
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| May.26 |
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Beslan attacker: No death penalty
| 2005 |
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years Russian tycoon has been found guilty of an array of charges including fraud and tax evasion
| 2004 |
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| Sep.5 |
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Russia parades siege suspect
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| Jul.15 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky pleads not guilty |
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| Jul.3 |
Moscow |
Police raid Yukos headquarters |
| 2003 |
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| Dec.23 |
Moscow |
No bail for Khodorkovsky |
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| Nov.11 |
Moscow |
Yukos oil tycoon to stay in jail |
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| Oct.25 |
Siberia |
Khodorkovsky held on fraud charge A court has ordered oil magnate to be held in prison after he was charged with a $1 billion fraud and tax evasion
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| Jan.16 |
Moscow |
Theatre siege trial opens |
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| 2007 |
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| Sep.14 |
Moscow |
Serial killer lured victims with vodka |
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| May.14 |
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Cafe blast turns deadly |
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| 2007 |
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| May.11 |
Costa Rica |
Russian ambassador taken hostage |
| 2005 |
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| Oct.13 |
North Caucasus |
Russian hostages freed |
| 2004 |
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| Sep.2 |
North Caucasus |
School siege: '26 freed'
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| Sep.1 |
North Caucasus |
Standoff school siege A tense standoff between authorities and attackers who seized at least 100 hostages, possibly as many as 400
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| Apr.12 |
Iraq |
Russian hostages seized
| 2003 |
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| Dec.15 |
North Caucasus |
Chechen fighters 'seize hostages' |
| 2001 |
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| Jul.30 |
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Gunmen take 40 hostage |
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| 2007 |
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| May.17 |
Estonia |
Estonia hit by 'Moscow cyber war' |
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| 2002 |
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| Jun.9 |
Moscow |
Riot after World Cup defeat |
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| 2006 |
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| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
Hunt for reporter's killer |
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.14 |
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Russia probes 'executions' video |
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.6 |
Thailand |
Thailand holds Russian 'top arms dealer' Viktor Bout, dubbed the 'merchant of death', suspected of being one of the world's biggest illegal arms dealers has been arrested
| 2007 |
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| Sep.15 |
Moscow |
Reporter killing: Chechen 'held' |
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| Aug.27 |
Moscow |
10 held over Politkovskaya murder |
| 2002 |
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| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
Mass arrests follow siege |
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.21 |
Moscow |
Journalist hanged, stabbed to death
| 2007 |
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| Oct.14 |
Moscow |
Putin told of 'assassination bid' The Russian President has been warned of a plot to assassinate him during a visit to Iran this week
| 2006 |
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| Nov.24 |
London |
Former spy poisoned by radiation
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| Nov.23 |
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
| The doctors unable to determine the cause of his illness. Litvinenko and his friends blamed Russian government for his sudden illness. Kremlin have denied any role in the matter. The former KGB spy met with a contact who claimed to have information connecting the Russian government with the slaying of journalist Anna Politkovskaya
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| Nov.21 |
London |
Poisoned spy 'had death threats'
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| Nov.18 |
London |
Ex-KGB officer 'poisoned in UK'
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| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
War critic writer murdered  | Anna Politkovskaya was known for her critical coverage of the war in Chechnya. Her body was found in an elevator | |
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| Sep.14 |
Moscow |
Central banker shot dead |
| 2004 |
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| Jul.9 |
Moscow |
Forbes Editor shot dead |
| 2003 |
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| Oct.19 |
London |
Plot to kill Putin foiled |
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| 2000 |
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| Dec.19 |
Moscow |
Moscow deputy mayor shot |
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.13 |
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Russia investigates train blast |
| 2006 |
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| Dec.11 |
Germany |
Car of ex-spy contact contaminated
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| Jul.10 |
North Caucasus |
Most-wanted warlord Basayev killed Russia's most wanted man has been killed by the country's special forces
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| Jun.25 |
Iraq |
Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages The statement, video on a Web site: the Mujahedeen Shura Council had beheaded 3 of the men and shot 1 to death
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| Jun.3 |
Baghdad |
Russian diplomats ambushed |
| 2005 |
|
| Dec.26 |
Moscow |
'No mistakes' says Beslan report |
|
| Oct.13 |
North Caucasus |
100 die as city of Nalchik raided| Civilians are among killed in clashes between police and gunmen in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria province | |
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| Feb.3 |
England |
Beslan leader 'planning repeat' |
| 2004 |
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| Sep.16 |
Chechnya |
Rebel Basayev claims Beslan siege
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| Sep.8 |
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New details emerge on siege rebels |
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| Sep.8 |
Moscow |
$10m reward for Chechen rebels
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| Sep.7 |
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Footage shows drama in besieged school
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| Sep.6 |
North Caucasus |
Suspect: We wanted to start a war |
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| Sep.4 |
North Caucasus |
Hostage families return to school |
|
| Sep.4 |
North Caucasus |
Siege toll tops 350
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| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
350 dead after troops storm school Map of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:North_ossetia_map.png 1,200 hostages might have been inside the Beslan school. Hundreds of people were injured
| On the 3rd day of the standoff, gunfire broke out between the hostage-takers and security forces. 186 children were among the killed. Chechen warlord Basayev took responsibility for the hostage taking, which was led by his Ingush deputy Yevloyev
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| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
'100 bodies' in siege school |
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| Sep.2 |
North Caucasus |
Blasts heard at school |
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| Sep.1 |
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'Breakdown' in siege negotiations
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| Sep.1 |
North Caucasus |
7 dead in school attack |
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| Aug.29 |
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Explosives Found in Both Crashed Jets |
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| Aug.27 |
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Traces of explosives found at crash site |
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| Aug.24 |
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Two passenger jets crash 2 planes have crashed in nearly simultaneous incidents, with as many as 94 people feared killed
|
| Feb.6 |
Moscow |
Police hunt train bombers |
| 2003 |
|
| Dec.5 |
Moscow |
Putin says bombers will not win |
|
| Jun.4 |
North Caucasus |
'Suicide bomber' hits Caucasus bus |
| 2002 |
|
| Oct.25 |
Moscow |
Rebels threaten to kill hostages |
|
| Oct.23 |
Moscow |
Chechen gunmen seize theater Gunmen took more than 700 people hostage, threatening to kill some. They had mined portions of the building
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.20 |
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Brothers face spy charges
| 2007 |
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
Ex-KGB spy: UK tried to recruit me
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.5 |
Moscow |
Russia: No Litvinenko extraditions
|
| Sep.29 |
Georgia |
Russian officers on spying charge  | Georgian officials: 4 Russian officers detained in Georgia have been charged with spying | |
| 2005 |
|
| Nov.14 |
Moscow |
Russians held in China spy probe |
| 2001 |
|
| Mar.21 |
Washington |
Russian diplomats leave U.S.
|
| Feb.20 |
FBI |
FBI agent charged with espionage |
| 2000 |
|
| Dec.14 |
Moscow |
Convicted Spy Leaves Russia |
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| 2007 |
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| Feb.13 |
St. Petersburg |
Russian soldiers 'used for sex'
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