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Deaf school blaze kills 28 A fire raged through a boarding school in Makhachkala, injuring about 100 others
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'Suicide bomber' hits Caucasus bus At least 13 people have been killed after a female suicide bomber blew up a bus near republic of Chechnya
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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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Search on for blast survivors 650 soldiers and rescue workers are sifting through debris to find survivors of a bomb attack on a military hospital
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Bomb toll rises to 50
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5 die in train blast Explosion ripped through the fourth car of a six-car train near the city of Kislovodsk
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Bomb kills 2, wounds 29
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Son of Leader Set to Secure Dynasty The son of Haydar Aliyev appeared well on his way to runaway victory in a presidential election
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Rescuers Free 33 Trapped Coal Miners Rescue teams brought out all coal miners known to be trapped alive in a flooded mine shaft
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| Oct.28 |
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Rescuers close to trapped miners Rescue workers are within meters of reaching 13 miners missing since icy water flooded a coal mine 5 days ago
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| Oct.29 |
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11 miners emerge from ordeal 11 of the 13 men trapped in a flooded mine for 6 days have been brought to the surface
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Shevardnadze won parliamentary poll| The election triggered mass protests organized by opposition leaders who accuse the authorities of stealing the poll | |
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Second day of poll protests
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| Nov.8 |
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Tbilisi protesters maintain vigil Thousands of protesters outside the parliament have vowed not to leave until President Shevardnadze resigns
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Mass protest fuels unrest Thousands marched on President Shevardnadze's residence despite warnings the protest could trigger a civil war
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| Nov.21 |
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Georgia 'on verge of revolution' Main opposition leader Saakashvili has vowed to 'trample' the country's leadership as supporters gathered for protests
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| Nov.22 |
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State of emergency declared President Eduard Shevardnadze denounces a coup attempt. Burdzhanadze declares herself acting leader
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Russia mediates in Georgia crisis Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov arrived in the capital Tbilisi hours after opposition supporters stormed parliament
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| Nov.23 |
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Shevardnadze resigns| President has resigned after meeting the opposition and Russia's foreign minister Ivanov | | |
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New leader Burdzhanadze urges calm New interim leader has hailed the non-violent transition of power in her first televised national address
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| Nov.24 |
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Georgia keeps sights set on West Acting President said the country still aimed to join NATO and the EU as soon as possible
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Election date set for 2004 Parliament has scheduled presidential elections for Jan. 4. The Court annulled the November 2 parliamentary elections
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Bomb explodes outside state TV| A bomb went off outside the studios followed an explosion outside the offices of the Georgian Labor Party | |
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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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| Dec.12 |
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Former president of Azerbaijan dies Geidar Aliyev was a KGB general and Communist Party chief. He brought stability to a nation plagued by war
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Chechen fighters 'seize hostages' A group of Chechens has seized at least 4 hostages in the neighbouring republic of Dagestan
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