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Russians 'upbeat' on North Korean front
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| Jan.16 |
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Theatre siege trial opens
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| Jan.28 |
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Russia adds to pressure on Iraq Russia indicated it could harden its position if Baghdad hinders the inspectors' work
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| Feb.15 |
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U.S., Russia push peaceful Korea solution Statements are urging a diplomacy-driven and a resolution to the nuclear weapons crisis
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| Feb.25 |
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Milan wins over Lokomotiv to advance
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| Mar.4 |
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Russia says Iraq veto possible Russia is still not ruling out the use of its veto in the Security Council to prevent a war in Iraq
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| Mar.10 |
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Russia ready for Iraq veto Russia will vote against a draft resolution proposed by the US and UK that gives Iraq a deadline to disarm
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| Mar.19 |
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Russian official condemns strike
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| Mar.25 |
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Putin denies Russian arms sales to Iraq
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| Apr.5 |
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Putin urges US arms pact backing
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| Apr.17 |
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Party leader assassinated
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| Apr.24 |
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Russia backs lifting sanctions
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| May.27 |
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Hu meets Putin| Both leaders are calling 'the use of force to resolve problems' on the Korean Peninsula 'unacceptable' | |
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| Jun.11 |
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Dead hostage relatives sue
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| Jun.20 |
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Putin: Iran gave N-power assurance Iran assured Moscow that it has no plans to develop nuclear weapons and will fully comply with IAEA
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| Jul.5 |
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2 concert bombers kill 14| 2 female suicide bombers killed 14 people outside a rock concert. Russian Interior Minister blamed Chechen separatists | |
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| Jul.6 |
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Blast victims mourned Memorial services were held for the 15 victims who died when 2 female suicide bombers let off explosives at a rock concert
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| Sep.28 |
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Conference on climate change| Putin has said his country remains undecided on whether or not to sign the Kyoto agreement | |
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| Oct.28 |
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Russia markets rocked by arrest
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| Oct.30 |
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Yukos shares seized by government The government has seized a controlling stake in oil giant. Shares in Yukos plummeted 5% on the news
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Putin's chief of staff resigns President has accepted the resignation of Alexander Voloshin over the Yukos affair
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| Oct.31 |
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PM 'worried' by Yukos Mikhail Kasyanov is 'deeply concerned' over steps by prosecutors to freeze 44% of the shares in Yukos Oil Company
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| Nov.3 |
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Khodorkovsky resigns Jailed Yukos CEO has resigned as head of the embattled Russian oil giant
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Putin defends Yukos arrest
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| Nov.4 |
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Russian-born American heads Yukos
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| Nov.11 |
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Yukos oil tycoon to stay in jail A court has turned down a request for bail by Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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| Nov.23 |
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32 dead in dorm blaze The fire raged at a 5-story dormitory of the Patrice Lumumba Friendship of Peoples University, where many foreigners study
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| Dec.1 |
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Putin demands early Iraq elections Russian President, in a telephone call with Bush, has called for 'the earliest possible elections' in Iraq
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| Dec.2 |
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Russia: Kyoto pact harms economy Russia will block the landmark environmental pact because it threatens economic growth in its current form
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| Dec.5 |
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Putin says bombers will not win The president has said his country will not be cowed by terror attacks after a bomb on a train
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| Dec.7 |
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Election chief: Russian poll valid Alexander Veshnyakov, head of the Central Election Commission, is saying 32% had voted by 2 p.m.
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Pro-Putin party set for victory| The United Russia party with 37% is leading rivals by a large margin in parliamentary elections | | |
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| Dec.8 |
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OSCE condemns Russia election| International election observers are saying the pre-election process was biased towards the main pro-Kremlin party | | |
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| Dec.9 |
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Bomb kills 6 A female suicide bomber detonated a belt filled with explosives across the street from Red Square
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| Dec.10 |
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Arsenal win group over Lokomotiv
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| Dec.21 |
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Yabloko party to boycott election
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| Dec.23 |
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No bail for Khodorkovsky Tycoon will be held in jail for another 3 months, a court has ruled