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| Jan.5 |
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Russians 'upbeat' on North Korean front |
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Right-winger Paksas wins elections |
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| Jan.8 |
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Russian freeze traps ships |
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| Jan.9 |
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Army sent in to help frozen |
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| Jan.13 |
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Ricin recipe found on Chechen fighter |
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| Jan.15 |
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Russia sent envoy to Iraq |
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| Jan.16 |
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Theatre siege trial opens |
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| Jan.19 |
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Russia offers N.Korea nuclear deal |
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| Jan.28 |
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Russia adds to pressure on Iraq |
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| Feb.2 |
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Russian rocket heads for space station |
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| Feb.7 |
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Computer Holds Kasparov to Match Tie |
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| Feb.9 |
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Putin in Paris 'anti-war' talks |
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| Feb.10 |
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Chirac, Putin: No need for war Joint declaration is calling for U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq to be reinforced to disarm Saddam Hussein peacefully
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| Feb.15 |
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U.S., Russia push peaceful Korea solution |
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| Feb.28 |
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3 Chechen groups on terrorist list |
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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.6 |
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U.S., Russia nuke treaty ratified |
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| Mar.10 |
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Russia ready for Iraq veto |
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France, Russia threaten war veto Chirac says France, like Russia, will vote against a second resolution that could lead to war against Iraq
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| Mar.11 |
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U.S., Russia confront dirty bombs |
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| Mar.19 |
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Russian official condemns strike |
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| Mar.23 |
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Russia condemns U.S. spy flights |
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U.S. protests Russian arms sales to Iraq |
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| Mar.24 |
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U.S. pressures Russia over Iraq arms |
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| Mar.25 |
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Russian tycoon Berezovsky arrested |
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Putin denies Russian arms sales to Iraq |
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| Apr.1 |
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U.S. presses Ukraine on arms sales |
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| Apr.4 |
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8 dead in bus blast |
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| Apr.5 |
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Putin urges US arms pact backing |
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| Apr.6 |
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5 hurt in Russian convoy attack |
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| Apr.7 |
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School fire kills 22 |
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| Apr.9 |
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Deaf school blaze kills 28 |
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| Apr.12 |
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Putin: War aim not achieved |
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| Apr.17 |
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Party leader assassinated |
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| Apr.20 |
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Landslide: '34 dead' |
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| Apr.24 |
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Russia backs lifting sanctions |
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| Apr.25 |
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Rocket Soyuz blasts off |
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| May.3 |
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Space crew returns to Earth |
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| May.4 |
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Soyuz lands off-target, crew safe The rescue teams lost track of the craft in a remote area for a few hours
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| May.11 |
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EU vote clears 50% mark |
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| May.12 |
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Blast kills 37 Another 200 injured after a truck with explosives was driven by a suicide bomber into government buildings
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| May.13 |
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Bomb: Security criticized |
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| May.14 |
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Woman bomber kills 20 Explosives strapped to a waist detonated during a crowded religious festival in the village of Iliskhan-Yurt
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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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| May.31 |
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Bush flew into St. Petersburg |
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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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| Jun.4 |
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'Suicide bomber' hits Caucasus bus |
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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 |
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Dozens hurt in blast |
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| Jun.24 |
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Putin arrives for UK state visit President is to begin the first state visit to Britain by a Russian leader in more than 125 years
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| Jun.25 |
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Putin, Queen reach out on Iraq |
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| Jun.26 |
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Putin: Russia ready to help Iraq |
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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 |
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| Aug.1 |
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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 |
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| Aug.2 |
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Bomb toll rises to 50 |
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| Aug.8 |
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Chechen leader named security threat |
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| Aug.10 |
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Space wedding |
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| Aug.23 |
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Ex-Russian media mogul Gusinsky arrested |
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20 found dead in 'copter wreckage |
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| Aug.29 |
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Nuclear submarine sinks A Russian sub K-159 with at least 10 crew on board has sunk in the Barents Sea. One of the crew had been rescued
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| Sep.3 |
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5 die in train blast
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| Sep.6 |
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Election campaign begins |
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| Sep.15 |
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Bomb kills 2, wounds 29 |
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| Sep.26 |
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US-Russia summit tackles Iran Bush and Putin have started a 2-day summit, with divisions over Iran's nuclear programme looming large
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| Sep.27 |
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Putin makes no commitment on Iraq, Iran |
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| Sep.28 |
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Acting Chechen president poisoned |
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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.4 |
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Security tight as Chechens vote
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| Oct.5 |
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Ex-candidate: Vote rigged |
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| Oct.6 |
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Kremlin man set for win
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| Oct.16 |
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Son of Leader Set to Secure Dynasty
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| Oct.19 |
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Plot to kill Putin foiled
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| Oct.25 |
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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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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
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Space station crew lands safely |
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Russia markets rocked by arrest |
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| Oct.29 |
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Putin calls urgent mines review
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11 miners emerge from ordeal
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| Oct.30 |
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Yukos shares seized by government
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Putin's chief of staff resigns
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| Oct.31 |
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PM 'worried' by Yukos
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| Nov.2 |
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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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| Nov.3 |
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Khodorkovsky resigns
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Shares rise in troubled Yukos |
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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.5 |
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Putin met Italian leaders |
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Second day of poll protests |
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| Nov.8 |
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Tbilisi protesters maintain vigil |
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| Nov.11 |
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Yukos oil tycoon to stay in jail
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| Nov.14 |
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Mass protest fuels unrest
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| Nov.18 |
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Kasparov and End 3-D Chess Series in Tie |
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| Nov.21 |
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Georgia 'on verge of revolution'
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| Nov.22 |
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State of emergency declared
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Russia mediates in Georgia crisis
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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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32 dead in dorm blaze
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New leader Burdzhanadze urges calm
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| Nov.24 |
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Georgia keeps sights set on West |
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| Nov.25 |
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Election date set for 2004 |
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| Nov.28 |
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Yukos and Sibneft suspend merger |
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| Dec.1 |
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Putin demands early Iraq elections
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| Dec.2 |
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Russia: Kyoto pact harms economy
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| Dec.3 |
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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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| Dec.4 |
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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.5 |
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Putin says bombers will not win
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| Dec.7 |
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Election chief: Russian poll valid
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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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US shares Russian poll concerns
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| Dec.9 |
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Bomb kills 6
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| Dec.10 |
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Arsenal win group over Lokomotiv |
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| Dec.12 |
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Former president of Azerbaijan dies
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| Dec.15 |
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Chechen fighters 'seize hostages'
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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
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|
| 2003 |
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| Jan.9 |
Army sent in to help frozen |
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| Jan.13 |
Ricin recipe found on Chechen fighter |
|
| Jan.19 |
Russia offers N.Korea nuclear deal |
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| Feb.10 |
Chirac, Putin: No need for war Joint declaration is calling for U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq to be reinforced to disarm Saddam Hussein peacefully
|
| Mar.6 |
U.S., Russia nuke treaty ratified |
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| Mar.23 |
Russia condemns U.S. spy flights |
|
| Mar.23 |
U.S. protests Russian arms sales to Iraq |
|
| Mar.24 |
U.S. pressures Russia over Iraq arms |
|
| Apr.1 |
U.S. presses Ukraine on arms sales |
|
| Apr.4 |
8 dead in bus blast |
|
| Apr.5 |
Putin urges US arms pact backing |
|
| Apr.6 |
5 hurt in Russian convoy attack |
|
| Apr.12 |
Putin: War aim not achieved |
|
| Aug.29 |
Nuclear submarine sinks A Russian sub K-159 with at least 10 crew on board has sunk in the Barents Sea. One of the crew had been rescued
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.8 |
Russian freeze traps ships |
|
| Jan.9 |
Army sent in to help frozen |
|
| Apr.7 |
School fire kills 22 |
|
| Apr.9 |
Deaf school blaze kills 28 |
|
| Apr.20 |
Landslide: '34 dead' |
|
| Aug.1 |
Search on for blast survivors |
|
| Aug.23 |
20 found dead in 'copter wreckage |
|
| Aug.29 |
Nuclear submarine sinks A Russian sub K-159 with at least 10 crew on board has sunk in the Barents Sea. One of the crew had been rescued
|
| Sep.28 |
Conference on climate change Putin has said his country remains undecided on whether or not to sign the Kyoto agreement
|
| Oct.25 |
Rescuers Free 33 Trapped Coal Miners Rescue teams brought out all coal miners known to be trapped alive in a flooded mine shaft
|
| Oct.28 |
Rescuers close to trapped miners
|
| Oct.29 |
11 miners emerge from ordeal
|
| Nov.23 |
32 dead in dorm blaze
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Oct.28 |
Russia markets rocked by arrest |
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| Oct.30 |
Yukos shares seized by government
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| Nov.3 |
Khodorkovsky resigns
|
| Nov.3 |
Shares rise in troubled Yukos |
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| Nov.4 |
Russian-born American heads Yukos |
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| Nov.28 |
Yukos and Sibneft suspend merger |
|
| Dec.2 |
Russia: Kyoto pact harms economy
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|
| 2003 |
|
| Feb.7 |
Computer Holds Kasparov to Match Tie |
|
| Nov.18 |
Kasparov and End 3-D Chess Series in Tie |
|
| Dec.10 |
Arsenal win group over Lokomotiv |
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|
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.13 |
Ricin recipe found on Chechen fighter |
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| Jan.16 |
Theatre siege trial opens |
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| Feb.28 |
3 Chechen groups on terrorist list |
|
| Mar.25 |
Russian tycoon Berezovsky arrested |
|
| Apr.4 |
8 dead in bus blast |
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| Apr.17 |
Party leader assassinated |
|
| May.12 |
Blast kills 37 Another 200 injured after a truck with explosives was driven by a suicide bomber into government buildings
|
| May.13 |
Bomb: Security criticized |
|
| May.14 |
Woman bomber kills 20 Explosives strapped to a waist detonated during a crowded religious festival in the village of Iliskhan-Yurt
|
| Jun.4 |
'Suicide bomber' hits Caucasus bus |
|
| Jun.11 |
Dead hostage relatives sue |
|
| Jun.20 |
Dozens hurt in blast |
|
| Jul.5 |
2 concert bombers kill 14 2 female suicide bombers killed 14 people outside a rock concert. Russian Interior Minister blamed Chechen separatists
|
| Aug.1 |
Suicide blast kills 50| A bomber drove a truck laden with explosives through the gates of a military hospital for Chechnya-bound troops | |
|
| Aug.2 |
Bomb toll rises to 50 |
|
| Aug.8 |
Chechen leader named security threat |
|
| Aug.23 |
Ex-Russian media mogul Gusinsky arrested |
|
| Sep.3 |
5 die in train blast
|
| Sep.15 |
Bomb kills 2, wounds 29 |
|
| Sep.28 |
Acting Chechen president poisoned |
|
| Oct.19 |
Plot to kill Putin foiled
|
| Oct.25 |
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 | | |
|
| Oct.30 |
Yukos shares seized by government
|
| Nov.11 |
Yukos oil tycoon to stay in jail
|
| Dec.3 |
Bomb explodes outside state TV A bomb went off outside the studios followed an explosion outside the offices of the Georgian Labor Party
|
| Dec.4 |
40 dead as blast strikes train| The blast derailed the train as people travelled to work near the troubled region of Chechnya | |
|
| Dec.5 |
Putin says bombers will not win
|
| Dec.9 |
Bomb kills 6
|
| Dec.15 |
Chechen fighters 'seize hostages'
|
| Dec.23 |
No bail for Khodorkovsky Tycoon will be held in jail for another 3 months, a court has ruled
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.5 |
Russians 'upbeat' on North Korean front |
|
| Jan.5 |
Right-winger Paksas wins elections |
|
| Jan.15 |
Russia sent envoy to Iraq |
|
| Jan.19 |
Russia offers N.Korea nuclear deal |
|
| Jan.28 |
Russia adds to pressure on Iraq |
|
| Feb.2 |
Russian rocket heads for space station |
|
| Feb.9 |
Putin in Paris 'anti-war' talks |
|
| Feb.10 |
Chirac, Putin: No need for war Joint declaration is calling for U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq to be reinforced to disarm Saddam Hussein peacefully
|
| Feb.15 |
U.S., Russia push peaceful Korea solution |
|
| Mar.4 |
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
|
| Mar.6 |
U.S., Russia nuke treaty ratified |
|
| Mar.10 |
Russia ready for Iraq veto |
|
| Mar.10 |
France, Russia threaten war veto Chirac says France, like Russia, will vote against a second resolution that could lead to war against Iraq
|
| Mar.11 |
U.S., Russia confront dirty bombs |
|
| Mar.19 |
Russian official condemns strike |
|
| Mar.25 |
Putin denies Russian arms sales to Iraq |
|
| Apr.5 |
Putin urges US arms pact backing |
|
| Apr.12 |
Putin: War aim not achieved |
|
| Apr.24 |
Russia backs lifting sanctions |
|
| Apr.25 |
Rocket Soyuz blasts off |
|
| May.3 |
Space crew returns to Earth |
|
| May.4 |
Soyuz lands off-target, crew safe The rescue teams lost track of the craft in a remote area for a few hours
|
| May.11 |
EU vote clears 50% mark |
|
| May.27 |
Hu meets Putin Both leaders are calling 'the use of force to resolve problems' on the Korean Peninsula 'unacceptable'
|
| May.31 |
Bush flew into St. Petersburg |
|
| May.31 |
Bush talks with Putin U.S. President has held formal talks with Russia's President in the Konstantinovsky Palace in St. Petersburg
|
| Jun.20 |
Putin: Iran gave N-power assurance |
|
| Jun.24 |
Putin arrives for UK state visit President is to begin the first state visit to Britain by a Russian leader in more than 125 years
|
| Jun.25 |
Putin, Queen reach out on Iraq |
|
| Jun.26 |
Putin: Russia ready to help Iraq |
|
| Jul.6 |
Blast victims mourned |
|
| Aug.10 |
Space wedding |
|
| Aug.23 |
Ex-Russian media mogul Gusinsky arrested |
|
| Sep.6 |
Election campaign begins |
|
| Sep.26 |
US-Russia summit tackles Iran Bush and Putin have started a 2-day summit, with divisions over Iran's nuclear programme looming large
|
| Sep.27 |
Putin makes no commitment on Iraq, Iran |
|
| Sep.28 |
Conference on climate change Putin has said his country remains undecided on whether or not to sign the Kyoto agreement
|
| Oct.4 |
Security tight as Chechens vote
|
| Oct.5 |
Ex-candidate: Vote rigged |
|
| Oct.6 |
Kremlin man set for win
|
| Oct.16 |
Son of Leader Set to Secure Dynasty
|
| Oct.28 |
Space station crew lands safely |
|
| Oct.29 |
Putin calls urgent mines review
|
| Oct.30 |
Putin's chief of staff resigns
|
| Oct.31 |
PM 'worried' by Yukos
|
| Nov.2 |
Shevardnadze won parliamentary poll The election triggered mass protests organized by opposition leaders who accuse the authorities of stealing the poll
|
| Nov.3 |
Putin defends Yukos arrest |
|
| Nov.5 |
Putin met Italian leaders |
|
| Nov.5 |
Second day of poll protests |
|
| Nov.8 |
Tbilisi protesters maintain vigil |
|
| Nov.14 |
Mass protest fuels unrest
|
| Nov.21 |
Georgia 'on verge of revolution'
|
| Nov.22 |
State of emergency declared
|
| Nov.22 |
Russia mediates in Georgia crisis
|
| Nov.23 |
Shevardnadze resigns| President has resigned after meeting the opposition and Russia's foreign minister Ivanov | | |
|
| Nov.23 |
New leader Burdzhanadze urges calm
|
| Nov.24 |
Georgia keeps sights set on West |
|
| Nov.25 |
Election date set for 2004 |
|
| Dec.1 |
Putin demands early Iraq elections
|
| Dec.5 |
Putin says bombers will not win
|
| Dec.7 |
Election chief: Russian poll valid
|
| Dec.7 |
Pro-Putin party set for victory| The United Russia party with 37% is leading rivals by a large margin in parliamentary elections | |
|
| Dec.8 |
OSCE condemns Russia election International election observers are saying the pre-election process was biased towards the main pro-Kremlin party
|
| Dec.8 |
US shares Russian poll concerns
|
| Dec.12 |
Former president of Azerbaijan dies
|
| Dec.21 |
Yabloko party to boycott election |
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