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| Jan.26 |
Moscow |
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Powell presses Putin on democracy |
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| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
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Safin dumps Roddick in Open upset |
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| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
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Exhausted Safin overpowers Agassi |
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| Feb.6 |
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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Moscow |
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Police hunt train bombers |
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| Feb.8 |
Moscow |
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Presidential candidate Rybkin missing
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| Feb.10 |
Moscow |
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Missing presidential candidate found |
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| Feb.13 |
Qatar |
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Blast kills exiled Chechen leader
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Moscow |
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Rybkin 'was kidnapped' |
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| Feb.14 |
Moscow |
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Roof collapse kills 26 The glass roof was covering a bustling water park, the Transvaal Park. 110 injured
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| Feb.15 |
Moscow |
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Hope fades for roof collapse survivors |
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| Feb.24 |
Moscow |
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Putin fires premier and Cabinet President has dismissed Kasyanov and his Cabinet just 2 weeks ahead of the country's presidential election
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| Mar.1 |
Moscow |
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Putin names Fradkov as prime minister |
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| Mar.6 |
Arctic |
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Dramatic rescue of North Pole 12
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Moscow |
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Blast destroys building |
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| Mar.14 |
Moscow |
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Putin claims second term| Voters overwhelmingly handed Vladimir Putin a second 4-year term as president in a widely-expected outcome | |
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Moscow |
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Historic building ablaze |
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| Mar.15 |
Moscow |
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Landslide Putin shrugs off critics |
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| Mar.16 |
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58 dead in apartment blast
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| Apr.5 |
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Russia arms expert 'spied for US' |
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| Apr.10 |
Siberia |
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22 dead in mine blast |
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| Apr.12 |
Iraq |
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Russian hostages seized
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| Apr.18 |
Kazakhstan |
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3 astronauts launched aboard a Soyuz |
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| Apr.21 |
UN |
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Russia vetoes Cyprus resolution |
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| Apr.29 |
Kazakhstan |
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Soyuz spacecraft lands 'safely' |
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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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Moscow |
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Putin 'to avenge' Chechen killing
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| May.10 |
Chechnya |
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President of Chechnya buried |
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| May.27 |
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Tax demand 'may bankrupt Yukos' |
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| May.28 |
Moscow |
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Billionaire Khodorkovsky in court |
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| Jun.3 |
France |
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Myskina, Demetieva reach final |
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| Jun.5 |
Paris |
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Myskina takes French title |
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| Jun.16 |
Portugal |
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Portugal 2-0 Russia |
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| Jun.18 |
Moscow |
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Russia 'warned U.S. about Saddam' |
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| Jun.21 |
Chechnya |
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Troops repel Chechen offensive After several hours of heavy fighting, interior ministry troops were able to repel rebel attempts to seize government buildings
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| Jun.22 |
Chechnya |
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Russians hunt southern attackers
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| Jul.1 |
London |
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Superb Sharapova powers into final |
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| Jul.2 |
Moscow |
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Court backs freezing Yukos assets |
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| Jul.3 |
London |
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Sharapova wins Wimbledon over Serena
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Moscow |
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Police raid Yukos headquarters
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| Jul.7 |
France |
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OECD slams Russia's Yukos trial |
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| Jul.9 |
Moscow |
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Forbes Editor shot dead
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| Jul.13 |
Chechnya |
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Chechen acting president survives blast |
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| Jul.15 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky pleads not guilty
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| Jul.29 |
Moscow |
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Fears ease as Yukos keeps pumping |
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| Aug.5 |
Siberia |
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15 dead in helicopter crash |
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| Aug.22 |
Greece |
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Dope tests 'catch medallists' |
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| Aug.23 |
Greece |
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Shot put Korzhanenko stripped of gold |
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Greece |
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Rumpus hits gymnastic final |
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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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Report: Hijack alarm before crash |
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| Aug.25 |
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Hunt for clues to crashes
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| Aug.26 |
Moscow |
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Russians mourn plane crash victims |
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| Aug.27 |
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Traces of explosives found at crash site
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| Aug.29 |
Chechnya |
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Kremlin's Man Wins Vote
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Explosives Found in Both Crashed Jets
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| Aug.31 |
Moscow |
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Suicide bomber kills 9
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|
| Sep.1 |
North Caucasus |
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7 dead in school attack
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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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'Breakdown' in siege negotiations The negotiations broke down after militants turned off their telephones
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| Sep.2 |
North Caucasus |
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School siege: '26 freed'
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| |
North Caucasus |
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Blasts heard at school
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| |
North Caucasus |
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Siege goes into third day |
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| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
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'100 bodies' in siege school
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| |
North Caucasus |
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350 dead after troops storm school
Map of Beslan North Ossetia Caucasus 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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Putin: Siege force not planned Russian President arrived in an unexpected visit to the siege town and shut crisis region borders
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| Sep.4 |
North Caucasus |
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Siege toll tops 350 In a nationally televised speech, President Putin denounced the massacre as 'an attack on our country'
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| |
North Caucasus |
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Hostage families return to school
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| |
New York |
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Sharapova exits to inspired Pierce |
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| Sep.5 |
North Caucasus |
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Hostage town mourns siege victims
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Russia parades siege suspect State-run TV says the government has a man in custody who was part of the group responsible for the deadly siege
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| Sep.6 |
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Anger mounts as Russia mourns Russians are observing 2 days of national mourning as anger mounts over the government's handling of a school siege
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| |
Moscow |
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Putin under pressure over siege Families in Beslan are facing a 3rd day burying their dead as the government comes under growing pressure
|
| |
North Caucasus |
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Suspect: We wanted to start a war
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| Sep.7 |
Moscow |
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Rally against terrorism Thousands are staging a somber demonstration, protesting and mourning the victims of the school siege in the Caucasus
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Footage shows drama in besieged school Chilling video shows hundreds of people huddled in the gymnasium as masked gunmen string up explosives
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| Sep.8 |
Moscow |
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$10m reward for Chechen rebels A military official said Moscow was prepared to strike at terrorists around the world
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| |
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New details emerge on siege rebels
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| Sep.10 |
New York |
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Dementieva stuns Capriati |
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| Sep.11 |
New York |
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Kuznetsova takes US Open title |
|
| Sep.13 |
Moscow |
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Putin tightens grip on security President has ordered a drastic overhaul of the way Russia is run in the wake of deadly attacks on civilians
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| Sep.16 |
Chechnya |
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Rebel Basayev claims Beslan siege Chechen warlord has claimed responsibility for the school siege, in which at least 320 hostages, many of them children, died
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| Sep.29 |
Moscow |
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Russia 'to ratify climate treaty'| The government is expected to announce that the country will ratify the Kyoto Protocol | |
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| Oct.15 |
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New space crew docks with station
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| Oct.18 |
Tajikistan |
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Putin urges voters to back Bush |
|
| Oct.20 |
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Russian army bullying 'horrific' |
|
| Oct.22 |
Moscow |
|
Russia's MPs ratify Kyoto treaty |
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|
| Nov.4 |
Moscow |
|
Putin clears way for Kyoto pact |
|
| Nov.15 |
Los Angeles |
|
Sharapova wins season's finale |
|
| Nov.17 |
Moscow |
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New missile systems tested President Putin says Russia will have access to advanced nuclear missile systems unlike those held by other countries
|
| Nov.19 |
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Russia confirms Yukos break-up
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| Nov.28 |
Moscow |
|
Russia take Fed Cup for first time |
|
|
| Dec.19 |
Moscow |
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Yukos unit fetches $9bn at auction Baikal Finance Group outbid favourite Gazprom to buy Yuganskneftegas. Yukos said that the auction was illegal
|
| Dec.22 |
|
|
State firm 'gains' key Yukos unit |
|
| Dec.23 |
Kazakhstan |
|
'Critical' food launched to space station
|
| |
Washington |
|
U.S. warns Russia over Yukos sale |
|
| Dec.28 |
Kiev |
|
Yushchenko regrets Russian stance |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Jun.21 |
Chechnya |
Troops repel Chechen offensive After several hours of heavy fighting, interior ministry troops were able to repel rebel attempts to seize government buildings
|
| Jun.22 |
Chechnya |
Russians hunt southern attackers
|
| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
350 dead after troops storm school
Map of Beslan North Ossetia Caucasus 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
|
| |
|
| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
Putin: Siege force not planned Russian President arrived in an unexpected visit to the siege town and shut crisis region borders
|
| Sep.6 |
North Caucasus |
Suspect: We wanted to start a war
|
| Oct.20 |
|
Russian army bullying 'horrific' |
|
| Nov.17 |
Moscow |
New missile systems tested President Putin says Russia will have access to advanced nuclear missile systems unlike those held by other countries
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Feb.14 |
Moscow |
Roof collapse kills 26 The glass roof was covering a bustling water park, the Transvaal Park. 110 injured
|
| Feb.15 |
Moscow |
Hope fades for roof collapse survivors |
|
| Mar.6 |
Arctic |
Dramatic rescue of North Pole 12
|
| Mar.6 |
Moscow |
Blast destroys building |
|
| Mar.14 |
Moscow |
Historic building ablaze |
|
| Mar.16 |
|
58 dead in apartment blast
|
| Apr.10 |
Siberia |
22 dead in mine blast |
|
| Aug.5 |
Siberia |
15 dead in helicopter crash |
|
| Aug.24 |
|
Two passenger jets crash| 2 planes have crashed in nearly simultaneous incidents, with as many as 94 people feared killed | |
|
| Aug.25 |
|
Hunt for clues to crashes
|
| Sep.29 |
Moscow |
Russia 'to ratify climate treaty'| The government is expected to announce that the country will ratify the Kyoto Protocol | |
|
| Oct.22 |
Moscow |
Russia's MPs ratify Kyoto treaty |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| May.27 |
|
Tax demand 'may bankrupt Yukos' |
|
| Jul.2 |
Moscow |
Court backs freezing Yukos assets |
|
| Jul.3 |
Moscow |
Police raid Yukos headquarters
|
| Jul.29 |
Moscow |
Fears ease as Yukos keeps pumping |
|
| Nov.19 |
|
Russia confirms Yukos break-up
|
| Dec.19 |
Moscow |
Yukos unit fetches $9bn at auction Baikal Finance Group outbid favourite Gazprom to buy Yuganskneftegas. Yukos said that the auction was illegal
|
| Dec.22 |
|
State firm 'gains' key Yukos unit |
|
| Dec.23 |
Washington |
U.S. warns Russia over Yukos sale |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
Safin dumps Roddick in Open upset |
|
| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
Exhausted Safin overpowers Agassi |
|
| Jun.3 |
France |
Myskina, Demetieva reach final |
|
| Jun.5 |
Paris |
Myskina takes French title |
|
| Jun.16 |
Portugal |
Portugal 2-0 Russia |
|
| Jul.1 |
London |
Superb Sharapova powers into final |
|
| Jul.3 |
London |
Sharapova wins Wimbledon over Serena
|
| Aug.22 |
Greece |
Dope tests 'catch medallists' |
|
| Aug.23 |
Greece |
Shot put Korzhanenko stripped of gold |
|
| Aug.23 |
Greece |
Rumpus hits gymnastic final |
|
| Sep.4 |
New York |
Sharapova exits to inspired Pierce |
|
| Sep.10 |
New York |
Dementieva stuns Capriati |
|
| Sep.11 |
New York |
Kuznetsova takes US Open title |
|
| Nov.15 |
Los Angeles |
Sharapova wins season's finale |
|
| Nov.28 |
Moscow |
Russia take Fed Cup for first time |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Feb.6 |
Moscow |
Metro blast kills 39 An explosion has ripped apart a train car during morning rush hour. Putin condemns 'Chechen' bombing
|
| Feb.6 |
Moscow |
Police hunt train bombers |
|
| Feb.13 |
Qatar |
Blast kills exiled Chechen leader
|
| Feb.13 |
Moscow |
Rybkin 'was kidnapped' |
|
| Apr.5 |
|
Russia arms expert 'spied for US' |
|
| Apr.12 |
Iraq |
Russian hostages seized
|
| 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
|
| May.28 |
Moscow |
Billionaire Khodorkovsky in court |
|
| Jul.2 |
Moscow |
Court backs freezing Yukos assets |
|
| Jul.3 |
Moscow |
Police raid Yukos headquarters
|
| Jul.9 |
Moscow |
Forbes Editor shot dead
|
| Jul.13 |
Chechnya |
Chechen acting president survives blast |
|
| Jul.15 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky pleads not guilty
|
| Aug.24 |
|
Two passenger jets crash| 2 planes have crashed in nearly simultaneous incidents, with as many as 94 people feared killed | |
|
| Aug.24 |
|
Report: Hijack alarm before crash |
|
| Aug.25 |
|
Hunt for clues to crashes
|
| Aug.27 |
|
Traces of explosives found at crash site
|
| Aug.29 |
|
Explosives Found in Both Crashed Jets
|
| Aug.31 |
Moscow |
Suicide bomber kills 9
|
| Sep.1 |
North Caucasus |
7 dead in school attack
|
| 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 | |
|
| Sep.1 |
|
'Breakdown' in siege negotiations The negotiations broke down after militants turned off their telephones
|
| Sep.2 |
North Caucasus |
School siege: '26 freed'
|
| Sep.2 |
North Caucasus |
Blasts heard at school
|
| Sep.2 |
North Caucasus |
Siege goes into third day |
|
| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
'100 bodies' in siege school
|
| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
350 dead after troops storm school
Map of Beslan North Ossetia Caucasus 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
|
| |
|
| Sep.4 |
North Caucasus |
Siege toll tops 350 In a nationally televised speech, President Putin denounced the massacre as 'an attack on our country'
|
| Sep.4 |
North Caucasus |
Hostage families return to school
|
| Sep.5 |
|
Russia parades siege suspect State-run TV says the government has a man in custody who was part of the group responsible for the deadly siege
|
| Sep.6 |
North Caucasus |
Suspect: We wanted to start a war
|
| Sep.7 |
Moscow |
Rally against terrorism Thousands are staging a somber demonstration, protesting and mourning the victims of the school siege in the Caucasus
|
| Sep.7 |
|
Footage shows drama in besieged school Chilling video shows hundreds of people huddled in the gymnasium as masked gunmen string up explosives
|
| Sep.8 |
Moscow |
$10m reward for Chechen rebels A military official said Moscow was prepared to strike at terrorists around the world
|
| Sep.8 |
|
New details emerge on siege rebels
|
| Sep.16 |
Chechnya |
Rebel Basayev claims Beslan siege Chechen warlord has claimed responsibility for the school siege, in which at least 320 hostages, many of them children, died
|
| Oct.20 |
|
Russian army bullying 'horrific' |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.26 |
Moscow |
Powell presses Putin on democracy |
|
| Feb.8 |
Moscow |
Presidential candidate Rybkin missing
|
| Feb.10 |
Moscow |
Missing presidential candidate found |
|
| Feb.24 |
Moscow |
Putin fires premier and Cabinet President has dismissed Kasyanov and his Cabinet just 2 weeks ahead of the country's presidential election
|
| Mar.1 |
Moscow |
Putin names Fradkov as prime minister |
|
| Mar.14 |
Moscow |
Putin claims second term| Voters overwhelmingly handed Vladimir Putin a second 4-year term as president in a widely-expected outcome | |
|
| Mar.15 |
Moscow |
Landslide Putin shrugs off critics |
|
| Apr.18 |
Kazakhstan |
3 astronauts launched aboard a Soyuz |
|
| Apr.21 |
UN |
Russia vetoes Cyprus resolution |
|
| Apr.29 |
Kazakhstan |
Soyuz spacecraft lands 'safely' |
|
| May.9 |
Moscow |
Putin 'to avenge' Chechen killing
|
| May.10 |
Chechnya |
President of Chechnya buried |
|
| Jun.18 |
Moscow |
Russia 'warned U.S. about Saddam' |
|
| Jul.7 |
France |
OECD slams Russia's Yukos trial |
|
| Aug.26 |
Moscow |
Russians mourn plane crash victims |
|
| Aug.29 |
Chechnya |
Kremlin's Man Wins Vote
|
| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
Putin: Siege force not planned Russian President arrived in an unexpected visit to the siege town and shut crisis region borders
|
| Sep.5 |
North Caucasus |
Hostage town mourns siege victims
|
| Sep.6 |
|
Anger mounts as Russia mourns Russians are observing 2 days of national mourning as anger mounts over the government's handling of a school siege
|
| Sep.6 |
Moscow |
Putin under pressure over siege Families in Beslan are facing a 3rd day burying their dead as the government comes under growing pressure
|
| Sep.7 |
Moscow |
Rally against terrorism Thousands are staging a somber demonstration, protesting and mourning the victims of the school siege in the Caucasus
|
| Sep.7 |
|
Footage shows drama in besieged school Chilling video shows hundreds of people huddled in the gymnasium as masked gunmen string up explosives
|
| Sep.13 |
Moscow |
Putin tightens grip on security President has ordered a drastic overhaul of the way Russia is run in the wake of deadly attacks on civilians
|
| Sep.29 |
Moscow |
Russia 'to ratify climate treaty'| The government is expected to announce that the country will ratify the Kyoto Protocol | |
|
| Oct.15 |
|
New space crew docks with station
|
| Oct.18 |
Tajikistan |
Putin urges voters to back Bush |
|
| Oct.22 |
Moscow |
Russia's MPs ratify Kyoto treaty |
|
| Nov.4 |
Moscow |
Putin clears way for Kyoto pact |
|
| Dec.23 |
Kazakhstan |
'Critical' food launched to space station
|
| Dec.23 |
Washington |
U.S. warns Russia over Yukos sale |
|
| Dec.28 |
Kiev |
Yushchenko regrets Russian stance |