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| Jan.17 |
Belgium |
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Kuznetsova has 'failed drug test'
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| |
Moscow |
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Putin critical over state reforms |
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| Jan.24 |
Melbourne |
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Serena, Sharapova make semis |
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| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
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Williams comeback stuns Sharapova
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| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
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Safin stuns Federer in epic semi
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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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| Jan.30 |
Melbourne |
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Safin fightback ends Hewitt dream Marat Safin win the Australian Open final 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 and end Hewitt's dream of winning his home Grand Slam title
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| Feb.3 |
Sudan |
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Air crash kills 7 |
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| |
England |
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Beslan leader 'planning repeat'
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| Feb.5 |
Poland |
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Rice warns Russia on democracy |
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| Feb.18 |
Moscow |
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Putin: Iran not developing nukes |
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| Feb.24 |
Slovakia |
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Bush meets Putin Bush presses Putin on democracy. They agreed that Iran and N. Korea should not have nuclear weapons
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| |
Texas |
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Yukos loses US bankruptcy battle |
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| Feb.27 |
Iran |
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Russia, Iran sign nuclear supply deal |
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| Mar.2 |
Moscow |
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Russia backs Syria pullout demand |
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| Mar.8 |
Chechnya |
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Rebel leader Maskhadov killed Russian forces spokesman: Aslan Maskhadov was killed during the course of a 'special operation'
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| Mar.10 |
Moscow |
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Chess master Kasparov to retire
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| Mar.15 |
Chechnya |
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Russians 'paid Maskhadov bounty'
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| Mar.16 |
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29 killed in plane crash |
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| |
Moscow |
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Putin promises memorable Olympics |
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| Mar.19 |
Ukraine |
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Putin visits new Ukraine leader
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| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
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Ousted Kyrgyz president defiant |
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| Apr.10 |
Moscow |
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Russian ex-spy chief shot |
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| Apr.16 |
Global |
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Soyuz spacecraft docks with ISS |
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| Apr.25 |
Moscow |
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Putin: Democracy is top priority
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| Apr.28 |
Jerusalem |
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Putin defends aid to Syria, Iran
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| |
Italy |
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Parma, Moscow share goalless draw |
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| May.8 |
Moscow |
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Bush arrived in Moscow |
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
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Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead| U.S. President was given a seat of honor for celebrations in Red Square marking 60 years since the Allied victory | |
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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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| May.17 |
North Caucasus |
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Beslan school siege trial opens |
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| May.18 |
Portugal |
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CSKA seal Uefa Cup triumph over Sporting Moscow club became the first Russian club to win a European final after coming from behind, 1-3
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| |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela signs arms deal with Russia |
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| May.23 |
France |
|
Champion Myskina beaten in opener |
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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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| |
France |
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Henin-Hardenne sees off Sharapova |
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| Jun.2 |
Paris |
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Pierce reach final over Likhovtseva
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| Jun.21 |
|
|
Malfunction fear for 'solar sail'
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| Jun.28 |
London |
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Champion Sharapova makes last four |
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| Jun.30 |
London |
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Williams ends Sharapova's defence
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|
| Jul.11 |
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|
Store explosion kills 20 |
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| Jul.29 |
Chechnya |
|
Basayev broadcast enrages Russia |
|
|
| Aug.5 |
Russian Far East |
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Russians race to rescue sailors
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| Aug.6 |
Russian Far East |
 |
Rescuers lifting disabled sub Rescuers have snagged a mini-sub to bring the vessel and its seven-man crew to a depth accessible to divers
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| |
Russian Far East |
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Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe| A mini-submarine that had been trapped at the bottom of the ocean surfaced, and all 7 crew members are alive | | |
|
| Aug.7 |
Moscow |
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Russia to hold sub drama inquiry |
|
| Aug.8 |
UN |
|
Ex-U.N. officer admits oil-for-food charges |
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| Aug.9 |
Moscow |
|
Russia asks Iran to halt activity
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| Aug.12 |
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 |
Russia marks Kursk five years on Remembrance services are being held to mark 5 years since the loss of the submarine
|
| Aug.17 |
Russian Far East |
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Russian-Chinese war games begin| Air, sea, and ground units from both countries are starting a week of major exercises, dubbed Peace Mission 2005 | |
|
| Aug.22 |
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|
Sharapova Russia's first WTA No. 1 |
|
| Aug.25 |
North Caucasus |
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Blast wounds Ingushetia PM |
|
| Aug.29 |
New York |
|
Kuznetsova beaten in opening round |
|
| Aug.31 |
North Caucasus |
|
Beslan mourns a year after siege
|
|
| Sep.2 |
Moscow |
|
Putin meets angry Beslan mothers |
|
| |
North Caucasus |
|
1 dead in Russia army truck blast |
|
| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
|
Russia marks end of Beslan siege
|
| Sep.4 |
Moscow |
|
Putin sacks head of Russian navy |
|
| Sep.8 |
Moscow |
|
Putin calls for calm over Ukraine |
|
| Sep.20 |
Moscow |
|
U.S., Russia reject N Korea demand |
|
| Sep.24 |
Beijing |
|
Sharapova quits during semifinal |
|
| Sep.25 |
Beijing |
|
Kirilenko claims maiden WTA title
|
| Sep.30 |
Kazakhstan |
 |
'Space tourist' blasts off to ISS Fare-paying Gregory Olsen has blasted off on a Soyuz rocket bound for the International Space Station
|
|
| Oct.2 |
|
|
Soyuz spacecraft docks at station |
|
| Oct.3 |
Switzerland |
|
Russia nuke chief ordered to U.S. |
|
| Oct.12 |
Slovakia |
|
Slovakia draw sinks sorry Russians |
|
| Oct.13 |
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 | | |
|
| |
North Caucasus |
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Russian hostages freed Russian forces killed 8 militants and freed 5 hostages who were held in a police station for nearly 24 hours
|
| |
Moscow |
|
Rice to make surprise trip |
|
| Oct.16 |
Moscow |
|
Pierce secures Kremlin Cup triumph |
|
| Oct.18 |
Norway |
|
Fleeing trawler heads for Russia |
|
| |
Moscow |
|
Yakovlev, architect of perestroika, dies |
|
| Oct.21 |
London |
|
Abramovich goal: Chelsea supremacy |
|
| Oct.26 |
UN |
|
Russia opposes UN action on Syria |
|
|
| Nov.8 |
Kazakhstan |
|
Venus probe launched successfully
|
| Nov.11 |
Southern California |
|
Sharapova dents Davenport's pride |
|
| Nov.14 |
Moscow |
 |
Russians held in China spy probe FSB has arrested Reshetin, the head of a rocket technology firm, on charges of selling state secrets to China
|
| Nov.21 |
Japan |
|
Putin reassures Japan on pipeline
|
| Nov.24 |
Beijing |
 |
China warns Russia of toxic slick The chemical spill has disrupted life in the city of Harbin and will reach Russia in about 2 weeks
|
| Nov.26 |
Chechnya |
|
Chechnya to elect new parliament
|
|
| Dec.4 |
|
|
8 die in pool accident
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| |
Moscow |
|
'Kremlin' party leads Moscow poll
|
| Dec.6 |
Moscow |
|
Russia busts fake Kremlin ID gang
|
| Dec.15 |
St. Petersburg |
 |
Explosion at nuclear plant An explosion in a smelter outside St. Petersburg severely injured 3 people, but radiation levels were normal
|
| Dec.16 |
Chechnya |
|
Radiation alert at plant
|
| Dec.18 |
Berlin |
|
Valuev becomes heavyweight champ |
|
| Dec.20 |
Russian Far East |
|
Russians stow water as spill nears
|
| Dec.26 |
Moscow |
 |
'No mistakes' says Beslan report Prosecutors investigating last year's school siege say no mistakes were made by the authorities during the crisis
|
| Dec.27 |
Moscow |
 |
Illarionov, outspoken Putin aide, to quit Economic adviser Andrei Illarionov offered his resignation in protest against changes in government policy
|
| Dec.28 |
Moscow |
 |
Beslan report blames police The head of the parliamentary commission: local law enforcement officials negligently ignored instructions
|
| |
Moscow |
|
Many killed in clinic fire
|
| Dec.29 |
Iran |
|
Iran calls Russian proposal 'ambiguous'
|
| Dec.30 |
Moscow |
 |
Russia says gas cut won't hit EU Gazprom has renewed a threat to cut off supplies to Ukraine, but says it will not hit deliveries to western Europe
|
| Dec.31 |
Moscow |
 |
Russia offers delay on gas hike Putin has offered to delay a price hike for Ukraine by 3 months in a compromise to end a bitter dispute
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Feb.18 |
Moscow |
Putin: Iran not developing nukes |
|
| Feb.27 |
Iran |
Russia, Iran sign nuclear supply deal |
|
| Mar.8 |
Chechnya |
Rebel leader Maskhadov killed Russian forces spokesman: Aslan Maskhadov was killed during the course of a 'special operation'
|
| May.9 |
Moscow |
Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead| U.S. President was given a seat of honor for celebrations in Red Square marking 60 years since the Allied victory | |
|
| May.18 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela signs arms deal with Russia |
|
| Aug.5 |
Russian Far East |
Russians race to rescue sailors
|
| Aug.17 |
Russian Far East |
Russian-Chinese war games begin| Air, sea, and ground units from both countries are starting a week of major exercises, dubbed Peace Mission 2005 | |
|
| Sep.4 |
Moscow |
Putin sacks head of Russian navy |
|
| 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 | | |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Feb.3 |
Sudan |
Air crash kills 7 |
|
| Mar.16 |
|
29 killed in plane crash |
|
| Jun.21 |
|
Malfunction fear for 'solar sail'
|
| Aug.5 |
Russian Far East |
Russians race to rescue sailors
|
| Aug.6 |
Russian Far East |
Rescuers lifting disabled sub Rescuers have snagged a mini-sub to bring the vessel and its seven-man crew to a depth accessible to divers
|
| Aug.6 |
Russian Far East |
Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe| A mini-submarine that had been trapped at the bottom of the ocean surfaced, and all 7 crew members are alive | | |
|
| Aug.12 |
|
Russia marks Kursk five years on Remembrance services are being held to mark 5 years since the loss of the submarine
|
| Nov.24 |
Beijing |
China warns Russia of toxic slick The chemical spill has disrupted life in the city of Harbin and will reach Russia in about 2 weeks
|
| Dec.4 |
|
8 die in pool accident
|
| Dec.15 |
St. Petersburg |
Explosion at nuclear plant An explosion in a smelter outside St. Petersburg severely injured 3 people, but radiation levels were normal
|
| Dec.16 |
Chechnya |
Radiation alert at plant
|
| Dec.20 |
Russian Far East |
Russians stow water as spill nears
|
| Dec.28 |
Moscow |
Many killed in clinic fire
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Feb.24 |
Texas |
Yukos loses US bankruptcy battle |
|
| May.18 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela signs arms deal with Russia |
|
| May.31 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years| Russian tycoon has been found guilty of an array of charges including fraud and tax evasion | |
|
| Nov.21 |
Japan |
Putin reassures Japan on pipeline
|
| Dec.30 |
Moscow |
Russia says gas cut won't hit EU Gazprom has renewed a threat to cut off supplies to Ukraine, but says it will not hit deliveries to western Europe
|
| Dec.31 |
Moscow |
Russia offers delay on gas hike Putin has offered to delay a price hike for Ukraine by 3 months in a compromise to end a bitter dispute
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.17 |
Belgium |
Kuznetsova has 'failed drug test'
|
| Jan.24 |
Melbourne |
Serena, Sharapova make semis |
|
| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
Williams comeback stuns Sharapova
|
| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
Safin stuns Federer in epic semi
|
| Jan.30 |
Melbourne |
Safin fightback ends Hewitt dream Marat Safin win the Australian Open final 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 and end Hewitt's dream of winning his home Grand Slam title
|
| Mar.10 |
Moscow |
Chess master Kasparov to retire
|
| Mar.16 |
Moscow |
Putin promises memorable Olympics |
|
| Apr.28 |
Italy |
Parma, Moscow share goalless draw |
|
| May.18 |
Portugal |
CSKA seal Uefa Cup triumph over Sporting Moscow club became the first Russian club to win a European final after coming from behind, 1-3
|
| May.23 |
France |
Champion Myskina beaten in opener |
|
| May.31 |
France |
Henin-Hardenne sees off Sharapova |
|
| Jun.2 |
Paris |
Pierce reach final over Likhovtseva
|
| Jun.28 |
London |
Champion Sharapova makes last four |
|
| Jun.30 |
London |
Williams ends Sharapova's defence
|
| Aug.22 |
|
Sharapova Russia's first WTA No. 1 |
|
| Aug.29 |
New York |
Kuznetsova beaten in opening round |
|
| Sep.24 |
Beijing |
Sharapova quits during semifinal |
|
| Sep.25 |
Beijing |
Kirilenko claims maiden WTA title
|
| Oct.12 |
Slovakia |
Slovakia draw sinks sorry Russians |
|
| Oct.16 |
Moscow |
Pierce secures Kremlin Cup triumph |
|
| Oct.21 |
London |
Abramovich goal: Chelsea supremacy |
|
| Nov.11 |
Southern California |
Sharapova dents Davenport's pride |
|
| Dec.18 |
Berlin |
Valuev becomes heavyweight champ |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.28 |
|
Beslan team accuses top officials High-ranking military officials aided gunmen who seized a school, according to the parliamentary commission
|
| Feb.3 |
England |
Beslan leader 'planning repeat'
|
| Apr.10 |
Moscow |
Russian ex-spy chief shot |
|
| 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
|
| May.17 |
North Caucasus |
Beslan school siege trial opens |
|
| May.31 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years| Russian tycoon has been found guilty of an array of charges including fraud and tax evasion | |
|
| Jul.11 |
|
Store explosion kills 20 |
|
| Aug.8 |
UN |
Ex-U.N. officer admits oil-for-food charges |
|
| Aug.25 |
North Caucasus |
Blast wounds Ingushetia PM |
|
| Sep.2 |
North Caucasus |
1 dead in Russia army truck blast |
|
| Oct.3 |
Switzerland |
Russia nuke chief ordered to U.S. |
|
| 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 | | |
|
| Oct.13 |
North Caucasus |
Russian hostages freed Russian forces killed 8 militants and freed 5 hostages who were held in a police station for nearly 24 hours
|
| Oct.18 |
Norway |
Fleeing trawler heads for Russia |
|
| Nov.14 |
Moscow |
Russians held in China spy probe FSB has arrested Reshetin, the head of a rocket technology firm, on charges of selling state secrets to China
|
| Dec.6 |
Moscow |
Russia busts fake Kremlin ID gang
|
| Dec.26 |
Moscow |
'No mistakes' says Beslan report Prosecutors investigating last year's school siege say no mistakes were made by the authorities during the crisis
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.17 |
Moscow |
Putin critical over state reforms |
|
| Feb.5 |
Poland |
Rice warns Russia on democracy |
|
| Feb.18 |
Moscow |
Putin: Iran not developing nukes |
|
| Feb.24 |
Slovakia |
Bush meets Putin Bush presses Putin on democracy. They agreed that Iran and N. Korea should not have nuclear weapons
|
| Feb.27 |
Iran |
Russia, Iran sign nuclear supply deal |
|
| Mar.2 |
Moscow |
Russia backs Syria pullout demand |
|
| Mar.15 |
Chechnya |
Russians 'paid Maskhadov bounty'
|
| Mar.19 |
Ukraine |
Putin visits new Ukraine leader
|
| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
Ousted Kyrgyz president defiant |
|
| Apr.16 |
Global |
Soyuz spacecraft docks with ISS |
|
| Apr.25 |
Moscow |
Putin: Democracy is top priority
|
| Apr.28 |
Jerusalem |
Putin defends aid to Syria, Iran
|
| May.8 |
Moscow |
Bush arrived in Moscow |
|
| May.9 |
Moscow |
Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead| U.S. President was given a seat of honor for celebrations in Red Square marking 60 years since the Allied victory | |
|
| 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
|
| May.31 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years| Russian tycoon has been found guilty of an array of charges including fraud and tax evasion | |
|
| Jul.29 |
Chechnya |
Basayev broadcast enrages Russia |
|
| Aug.7 |
Moscow |
Russia to hold sub drama inquiry |
|
| Aug.9 |
Moscow |
Russia asks Iran to halt activity
|
| Aug.12 |
|
Russia marks Kursk five years on Remembrance services are being held to mark 5 years since the loss of the submarine
|
| Aug.31 |
North Caucasus |
Beslan mourns a year after siege
|
| Sep.2 |
Moscow |
Putin meets angry Beslan mothers |
|
| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
Russia marks end of Beslan siege
|
| Sep.4 |
Moscow |
Putin sacks head of Russian navy |
|
| Sep.8 |
Moscow |
Putin calls for calm over Ukraine |
|
| Sep.20 |
Moscow |
U.S., Russia reject N Korea demand |
|
| Sep.30 |
Kazakhstan |
'Space tourist' blasts off to ISS Fare-paying Gregory Olsen has blasted off on a Soyuz rocket bound for the International Space Station
|
| Oct.2 |
|
Soyuz spacecraft docks at station |
|
| Oct.13 |
Moscow |
Rice to make surprise trip |
|
| Oct.18 |
Moscow |
Yakovlev, architect of perestroika, dies |
|
| Oct.26 |
UN |
Russia opposes UN action on Syria |
|
| Nov.8 |
Kazakhstan |
Venus probe launched successfully
|
| Nov.21 |
Japan |
Putin reassures Japan on pipeline
|
| Nov.26 |
Chechnya |
Chechnya to elect new parliament
|
| Dec.4 |
Moscow |
'Kremlin' party leads Moscow poll
|
| Dec.27 |
Moscow |
Illarionov, outspoken Putin aide, to quit Economic adviser Andrei Illarionov offered his resignation in protest against changes in government policy
|
| Dec.28 |
Moscow |
Beslan report blames police The head of the parliamentary commission: local law enforcement officials negligently ignored instructions
|
| Dec.29 |
Iran |
Iran calls Russian proposal 'ambiguous'
|
| Dec.31 |
Moscow |
Russia offers delay on gas hike Putin has offered to delay a price hike for Ukraine by 3 months in a compromise to end a bitter dispute