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Russia oil row hits Europe supply 
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Outspoken journalist shot dead Hrant Dink, 53, was a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians early last century
| He was given a six-month suspended sentence in October 2005 after writing about the Armenian "genocide" of 1915. Prime Minister Erdogan condemned his killing and said 2 suspects had been arrested
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| Jan.24 |
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Sharapova eases past Clijsters |
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| Feb.1 |
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Putin hails Russia's strong growth |
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| Feb.10 |
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Putin: U.S. force fostering nukes
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| Feb.13 |
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Russian soldiers 'used for sex' |
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| Mar.17 |
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Seven dead in plane crash
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| Mar.19 |
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Mine explosion kills more than 100 88 miners had been rescued after the blast at the Ulyanovskaya mine is in the city of Novokuznetsk in the Kemerovo region
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63 elderly die in home fire The fire swept through an old people's home in the village of Kamychevatskaya, in the Kuban region
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| Mar.20 |
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Search for miners after 100 killed |
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| Mar.26 |
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Hu heads to Russia to boost trade |
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| Apr.2 |
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President Yushchenko calls early poll The President has dissolved parliament and called a snap election, in an escalation of the political crisis
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| Apr.3 |
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President and PM in tense stand-off |
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| Apr.14 |
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Kasparov held at Russian demo
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| Apr.23 |
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Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies Boris Yeltsin was 76. In 1991 he famously triumphed against parliament hardliners in 1993. He had a history of heart trouble
| Yeltsin became Russia's first democratically elected head of state after Gorbachev resigned as Soviet leader in 1991. He defender of democracy when in August 1991 he mounted a tank in Moscow. Yeltsin ordered tanks to fire on parliament in 1993, when the building was occupied by hardline political opponents. He presided over mass privatization and launched the war in Chechnya in 1994
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Putin leads tributes to Yeltsin |
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| Apr.24 |
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Russians pay respects to Yeltsin |
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| Apr.25 |
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Boris Yeltsin buried
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| Apr.26 |
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Putin gives no hint on successor
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Estonia removes Soviet memorial | The authorities have removed a contentious war memorial in Tallinn, despite overnight protests that left one person dead.
Estonians see memorial as a reminder of decades of Soviet rule.
Russia says it should not be removed.
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| Apr.27 |
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Putin steps up missiles warning |
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| May.13 |
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Canadians lift world hockey championship |
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| May.15 |
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Rice: US to go ahead with missile plans |
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| May.18 |
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EU-Russian talks end in acrimony |
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| May.22 |
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Lugovoi charged with spy poisoning Russian prosecutors refuse to extradite Andrei Lugovoi, charged by Britain in the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko
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| May.25 |
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Leaders spar over troops
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| May.26 |
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Yushchenko orders troops to Kiev |
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Crisis calmed: election to hold on Sept. 30 President and prime minister agreed to hold an early parliamentary election, defusing a months-long political crisis
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| May.31 |
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Ex-KGB spy: UK tried to recruit me
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Putin accuses U.S. of new arms race |
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| Jun.3 |
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Putin warns Europe in missile row Russian President: Moscow may target weapons at Europe if the US builds missile defence facilities in the region
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| Jun.4 |
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NATO condemns Putin missile vow |
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| Jun.14 |
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'Aftershave drink' kills Russians |
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| Jun.27 |
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UN issues desertification warning |
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| Jul.1 |
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Bush and Putin in informal talks
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| Jul.4 |
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Russia issues new missile threat |
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| Jul.14 |
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Russia withdraws from arms treaty Russia suspended its participation in a key arms control treaty that governs deployment of troops in Europe
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| Jul.16 |
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UK expels four Russian diplomats The UK is to expel 4 diplomats from the Russian embassy after Moscow refused to extradite the suspect in the murder of Litvinenko
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Russia warns UK over expulsions |
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| Jul.17 |
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Poison threat from train |
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| Jul.19 |
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Russia expels 4 British diplomats
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New UK PM blamed for Russia row |
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| Jul.24 |
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Tour rocked as Vino tests positive |
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| Jul.31 |
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Russia downgrades ties with Hamas |
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| Aug.1 |
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Russia to sink flag in land grab |
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| Aug.2 |
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2 dead in island of Sakhalin quakes |
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Gazprom hope for Belarus gas deal |
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| Aug.3 |
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Quake leaves 2,000 homeless |
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| Aug.6 |
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Georgia: Russia bomb falls on town Georgian Interior Minister: Jets flown from Russia fired an air-to-surface missile at Georgian territory in an 'act of aggression'
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| Aug.8 |
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Georgia: 'Proof' of missile attack |
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| Aug.9 |
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Russia accuses Georgia over attack |
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Russians resume Cold War air runs |
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| Aug.13 |
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'Maniac' on trial for 49 murders |
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Russia investigates train blast |
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| Aug.14 |
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Russia probes 'executions' video |
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| Aug.17 |
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Russia bomber flights 'permanent'
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| Aug.19 |
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President Nazarbayev wins flawed election |
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| Aug.26 |
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Fraud fear for elections |
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| Aug.27 |
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10 held over Politkovskaya murder |
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| Sep.7 |
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Henin, Kuznetsova reach Open final |
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| Sep.12 |
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Putin names next prime minister Russian President has accepted the resignation of Fradkov and nominated Victor Zubkov, a financial crime investigator to replace him
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Russia tests 'dad of all bombs' |
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| Sep.14 |
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Serial killer lured victims with vodka |
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| Sep.15 |
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Reporter killing: Chechen 'held' |
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| Sep.20 |
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Arctic seabed 'belongs to Russia' |
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| Sep.23 |
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Mid-East Quartet holds key talks |
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| Sep.29 |
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President Saakashvili scorns accusers |
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Rivals seek poll victory |
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| Sep.30 |
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'No clear winner' in vote |
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Strong showing for pro-West bloc
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| Oct.1 |
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Putin eyes prime minister's job
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| Oct.3 |
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Russia marks 50 years of Sputnik |
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| Oct.10 |
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Rice warns against Armenia bill |
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Putin, Sarkozy bridge gap on Iran |
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Landmark lift-off for space crew |
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Turkey condemns US Armenia vote
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| Oct.11 |
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Armenia welcomes 'genocide' vote |
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Turkey recalls U.S. envoy
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| Oct.12 |
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Putin warns U.S. in missile talks Addressing Secretary of State Rice and Defense Secretary Gates, the Russian president appeared to mock the U.S. missile defense plan
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US rejects Russian missile call |
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Rice holds Russia rights meetings
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| Oct.13 |
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Rice attacks Kremlin's power grip |
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| Oct.14 |
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Putin told of 'assassination bid'
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| Oct.15 |
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Putin's visit to Iran to go ahead |
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Putin arrived in Tehran for landmark visit
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| Oct.18 |
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Putin: U.S. in Iraq is 'pointless' |
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| Oct.20 |
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Gorbachev sets up political movement |
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| Oct.24 |
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'Chessboard killer' guilty |
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| Oct.26 |
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Putin: 'U.S. plan is Cuban missile crisis' |
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| Oct.29 |
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'Chess Killer' sentenced to life Serial murderer Alexander Pichushkin was given the maximum sentence of life in prison and ordered to undergo psychiatric therapy
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| Oct.31 |
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Russia 'curbing poll observers' |
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| Nov.2 |
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Protests against president Saakashvili |
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| Nov.5 |
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29 die in nursing home blaze |
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| Nov.7 |
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Georgia under state of emergency
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| Nov.8 |
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Georgia to hold early elections |
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| Nov.11 |
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Russian oil tanker breaks in two 
A tanker split in two during a fierce storm, spilling some 560,000 gallons of fuel into a strait leading to the Black Sea
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Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing Map of Kerch Strait Russia| At least 2 sailors died and 23 were missing when 5 ships sank in storms in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea. The strong winds and high surf caused the Volgoneft-139 to split, spilling up 560,000 (1,000 tons) gallons of fuel oil. Th... | |
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| Nov.12 |
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Death toll rises in oil disaster
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| Nov.15 |
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Oil spill may take months to clear |
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Cult awaits end of days in cave
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| Nov.16 |
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Watchdog cancels poll plan |
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| Nov.18 |
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63 killed after coal mine blast Map of Donetsk Ukraine A methane blast has ripped through a mine in eastern Ukraine, killing more than 30 miners and leaving about 50 others missing
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| Nov.21 |
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Putin attacks 'jackal' opponents
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U.S. submits missile defense plans
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| Nov.23 |
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Litvinenko family mark death anniversary |
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| Nov.24 |
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Kasparov held at anti-Kremlin rally
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| Nov.25 |
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More activists arrested |
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| Nov.26 |
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Putin says US behind poll boycott |
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Election date confirmed |
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| Dec.1 |
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U.S. claim Davis Cup over Russia |
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Voting starts in election
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| Dec.2 |
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Putin party leads Russia polls United Russia has won a landslide victory in nationwide elections and had 63.3% of the vote, followed by the Communists at 11.3%
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| Dec.3 |
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Monitors denounce Russia election Foreign observers have said that parliamentary election, won by President Putin's party, was 'not fair'
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Putin: Vote victory is a mandate
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| Dec.10 |
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Putin backs Medvedev as successor Russian president has thrown his support behind deputy prime minister to replace him when he steps down as the country's leader next year
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| Dec.17 |
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Russia delivers nuclear fuel to Iran
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Putin: I will agree to become PM |
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| Dec.20 |
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Russia halts London art display |
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| Dec.21 |
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Avalanche kills 16 on road
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| Dec.24 |
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Karimov wins 'sham' election Authoritarian President won a new term in office with 88.1% of the votes in an election dismissed by critics as a sham
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