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| Jan.6 |
North Caucasus |
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Suicide bomber kills 5 police in Dagestan |
| Jan.22 |
Russian Far East |
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Cargo ship 'in danger of sinking' |
| Jan.29 |
Russian Far East |
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Russia tests its first stealth fighter jet |
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| Feb.17 |
Washington |
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New charges against arms dealer Bout |
| Feb.19 |
Moscow |
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Cop jailed over supermarket rampage |
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| Mar.1 |
Moscow |
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Medvedev rips Olympic 'fat cats' |
| Mar.18 |
Moscow |
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Clinton in Russia for nuke, Mideast talks |
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Moscow |
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Moscow to host Mid-East talks |
| Mar.21 |
Moscow |
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City fire chief dies in blaze |
| Mar.25 |
Scotland |
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UK intercepts Russian bombers
| Mar.26 |
Washington |
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U.S., Russia OK nuclear cuts President Obama: The United States and Russia have reached 'the most comprehensive arms control agreement in nearly two decades'
| Mar.28 |
Moscow |
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Dozens killed in subway blasts 
Explosions rocked a pair of central Moscow subway stations during morning rush hour, killing at least 37 people and wounding 10 others. The first blast happened at the city's central Lubyanka station killing 25. A second ... | |
| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
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Female suicide bombers blamed in attacks
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Moscow |
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Bombing masterminds 'will be destroyed' |
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Moscow |
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Moscow mourns victims of Metro bombings |
| Mar.30 |
Moscow |
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Putin demands Moscow bombers caught |
| Mar.31 |
Moscow |
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Chechen rebel claims Metro blasts |
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| Apr.2 |
Moscow |
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Teen ID'd as Moscow subway bomber
| Apr.8 |
Moscow |
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Obama, Medvedev sign arms treaty The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, a major nuclear arms control , reduces the nuclear stockpiles of both nations
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U.S. Senate |
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U.S.-Russia arms treaty to face GOP |
| Apr.9 |
Moscow |
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Adopted boy sent back to Russia |
| Apr.10 |
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Polish president died in plane crash
Map of Smolensk Russia Tupolev 154, carrying Lech Kaczynski, has crashed near a Russian airport. 87 people were killed; there were no survivors
Kaczynski, his wife Maria and several senior government figures were in Russia to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre. They included the army chief of staff Gen Franciszek Gagor, central bank governor Slawomir Skrzypek and deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer. There were a total of 132 people on the plane
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| Apr.12 |
Moscow |
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Judge shot dead |
| Apr.21 |
Moscow |
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Russia, Ukraine agree on naval-for-gas |
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| May.6 |
Somalia |
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Russian marines storm hijacked oil tanker Marines have stormed a tanker hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, freeing its 23 man crew and cargo of oil to be worth up to $50 millio...
| May.8 |
Siberia |
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Mine blasts kill 11, trap dozens more
| May.9 |
Moscow |
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U.S., UK troops march through Moscow
| May.11 |
Siberia |
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52 dead in coal mine blasts
The death toll from an accident has reached 52, with 38 people still missing. More than 80 survivors are currently in hospitals
| May.13 |
North Caucasus |
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8 feared dead in attack on police convoy |
| May.14 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky speaks from cell |
| May.18 |
Washington |
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Top U.S. officials urge START ratification |
| May.19 |
Moscow |
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No terror caused Polish plane crash
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| Jun.2 |
Moscow |
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Volunteers to begin Mars500 isolation |
| Jun.12 |
Kyrgyzstan |
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Kyrgyz leader invites Russian troops
| Jun.20 |
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Russians 'to cut gas to Belarus'
| Jun.24 |
Washington |
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Obama and Medvedev hail 're-set' ties
Russian President and his US counterpart have marked a warming in relations between the two countries on Mr Medvedev's first visit to America
| Jun.28 |
Washington |
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Feds charge 10 with spying for Russia After Medvedev visit, the Justice Department arrested on charges of being Russian agents involved in a long-term mission in the country
| Jun.29 |
Cyprus |
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Police arrest 11th Russian spy |
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Moscow |
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Putin fears 'spy' harm to US ties |
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Peru |
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Russian agent was dramatic TV reporter |
| Jun.30 |
Cyprus |
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Spy suspect 'missing' in Cyprus
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| Jul.1 |
New York |
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Judge grants Russian spy suspect bail
| Jul.2 |
Virginia |
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Spy suspects 'admit they are Russians'
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Global |
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Russian spaceship fails to dock
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Virginia |
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Russian 'spy ring' suspects denied bail
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Global |
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Russian cargo ship 'under control' |
| Jul.8 |
New York |
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Court move ahead of spy 'swap' |
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Washington |
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US and Russia agree on 'spy exchange'
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New York |
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Russian spies plead guilty in U.S. court |
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Austria |
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US and Russian 'spy exchange' under way
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New York |
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U.S. expels Russian intelligence gatherers |
| Jul.9 |
Austria |
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U.S., Russia swap spies
Map of Vienna Austria The United States and Russia completed a spy swap Friday, exchanging the agents on chartered planes at an airport in Vienna. The plane carrying 10 Russian agents, who were expelled from the United States for intelligence gathering, landed at Moscow's Domodedovo ... | |
| Jul.15 |
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Rash of drownings to escape heat |
| Jul.20 |
Russian Far East |
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Russia to build a new spaceport |
| Jul.21 |
Thailand |
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Visa of pianist accused of rape revoked |
| Jul.24 |
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Putin meets expelled Russia spies |
| Jul.30 |
Moscow |
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Medvedev orders army to fight wildfires
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Moscow |
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Rejected Russian boy back in orphanage
| Jul.31 |
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Wildfires:25 dead, thousands homeless The Russian government said it has sent some 240,000 people to fight the blazes, which are among the worst ever to hit the region
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Russia mobilises as fires burn on |
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| Aug.1 |
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Firefighters gain control over wildfires |
| Aug.2 |
Siberia |
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11 dead in plane crash |
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Moscow |
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Russian fires prompt state of emergency Authorities have imposed a state of emergency around about 500 towns and villages because of wildfires burning across the west of the country
700 fires are burning, covering about 450 square miles.
Most of the fires were started accidentally by people burning garbage, dropping cigarettes, or failing to extinguish campfires or barbecues properly
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| Aug.5 |
Moscow |
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Russia to impose grain export ban
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Moscow |
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Heavy smoke blankets Moscow |
| Aug.6 |
Moscow |
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Muscovites struggle to breathe The acrid smoke, from thousands of square miles of wildfires, drove carbon monoxide levels in Moscow 5 times higher than what is considered safe
| Aug.8 |
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Hundreds more wildfires burn in Russia |
| Aug.9 |
Moscow |
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Heat and smog double death rate |
| Aug.12 |
Moscow |
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Moscow 'hiding heatstroke cases'
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Quarter of Russian crops lost in drought |
| Aug.13 |
Moscow |
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Russia set to fuel Iran reactor Russia will start loading a nuclear reactor in Iran with fuel next week, moving the project closer to being complete
| Aug.14 |
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Russia ban on grain export begins Russia has imposed a ban on grain exports until the end of the year, after a severe drought and a spate of wildfires devastated crops
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Satellite images show scope of wildfires
| Aug.18 |
Moscow |
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City reduces hours for some alcohol sales |
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| Sep.9 |
North Caucasus |
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Car bomb explodes, killing 17 people |
| Sep.16 |
Poland |
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Exiled Chechen leader in Poland |
| Sep.17 |
Arctic |
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Russian aircraft buzzed American warship |
| Sep.27 |
Moscow |
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Moscow's Mayor Luzhkov dismissed Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree firing powerful Yuri Luzhkov because he had lost 'the trust of the president'
| Sep.29 |
Moscow |
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Sacked mayor fears return to Stalinism |
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| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
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Moscow ex-mayor slammed Kremlin |
| Oct.11 |
Iran |
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Iran lawmaker: Russia reneged on missiles |
| Oct.15 |
Moscow |
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Russia to help Venezuela build nuke plant
| Oct.16 |
North Caucasus |
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Floods kill 11 |
| Oct.28 |
Afghanistan |
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DEA: $56 million worth of heroin seized
Map of Nangarhar Afghanistan The operation was conducted by the DEA, the Department of Defense, NATO, the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior, Russia
| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
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Anti-drugs chief applauds Afghan haul |
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Qatar |
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Dementieva retires after WTA loss |
| Oct.30 |
Kabul |
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Karzai criticises US-Russia raid |
| Oct.31 |
Russian Far East |
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Medvedev visit stokes Japan row
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| Nov.1 |
Japan |
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Japan says Russia talks still |
| Nov.5 |
Georgia |
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Georgia 'breaks Russian spy ring' |
| Nov.6 |
Moscow |
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Journalist in dire condition after attack |
| Nov.11 |
Moscow |
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Russian colonel leaked spy ring |
| Nov.15 |
Thailand |
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Bout 'extradited from Thailand'
| Nov.18 |
Washington |
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Obama says arms treaty must pass
| Nov.20 |
NATO |
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Russia 'to help Nato shield plan'
Anders Fogh Rasmussen: Russia has agreed to co-operate on Nato's programme to defend against ballistic missile attack
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St. Petersburg |
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Tiger summit aims to double numbers |
| Nov.24 |
St. Petersburg |
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Nations band together to save tigers |
| Nov.25 |
Siberia |
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7 dead in Russian helicopter crash |
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Kazakhstan |
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Soyuz spacecraft crew land |
| Nov.30 |
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Russia to build up forces without START |
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| Dec.1 |
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Russia 'mafia state' - Wikileaks A senior Spanish prosecutor told the US Embassy in Madrid that Russia, Belarus and Chechnya had become virtual 'mafia states'
| Dec.2 |
Switzerland |
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2018 FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia
The Russian government has pledged billions of dollars to build new stadiums and infrastructure. Putin did not attending the ceremony
| Dec.3 |
Wisconsin |
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Russian denies world spam scheme |
| Dec.4 |
Moscow |
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2 die as Russian plane skids off runway
48 others injured when Tupolev-154 belonging to Dagestani Airlines skidded off a runway after an emergency landing
| Dec.5 |
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Russia satellites orbit failure
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London |
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Lawmaker denies aide is a Russian spy |
| Dec.6 |
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Russia checking citizenship of UK aide |
| Dec.7 |
UN Security Council |
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Russia 'blocks UN on Ivory Coast' |
| Dec.18 |
Moscow |
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Russia warns over Korea tensions |
| Dec.20 |
Moscow |
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Russia warns US on nuclear treaty |
| Dec.22 |
Moscow |
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Russia blames UK for diplomatic spat |
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Washington |
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Obama hails nuclear treaty vote The US president has welcomed the US Senate's ratification of a much-delayed nuclear arms treaty with Russia
| Dec.24 |
Moscow |
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France to help build Russian warships |
| Dec.26 |
Moscow |
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Rally urges end to ethnic violence |
| Dec.27 |
Moscow |
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Russian court finds Khodorkovsky guilty 
A judge in Moscow has found former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner guilty of corruption charges. Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man and considered a political thr... | |
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Washington |
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US attacks Russia tycoon verdict
| Dec.28 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky trial: Russia hits back
| Dec.30 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky jail term increased Imprisoned former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, has been sentenced to six more years in jail for fraud
| |
St. Petersburg |
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Boney M star Farrell dies aged 61 |
| |
European Union |
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West attacks Khodorkovsky 'abuse' |
|
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2010 |
| Jan.29 |
Russian Far East |
Russia tests its first stealth fighter jet |
| Feb.17 |
Washington |
New charges against arms dealer Bout |
| Mar.25 |
Scotland |
UK intercepts Russian bombers
| Apr.8 |
Moscow |
Obama, Medvedev sign arms treaty The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, a major nuclear arms control , reduces the nuclear stockpiles of both nations
| Apr.8 |
U.S. Senate |
U.S.-Russia arms treaty to face GOP |
| Apr.21 |
Moscow |
Russia, Ukraine agree on naval-for-gas |
| May.6 |
Somalia |
Russian marines storm hijacked oil tanker Marines have stormed a tanker hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, freeing its 23 man crew and cargo of oil to be worth up to $50 millio...
| May.9 |
Moscow |
U.S., UK troops march through Moscow
| May.18 |
Washington |
Top U.S. officials urge START ratification |
| Jun.12 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyz leader invites Russian troops
| Sep.17 |
Arctic |
Russian aircraft buzzed American warship |
| Oct.11 |
Iran |
Iran lawmaker: Russia reneged on missiles |
| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
Anti-drugs chief applauds Afghan haul |
| Oct.30 |
Kabul |
Karzai criticises US-Russia raid |
| Nov.18 |
Washington |
Obama says arms treaty must pass
| Nov.20 |
NATO |
Russia 'to help Nato shield plan'
Anders Fogh Rasmussen: Russia has agreed to co-operate on Nato's programme to defend against ballistic missile attack
| Nov.30 |
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Russia to build up forces without START |
| Dec.22 |
Washington |
Obama hails nuclear treaty vote The US president has welcomed the US Senate's ratification of a much-delayed nuclear arms treaty with Russia
| Dec.24 |
Moscow |
France to help build Russian warships |
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2010 |
| Jan.22 |
Russian Far East |
Cargo ship 'in danger of sinking' |
| Mar.21 |
Moscow |
City fire chief dies in blaze |
| Apr.10 |
|
Polish president died in plane crash
Map of Smolensk Russia Tupolev 154, carrying Lech Kaczynski, has crashed near a Russian airport. 87 people were killed; there were no survivors
Kaczynski, his wife Maria and several senior government figures were in Russia to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre. They included the army chief of staff Gen Franciszek Gagor, central bank governor Slawomir Skrzypek and deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer. There were a total of 132 people on the plane
|
| |
| May.8 |
Siberia |
Mine blasts kill 11, trap dozens more
| May.11 |
Siberia |
52 dead in coal mine blasts
The death toll from an accident has reached 52, with 38 people still missing. More than 80 survivors are currently in hospitals
| May.19 |
Moscow |
No terror caused Polish plane crash
| Jul.2 |
Global |
Russian spaceship fails to dock
| Jul.15 |
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Rash of drownings to escape heat |
| Jul.30 |
Moscow |
Medvedev orders army to fight wildfires
| Jul.30 |
Moscow |
Rejected Russian boy back in orphanage
| Jul.31 |
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Wildfires:25 dead, thousands homeless The Russian government said it has sent some 240,000 people to fight the blazes, which are among the worst ever to hit the region
| Jul.31 |
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Russia mobilises as fires burn on |
| Aug.1 |
|
Firefighters gain control over wildfires |
| Aug.2 |
Siberia |
11 dead in plane crash |
| Aug.2 |
Moscow |
Russian fires prompt state of emergency Authorities have imposed a state of emergency around about 500 towns and villages because of wildfires burning across the west of the country
700 fires are burning, covering about 450 square miles.
Most of the fires were started accidentally by people burning garbage, dropping cigarettes, or failing to extinguish campfires or barbecues properly
|
| |
| Aug.5 |
Moscow |
Heavy smoke blankets Moscow |
| Aug.6 |
Moscow |
Muscovites struggle to breathe The acrid smoke, from thousands of square miles of wildfires, drove carbon monoxide levels in Moscow 5 times higher than what is considered safe
| Aug.8 |
|
Hundreds more wildfires burn in Russia |
| Aug.9 |
Moscow |
Heat and smog double death rate |
| Aug.12 |
Moscow |
Moscow 'hiding heatstroke cases'
| Aug.12 |
|
Quarter of Russian crops lost in drought |
| Aug.14 |
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Russia ban on grain export begins Russia has imposed a ban on grain exports until the end of the year, after a severe drought and a spate of wildfires devastated crops
| Aug.14 |
|
Satellite images show scope of wildfires
| Oct.16 |
North Caucasus |
Floods kill 11 |
| Nov.20 |
St. Petersburg |
Tiger summit aims to double numbers |
| Nov.24 |
St. Petersburg |
Nations band together to save tigers |
| Nov.25 |
Siberia |
7 dead in Russian helicopter crash |
| Dec.4 |
Moscow |
2 die as Russian plane skids off runway
48 others injured when Tupolev-154 belonging to Dagestani Airlines skidded off a runway after an emergency landing
| Dec.5 |
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Russia satellites orbit failure
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|
2010 |
| Apr.21 |
Moscow |
Russia, Ukraine agree on naval-for-gas |
| May.9 |
Moscow |
U.S., UK troops march through Moscow
| May.14 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky speaks from cell |
| Jun.20 |
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Russians 'to cut gas to Belarus'
| Jul.20 |
Russian Far East |
Russia to build a new spaceport |
| Jul.21 |
Thailand |
Visa of pianist accused of rape revoked |
| Aug.5 |
Moscow |
Russia to impose grain export ban
| Aug.12 |
|
Quarter of Russian crops lost in drought |
| Aug.13 |
Moscow |
Russia set to fuel Iran reactor Russia will start loading a nuclear reactor in Iran with fuel next week, moving the project closer to being complete
| Aug.14 |
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Russia ban on grain export begins Russia has imposed a ban on grain exports until the end of the year, after a severe drought and a spate of wildfires devastated crops
| Aug.18 |
Moscow |
City reduces hours for some alcohol sales |
| Oct.11 |
Iran |
Iran lawmaker: Russia reneged on missiles |
| Dec.30 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky jail term increased Imprisoned former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, has been sentenced to six more years in jail for fraud
| Dec.30 |
St. Petersburg |
Boney M star Farrell dies aged 61 |
|
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2010 |
| Mar.1 |
Moscow |
Medvedev rips Olympic 'fat cats' |
| Oct.29 |
Qatar |
Dementieva retires after WTA loss |
| Dec.2 |
Switzerland |
2018 FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia
The Russian government has pledged billions of dollars to build new stadiums and infrastructure. Putin did not attending the ceremony
|
|
2010 |
| Jan.6 |
North Caucasus |
Suicide bomber kills 5 police in Dagestan |
| Feb.17 |
Washington |
New charges against arms dealer Bout |
| Feb.19 |
Moscow |
Cop jailed over supermarket rampage |
| Mar.28 |
Moscow |
Dozens killed in subway blasts 
Explosions rocked a pair of central Moscow subway stations during morning rush hour, killing at least 37 people and wounding 10 others. The first blast happened at the city's central Lubyanka station killing 25. A second ... | |
| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
Female suicide bombers blamed in attacks
| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
Bombing masterminds 'will be destroyed' |
| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
Moscow mourns victims of Metro bombings |
| Mar.30 |
Moscow |
Putin demands Moscow bombers caught |
| Mar.31 |
Moscow |
Chechen rebel claims Metro blasts |
| Apr.2 |
Moscow |
Teen ID'd as Moscow subway bomber
| Apr.12 |
Moscow |
Judge shot dead |
| May.6 |
Somalia |
Russian marines storm hijacked oil tanker Marines have stormed a tanker hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, freeing its 23 man crew and cargo of oil to be worth up to $50 millio...
| May.13 |
North Caucasus |
8 feared dead in attack on police convoy |
| Jun.28 |
Washington |
Feds charge 10 with spying for Russia After Medvedev visit, the Justice Department arrested on charges of being Russian agents involved in a long-term mission in the country
| Jun.29 |
Cyprus |
Police arrest 11th Russian spy |
| Jun.29 |
Moscow |
Putin fears 'spy' harm to US ties |
| Jun.29 |
Peru |
Russian agent was dramatic TV reporter |
| Jun.30 |
Cyprus |
Spy suspect 'missing' in Cyprus
| Jul.1 |
New York |
Judge grants Russian spy suspect bail
| Jul.2 |
Virginia |
Spy suspects 'admit they are Russians'
| Jul.2 |
Virginia |
Russian 'spy ring' suspects denied bail
| Jul.8 |
New York |
Court move ahead of spy 'swap' |
| Jul.8 |
Washington |
US and Russia agree on 'spy exchange'
| Jul.8 |
New York |
Russian spies plead guilty in U.S. court |
| Jul.8 |
Austria |
US and Russian 'spy exchange' under way
| Jul.8 |
New York |
U.S. expels Russian intelligence gatherers |
| Jul.9 |
Austria |
U.S., Russia swap spies
Map of Vienna Austria The United States and Russia completed a spy swap Friday, exchanging the agents on chartered planes at an airport in Vienna. The plane carrying 10 Russian agents, who were expelled from the United States for intelligence gathering, landed at Moscow's Domodedovo ... | |
| Jul.21 |
Thailand |
Visa of pianist accused of rape revoked |
| Jul.24 |
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Putin meets expelled Russia spies |
| Sep.9 |
North Caucasus |
Car bomb explodes, killing 17 people |
| Oct.28 |
Afghanistan |
DEA: $56 million worth of heroin seized
Map of Nangarhar Afghanistan The operation was conducted by the DEA, the Department of Defense, NATO, the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior, Russia
| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
Anti-drugs chief applauds Afghan haul |
| Oct.30 |
Kabul |
Karzai criticises US-Russia raid |
| Nov.5 |
Georgia |
Georgia 'breaks Russian spy ring' |
| Nov.6 |
Moscow |
Journalist in dire condition after attack |
| Nov.11 |
Moscow |
Russian colonel leaked spy ring |
| Nov.15 |
Thailand |
Bout 'extradited from Thailand'
| Dec.1 |
|
Russia 'mafia state' - Wikileaks A senior Spanish prosecutor told the US Embassy in Madrid that Russia, Belarus and Chechnya had become virtual 'mafia states'
| Dec.3 |
Wisconsin |
Russian denies world spam scheme |
| Dec.5 |
London |
Lawmaker denies aide is a Russian spy |
| Dec.6 |
|
Russia checking citizenship of UK aide |
| Dec.26 |
Moscow |
Rally urges end to ethnic violence |
| Dec.27 |
Moscow |
Russian court finds Khodorkovsky guilty 
A judge in Moscow has found former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner guilty of corruption charges. Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man and considered a political thr... | |
| Dec.30 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky jail term increased Imprisoned former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, has been sentenced to six more years in jail for fraud
| Dec.30 |
European Union |
West attacks Khodorkovsky 'abuse' |
|
|
2010 |
| Mar.1 |
Moscow |
Medvedev rips Olympic 'fat cats' |
| Mar.18 |
Moscow |
Clinton in Russia for nuke, Mideast talks |
| Mar.18 |
Moscow |
Moscow to host Mid-East talks |
| Mar.26 |
Washington |
U.S., Russia OK nuclear cuts President Obama: The United States and Russia have reached 'the most comprehensive arms control agreement in nearly two decades'
| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
Moscow mourns victims of Metro bombings |
| Mar.30 |
Moscow |
Putin demands Moscow bombers caught |
| Apr.8 |
Moscow |
Obama, Medvedev sign arms treaty The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, a major nuclear arms control , reduces the nuclear stockpiles of both nations
| Apr.8 |
U.S. Senate |
U.S.-Russia arms treaty to face GOP |
| Apr.9 |
Moscow |
Adopted boy sent back to Russia |
| Apr.10 |
|
Polish president died in plane crash
Map of Smolensk Russia Tupolev 154, carrying Lech Kaczynski, has crashed near a Russian airport. 87 people were killed; there were no survivors
Kaczynski, his wife Maria and several senior government figures were in Russia to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre. They included the army chief of staff Gen Franciszek Gagor, central bank governor Slawomir Skrzypek and deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer. There were a total of 132 people on the plane
|
| |
| Apr.21 |
Moscow |
Russia, Ukraine agree on naval-for-gas |
| May.14 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky speaks from cell |
| May.18 |
Washington |
Top U.S. officials urge START ratification |
| Jun.2 |
Moscow |
Volunteers to begin Mars500 isolation |
| Jun.12 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyz leader invites Russian troops
| Jun.24 |
Washington |
Obama and Medvedev hail 're-set' ties
Russian President and his US counterpart have marked a warming in relations between the two countries on Mr Medvedev's first visit to America
| Jun.29 |
Moscow |
Putin fears 'spy' harm to US ties |
| Jun.29 |
Peru |
Russian agent was dramatic TV reporter |
| Jul.2 |
Global |
Russian cargo ship 'under control' |
| Jul.8 |
Washington |
US and Russia agree on 'spy exchange'
| Jul.9 |
Austria |
U.S., Russia swap spies
Map of Vienna Austria The United States and Russia completed a spy swap Friday, exchanging the agents on chartered planes at an airport in Vienna. The plane carrying 10 Russian agents, who were expelled from the United States for intelligence gathering, landed at Moscow's Domodedovo ... | |
| Jul.20 |
Russian Far East |
Russia to build a new spaceport |
| Jul.24 |
|
Putin meets expelled Russia spies |
| Jul.30 |
Moscow |
Medvedev orders army to fight wildfires
| Aug.2 |
Moscow |
Russian fires prompt state of emergency Authorities have imposed a state of emergency around about 500 towns and villages because of wildfires burning across the west of the country
700 fires are burning, covering about 450 square miles.
Most of the fires were started accidentally by people burning garbage, dropping cigarettes, or failing to extinguish campfires or barbecues properly
|
| |
| Aug.13 |
Moscow |
Russia set to fuel Iran reactor Russia will start loading a nuclear reactor in Iran with fuel next week, moving the project closer to being complete
| Sep.16 |
Poland |
Exiled Chechen leader in Poland |
| Sep.27 |
Moscow |
Moscow's Mayor Luzhkov dismissed Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree firing powerful Yuri Luzhkov because he had lost 'the trust of the president'
| Sep.29 |
Moscow |
Sacked mayor fears return to Stalinism |
| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
Moscow ex-mayor slammed Kremlin |
| Oct.11 |
Iran |
Iran lawmaker: Russia reneged on missiles |
| Oct.15 |
Moscow |
Russia to help Venezuela build nuke plant
| Oct.30 |
Kabul |
Karzai criticises US-Russia raid |
| Oct.31 |
Russian Far East |
Medvedev visit stokes Japan row
| Nov.1 |
Japan |
Japan says Russia talks still |
| Nov.6 |
Moscow |
Journalist in dire condition after attack |
| Nov.18 |
Washington |
Obama says arms treaty must pass
| Nov.20 |
St. Petersburg |
Tiger summit aims to double numbers |
| Nov.25 |
Kazakhstan |
Soyuz spacecraft crew land |
| Nov.30 |
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Russia to build up forces without START |
| Dec.1 |
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Russia 'mafia state' - Wikileaks A senior Spanish prosecutor told the US Embassy in Madrid that Russia, Belarus and Chechnya had become virtual 'mafia states'
| Dec.5 |
London |
Lawmaker denies aide is a Russian spy |
| Dec.6 |
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Russia checking citizenship of UK aide |
| Dec.7 |
UN Security Council |
Russia 'blocks UN on Ivory Coast' |
| Dec.18 |
Moscow |
Russia warns over Korea tensions |
| Dec.20 |
Moscow |
Russia warns US on nuclear treaty |
| Dec.22 |
Moscow |
Russia blames UK for diplomatic spat |
| Dec.22 |
Washington |
Obama hails nuclear treaty vote The US president has welcomed the US Senate's ratification of a much-delayed nuclear arms treaty with Russia
| Dec.24 |
Moscow |
France to help build Russian warships |
| Dec.26 |
Moscow |
Rally urges end to ethnic violence |
| Dec.27 |
Moscow |
Russian court finds Khodorkovsky guilty 
A judge in Moscow has found former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner guilty of corruption charges. Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man and considered a political thr... | |
| Dec.27 |
Washington |
US attacks Russia tycoon verdict
| Dec.28 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky trial: Russia hits back
| Dec.30 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky jail term increased Imprisoned former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, has been sentenced to six more years in jail for fraud
| Dec.30 |
European Union |
West attacks Khodorkovsky 'abuse' |
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2010 |
| Nov.20 |
NATO |
Russia 'to help Nato shield plan'
Anders Fogh Rasmussen: Russia has agreed to co-operate on Nato's programme to defend against ballistic missile attack