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| Jan.3 |
Moscow |
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Depardieu 'now a Russian citizen' French actor Gerard Depardieu has obtained Russian citizenship, according to a brief statement posted on the Kremlin website
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| Jan.5 |
Sochi |
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Depardieu in Russia to get new citizenship |
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| Jan.31 |
Moscow |
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Russia concern at Israeli 'strike' |
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| Feb.15 |
Ural |
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Meteor injures hundreds in Russia 
Map of Chelyabinsk Russia A meteor crashing in Russia's Ural mountains has injured at least 950 people, as the shockwave blew out windows and rocked buildings
| A fireball streaked through the clear morning sky, followed by loud bangs. The meteor fell, suffered cuts and bruises but at least 46 remain in hospital. A large fragment landed in a lake near Chebarkul. The walls of the Arena Traktor were among those structures to suffer damage
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Ural |
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Clean-up team to meteorite-hit Urals
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Moscow |
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Countries join in tax reform plea |
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| Feb.19 |
Moscow |
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Russia probes 'murder' of US adoptee |
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| Feb.22 |
Ural |
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Injured Russians leave hospital after meteorite explosion |
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| Mar.6 |
Moscow |
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Bolshoi dancer 'confesses' to attack |
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| Mar.23 |
 London |
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Russian tycoon Berezovsky dies Self-exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has died in London, his son-in-law, Yegor Shuppe, said Saturday on Facebook
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London |
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'Hazard' police at Berezovsky house |
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| Mar.25 |
London |
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Boris Berezovsky 'died by hanging' |
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| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
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Russia warns of North Korea 'spiral' |
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| Apr.19 |
 Boston |
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Huge manhunt for Boston bomb suspect People have been told to stay indoors amid a massive police manhunt for one of 2 brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bomb...
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| Apr.24 |
 North Caucasus |
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Parents of Boston suspects quizzed US officials have travelled to the Russian republic of Dagestan to speak to the parents of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects
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| Apr.25 |
North Caucasus |
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Boston suspects' mother rails at US
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Moscow |
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Dozens die in Russia hospital fire At least 36 people have been killed in a fire at psychiatric hospital in Ramenskiy village in the Moscow region, officials say
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| May.14 |
Moscow |
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Russian agency: CIA member tried to recruit Russian |
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Moscow |
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Russia orders expulsion of U.S. diplomat The diplomat in question, Ryan Fogle, third secretary of the Political Department of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, was declared 'persona non grata'
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| May.17 |
Syria |
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Russia 'sends modern arms to Syria'
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| May.24 |
Russian Far East |
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Russia's Far East rocked by powerful earthquake |
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| May.28 |
Moscow |
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Russian arms 'to deter Syria intervention' Russia says it will go ahead with deliveries of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, and that the arms will help deter foreign interventio...
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| May.31 |
Berlin |
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US and Germany urge Russia not to arm Syria |
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| Jun.6 |
Moscow |
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Vladimir Putin and wife Lyudmila divorce |
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| Jun.22 |
Hong Kong |
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Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong on Moscow flight
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| Jun.23 |
Moscow |
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Fugitive Snowden arrives in Moscow |
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| Jun.25 |
Moscow |
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Snowden 'still in Moscow airport
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| Jul.1 |
Moscow |
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Russian report says Snowden applied for asylum
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| Jul.2 |
Moscow |
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Snowden files asylum requests with at least 19 countries
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| Jul.12 |
Moscow |
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Snowden meets activists at airport Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has met leading human rights groups and lawyers at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow
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| Jul.14 |
Moscow |
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Snowden 'chose not to release' most damaging data |
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| Jul.16 |
Moscow |
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Snowden applies for asylum in Russia |
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| Jul.17 |
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Protest leader Alexei Navalny convicted Map of Kirov Russia Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny has been found guilty of embezzlement, in a trial he claims is politically motivated
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| Jul.24 |
Moscow |
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Confusion over Snowden travel papers
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| Aug.1 |
Moscow |
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Snowden leaves airport, can stay in Russia, lawyer says| National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden's application for political asylum has been approved, and he has left a Moscow airport | |
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Washington |
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US fury at Snowden's Russian asylum |
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| Aug.2 |
Moscow |
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Snowden gets job offer from Russian social media company |
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| Aug.7 |
Washington |
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Obama cancels Putin talks over Snowden US President Barack Obama has cancelled a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin after Russia's decision to grant asylum to intelligence...
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Moscow |
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Russia 'disappointed' at Obama snub |
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| Aug.11 |
Moscow |
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Athletics: Bolt reclaims sprint world title |
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| Aug.18 |
Moscow |
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Bolt completes golden hat-trick |
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| Aug.19 |
Russian Far East |
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Russia battles huge far east flood |
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| Aug.31 |
Moscow |
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Putin challenges US on Syria claims
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| Sep.3 |
Moscow |
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President Putin warns US over Syria action
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| Sep.4 |
St. Petersburg |
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War overshadows economy as G20 leaders meet |
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| Sep.5 |
St. Petersburg |
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UK has new Syria chemical evidence |
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St. Petersburg |
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G20 summit: Showdown on Syria
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St. Petersburg |
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G20 'split' as US hits out at Russia |
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St. Petersburg |
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China and Japan leaders meet at G20 |
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| Sep.6 |
St. Petersburg |
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Russia and US 'no closer' on Syria at G20 The US and Russia have not bridged their differences over the issue of possible military action in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin says
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| Sep.8 |
Moscow |
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'Low turnout' in key Moscow election |
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Moscow |
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Putin ally Sobyanin set to win Moscow poll |
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| Sep.9 |
Moscow |
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Give up weapons, Russia urges Syria |
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| Sep.11 |
Moscow |
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Russia 'hands Syria plans to US' |
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Moscow |
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Putin issues plea to US over Syria Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a direct personal appeal to the American people over the Syrian crisis
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| Sep.12 |
 Geneva |
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Tense talks in bid for Syria deal The Russian and US foreign ministers have begun crucial talks in Geneva on a plan to place Syria's chemical weapons under international cont...
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Geneva |
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Key Syria talks enter second day |
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| Sep.13 |
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Deadly fire sweeps through psychiatric institution
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Geneva |
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Tough Syria talks go into third day
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| Sep.14 |
Geneva |
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US and Russia reach agreement in Syria weapons talks Secretary of State Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov have reached an agreement on a framework for securing Syria's chemical weapons
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Washington |
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Obama welcomes US-Russia Syria plan |
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| Sep.15 |
Damascus |
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Syrian official declares 'victory,' thanks Russia National Reconciliation Minister Ali Haidar is thanking Russia for orchestrating a chemical weapons deal to avert U.S. military action
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Paris |
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France welcomes US-Russia Syria deal |
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| Sep.18 |
Moscow |
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UN to get Syria evidence - Russia |
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| Sep.19 |
Moscow |
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Putin 'confident' on Syria plan |
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Moscow |
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Coalition a must if Russia to help destroy Syrian stockpile |
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Arctic |
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Russia 'seizes' Greenpeace ship |
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| Sep.22 |
Moscow |
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Russia offers troops for Syria plan |
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| Sep.26 |
UN Security Council |
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US and Russia agree Syria UN draft
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| Sep.27 |
Volga Region |
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Imprisoned Pussy Riot member in hospital |
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| Oct.2 |
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Russia charges Greenpeace 'pirates' |
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| Oct.9 |
Moscow |
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Snowden's father arrives in Russia |
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| Oct.12 |
St. Petersburg |
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Gay rights rally in St. Petersburg ends in violence; 67 arrested |
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| Oct.13 |
Moscow |
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Moscow riots follow 'migrant' murder |
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| Oct.14 |
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Greenpeace ship captain denied bail |
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| Oct.18 |
Volga Region |
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Jailed Pussy Riot member goes back on hunger strike |
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| Oct.21 |
Volga Region |
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5 killed in Russia bus explosion; suicide bombing suspected
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| Oct.28 |
Sochi |
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Putin: 'Gays welcome at Sochi Olympics'
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| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
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Bolshoi Ballet star denies masterminding acid attack on Sergei Filin |
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| Oct.30 |
Moscow |
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Putin leading Forbes power list |
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| Oct.31 |
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Russia job for whistleblower Snowden |
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| Nov.2 |
Volga Region |
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Pussy Riot: Tolokonnikova 'out of sight' since jail move |
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| Nov.3 |
Thailand |
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6 tourists killed in ferry accident in Thailand
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| Nov.9 |
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Olympic torch in first spacewalk
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| Nov.13 |
Poland |
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Poland 'regrets' Independence Day violence at Russian Embassy |
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| Nov.15 |
Siberia |
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'Missing' Pussy Riot inmate in Siberian prison |
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| Nov.17 |
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'Dozens dead' in Russian plane crash Map of Kazan Russia A passenger Boeing 737 has crashed at an airport in the Russian city of Kazan, killing at least 50 people, officials say
| The Tatarstan Airlines plane had taken off from Moscow, and was reportedly trying to land but exploded on impact
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| Nov.18 |
Volga Region |
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Tatarstan declares day of mourning after Russia plane crash kills 50 |
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Russia crash plane 'fell vertically' at Kazan airport |
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| Nov.26 |
Kiev |
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Russia 'urged Kiev to delay EU deal' |
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| Nov.27 |
Moscow |
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'Armed Islamists' arrested in Moscow
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| Nov.29 |
Lithuania |
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EU rejects Russia 'veto' on Ukraine |
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| Dec.3 |
Moscow |
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Bolshoi star jailed for acid attack |
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| Dec.4 |
Moscow |
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Russia calls for order in Ukraine
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| Dec.6 |
New York |
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Russian diplomats charged in alleged Medicaid fraud scheme |
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Russia investigates crash jet pilot |
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| Dec.9 |
Moscow |
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Kremlin dissolves Russia's news agency |
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| Dec.16 |
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Russian missile reports spark fears |
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| Dec.17 |
Moscow |
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Ukraine, Russia sign economic deal despite protests The cost of Russian gas supplied to Ukraine has been slashed from more than $400 (£245; 291 euros) per 1,000 cubic metres to $268
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Kiev |
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Ukraine opposition demands Russia agreement details |
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| Dec.18 |
Moscow |
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Russia approves prisoner amnesty |
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| Dec.19 |
Moscow |
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Putin 'to pardon' jailed former oil tycoon Khodorkovsky
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| Dec.20 |
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Khodorkovsky leaves Russian prison after Putin signs pardon Map of Segezha Karelia Russia Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has arrived in Germany after Putin released him Friday following more than 10 years in prison
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Berlin |
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Freed Khodorkovsky flies to Germany
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| Dec.21 |
Berlin |
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Freed Khodorkovsky reunited with son |
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| Dec.22 |
Berlin |
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Khodorkovsky vows to help prisoners
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| Dec.23 |
Siberia |
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Russia releases jailed Pussy Riot band members
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Ural |
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Inventor of Kalashnikov rifle dies |
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| Dec.24 |
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Russia drops first Greenpeace case
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| Dec.25 |
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More Greenpeace charges dropped |
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 Antarctica |
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Russian ship stuck in ice near Antarctica Map of Dumont D%27Urville Antarctica| The polar expedition ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy, with 74 people aboard, got trapped in ice and is waiting for other ships for ice-breaking | |
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| Dec.26 |
Siberia |
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Russia cargo plane crash kills nine |
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Eco-activist shared Russian cell with killer |
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Antarctica |
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Trapped Antarctic ship to get help |
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| Dec.29 |
Volga Region |
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'Suicide bomber' hits Russia's Volgograd train station A suicide attack on a train station in Russia's southern city of Volgograd has killed 16 people, officials say
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Antarctica |
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Rescue boat still trying to reach trapped ship in Antarctica
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Volga Region |
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2nd deadly explosion hits Volgograd Map of Volgograd Russia| At least 15 people have been killed and 23 others hurt in a suspected terrorist attack on a trolleybus in the Russian city of Volgograd | |
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| Dec.30 |
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IOC 'confident' Games will be safe |
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Antarctica |
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Helicopter rescue for ice-bound ship Akademik Shokalskiy
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| Dec.31 |
Volga Region |
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Dozens detained by Russian police after Volgograd attacks |
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