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| Apr.1 |
London |
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U.S., Russia announce nuke talks Obama and Medvedev announced that their countries will soon begin negotiations on reducing their nuclear arsenals | |
| Apr.5 |
Moscow |
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Boeing 737 makes emergency landing Sky Express flight with 69 people aboard landed safely Saturday after making an emergency landing at Vnukovo airport
| Apr.7 |
Moldova |
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Students raid parliament Students have attacked the parliament in protest at the victory of the governing Communist Party in Sunday's general election | |
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Russian Far East |
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Strong quake rattles Pacific islands Map of Kuril Islands Russia A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck just east of the Kuril Islands, disputed between Russia and Japan
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Moldova |
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Police retake parliament Riot police in the capital, Chisinau, have regained control of the parliament building that had earlier been stormed by protesters
| Apr.8 |
Moldova |
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Uprising organized on Twitter Promises of retribution from president threatened to fan chaos, a day after anti-communist protesters summoned by Facebook and Twitter
| Apr.23 |
North Korea |
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Russian FM in North Korea for talks Map of Pyongyang North Korea Sergei Lavrov arrived in Pyongyang | |
| Apr.24 |
Moscow |
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Military spy boss 'sacked' President Medvedev is replacing the head of the GRU military intelligence service Gen Valentin Korabelnikov with Gen Alexander Shlyakhturov | |
| Apr.28 |
Somalia |
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Russia captures Somalia pirates A warship has seized a pirate vessel with 29 people on board. Guns and navigation equipment were found during a search of the pirate boat | |
| Apr.30 |
Kiev |
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Shakhtar hit back to take slight advantage Donetsk is happier from the all-Ukrainian Uefa Cup semi-final first leg after grabbing a vital away goal in a 1-1 draw at Dynamo Kiev
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