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| Oct.1 |
 Latvia |
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Latvians vote in crisis elections Latvians have begun voting in elections that are expected to reflect anger at the government's tough austerity measures in the Baltic state
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| Oct.2 |
Latvia |
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 Latvia government 'set for win'| Centre-right government, led by Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis, will be returned to power for a third term, exit polls and early results suggest | |
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| Oct.7 |
 Moscow |
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Moscow ex-mayor slammed Kremlin Luzhkov said that 'we are losing democracy inside the country,' and refuted rumors that he was planning to leave the country
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| Oct.10 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
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Nationalists ahead in Kyrgyz poll| The Ata Zhurt party has a narrow lead in the parliamentary election. Four other parties were close behind in the race for 120 seats in parliament | |
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| Oct.11 |
 Iran |
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 Iran lawmaker: Russia reneged on missiles Kazzem Jalali has called on the government to sue Russia after Moscow reneged on the delivery of an antiaircraft missile system to Iran
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| Oct.15 |
Moscow |
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 Russia to help Venezuela build nuke plant| The two countries signed an agreement on the construction during Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's visit to Russia | |
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| Oct.16 |
North Caucasus |
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Floods kill 11  Map of Krasnodar Russia Flooding forced hundreds to flee from their homes in Russia's southern Krasnodar territory. Krasnodar
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 Hamburg |
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Klitschko wins decision over Briggs Vitali Klitschko dominated Shannon Briggs for 12 brutal rounds to retain his WBC heavyweight title with a unanimous decision
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| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
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Anti-drugs chief applauds Afghan haul| Russia's joint operation with the U.S. to destroy laboratories marks the first time it has deployed security forces in the region since 1989 | |
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 Qatar |
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Dementieva retires after WTA loss In a ceremony filled with tears, 29-year-old Elena Dementieva retired from tennis after a loss at the WTA Championships ended her 13-year career
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| Oct.31 |
Russian Far East |
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 Medvedev visit stokes Japan row Map of Kurils Russia| Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in the Kurils, defying Japan's warnings not to visit the disputed islands in the Pacific Ocean | |
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