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| Dec.26 |
 Sochi |
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Russian plane crash: First black box recovered 
The flight data recorder of the Russian military airliner which crashed in the Black Sea on Sunday has been recovered, Russian officials say
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| Dec.25 |
Sochi |
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Russia plane crash: Huge search for bodies in Black Sea 
A huge search operation is continuing 'round the clock' in Russia, after a Russian military plane with 92 people on board crashed into the Black...
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| Dec.24 |
Sochi |
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Russian military plane 'crashes in Black Sea near Sochi' Map of Sochi The plane disappeared from radar 20 minutes after taking off from Adler. Tu-154 was carrying service personnel, members of the choir and reporters
| The plane was reportedly flying to Syria's Latakia province
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| Apr.3 |
Azerbaijan |
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Nagorno-Karabakh fighting: Azerbaijan 'calls truce' |
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| Apr.2 |
 Azerbaijan |
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Clashes broke out in disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an end to fighting. Azerbaijan said 12 of its soldiers had been killed
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| Feb.1 |
Chechnya |
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Chechnya's Kadyrov puts Putin critic Kasyanov in gunsights |
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| Dec.5 |
Azerbaijan |
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Rescue bid as fire hits oil rig off Azerbaijan |
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| Nov.1 |
Azerbaijan |
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Azerbaijan election: Ruling party wins amid boycott |
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| Aug.4 |
North Caucasus |
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Locust swarms plague southern Russia |
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| Jul.3 |
North Caucasus |
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Russian MiG fighter jet crashes in southern Russia, pilot bails out |
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| Jun.27 |
Armenia |
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Armenian president suspends electricity price hikes in to end protests |
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| Jun.18 |
Georgia |
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Armed police in Tbilisi hunt escaped tiger, hyena |
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| Jun.17 |
Georgia |
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Tiger kills man after escape from Tbilisi zoo |
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| Jun.14 |
 Georgia |
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Deadly floods bring fear over escaped zoo animals Map of zoo Tbilisi Georgia Tigers, lions, a hippopotamus and other animals escaped from the zoo in Georgia's capital after heavy flooding destroyed their enclosures
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| Jun.12 |
Azerbaijan |
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European Games: First edition opens in Azerbaijan |
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| Apr.24 |
 Armenia |
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Armenia marks centenary of mass killings by Ottoman Turks Map of Yerevan Armenia Ceremonies have been held in Armenia and around the world to mark the centenary of the start of mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks
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| Apr.12 |
Turkey |
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Turkey anger at Pope Armenian 'genocide' claim |
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| Mar.7 |
Moscow |
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Two men held over Nemtsov killing
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| Oct.5 |
Chechnya |
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Suicide bombing hits Chechen capital |
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| Mar.7 |
Sochi |
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Winter Paralympics open in Sochi |
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| Mar.4 |
Washington |
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US to boycott G8 Summit in Sochi unless Russia reverses course on Ukraine |
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| Feb.23 |
Sochi |
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Olympics closing ceremony is trip through Russian culture The ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics on Sunday night took viewers through what organizers called an artistic look at Russian culture
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| Feb.22 |
Sochi |
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Russia's Wild wins second snowboard gold |
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| Feb.20 |
Sochi |
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Sotnikova makes history for Russia |
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| Feb.19 |
Sochi |
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Video shows Pussy Riot members 'beaten by Cossacks'
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| Feb.18 |
Sochi |
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Pussy Riot stars detained for hotel theft at Sochi |
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| Feb.12 |
Sochi |
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Russia's Volosozhar, Trankov win pairs gold |
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| Feb.9 |
Sochi |
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Russia claimed their first gold medal of Sochi 2014 |
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| Feb.7 |
Sochi |
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Sochi 2014: Winter Olympics opens with glittering ceremony Map of Fisht Stadium Russia| Athletes from 87 nations paraded before 40,000 people in the Fisht Stadium before president Vladimir Putin declared the Games open. The Olympic flame was lit by Russian former triple gold medallists Vladislav Tretiak and Irina Rodnina as fireworks illuminated the... | |
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North Caucasus |
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Beslan school siege: 10 years after |
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| Feb.5 |
Sochi |
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Journalists report hotel horror stories as Russians scramble to finish construction |
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| Feb.4 |
Sochi |
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Putin arrives in Sochi ahead of Winter Olympics |
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| Jan.26 |
Sochi |
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Cossacks now helping with Olympic security |
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| Jan.17 |
Sochi |
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Putin cautions gay visitors to Sochi |
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| Jan.9 |
North Caucasus |
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Six deaths, car blast prompt security sweep ahead of Games in Sochi
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| Dec.29 |
Volga Region |
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'Suicide bomber' hits Russia's Volgograd train station |
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| Oct.28 |
Sochi |
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Putin: 'Gays welcome at Sochi Olympics' |
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| Oct.27 |
Georgia |
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Georgia PM ally Giorgi Margvelashvili 'wins presidency' |
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| Apr.25 |
North Caucasus |
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Boston suspects' mother rails at US |
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| Apr.24 |
North Caucasus |
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Parents of Boston suspects quizzed
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| Apr.19 |
Boston |
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Huge manhunt for Boston bomb suspect |
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| Oct.3 |
Georgia |
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Power shift moves Georgia closer to Russia |
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| Oct.1 |
Georgia |
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Rival Georgia camps claim victory |
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| Jul.7 |
North Caucasus |
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Dozens killed in Russia flooding
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| Jan.23 |
Paris |
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Senate passes Armenian genocide bill
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| Dec.4 |
Moscow |
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2 die as Russian plane skids off runway |
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| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
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Female suicide bombers blamed in attacks |
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| Mar.4 |
Turkey |
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Turkey anger at US Armenian vote |
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House of Representatives |
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Congress panel accuses Turks of genocide |
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| Feb.12 |
Vancouver |
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Luger killed in Olympics practice crash |
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| Oct.10 |
 Switzerland |
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Armenia, Turkey sign historic agreement Turkey and Armenia are establishing diplomatic relations after nearly a century of animosity. The border has been closed since 1993
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| Aug.6 |
South Ossetia |
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Georgians still displaced by war |
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| Jul.15 |
Chechnya |
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Activist Estemirova 'found murdered'
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| Apr.16 |
Chechnya |
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Russia 'ends Chechnya operation'
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| Oct.27 |
Georgia |
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Saakashvili dismisses Prime Minister |
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| Oct.22 |
Georgia |
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Donors pledge $4.5 billion toward Georgia |
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| Oct.18 |
North Caucasus |
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Soldiers killed in an ambush by separatists |
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| Oct.16 |
Azerbaijan |
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Ilham Aliyev wins landslide victory |
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| Oct.5 |
Georgia |
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Russian troops leave Georgian posts
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| Sep.30 |
Georgia |
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EU monitors begin Georgia mission |
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| Aug.31 |
North Caucasus |
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Kremlin critic shot in Ingushetia |
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| Aug.27 |
Georgia |
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U.S. ship arrives in Georgia |
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| Aug.26 |
Moscow |
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Russia recognizes Georgian rebel regions Russian President Medvedev signed an order recognizing the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two breakaway regions
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| Aug.18 |
Georgia |
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Russia begins Georgia troop 'pull back' |
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| Aug.16 |
Georgia |
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Russia digs in amid pullout calls |
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| Aug.14 |
Georgia |
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Russian tanks 'on the move' |
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| Aug.13 |
Georgia |
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Russian advance flares Georgia tensions
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| Aug.12 |
Georgia |
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Georgia agrees to cease-fire proposal |
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Moscow |
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Cease-fire, not peace reached in Georgia
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| Aug.11 |
Abkhazia |
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New Georgia clashes mar UN moves |
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| Aug.10 |
South Ossetia |
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Georgian troops forced to withdraw |
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| Aug.8 |
South Ossetia |
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Georgia under attack by Russian tanks Map of Tskhinvali Georgia Georgia's president said that his country is under attack by Russian tanks and warplanes, and he accused Russia of targeting civilians
| Saakashvili: All day today, they've been bombing Georgia from numerous warplanes and specifically targeting (the) civilian population. 150 Russian tanks and other vehicles had entered South Ossetia
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| Aug.7 |
South Ossetia |
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Heavy fighting in South Ossetia Map of Tskhinvali Georgia Georgian forces and separatists have been exchanging heavy fire just hours after agreeing to a ceasefire and Russian-mediated talks
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| Apr.21 |
Georgia |
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Georgia accuses Russia of downing plane
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| Apr.3 |
NATO |
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NATO denies Georgia and Ukraine
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| Mar.1 |
Armenia |
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President declares state of emergency |
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| Jan.6 |
Georgia |
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Saakashvili claims majority in vote Near-complete returns from presidential election show pro-western President Mikheil Saakashvili winning a majority of the vote
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| Jan.5 |
Georgia |
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President Saakashvili 'wins election' |
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| Nov.7 |
Georgia |
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Georgia under state of emergency |
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| Oct.25 |
U.S. Congress |
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Vote on Armenian genocide put off |
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| Oct.10 |
House of Representatives |
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US bill on Armenia moves forward
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| Aug.6 |
Georgia |
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Georgia: Russia bomb falls on town |
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| Jul.4 |
Guatemala |
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Sochi gets 2014 Winter Olympics |
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| Jan.19 |
Istanbul |
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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
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| Oct.12 |
Paris |
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French in Armenia 'genocide' row
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| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
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War critic writer murdered
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| Sep.29 |
Georgia |
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Russian officers on spying charge
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| Jul.10 |
North Caucasus |
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Most-wanted warlord Basayev killed |
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| May.2 |
Sochi |
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Jet lost over Russia, 113 on board
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| Mar.21 |
Azerbaijan |
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Bird flu kills five
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| Jan.26 |
Georgia |
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Energy crisis as Georgia freezes
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| Dec.23 |
Azerbaijan |
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Plane crash along Caspian shore kills 23 |
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| Nov.26 |
Azerbaijan |
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Police break up mass rally
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| Nov.6 |
Azerbaijan |
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Ruling party 'wins' polls |
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| Oct.13 |
North Caucasus |
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100 die as city of Nalchik raided
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| May.25 |
Azerbaijan |
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Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens |
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| May.9 |
Georgia |
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Bush dances after arrival |
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| Mar.8 |
Chechnya |
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Rebel leader Maskhadov killed Russian forces spokesman: Aslan Maskhadov was killed during the course of a 'special operation'
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| Feb.2 |
Georgia |
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'Gas poisoning' kills PM |
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| Sep.16 |
Chechnya |
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Rebel Basayev claims Beslan siege
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| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
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Putin: Siege force not planned |
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North Caucasus |
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350 dead after troops storm school Map of Beslan North Ossetia Russia 1,200 hostages might have been inside the Beslan school. Hundreds of people were injured
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| Sep.1 |
North Caucasus |
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Standoff school siege |
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| Jun.21 |
Chechnya |
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Troops repel Chechen offensive
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| May.9 |
Chechnya |
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Bomb kills Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov and at least 5 others died in an explosion at a stadium in the Chechen capital
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| Jan.4 |
Georgia |
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Saakashvili claims presidency
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| Dec.4 |
North Caucasus |
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40 dead as blast strikes train |
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| Dec.3 |
Georgia |
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Bomb explodes outside state TV |
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| Nov.23 |
Georgia |
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Shevardnadze resigns President has resigned after meeting the opposition and Russia's foreign minister Ivanov
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| Nov.2 |
Georgia |
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Shevardnadze won parliamentary poll |
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| Aug.1 |
North Caucasus |
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Suicide blast kills 50 |
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| May.14 |
Chechnya |
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Woman bomber kills 20 |
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| May.12 |
Chechnya |
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Blast kills 37
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| Dec.27 |
Chechnya |
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41 killed in Grozny blasts 2 powerful explosions have rocked the Chechen capital, wrecking a major pro-Kremlin government building
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| Oct.25 |
Moscow |
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Russian troops storm theater 36 of the Chechen hostage-takers were killed preventing the explosion of the building. Some of the captors may have escaped
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| Oct.23 |
Moscow |
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Chechen gunmen seize theater
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| Sep.21 |
North Caucasus |
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Avalanche: 100 feared dead |
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| Aug.19 |
Chechnya |
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Crash: 115 servicemen dead Soldiers and crew are feared dead after a military helicopter crash-landed. Indications that a fire had broken out
before year 2000
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| Dec. 11, 1994 |
Chechnya |
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First Chechen War| A conflict between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | |
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| Apr. 24, 1915 |
Armenia |
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Armenian Genocide| The Ottoman government's systematic extermination of its minority Armenian subjects inside their historic homeland | |
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