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City fire chief dies in blaze Col. Yevgeny Chernyshev died in a blaze that broke out at a business center in the northern part of the city
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Moscow to host Mid-East talks |
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Clinton in Russia for nuke, Mideast talks
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| Mar. 1 |
Moscow |
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Medvedev rips Olympic 'fat cats' |
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| Feb.19 |
Moscow |
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Cop jailed over supermarket rampage |
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| Jan.29 |
Russian Far East |
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Russia tests its first stealth fighter jet |
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| Dec.6 |
Ural |
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Death toll rises in nightclub inferno |
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| Dec.5 |
Ural |
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Five held as investigators probe club fire
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Moscow |
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Russia to mourn club fire victims |
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| Dec.4 |
Ural |
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152 killed in nightclub blast and fire 
Map of Perm Russia An explosion at a nightclub killed at least 101 people and injured at least 140 others. The preliminary theory was use of pyrotechnical devices
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| Dec.3 |
Moscow |
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Putin on retiring: 'Don't count on that' |
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| Nov.29 |
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18 still missing after train derailment |
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| Nov.28 |
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Train wreck 'an act of terror' Investigators have found "elements of an explosive device" at the site of the derailment of an express train
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| Nov.27 |
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Train derails, 26 died
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| Nov.10 |
Ural |
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Kalashnikov gun designer turns 90 |
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| Sep.18 |
Moscow |
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Medvedev denies Putin has all power |
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| Sep.13 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez in $2bn Russian arms deal |
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| Aug.18 |
Siberia |
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62 still missing after blast at plant Map of Khakassia Russia An explosion at Russia's the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric plant, Russia's largest hydroelectric plant, killed 12 people
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| Aug.12 |
England |
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Pirate fears as cargo ship vanishes
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| Jul.15 |
Chechnya |
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Activist Estemirova 'found murdered'
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| Jul.6 |
Moscow |
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Obama moves to bolster U.S.-Russia ties |
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| Apr.16 |
Chechnya |
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Russia 'ends Chechnya operation'
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| Mar.17 |
Moscow |
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Russia announces major arms buildup |
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| Mar.5 |
NATO |
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NATO to resume Russian contacts |
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| Feb.11 |
Siberia |
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Russian and US satellites collide |
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| Jan.27 |
Moscow |
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Russian church picks new head |
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| Jan.19 |
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Russia turns on gas for Europe |
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| Jan.17 |
Moscow |
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'Gas to flow' after deal |
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| Jan.10 |
European Union |
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Accord signed in Russia gas row |
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| Jan.6 |
European Union |
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European gas supplies disrupted| Several countries say their supplies of Russian gas have been cut sharply amid an energy price dispute between Moscow and Ukraine | |
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| Jan.1 |
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Gazprom cuts off Ukraine's gas |
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| Dec.22 |
Moscow |
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Lawmakers back six-year presidency |
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| Dec.16 |
Israel |
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Tourist bus crash kills 24 |
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| Dec.5 |
Moscow |
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Russia Orthodox Church's leader dies |
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| Nov.21 |
Moscow |
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Russia extends presidential term The parliament approved a constitutional amendment Friday to extend the presidential term from four to six years
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| Nov.8 |
Russian Far East |
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Twenty die on Russian submarine
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| Oct.5 |
Georgia |
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Russian troops leave Georgian posts |
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| Sep.13 |
Ural |
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No survivors in jetliner crash The Boeing 737 carrying 88 people crashed early morning en route to Perm from Moscow when the pilots lost communication
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| Sep.10 |
Venezuela |
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2 Russian bombers land in Venezuela |
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| Aug.31 |
North Caucasus |
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Kremlin critic shot in Ingushetia |
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| Aug.26 |
Moscow |
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Russia recognizes Georgian rebel regions
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| Aug.13 |
Georgia |
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Russian advance flares Georgia tensions |
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| Aug.12 |
Moscow |
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Cease-fire, not peace reached in Georgia
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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 ... | |
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| Aug.3 |
Moscow |
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Russian novelist Solzhenitsyn dead |
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| Jul.11 |
UN Security Council |
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Russia, China veto sanctions on Zimbabwe |
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| May.7 |
Moscow |
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Russia swears in new president |
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| Apr.21 |
Georgia |
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Georgia accuses Russia of downing plane |
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| Mar.3 |
Moscow |
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Vote rig claim after Medvedev landslide |
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| Mar.2 |
Moscow |
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Medvedev 'heading for clear win' The outcome is not expected to be a surprise: A hand-picked successor is expected to win in a landslide, after hardly even bothering to campaig
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| Feb.8 |
Moscow |
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Putin vows 'arms race' response |
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| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
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Putin backs Medvedev as successor
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| Dec.3 |
Moscow |
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Monitors denounce Russia election |
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| Dec.2 |
Moscow |
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Putin party leads Russia polls
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| Nov.11 |
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Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing At least 2 sailors died and 23 were missing when 5 ships sank in storms in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea
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Russian oil tanker breaks in two |
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| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
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'Chess Killer' sentenced to life |
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| Oct.12 |
Moscow |
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Rice holds Russia rights meetings |
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| Sep.12 |
Moscow |
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Putin names next prime minister |
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| Jul.16 |
London |
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UK expels four Russian diplomats |
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| Jul.14 |
Moscow |
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Russia withdraws from arms treaty |
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| Jun.3 |
Moscow |
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Putin warns Europe in missile row
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| May.22 |
London |
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Lugovoi charged with spy poisoning |
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| Apr.26 |
 Estonia |
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Estonia removes Soviet memorial The authorities have removed a contentious war memorial in Tallinn, despite overnight protests that left one person dead
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| Apr.23 |
Moscow |
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Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies Boris Yeltsin was 76. In 1991 he famously triumphed against parliament hardliners in 1993. He had a history of heart trouble
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| Mar.19 |
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63 elderly die in home fire
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Siberia |
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Mine explosion kills more than 100
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| Jan.8 |
European Union |
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Russia oil row hits Europe supply
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| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
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Hospital fire killed 45 women |
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| Dec.1 |
London |
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Pair test positive for polonium |
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| Nov.30 |
London |
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Radiation at 12 sites; jets probed |
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| Nov.23 |
 London |
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Poisoned former KGB spy dies| Alexander Litvinenko, the longtime critic of the Russian government, died in a hospital 3 weeks after his suspected poisoning. The doctors unable to determine the cause of his illness. Litvinenko and his friends blamed Russian government for his sudden illness. Kremlin have denied any role in... | |
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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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| Aug.22 |
Eastern Ukraine |
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Russia airliner with 170 aboard crashes
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| Jul.16 |
St. Petersburg |
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G8 split on nuclear energy, climate change
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| Jul.9 |
Siberia |
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122 dead in airline crash
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| Jun.25 |
Iraq |
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Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages |
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| May.2 |
Sochi |
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Jet lost over Russia, 113 on board
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| Mar.3 |
Moscow |
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Hamas visits Moscow Russia's foreign minister has warned that Hamas faces no future if it fails to change itself into a political party
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| Feb.23 |
Moscow |
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64 dead in roof collapse
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| Jan.3 |
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Russia, Ukraine reach natural gas deal |
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| Jan.1 |
 Ukraine |
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Russia cuts gas supplies Russia has begun shutting off a pipeline after last-ditch talks failed to settle a price dispute
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| Oct.13 |
North Caucasus |
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100 die as city of Nalchik raided |
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| Aug.17 |
Russian Far East |
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Russian-Chinese war games begin |
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| Aug.6 |
Russian Far East |
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Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe A mini-submarine that had been trapped at the bottom of the ocean surfaced, and all 7 crew members are alive
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years Russian tycoon has been found guilty of an array of charges including fraud and tax evasion
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
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Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead U.S. President was given a seat of honor for celebrations in Red Square marking 60 years since the Allied victory
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| Mar.8 |
Chechnya |
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Rebel leader Maskhadov killed
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| Jan.28 |
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Beslan team accuses top officials |
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| Dec.19 |
Moscow |
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Yukos unit fetches $9bn at auction |
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| Nov.17 |
Moscow |
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New missile systems tested |
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| Sep.29 |
Moscow |
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Russia 'to ratify climate treaty'
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| Sep.16 |
Chechnya |
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Rebel Basayev claims Beslan siege |
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| Sep.13 |
Moscow |
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Putin tightens grip on security
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| Sep.6 |
Moscow |
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Putin under pressure over siege |
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Anger mounts as Russia mourns |
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| Sep.3 |
 North Caucasus |
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350 dead after troops storm school Map of Beslan North Ossetia Caucasus 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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| Aug.24 |
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Two passenger jets crash 2 planes have crashed in nearly simultaneous incidents, with as many as 94 people feared killed
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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 |
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| Mar.14 |
Moscow |
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Putin claims second term Voters overwhelmingly handed Vladimir Putin a second 4-year term as president in a widely-expected outcome
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| Feb.24 |
Moscow |
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Putin fires premier and Cabinet |
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| Feb.14 |
Moscow |
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Roof collapse kills 26 |
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| Feb.6 |
Moscow |
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Metro blast kills 39 |
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| Dec.7 |
Moscow |
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Pro-Putin party set for victory |
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| Oct.25 |
Siberia |
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Khodorkovsky held on fraud charge |
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| May.31 |
St. Petersburg |
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Bush talks with Putin |
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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 |
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| Oct.28 |
Moscow |
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Anger grows over gas tactics |
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| Oct.27 |
Moscow |
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Gas killed all 115 hostages in raid |
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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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| 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
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| Jul.1 |
Germany |
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71 dead in midair collision |
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| May.24 |
Moscow |
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Putin and Bush sign nuclear arms deal |
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| Aug.12 |
Arctic |
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Kursk submarine went down
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| Mar.27 |
Moscow |
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Putin elected president
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