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Wldfires:25 dead, thousands homeless| The Russian government said it has sent some 240,000 people to fight the blazes, which are among the worst ever to hit the region | |
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Rejected Russian boy back in orphanage 8-year-old Artyem Saveliev, who was sent back to Russia, by his adoptive mother in the United States has been returned to an orphanag
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Medvedev orders army to fight wildfires Wildfires in central Russia have destroyed around 1,000 homes, left 5 people dead, and prompted the prime minister to call on local officials...
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Putin meets expelled Russia spies
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| Jul. 20 |
Russian Far East |
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Russia to build a new spaceport |
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| Jul. 15 |
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Rash of drownings to escape heat |
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| Jul. 9 |
 Austria |
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U.S., Russia swap spies 
Map of Vienna Austria The United States and Russia completed a spy swap Friday, exchanging the agents on chartered planes at an airport in Vienna
| The plane carrying 10 Russian agents, who were expelled from the United States for intelligence gathering, landed at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport. A US jet which picked up 4 Russians freed by the Kremlin has landed in Washington. It dropped two of them off in the UK en route
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Austria |
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US and Russian 'spy exchange' under way |
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US and Russia agree on 'spy exchange' |
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| Jul. 2 |
Virginia |
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Spy suspects 'admit they are Russians' |
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| Jun.30 |
Cyprus |
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Spy suspect 'missing' in Cyprus |
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| Jun.28 |
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Feds charge 10 with spying for Russia| After Medvedev visit, the Justice Department arrested on charges of being Russian agents involved in a long-term mission in the country. They were part of an operation where agents posed as ord... | |
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| Jun.24 |
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Obama and Medvedev hail 're-set' ties 
| Russian President and his US counterpart have marked a warming in relations between the two countries on Mr Medvedev's first visit to America | |
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| Jun.12 |
Kyrgyzstan |
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Kyrgyz leader invites Russian troops |
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| May.11 |
Siberia |
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52 dead in coal mine blasts The death toll from an accident has reached 52, with 38 people still missing. More than 80 survivors are currently in hospitals
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| May.8 |
Siberia |
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Mine blasts kill 11, trap dozens more
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| May.6 |
Somalia |
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Russian marines storm hijacked oil tanker |
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Polish president died in plane crash Map of Smolensk Russia| Tupolev 154, carrying Lech Kaczynski, has crashed near a Russian airport. 87 people were killed; there were no survivors. Kaczynski, his wife Maria and several senior government figures were in Russia to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre. They included the army chief ... | |
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| Apr.8 |
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Obama, Medvedev sign arms treaty The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, a major nuclear arms control , reduces the nuclear stockpiles of both nations
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| Apr.2 |
Moscow |
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Teen ID'd as Moscow subway bomber
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| Mar.30 |
Moscow |
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Putin demands Moscow bombers caught |
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| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
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Moscow mourns victims of Metro bombings |
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Bombing masterminds 'will be destroyed' |
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| Mar.28 |
Moscow |
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Dozens killed in subway blasts Explosions rocked a pair of central Moscow subway stations during morning rush hour, killing at least 37 people and wounding 10 others
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| Mar.26 |
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U.S., Russia OK nuclear cuts
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| Dec.5 |
Ural |
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Five held as investigators probe club fire |
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| Dec.4 |
Ural |
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152 killed in nightclub blast and fire An explosion at a nightclub killed at least 101 people and injured at least 140 others. The preliminary theory was use of pyrotechnical devi...
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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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| 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 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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| 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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'Gas to flow' after deal |
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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.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
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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
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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.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 camp...
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| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
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Putin backs Medvedev as successor
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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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| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
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'Chess Killer' sentenced to life |
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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
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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
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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.1 |
Ukraine |
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Russia cuts gas supplies
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| Oct.13 |
North Caucasus |
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100 die as city of Nalchik raided |
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| Aug.6 |
Russian Far East |
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Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
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Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead
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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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| Aug.24 |
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Two passenger jets crash
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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
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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
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| Jul.1 |
West 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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