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Obama to visit Russia. Moscow
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Moscow ready for better U.S. ties
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US urges Russian break from past. Washington
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NATO resumes Russia military ties
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NATO to resume Russian contacts
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| Feb.19 |
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Parliament votes to close key U.S. base. Kyrgyzstan
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'Gas to flow' after deal. Moscow
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| Coming Events |
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  Obama to visit Russia Moscow: Obama will be on 6-8 July for talks that are expected to cover efforts to reduce nuclear stockpiles and non-proliferation
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 Moscow ready for better U.S. ties In a video blog, President Medvedev says that Russia is 'ready to play our part' to build a better relationship
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US urges Russian break from past Washington: President Obama has said Russia must understand that 'old Cold War approaches' to relations with the US belong in the past
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 NATO resumes Russia military ties Russia and NATO have agreed to resume co-operation on security issues, after nearly a year of difficult relations
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| Jun. 15 |
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Russia vetoes U.N. mission in Georgia |
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First summit for emerging giants |
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| May.21 |
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Ties tense for EU-Russia summit |
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| Apr.7 |
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Students raid parliament. Moldova
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| Apr.1 |
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U.S., Russia announce nuke talks. London
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| Mar.5 |
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NATO to resume Russian contacts NATO ministers have agreed to resume high-level contacts with Russia, making what US Secretary of State Clinton called a'fresh start'
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| Mar.3 |
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Obama reaches out to Russia over Iran. Washington
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| Feb.19 |
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Parliament votes to close key U.S. base Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan parliament has voted to close a base the U.S. uses as a route for troops and supplies heading into Afghanistan
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| Feb.6 |
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Kyrgyz closure of US base 'final'. Kyrgyzstan
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| Jan.27 |
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Russian church picks new head |
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| Jan.17 |
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'Gas to flow' after deal Moscow: Russian Prime Minister Putin has said agreement has been reached at talks to resume gas exports to Europe via Ukraine shortly
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| Jan.14 |
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EU leaders slam 'brutal' gas blockade |
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| Jan.12 |
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Russia signs deal, restoring Europe's gas |
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| Jan.11 |
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EU bid to revive Russia gas deal |
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| Jan.10 |
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Accord signed in Russia gas row. European Union
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| Jan.8 |
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Russia 'to restore gas to Europe' |
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| Jan.7 |
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Brussels to broker gas row talks |
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| Dec.22 |
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Lawmakers back six-year presidency |
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| Dec.5 |
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Russia Orthodox Church's leader dies |
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| Nov.21 |
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Russia extends presidential term Moscow: The parliament approved a constitutional amendment Friday to extend the presidential term from four to six years
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| Oct.16 |
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Ilham Aliyev wins landslide victory |
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| Sep.4 |
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Cheney: Georgia will be in our alliance |
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Russia praises EU over sanctions |
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Putin: U.S. orchestrated Georgian war |
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| Aug.27 |
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U.S. ship arrives in Georgia
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| Aug.26 |
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West condemns Russia over Georgia |
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Russia recognizes Georgian rebel regions| Moscow: Russian President Medvedev signed an order recognizing the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two breakaway regions. Medvedev: 'This is not an easy choice to make, but it represents the only possibility to save human lives'. West condemns ... | |
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Russian MPs back Georgia's rebels |
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| Aug.16 |
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Russia signs cease-fire, tensions remain |
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| Aug.15 |
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Bush warns Russia over Georgia 'bullying'. Washington
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| Aug.12 |
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Georgia agrees to cease-fire proposal
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| Aug.3 |
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Russian novelist Solzhenitsyn dead |
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| May.7 |
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Russia swears in new president. Moscow
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| May.3 |
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U.S. diplomats leave Belarus |
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 NATO denies Georgia and Ukraine  NATO will not yet offer membership to Georgia or Ukraine after the alliance was split amid strong objections from Russia
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Vote rig claim after Medvedev landslide |
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Medvedev 'heading for clear win' Moscow: 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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| Mar.1 |
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President declares state of emergency |
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| Feb.8 |
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Putin vows 'arms race' response |
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| Jan.16 |
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Russia warned over 'intimidation' |
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| Jan.6 |
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Saakashvili claims majority in vote. Georgia
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| Jan.5 |
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President Saakashvili 'wins election' |
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| Dec.24 |
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Karimov wins 'sham' election |
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| Dec.10 |
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Putin backs Medvedev as successor. Moscow
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| Dec.3 |
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Monitors denounce Russia election |
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| Dec.2 |
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Putin party leads Russia polls. Moscow
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| Nov.7 |
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Georgia under state of emergency |
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| Oct.15 |
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Putin arrived in Tehran for landmark visit |
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| Oct.12 |
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Rice holds Russia rights meetings |
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Putin warns U.S. in missile talks |
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| Oct.11 |
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Turkey recalls U.S. envoy |
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| Oct.10 |
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Turkey condemns US Armenia vote |
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| Oct.1 |
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Putin eyes prime minister's job |
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| Sep.30 |
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Strong showing for pro-West bloc |
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| Sep.12 |
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Putin names next prime minister |
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| Jul.19 |
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Russia expels 4 British diplomats |
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| Jul.16 |
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UK expels four Russian diplomats. London
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| Jul.14 |
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Russia withdraws from arms treaty |
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| Jun.3 |
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Putin warns Europe in missile row. Moscow
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| May.26 |
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Crisis calmed: election to hold on Sept. 30 |
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| Apr.26 |
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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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Estonians see memorial as a reminder of decades of Soviet rule.
Russia says it should not be removed.
The move provoked a condemnation from Russian officials and lawmakers.
40 people were injured and 300 arrested during clashes as police used tear gas to disperse ethnic Russian demonstrators
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Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies | Moscow: Boris Yeltsin was 76. In 1991 he famously triumphed against parliament hardliners in 1993. He had a history of heart trouble. Yeltsin became Russia's first democratically elected head of state after Gorbachev resigned as Soviet leader in 1991. He defender of democracy when in August 1991 he mounted a tank in Moscow. ... | |
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| Apr.2 |
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President Yushchenko calls early poll. Kiev
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| Dec.20 |
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President Niyazov dies aged 66. Turkmenistan
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| Oct.12 |
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 French in Armenia 'genocide' row  Paris: French parliament approved a bill making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks
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| Oct.7 |
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 War critic writer murdered Moscow: Anna Politkovskaya was known for her critical coverage of the war in Chechnya. Her body was found in an elevator
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| Sep.29 |
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Russian officers on spying charge Georgia: Georgian officials: 4 Russian officers detained in Georgia have been charged with spying
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| Jul.16 |
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G8 split on nuclear energy, climate change. St. Petersburg
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| Mar.23 |
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Police storm protest vigil |
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| Mar.19 |
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Landslide win for Lukashenko. Belarus
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| Mar.7 |
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US, Russia reject Iran compromise |
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| Mar.3 |
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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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| Jan.17 |
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Iran crisis: World powers at odds |
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| Jan.3 |
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Russia, Ukraine reach natural gas deal
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| Dec.4 |
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Massive victory for President Nazarbayev |
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| Nov.26 |
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Police break up mass rally |
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| Nov.14 |
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Andijan suspects given jail terms |
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| Sep.8 |
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Yushchenko fires government |
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| May.31 |
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 Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years Moscow: Russian tycoon has been found guilty of an array of charges including fraud and tax evasion
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| May.20 |
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Pressure grows for inquiry |
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| May.17 |
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Opposition says 745 died |
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| May.15 |
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Russians cited in oil-for-food probe |
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| May.13 |
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Troops clash with protesters Uzbekistan: Opposition says later 745 died in fighting that broken out after a night in which soldiers clashed with demonstrators
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| May.9 |
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Bush dances after arrival |
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 Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead Moscow: 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.24 |
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 Government HQ seized. Akayev left Kyrgyzstan: Protesters forced the country's longtime president Askar Akayev to flee his office
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| Feb.24 |
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Bush meets Putin |
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| Jan.23 |
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Yushchenko takes presidential oath |
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| Dec.31 |
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PM Yanukovych resigns |
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| Dec.26 |
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 Yushchenko declares victory in re-vote Kiev: Opposition leader is telling supporters it is the dawn of a new political era in the former Soviet republic
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| Dec.3 |
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Court Orders Re-Run of Rigged Poll. Kiev
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| Nov.28 |
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Poll row threatens Ukraine unity |
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| Nov.27 |
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Parliament rejects election results |
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| Nov.25 |
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Court puts poll result on hold. Kiev
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| Nov.22 |
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Storm of protest at poll result| Kiev: At the start of the Orange Revolution the opposition camped out on the streets after crying foul in a runoff vote in presidential election. The election commission said Prime Minister Yanukovych had a slim lead over liberal challenger Yushchenko who told thousands of supporters to stay in ma... | |
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| Oct.17 |
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Lukashenko wins new term vote |
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| Sep.29 |
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Russia 'to ratify climate treaty'. Moscow
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| Sep.13 |
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Putin tightens grip on security. Moscow
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| Sep.6 |
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Putin under pressure over siege |
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Anger mounts as Russia mourns |
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| Sep.3 |
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Putin: Siege force not planned |
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| Mar.14 |
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Putin claims second term. Moscow
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| Feb.24 |
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Putin fires premier and Cabinet |
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| Jan.4 |
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Saakashvili claims presidency |
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| Dec.7 |
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Pro-Putin party set for victory. Moscow
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| Nov.23 |
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Shevardnadze resigns. Georgia
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| Sep.26 |
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US-Russia summit tackles Iran |
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| May.31 |
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Bush talks with Putin |
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| Mar.10 |
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France, Russia threaten war veto |
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| Nov.22 |
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Bush meets Putin |
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| Oct.28 |
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Anger grows over gas tactics |
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| May.24 |
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Putin and Bush sign nuclear arms deal |
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| Nov.13 |
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Putin visits Bush |
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| Aug.4 |
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Putin meets Kim Jong Il |
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| Mar.22 |
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Mir destroyed in fiery descent |
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| Mar.27 |
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Putin elected president. Moscow
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| 2008 |
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| Aug.27 |
U.S. ship arrives in Georgia
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| 2008 |
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| Oct.16 |
Ilham Aliyev wins landslide victory |
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| Mar.3 |
Vote rig claim after Medvedev landslide |
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| Mar.2 |
Medvedev 'heading for clear win' Moscow: 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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| Jan.6 |
Saakashvili claims majority in vote. Georgia
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| Jan.5 |
President Saakashvili 'wins election' |
| 2007 |
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| Dec.24 |
Karimov wins 'sham' election |
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| Dec.2 |
Putin party leads Russia polls. Moscow
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| Sep.30 |
Strong showing for pro-West bloc |
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| May.26 |
Crisis calmed: election to hold on Sept. 30 |
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| Apr.2 |
President Yushchenko calls early poll. Kiev
| 2006 |
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| Mar.19 |
Landslide win for Lukashenko. Belarus
| 2005 |
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| Dec.4 |
Massive victory for President Nazarbayev |
| 2004 |
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| Dec.26 |
Yushchenko declares victory in re-vote Kiev: Opposition leader is telling supporters it is the dawn of a new political era in the former Soviet republic
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| Oct.17 |
Lukashenko wins new term vote |
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| Mar.14 |
Putin claims second term. Moscow
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| Jan.4 |
Saakashvili claims presidency |
| 2003 |
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| Dec.7 |
Pro-Putin party set for victory. Moscow
| 2000 |
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| Mar.27 |
Putin elected president. Moscow
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| 2005 |
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| Sep.8 |
Yushchenko fires government |
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| Mar.24 |
Government HQ seized. Akayev left Kyrgyzstan: Protesters forced the country's longtime president Askar Akayev to flee his office
| 2004 |
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| Nov.28 |
Poll row threatens Ukraine unity |
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| Sep.13 |
Putin tightens grip on security. Moscow
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| 2009 |
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| coming Mon. |
Obama to visit Russia Moscow: Obama will be on 6-8 July for talks that are expected to cover efforts to reduce nuclear stockpiles and non-proliferation
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| Mar.5 |
NATO to resume Russian contacts NATO ministers have agreed to resume high-level contacts with Russia, making what US Secretary of State Clinton called a'fresh start'
|
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.27 |
Russian church picks new head |
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| 2004 |
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| Dec.3 |
Court Orders Re-Run of Rigged Poll. Kiev
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| Nov.25 |
Court puts poll result on hold. Kiev
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| 2006 |
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| Oct.7 |
War critic writer murdered Moscow: Anna Politkovskaya was known for her critical coverage of the war in Chechnya. Her body was found in an elevator
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| 2005 |
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| May.9 |
Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead Moscow: 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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| 2009 |
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| Thu. |
US urges Russian break from past Washington: President Obama has said Russia must understand that 'old Cold War approaches' to relations with the US belong in the past
| 2008 |
|
| Aug.15 |
Bush warns Russia over Georgia 'bullying'. Washington
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| Feb.8 |
Putin vows 'arms race' response |
|
| Jan.16 |
Russia warned over 'intimidation' |
| 2007 |
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| Jun.3 |
Putin warns Europe in missile row. Moscow
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| 2009 |
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| Jun. 15 |
First summit for emerging giants |
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| May.21 |
Ties tense for EU-Russia summit |
| 2008 |
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| Apr.3 |
NATO denies Georgia and Ukraine NATO will not yet offer membership to Georgia or Ukraine after the alliance was split amid strong objections from Russia
| 2006 |
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| Jul.16 |
G8 split on nuclear energy, climate change. St. Petersburg
| 2003 |
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| Sep.26 |
US-Russia summit tackles Iran |
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| 2005 |
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| May.20 |
Pressure grows for inquiry |
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| 2009 |
|
| Jan.17 |
'Gas to flow' after deal Moscow: Russian Prime Minister Putin has said agreement has been reached at talks to resume gas exports to Europe via Ukraine shortly
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| Jan.12 |
Russia signs deal, restoring Europe's gas |
|
| Jan.11 |
EU bid to revive Russia gas deal |
|
| Jan.10 |
Accord signed in Russia gas row. European Union
| 2008 |
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| Aug.16 |
Russia signs cease-fire, tensions remain |
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| Aug.12 |
Georgia agrees to cease-fire proposal
| 2006 |
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| Jan.3 |
Russia, Ukraine reach natural gas deal
| 2004 |
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| Sep.29 |
Russia 'to ratify climate treaty'. Moscow
| 2002 |
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| May.24 |
Putin and Bush sign nuclear arms deal |
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| 2008 |
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| Sep.4 |
Cheney: Georgia will be in our alliance |
| 2007 |
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| Oct.15 |
Putin arrived in Tehran for landmark visit |
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| Oct.12 |
Rice holds Russia rights meetings |
| 2006 |
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| Mar.3 |
Hamas visits Moscow Russia's foreign minister has warned that Hamas faces no future if it fails to change itself into a political party
| 2005 |
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| May.9 |
Bush dances after arrival |
| 2004 |
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| Sep.3 |
Putin: Siege force not planned |
| 2003 |
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| Mar.10 |
France, Russia threaten war veto |
| 2002 |
|
| Nov.22 |
Bush meets Putin |
| 2001 |
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| Nov.13 |
Putin visits Bush |
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| Aug.4 |
Putin meets Kim Jong Il |
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.3 |
Monitors denounce Russia election |
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| Nov.7 |
Georgia under state of emergency |
| 2005 |
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| Nov.14 |
Andijan suspects given jail terms |
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| May.31 |
Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years Moscow: Russian tycoon has been found guilty of an array of charges including fraud and tax evasion
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| May.17 |
Opposition says 745 died |
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| 2008 |
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| May.3 |
U.S. diplomats leave Belarus |
| 2007 |
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| Oct.11 |
Turkey recalls U.S. envoy |
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| Jul.19 |
Russia expels 4 British diplomats |
|
| Jul.16 |
UK expels four Russian diplomats. London
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| 2009 |
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| Apr.1 |
U.S., Russia announce nuke talks. London
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| Jan.8 |
Russia 'to restore gas to Europe' |
|
| Jan.7 |
Brussels to broker gas row talks |
| 2007 |
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| Oct.12 |
Putin warns U.S. in missile talks |
| 2005 |
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| Feb.24 |
Bush meets Putin |
| 2003 |
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| May.31 |
Bush talks with Putin |
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| 2008 |
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| Sep.2 |
Russia praises EU over sanctions |
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| 2008 |
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| Aug.28 |
Putin: U.S. orchestrated Georgian war |
|
| May.7 |
Russia swears in new president. Moscow
| 2007 |
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| Dec.10 |
Putin backs Medvedev as successor. Moscow
|
| Oct.1 |
Putin eyes prime minister's job |
|
| Sep.12 |
Putin names next prime minister |
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.23 |
Yushchenko takes presidential oath |
| 2004 |
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| Dec.31 |
PM Yanukovych resigns |
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| Feb.24 |
Putin fires premier and Cabinet |
| 2003 |
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| Nov.23 |
Shevardnadze resigns. Georgia
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| 2009 |
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| Apr.7 |
Students raid parliament. Moldova
| 2006 |
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| Mar.23 |
Police storm protest vigil |
| 2005 |
|
| Nov.26 |
Police break up mass rally |
|
| May.13 |
Troops clash with protesters Uzbekistan: Opposition says later 745 died in fighting that broken out after a night in which soldiers clashed with demonstrators
| 2004 |
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| Nov.22 |
Storm of protest at poll result| Kiev: At the start of the Orange Revolution the opposition camped out on the streets after crying foul in a runoff vote in presidential election. The election commission said Prime Minister Yanukovych had a slim lead over liberal challenger Yushchenko who told thousands of supporters to stay in ma... | |
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| 2001 |
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| Mar.22 |
Mir destroyed in fiery descent |
|
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| 2008 |
|
| Mar.1 |
President declares state of emergency |
|
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.3 |
Obama reaches out to Russia over Iran. Washington
| 2006 |
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| Mar.7 |
US, Russia reject Iran compromise |
|
| Jan.17 |
Iran crisis: World powers at odds |
|
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| 2008 |
|
| Dec.5 |
Russia Orthodox Church's leader dies |
|
| Aug.3 |
Russian novelist Solzhenitsyn dead |
| 2007 |
|
| Apr.23 |
Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies | Moscow: Boris Yeltsin was 76. In 1991 he famously triumphed against parliament hardliners in 1993. He had a history of heart trouble. Yeltsin became Russia's first democratically elected head of state after Gorbachev resigned as Soviet leader in 1991. He defender of democracy when in August 1991 he mounted a tank in Moscow. ... | |
| 2006 |
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| Dec.20 |
President Niyazov dies aged 66. Turkmenistan
| 2004 |
|
| Sep.6 |
Anger mounts as Russia mourns |
|
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| 2009 |
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| Feb.19 |
Parliament votes to close key U.S. base Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan parliament has voted to close a base the U.S. uses as a route for troops and supplies heading into Afghanistan
| 2008 |
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| Dec.22 |
Lawmakers back six-year presidency |
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| Nov.21 |
Russia extends presidential term Moscow: The parliament approved a constitutional amendment Friday to extend the presidential term from four to six years
| There is speculation that the change is aimed at paving the way for a return to the Kremlin by Prime Minister Putin
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| Aug.25 |
Russian MPs back Georgia's rebels |
| 2006 |
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| Oct.12 |
French in Armenia 'genocide' row Paris: French parliament approved a bill making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks
| 2004 |
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| Nov.27 |
Parliament rejects election results |
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