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| Jan.5 |
Moscow |
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Russians 'upbeat' on North Korean front |
| Jan.8 |
St. Petersburg |
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Russian freeze traps ships |
| Jan.9 |
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Army sent in to help frozen |
| Jan.13 |
Chechnya |
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Ricin recipe found on Chechen fighter |
| Jan.15 |
Iraq |
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Russia sent envoy to Iraq |
| Jan.16 |
Moscow |
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Theatre siege trial opens |
| Jan.18 |
Melbourne |
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Safin withdraws with wrist problem |
| Jan.19 |
North Korea |
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Russia offers N.Korea nuclear deal |
| Jan.26 |
New York |
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Kasparov Wins First Round vs. Computer |
| Jan.28 |
Moscow |
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Russia adds to pressure on Iraq |
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| Feb.2 |
Kazakhstan |
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Russian rocket heads for space station |
| Feb.7 |
New York |
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Computer Holds Kasparov to Match Tie |
| Feb.9 |
Paris |
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Putin in Paris 'anti-war' talks |
| Feb.10 |
Paris |
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Chirac, Putin: No need for war Joint declaration is calling for U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq to be reinforced to disarm Saddam Hussein peacefully
| Feb.15 |
Moscow |
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U.S., Russia push peaceful Korea solution |
| Feb.25 |
Moscow |
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Milan wins over Lokomotiv to advance |
| Feb.28 |
Washington |
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3 Chechen groups on terrorist list |
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| Mar.4 |
Moscow |
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Russia says Iraq veto possible Russia is still not ruling out the use of its veto in the Security Council to prevent a war in Iraq
| Mar.6 |
U.S. Senate |
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U.S., Russia nuke treaty ratified |
| Mar.10 |
Moscow |
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Russia ready for Iraq veto
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France |
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France, Russia threaten war veto Chirac says France, like Russia, will vote against a second resolution that could lead to war against Iraq
| Mar.11 |
Austria |
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U.S., Russia confront dirty bombs
| Mar.18 |
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Ronaldo puts Real in quarters |
| Mar.19 |
Moscow |
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Russian official condemns strike |
| Mar.23 |
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Russia condemns U.S. spy flights |
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U.S. protests Russian arms sales to Iraq |
| Mar.24 |
Washington |
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U.S. pressures Russia over Iraq arms |
| Mar.25 |
Moscow |
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Putin denies Russian arms sales to Iraq |
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England |
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Russian tycoon Berezovsky arrested |
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| Apr.4 |
Chechnya |
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8 dead in bus blast |
| Apr.5 |
Moscow |
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Putin urges US arms pact backing |
| Apr.6 |
Iraq |
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5 hurt in Russian convoy attack |
| Apr.7 |
Siberia |
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School fire kills 22
| Apr.9 |
North Caucasus |
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Deaf school blaze kills 28
| Apr.12 |
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Putin: War aim not achieved |
| Apr.17 |
Moscow |
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Party leader assassinated |
| Apr.24 |
Moscow |
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Russia backs lifting sanctions |
| Apr.25 |
Kazakhstan |
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Rocket Soyuz blasts off
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| May.4 |
Kazakhstan |
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Soyuz lands off-target, crew safe The rescue teams lost track of the craft in a remote area for a few hours
| May.12 |
Chechnya |
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Blast kills 37 Another 200 injured after a truck with explosives was driven by a suicide bomber into government buildings
| May.13 |
Chechnya |
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Bomb: Security criticized |
| May.14 |
Chechnya |
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Woman bomber kills 20 Explosives strapped to a waist detonated during a crowded religious festival in the village of Iliskhan-Yurt
| May.27 |
Moscow |
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Hu meets Putin Both leaders are calling 'the use of force to resolve problems' on the Korean Peninsula 'unacceptable'
| May.31 |
St. Petersburg |
|
Bush flew into St. Petersburg |
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St. Petersburg |
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Bush talks with Putin U.S. President has held formal talks with Russia's President in the Konstantinovsky Palace in St. Petersburg
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| Jun.4 |
North Caucasus |
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'Suicide bomber' hits Caucasus bus
| Jun.11 |
Moscow |
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Dead hostage relatives sue |
| Jun.20 |
Moscow |
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Putin: Iran gave N-power assurance
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Chechnya |
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Dozens hurt in blast |
| Jun.24 |
London |
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Putin arrives for UK state visit President is to begin the first state visit to Britain by a Russian leader in more than 125 years
| Jun.25 |
Scotland |
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Putin, Queen reach out on Iraq |
| Jun.26 |
England |
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Putin: Russia ready to help Iraq |
| Jun.28 |
London |
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Teen Sharapova knocks off Dokic |
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| Jul.5 |
Moscow |
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2 concert bombers kill 14 2 female suicide bombers killed 14 people outside a rock concert. Russian Interior Minister blamed Chechen separatists
| Jul.6 |
Moscow |
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Blast victims mourned
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| Aug.1 |
North Caucasus |
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Suicide blast kills 50 A bomber drove a truck laden with explosives through the gates of a military hospital for Chechnya-bound troops | |
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North Caucasus |
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Search on for blast survivors
| Aug.2 |
North Caucasus |
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Bomb toll rises to 50 |
| Aug.8 |
Washington |
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Chechen leader named security threat |
| Aug.10 |
Texas |
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Space wedding |
| Aug.23 |
Greece |
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Ex-Russian media mogul Gusinsky arrested |
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Russian Far East |
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20 found dead in 'copter wreckage |
| Aug.29 |
Arctic |
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Nuclear submarine sinks
Map of Barents Sea Arctic A Russian sub K-159 with at least 10 crew on board has sunk in the Barents Sea. One of the crew had been rescued
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| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
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5 die in train blast
| Sep.6 |
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Election campaign begins |
| Sep.15 |
North Caucasus |
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Bomb kills 2, wounds 29 |
| Sep.26 |
Washington |
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US-Russia summit tackles Iran Bush and Putin have started a 2-day summit, with divisions over Iran's nuclear programme looming large | |
| Sep.27 |
Washington |
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Putin makes no commitment on Iraq, Iran |
| Sep.28 |
Chechnya |
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Acting Chechen president poisoned |
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Moscow |
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Conference on climate change Putin has said his country remains undecided on whether or not to sign the Kyoto agreement
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| Oct.4 |
Chechnya |
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Security tight as Chechens vote
| Oct.5 |
Chechnya |
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Ex-candidate: Vote rigged |
| Oct.6 |
Chechnya |
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Kremlin man set for win
| Oct.19 |
London |
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Plot to kill Putin foiled
| Oct.25 |
Siberia |
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Khodorkovsky held on fraud charge A court has ordered oil magnate to be held in prison after he was charged with a $1 billion fraud and tax evasion | |
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North Caucasus |
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Rescuers Free 33 Trapped Coal Miners Rescue teams brought out all coal miners known to be trapped alive in a flooded mine shaft
| Oct.28 |
North Caucasus |
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Rescuers close to trapped miners
| |
Moscow |
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Russia markets rocked by arrest |
| |
Kazakhstan |
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Space station crew lands safely |
| Oct.29 |
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Putin calls urgent mines review
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North Caucasus |
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11 miners emerge from ordeal
| Oct.30 |
Moscow |
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Yukos shares seized by government
| |
Moscow |
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Putin's chief of staff resigns
| Oct.31 |
Moscow |
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PM 'worried' by Yukos
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| Nov.3 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky resigns
| |
|
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Shares rise in troubled Yukos |
| |
Moscow |
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Putin defends Yukos arrest |
| Nov.4 |
Moscow |
|
Russian-born American heads Yukos |
| Nov.5 |
Italy |
|
Putin met Italian leaders |
| Nov.11 |
Moscow |
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Yukos oil tycoon to stay in jail
| |
New York |
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Kasparov Draws First Game Vs 'X3D Fritz' |
| Nov.18 |
New York |
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Kasparov and End 3-D Chess Series in Tie |
| Nov.19 |
Wales |
|
Evseev breaks Welsh hearts |
| Nov.22 |
Georgia |
|
Russia mediates in Georgia crisis
| Nov.23 |
Moscow |
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32 dead in dorm blaze
| Nov.28 |
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Yukos and Sibneft suspend merger |
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| Dec.1 |
Moscow |
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Putin demands early Iraq elections
| Dec.2 |
Moscow |
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Russia: Kyoto pact harms economy
| Dec.4 |
North Caucasus |
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40 dead as blast strikes train The blast derailed the train as people travelled to work near the troubled region of Chechnya | |
| Dec.5 |
Moscow |
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Putin says bombers will not win
| Dec.7 |
Moscow |
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Election chief: Russian poll valid
| |
Moscow |
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Pro-Putin party set for victory The United Russia party with 37% is leading rivals by a large margin in parliamentary elections | |
| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
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OSCE condemns Russia election International election observers are saying the pre-election process was biased towards the main pro-Kremlin party
| |
Washington |
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US shares Russian poll concerns The United States are expressing concern about the fairness of the Russian parliamentary elections
| Dec.9 |
Moscow |
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Bomb kills 6
A female suicide bomber detonated a belt filled with explosives across the street from Red Square
| Dec.10 |
London |
|
Arsenal win group over Lokomotiv |
| Dec.15 |
North Caucasus |
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Chechen fighters 'seize hostages'
A group of Chechens has seized at least 4 hostages in the neighbouring republic of Dagestan
| Dec.21 |
Moscow |
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Yabloko party to boycott election |
| Dec.23 |
Moscow |
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No bail for Khodorkovsky Tycoon will be held in jail for another 3 months, a court has ruled
|
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2003 |
| Jan.9 |
|
Army sent in to help frozen |
| Jan.13 |
Chechnya |
Ricin recipe found on Chechen fighter |
| Jan.19 |
North Korea |
Russia offers N.Korea nuclear deal |
| Feb.10 |
Paris |
Chirac, Putin: No need for war Joint declaration is calling for U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq to be reinforced to disarm Saddam Hussein peacefully
| Mar.6 |
U.S. Senate |
U.S., Russia nuke treaty ratified |
| Mar.23 |
|
Russia condemns U.S. spy flights |
| Mar.23 |
|
U.S. protests Russian arms sales to Iraq |
| Mar.24 |
Washington |
U.S. pressures Russia over Iraq arms |
| Apr.4 |
Chechnya |
8 dead in bus blast |
| Apr.5 |
Moscow |
Putin urges US arms pact backing |
| Apr.6 |
Iraq |
5 hurt in Russian convoy attack |
| Apr.12 |
|
Putin: War aim not achieved |
| Aug.29 |
Arctic |
Nuclear submarine sinks
Map of Barents Sea Arctic A Russian sub K-159 with at least 10 crew on board has sunk in the Barents Sea. One of the crew had been rescued
|
|
2003 |
| Jan.8 |
St. Petersburg |
Russian freeze traps ships |
| Jan.9 |
|
Army sent in to help frozen |
| Apr.7 |
Siberia |
School fire kills 22
| Apr.9 |
North Caucasus |
Deaf school blaze kills 28
| Aug.1 |
North Caucasus |
Search on for blast survivors
| Aug.23 |
Russian Far East |
20 found dead in 'copter wreckage |
| Aug.29 |
Arctic |
Nuclear submarine sinks
Map of Barents Sea Arctic A Russian sub K-159 with at least 10 crew on board has sunk in the Barents Sea. One of the crew had been rescued
| Sep.28 |
Moscow |
Conference on climate change Putin has said his country remains undecided on whether or not to sign the Kyoto agreement
| Oct.25 |
North Caucasus |
Rescuers Free 33 Trapped Coal Miners Rescue teams brought out all coal miners known to be trapped alive in a flooded mine shaft
| Oct.28 |
North Caucasus |
Rescuers close to trapped miners
| Oct.29 |
North Caucasus |
11 miners emerge from ordeal
| Nov.23 |
Moscow |
32 dead in dorm blaze
|
|
2003 |
| Oct.28 |
Moscow |
Russia markets rocked by arrest |
| Oct.30 |
Moscow |
Yukos shares seized by government
| Nov.3 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky resigns
| Nov.3 |
|
Shares rise in troubled Yukos |
| Nov.4 |
Moscow |
Russian-born American heads Yukos |
| Nov.28 |
|
Yukos and Sibneft suspend merger |
| Dec.2 |
Moscow |
Russia: Kyoto pact harms economy
|
|
2003 |
| Jan.18 |
Melbourne |
Safin withdraws with wrist problem |
| Jan.26 |
New York |
Kasparov Wins First Round vs. Computer |
| Feb.7 |
New York |
Computer Holds Kasparov to Match Tie |
| Feb.25 |
Moscow |
Milan wins over Lokomotiv to advance |
| Mar.18 |
|
Ronaldo puts Real in quarters |
| Jun.28 |
London |
Teen Sharapova knocks off Dokic |
| Nov.11 |
New York |
Kasparov Draws First Game Vs 'X3D Fritz' |
| Nov.18 |
New York |
Kasparov and End 3-D Chess Series in Tie |
| Nov.19 |
Wales |
Evseev breaks Welsh hearts |
| Dec.10 |
London |
Arsenal win group over Lokomotiv |
|
|
2003 |
| Jan.13 |
Chechnya |
Ricin recipe found on Chechen fighter |
| Jan.16 |
Moscow |
Theatre siege trial opens |
| Feb.28 |
Washington |
3 Chechen groups on terrorist list |
| Mar.25 |
England |
Russian tycoon Berezovsky arrested |
| Apr.4 |
Chechnya |
8 dead in bus blast |
| Apr.17 |
Moscow |
Party leader assassinated |
| May.12 |
Chechnya |
Blast kills 37 Another 200 injured after a truck with explosives was driven by a suicide bomber into government buildings
| May.13 |
Chechnya |
Bomb: Security criticized |
| May.14 |
Chechnya |
Woman bomber kills 20 Explosives strapped to a waist detonated during a crowded religious festival in the village of Iliskhan-Yurt
| Jun.4 |
North Caucasus |
'Suicide bomber' hits Caucasus bus
| Jun.11 |
Moscow |
Dead hostage relatives sue |
| Jun.20 |
Chechnya |
Dozens hurt in blast |
| Jul.5 |
Moscow |
2 concert bombers kill 14 2 female suicide bombers killed 14 people outside a rock concert. Russian Interior Minister blamed Chechen separatists
| Aug.1 |
North Caucasus |
Suicide blast kills 50 A bomber drove a truck laden with explosives through the gates of a military hospital for Chechnya-bound troops | |
| Aug.2 |
North Caucasus |
Bomb toll rises to 50 |
| Aug.8 |
Washington |
Chechen leader named security threat |
| Aug.23 |
Greece |
Ex-Russian media mogul Gusinsky arrested |
| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
5 die in train blast
| Sep.15 |
North Caucasus |
Bomb kills 2, wounds 29 |
| Sep.28 |
Chechnya |
Acting Chechen president poisoned |
| Oct.19 |
London |
Plot to kill Putin foiled
| Oct.25 |
Siberia |
Khodorkovsky held on fraud charge A court has ordered oil magnate to be held in prison after he was charged with a $1 billion fraud and tax evasion | |
| Oct.30 |
Moscow |
Yukos shares seized by government
| Nov.11 |
Moscow |
Yukos oil tycoon to stay in jail
| Dec.4 |
North Caucasus |
40 dead as blast strikes train The blast derailed the train as people travelled to work near the troubled region of Chechnya | |
| Dec.5 |
Moscow |
Putin says bombers will not win
| Dec.9 |
Moscow |
Bomb kills 6
A female suicide bomber detonated a belt filled with explosives across the street from Red Square
| Dec.15 |
North Caucasus |
Chechen fighters 'seize hostages'
A group of Chechens has seized at least 4 hostages in the neighbouring republic of Dagestan
| Dec.23 |
Moscow |
No bail for Khodorkovsky Tycoon will be held in jail for another 3 months, a court has ruled
|
|
2003 |
| Jan.5 |
Moscow |
Russians 'upbeat' on North Korean front |
| Jan.15 |
Iraq |
Russia sent envoy to Iraq |
| Jan.19 |
North Korea |
Russia offers N.Korea nuclear deal |
| Jan.28 |
Moscow |
Russia adds to pressure on Iraq |
| Feb.2 |
Kazakhstan |
Russian rocket heads for space station |
| Feb.9 |
Paris |
Putin in Paris 'anti-war' talks |
| Feb.10 |
Paris |
Chirac, Putin: No need for war Joint declaration is calling for U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq to be reinforced to disarm Saddam Hussein peacefully
| Feb.15 |
Moscow |
U.S., Russia push peaceful Korea solution |
| Mar.4 |
Moscow |
Russia says Iraq veto possible Russia is still not ruling out the use of its veto in the Security Council to prevent a war in Iraq
| Mar.6 |
U.S. Senate |
U.S., Russia nuke treaty ratified |
| Mar.10 |
Moscow |
Russia ready for Iraq veto
| Mar.10 |
France |
France, Russia threaten war veto Chirac says France, like Russia, will vote against a second resolution that could lead to war against Iraq
| Mar.11 |
Austria |
U.S., Russia confront dirty bombs
| Mar.19 |
Moscow |
Russian official condemns strike |
| Mar.25 |
Moscow |
Putin denies Russian arms sales to Iraq |
| Apr.5 |
Moscow |
Putin urges US arms pact backing |
| Apr.12 |
|
Putin: War aim not achieved |
| Apr.24 |
Moscow |
Russia backs lifting sanctions |
| Apr.25 |
Kazakhstan |
Rocket Soyuz blasts off
| May.4 |
Kazakhstan |
Soyuz lands off-target, crew safe The rescue teams lost track of the craft in a remote area for a few hours
| May.27 |
Moscow |
Hu meets Putin Both leaders are calling 'the use of force to resolve problems' on the Korean Peninsula 'unacceptable'
| May.31 |
St. Petersburg |
Bush flew into St. Petersburg |
| May.31 |
St. Petersburg |
Bush talks with Putin U.S. President has held formal talks with Russia's President in the Konstantinovsky Palace in St. Petersburg
| Jun.20 |
Moscow |
Putin: Iran gave N-power assurance
| Jun.24 |
London |
Putin arrives for UK state visit President is to begin the first state visit to Britain by a Russian leader in more than 125 years
| Jun.25 |
Scotland |
Putin, Queen reach out on Iraq |
| Jun.26 |
England |
Putin: Russia ready to help Iraq |
| Jul.6 |
Moscow |
Blast victims mourned
| Aug.10 |
Texas |
Space wedding |
| Aug.23 |
Greece |
Ex-Russian media mogul Gusinsky arrested |
| Sep.6 |
|
Election campaign begins |
| Sep.26 |
Washington |
US-Russia summit tackles Iran Bush and Putin have started a 2-day summit, with divisions over Iran's nuclear programme looming large | |
| Sep.27 |
Washington |
Putin makes no commitment on Iraq, Iran |
| Sep.28 |
Moscow |
Conference on climate change Putin has said his country remains undecided on whether or not to sign the Kyoto agreement
| Oct.4 |
Chechnya |
Security tight as Chechens vote
| Oct.5 |
Chechnya |
Ex-candidate: Vote rigged |
| Oct.6 |
Chechnya |
Kremlin man set for win
| Oct.28 |
Kazakhstan |
Space station crew lands safely |
| Oct.29 |
|
Putin calls urgent mines review
| Oct.30 |
Moscow |
Putin's chief of staff resigns
| Oct.31 |
Moscow |
PM 'worried' by Yukos
| Nov.3 |
Moscow |
Putin defends Yukos arrest |
| Nov.5 |
Italy |
Putin met Italian leaders |
| Nov.22 |
Georgia |
Russia mediates in Georgia crisis
| Dec.1 |
Moscow |
Putin demands early Iraq elections
| Dec.5 |
Moscow |
Putin says bombers will not win
| Dec.7 |
Moscow |
Election chief: Russian poll valid
| Dec.7 |
Moscow |
Pro-Putin party set for victory The United Russia party with 37% is leading rivals by a large margin in parliamentary elections | |
| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
OSCE condemns Russia election International election observers are saying the pre-election process was biased towards the main pro-Kremlin party
| Dec.8 |
Washington |
US shares Russian poll concerns The United States are expressing concern about the fairness of the Russian parliamentary elections
| Dec.21 |
Moscow |
Yabloko party to boycott election |