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Russian train toll hits 26; Police release sketch MOSCOW (AP) — Police released a composite sketch Monday of a man thought to be involved in a train bombing that killed 26 people, and a railway official suggested the attack had the hallmarks of terrorism by saboteurs from the volatile North Caucasus.
Nov 30, 2009 at 20:58
Russians mourn victims of express train wreck MOSCOW (AP) — Russians mourned at religious services and soccer stadiums Sunday after a deadly train wreck that authorities blamed on a terrorist bomb. The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church urged the nation not to give in to fear.
Nov 29, 2009 at 19:25
Uzbekistan closes border with Kazakhstan ASTANA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Uzbekistan has closed its border with central Asian neighbour Kazakhstan to all but citizens of each nation returning home, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on Nov. 23, as swine flu spreads in both countries.
Nov 23, 2009 at 15:06 | Reuters
Moscow accuses Yushchenko of Europe gas blackmail MOSCOW, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The Kremlin onNov. 19accused Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko of blackmailing Europe on gas in response to a letter in which Yushchenko called on Russia to change the terms of gas contracts.
Nov 19, 2009 at 18:50 | Reuters
Russia's Medvedev vows to up fight in North Caucasus MOSCOW, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev vowed on Nov. 12 to fight international terrorism in the North Caucasus, but criticized what he said was an unprecedented level of corruption in the area.
Nov 12, 2009 at 13:01 | Reuters
Russia warns Ukraine not to take transit gas Russia will cut gas deliveries to Europe if Ukraine siphons off supplies crossing its territory, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, in a warning that raised the spectre of another gas dispute.
Nov 11, 2009 at 15:16 | Reuters
Russian public health official: No dangerous mutations of A(H1N1) virus recorded Moscow, November 11 (Interfax) - Russian medical specialists are of the view that the A(H1N1) virus has not undergone significant genetic mutations and has not acquired new malignant properties Gennady Onishchenko the chief public health official and head of the consumer and health protection watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, said.
Nov 11, 2009 at 10:28 | Interfax-Ukraine
In Eastern Europe, people pine for socialism BELENE, Bulgaria, Nov 8 (Reuters) - In the dense forests of the idyllic Danube island of Persin, home to the endangered sea eagle and the pygmy cormorant, lie the ghastly remains of a communist-era death camp.
Nov 8, 2009 at 09:52