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Kyrgyzstan air crash
24.08.2008 23:32
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A Kyrgyz passenger plane bound for Tehran crashed near the capital, Bishkek, killing 68 people, while another 22 survived, the country's health ministry said on Monday.
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Russia's NATO envoy to hold consultations in Moscow on Monday
24.08.2008 23:32
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Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's envoy to NATO, will discuss the future for Russian-NATO cooperation with the country's leadership on Monday, a day later than scheduled.
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Kyrgyzstan air crash leaves 68 dead, 22 survivors
24.08.2008 23:32
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A Kyrgyz passenger plane bound for Tehran crashed near the capital, Bishkek, killing 68 people, while another 22 survived, the country's health ministry said on Monday.
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Two police officers killed, one injured in ambush in Daghestan
24.08.2008 22:44
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Two police officers died and another was seriously injured when a gunman opened fire on a checkpoint in the capital of Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Daghestan, a source in the interior ministry said.
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Russian peacekeepers to cooperate with OSCE observers in S.Ossetia
24.08.2008 10:37
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that Russian peacekeepers in South Ossetia were ready for cooperation with observers from the Organization for Co-Operation and Security in Europe.
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Zenit back to best form, Rubin stretch lead at top
24.08.2008 10:37
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Zenit St. Petersburg stormed to an away win against the Volga area side Krilya Sovetov on Sunday, 24 hours after Rubin FC stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points.
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Beijing 2008 Olympics declared closed
24.08.2008 10:37
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International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge declared the Beijing Olympic Games closed on Sunday.
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Council of Europe rights official shocked by S.Ossetia destruction
24.08.2008 10:37
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The Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights called the destruction in Tskhinvali an insult to mankind during a visit to the devastated South Ossetian capital on Sunday.
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Russia takes third place at Olympics
24.08.2008 10:37
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Russia took third place at the Beijing Olympic Games with 72 medals - 23 gold, 21 silver and 28 bronze.
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U.S. supplies $13 million worth of aid to Georgia
24.08.2008 10:37
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A U.S. warship has delivered $13 million worth of humanitarian aid to the Georgian port of Batumi, Georgia's Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.
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Medvedev says Moscow, Kiev should protect 'historic ties'
24.08.2008 10:37
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Moscow and Kiev should take each other's interests into account when drawing up foreign policy, and should work to resolve the issue of Russia's Black Sea fleet, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday.
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