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Head of OSCE main election monitoring arm to visit Moscow Sept. 9
03.09.2008 04:23
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The recently appointed chief of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will pay a visit to Moscow on September 9, a Russian election commission official said on Wednesday.
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Rival Cypriot leaders launch reunification talks
03.09.2008 04:23
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The Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders restarted direct talks on the island's reunification on Wednesday, state media reported.
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U.S. top diplomat to pay first Libya visit in 55 years
03.09.2008 04:23
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit Libya this week, the first official trip to the North African country by a top U.S. diplomat in 55 years, the State Department announced.
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Hundreds of aftershocks hit quake-stricken southwest China
03.09.2008 04:23
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Two police officers injured in S.Russia militant attack
03.09.2008 04:23
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Two police officers were injured on Wednesday when gunmen opened fire on their car in the south Russian republic of Daghestan, a police spokesman said.
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Dollar up 15.55 kopeks, euro down 1.76 kopeks - Central Bank
03.09.2008 04:23
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Ukraine's presidential party quits ruling coalition
03.09.2008 02:30
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko's party officially pulled out of the ruling pro-Western coalition on Wednesday amid a government dispute over presidential powers and the Georgia-Russia conflict.
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Russian foreign minister to visit Poland Sept. 11
03.09.2008 02:30
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Poland on September 11 for talks with his counterpart and the country's prime minister, Polish television said on Wednesday.
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South Ossetia recovering after the war
03.09.2008 02:30
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The first café has opened in Tskhinvali. When people find the time for a quiet chat, it means life is getting back to normal.
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Russia shuts down consulate in Georgia
03.09.2008 02:30
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The consular department at Russia's embassy in Georgia will shut down on Wednesday following Tbilisi's formal announcement that it is to cut diplomatic ties with Russia, the embassy's press attache said.
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One killed, six injured in Siberian open-pit coalmine blast
03.09.2008 02:30
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One worker was killed and six injured after a gas blast at an open-pit coalmine in Khakasia, a Russian republic in south Siberia, a local emergencies official said on Wednesday.
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Russia sends humanitarian aid to Georgian border villages
03.09.2008 02:30
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Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry will send humanitarian aid on Wednesday to three Georgian villages near the border with South Ossetia, devastated by the recent conflict, a ministry spokesman said.
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Journalist dies in south Russia after attack
03.09.2008 02:30
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A prominent journalist in the south Russian republic of Daghestan died on Wednesday after being attacked by gunmen the previous day, a police official said.
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Medvedev assures Europe its gas supplies are safe
03.09.2008 02:30
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Russia will meet all its commitments to supply natural gas to European Union member states, President Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with the news channel Euronews.
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