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We have started to collect the most important news related to Russia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
An EU-sponsored report into the war in Georgia last year says Georgia started it, but after months of provocation.
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Russia's richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov, reaches a preliminary deal to buy the NBA's New Jersey Nets.
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The UN's cultural watchdog urges Russia to stop a 400m skyscraper being built among the baroque buildings of St Petersburg.
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China, 
IranChina says more sanctions on Iran will not help diplomatic efforts, as Russia appears to soften its opposition.
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Russia's largest carmaker, Avtovaz, says it will cut up to 27,600 jobs as it tries to cope with the global slump in demand.
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Russia's largest carmaker, Avtovaz, says it will cut up to 27,600 jobs as it tries to cope with the global slump in demand.
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IranRussia's president signals that Moscow might be ready to soften opposition to sanctions on Iran, as its leader addresses the UN.
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A lawyer for one of eight alleged Russian hijackers of the Arctic Sea says they were in fact welcomed on board the ship.
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A gang of racist youths are given up to 10 years in jail for a string of brutal, random attacks on foreigners in Moscow.
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United StatesPresident Obama says Russian opposition had no bearing on his decision to scrap the US plan for a missile shield in Europe.
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Angela Robson reports from the Russian republic of Tuva, where residents appear keen not to allow investments that would impact on their unique way of life.
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BelgiumNato's new Secretary General Rasmussen calls for a new strategic partnership with Russia, in a major foreign policy speech.
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United StatesRussian President Dmitry Medvedev welcomes the US move to shelve controversial missile defence bases in Europe.
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Russian airline Aeroflot says it is ready to "thin" its workforce after profits plunge amid fewer passengers and higher fuel costs.
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Russia says it has finished looking into the case of a cargo ship allegedly hijacked in the Baltic Sea in July.
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The ties that bind Russia's president and prime minister
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Russia's President Medvedev refuses to rule out running for a second term in office, Russian news agencies report.
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United States, 
VenezuelaThe US says it is concerned by an arms build-up in Venezuela, a day after the country announced an arms deal with Russia.
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VenezuelaRussia agrees to lend Venezuela over $2bn to buy weapons including tanks and anti-aircraft systems, President Chavez says.
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UkraineThe head of Russian gas giant Gazprom expresses concern Ukraine might not be able to pay its gas bills beyond 2010.
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VenezuelaVenezuela's President Chavez says the country will soon take delivery of 300km-range missiles supplied by Russia.
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Russian PM Vladimir Putin gives the clearest indication yet that he might run again for the presidency in 2012.
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GermanyTwo German merchant ships negotiate the North East passage in the Russian Arctic, which was ice-bound until recently.
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IranRussian PM Vladimir Putin warns against military action on Iran, as diplomatic moves over its nuclear programme gain pace.
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Iran, United StatesThe US dismisses Iran's latest proposals on its nuclear programme, but Russia says they contain "something to work with".
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SpainFormer Tottenham and Real Madrid manager Juande Ramos takes charge at Russian side CSKA Moscow
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Croatia, 
Netherlands, 
Slovakia, 
United KingdomEngland qualify for the World Cup after hammering Croatia, Netherlands end Scotland's dream, Northern Ireland lose 2-0 to Slovakia and Wales are beaten by Russia.
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IranMoscow denies claims that a ship which was apparently hijacked in July was carrying Russian anti-aircraft missiles to Iran.
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IranMoscow denies claims that a ship which was apparently hijacked in July was carrying Russian anti-aircraft missiles to Iran.
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A journalist flees Russia after suggesting the Arctic Sea ship, apparently hijacked in July, may have been carrying illegal arms.
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Russia's Supreme Court orders a new investigation into the 2006 killing of the journalist and Kremlin critic, Anna Politkovskaya.
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The African immigrant running for office in Russia
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Russia marks the fifth anniversary of the Beslan siege in which more than 330 people died after Chechen rebels seized a school.
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Germany, 
PolandCommemorations are taking place to mark the outbreak of World War II amid tensions between Poland and Russia.
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GermanyRussia builds strategic ties with pre-poll Germany
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Russian forces have killed an al-Qaeda militant in the increasingly volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan, officials say.
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Nearly 60% of African people living in Russia's capital Moscow have been the victim of racist attacks, a study says.
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How the downturn has hit Russia's oligarchs
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Europe is seeking to maintain flight opportunities for its astronauts by buying Soyuz spacecraft from Russia.
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Eight men have been charged with hijacking and piracy after the disappearance of the Arctic Sea, Russian prosecutors say.
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Fulham secure their spot in the group stages of the Europa League despite losing to Amkar Perm in Russia.
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Sergei Mikhalkov, the Russian who wrote the words of the Soviet and Russian national anthems, dies aged 96.
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Russia says for the first time that a ship which went missing in mysterious circumstances may have had sensitive cargo.
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Four police officers are killed in a suicide bomb attack in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya, reports say.
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Everton sign Russia midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov from Lokomotiv Moscow for an undisclosed fee.
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Georgia, UkraineUkrainian troops backed Georgian forces in last year's brief conflict between Georgia and Russia, Moscow prosecutors say.
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The death toll from Monday's accident at Russia's largest hydro-electric power plant rises to 67, officials say.
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Arrests made but world no wiser on Russian ship drama
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Russian PM Vladimir Putin promises relatives of victims of a power plant explosion 1m roubles ($30,000) each in compensation.
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Russia is to review the state of key installations following the deadly explosion at a big Siberian hydro-electric power plant.
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The crew and suspected hijackers of the Arctic Sea - the cargo ship found off West Africa on Monday - arrive in Moscow.
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Pollution from a blast at Russia's largest hydro-electric power station kills fish and spreads down a major Siberian river.
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A group that hijacked the Arctic Sea threatened to blow up the ship if its ransom demand was not met, Russian officials say.
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Cape VerdeThe Russian navy arrests a group of eight people it says hijacked the Arctic Sea, the missing ship found off West Africa.
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As many as 76 people are feared dead after an explosion at a huge Siberian hydro-electric power station.
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Russia sacks a top official and moves to boost security in the southern Ingushetia region after a bomb blast killed 20 people.
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A blast at Russia's largest hydro-electric power station kills eight workers and leaves 54 missing, investigators say.
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At least 20 people are killed and more than 138 injured by a bomb attack at a police station in southern Russia.
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Cape VerdeMoscow says it has found a missing cargo vessel near the Cape Verde islands and retrieved its 15-member Russian crew.
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What is the real state of the Russian Army?
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