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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Russia</title>
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		<title>Karzai asks for investigation into killing of cousin in reported family feud</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahim Faiez</dc:creator>
		
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Karzai orders investigation into cousin&#8217;s slaying

KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that he has asked the Interior Ministry to investigate the slaying of a young relative in a possible revenge killing connected to a family feud.
The October killing of 18-year-old Waheed Karzai in southern Afghanistan had apparently attracted little attention in Afghanistan before .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/karzai-asks-for-investigation-into-killing-of-cousin-in-reported-family-feud-247161/">Karzai asks for investigation into killing of cousin in reported family feud</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>8 Russian circus tigers and a lioness die during 20-hour truck journey across Siberia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sergei Venyavsky</dc:creator>
		
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8 Russian circus tigers, lioness die during travel

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — Eight tigers and a lioness belonging to a Russian traveling circus died during a 20-hour truck journey across Siberia, police said Tuesday.
The animals were dead when they arrived early Tuesday in the city of Yakutsk, police spokesman Nikolai Sizykh said. No cause has been determined, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-russian-circus-tigers-and-a-lioness-die-during-20-hour-truck-journey-across-siberia-247110/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : 8 Russian circus tigers and a lioness die during 20-hour truck journey across Siberia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia&#8217;s Communists on 130th anniversary of Stalin&#8217;s birth: don&#8217;t criticize him today</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Shuster</dc:creator>
		
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Russia&#8217;s Communists mark Stalin&#8217;s birthday
MOSCOW — The Russian Communist Party called for a moratorium on criticizing Josef Stalin on Monday to allow the country to celebrate the Soviet dictator&#8217;s 130th birthday in peace.
Nationwide, Stalin&#8217;s popularity in Russia has been climbing amid Kremlin-backed efforts to defend his image.
&#8220;We would very much like for any ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russias-communists-on-130th-anniversary-of-stalins-birth-dont-criticize-him-today-246866/">Russia&#8217;s Communists on 130th anniversary of Stalin&#8217;s birth: don&#8217;t criticize him today</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide bomber wounds 23 people in Russia; drive-by shooting kills 2 officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shamsudin Bokov</dc:creator>
		
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Violence in Russia kills 2 people, wounds 23

NAZRAN, Russia — A suicide car bomber attacked a group of police and soldiers in Russia&#8217;s restive North Caucasus Thursday, wounding at least 23 people, while two security officers were killed in a drive-by shooting, officials said.
The bomber struck the group at a checkpoint in the city of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bomber-wounds-23-people-in-russia-drive-by-shooting-kills-2-officers-245498/" title="Suicide bomber wounds 23 people in Russia; drive-by shooting kills 2 officers">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide car bomber wounds police, soldiers, civilians in Russia&#8217;s Caucasus province</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide bomber wounds 23 people in Russia&#8217;s south

NAZRAN, Russia — A suicide car bomber attacked a group of police and soldiers in Russia&#8217;s restive North Caucasus Thursday, wounding at least 23 people, officials said.
The bomber, who died in the attack, struck the group at a checkpoint in the city of Nazran in the province of ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-car-bomber-wounds-police-soldiers-civilians-in-russias-caucasus-province-245323/" title="Suicide car bomber wounds police, soldiers, civilians in Russia&#8217;s Caucasus province">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide car bomber strikes police in Russia&#8217;s volatile Caucasus province, wounding 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide bomber wounds 18 people in Russia&#8217;s south

NAZRAN, Russia — A suicide car bomber struck a group of policemen in Russia&#8217;s restive North Causasus on Thursday, killing himself and wounding at least 16 officers and two civilians, officials said.
The bomber attacked the group of policemen at a checkpoint in the city of Nazran in the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-car-bomber-strikes-police-in-russias-volatile-caucasus-province-wounding-18-245319/">Suicide car bomber strikes police in Russia&#8217;s volatile Caucasus province, wounding 18</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide car bomber strikes police in Russia&#8217;s volatile Caucasus province wounding 11 officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide bomber wounds 11 police in Russia&#8217;s south

NAZRAN, Russia — A suicide car bomber struck a group of policemen in Russia&#8217;s restive North Causasus on Thursday, killing himself and wounding at least 11 officers, officials said.
The bomber attacked the group of policemen at a checkpoint in the city of Nazran in the province of Ingushetia, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-car-bomber-strikes-police-in-russias-volatile-caucasus-province-wounding-11-officers-245267/" title="Suicide car bomber strikes police in Russia&#8217;s volatile Caucasus province wounding 11 officers">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide attack targets police in Russia&#8217;s volatile Caucasus province, officers killed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide attacker targets police in Russia&#8217;s south

NAZRAN, Russia — An Interior Ministry official says that a car drove into a group of police officers and exploded, killing and injuring police and civilians in Russia&#8217;s restive North Caucasus.
Madina Khadziyeva of the ministry&#8217;s branch in the province of Ingushetia says the suicide attacker drove into a group ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-attack-targets-police-in-russias-volatile-caucasus-province-officers-killed-245244/" title="Suicide attack targets police in Russia&#8217;s volatile Caucasus province, officers killed">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia hails recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by island nation of Nauru</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Russia hails Nauru recognizing Abkhazia, S.Ossetia

MOSCOW — Russia said Wednesday that it could expand ties with the South Pacific island nation of Nauru after the world&#8217;s smallest republic recognized two breakaway provinces of Georgia that had declared independence with Russian backing.
Moscow recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states after the August 2008 war between .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-hails-recognition-of-abkhazia-and-south-ossetia-by-island-nation-of-nauru-244903/">Original source &nbsp;: Russia hails recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by island nation of Nauru</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US envoy says he&#8217;s encouraged by meetings in North Korea</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
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US envoy says he&#8217;s encouraged by talks in NKorea

MOSCOW — The special U.S. envoy to North Korea says he has been encouraged by his meetings with North Korean officials.
Stephen Bosworth is in Moscow to brief Russian officials on his three days of meetings with North Korean officials last week.
He said at Monday&#8217;s briefing that he ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-envoy-says-hes-encouraged-by-meetings-in-north-korea-243796/">US envoy says he&#8217;s encouraged by meetings in North Korea</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Eight killed in plane crash in Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHELYABINSK - A private plane crashed in Russia&#8217;s Chelyabinsk region, killing all eight people on board, the regional emergencies center said Sunday.

The SM-92T plane crashed Sunday morning near the town of Korkino some 12 km from the regional center of Chelyabinsk.	 	
&#8220;There were eight people aboard the plane - one pilot and seven parachute jumpers. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eight-killed-in-plane-crash-in-russia-243465/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Eight killed in plane crash in Russia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia-Norway consortium take biggest prize in Iraq oil bidding round</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sinan Salaheddin</dc:creator>
		
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Russia-Norway team wins bid for Iraqi oil field

BAGHDAD — A consortium led by Russia&#8217;s private oil giant on Saturday won the biggest prize of Iraq&#8217;s second oil auction this year as companies snatch up major fields in the relatively calm south and balk at nearly all projects with higher security risks.
Lukoil and Norway&#8217;s Statoil ASA ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-norway-consortium-take-biggest-prize-in-iraq-oil-bidding-round-243231/">Russia-Norway consortium take biggest prize in Iraq oil bidding round</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Russian missile may have caused blue spiraling lights in skies over Norway</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vladimir Isachenkov</dc:creator>
		
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New Russian missile may be behind Norwegian lights

MOSCOW — The failure of a new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile during testing was the cause of spectacular spiraling blue lights in the skies over northern Norway, analysts said Thursday.
Russia&#8217;s defense ministry said a Bulava missile was launched Wednesday by a nuclear submarine submerged in the White Sea ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-russian-missile-may-have-caused-blue-spiraling-lights-in-skies-over-norway-242597/" title="New Russian missile may have caused blue spiraling lights in skies over Norway">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reports: Russian nightclub death toll reaches 131; many others still in critical condition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: Russian nightclub fire toll rises to 131

MOSCOW — Russian news agencies are reporting the death toll from last weekend&#8217;s nightclub fire has risen to 131.
RIA Novosti and Interfax are quoting officials in the Perm region as saying three people died overnight. Three others died during the day Wednesday.
The blaze at the Ural Mountain city&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/reports-russian-nightclub-death-toll-reaches-131-many-others-still-in-critical-condition-242385/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Reports: Russian nightclub death toll reaches 131; many others still in critical condition</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Toll in Russian nightclub fire rises to 128</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ria Novosti</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NIZHNY NOVGOROD - The toll in Saturday&#8217;s nightclub fire in the Russian Urals city of Perm has reached 128, authorities said Thursday.

&#8220;The number of fire victims has reached 128. In addition, 103 people remain in hospitals&#8230; and another five are receiving out-patient treatment,&#8221; the regional emergency authorities said.	 	
The fire engulfed the Lame Horse nightclub .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/toll-in-russian-nightclub-fire-rises-to-128-242365/">Toll in Russian nightclub fire rises to 128</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia to start 5th generation fighter tests in 2010: Deputy PM</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NIZHNY NOVGOROD - Russia will start testing its fifth-generation fighter jet in 2010, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said Tuesday.

&#8220;The trials will begin in 2010,&#8221; Ivanov said. Earlier reports said tests would start before the end of this year.	 	
Deputy Defence Minister Vladimir Popovkin said the fighter, which has been under development since the 1990s, ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-to-start-5th-generation-fighter-tests-in-2010-deputy-pm-241547/">Russia to start 5th generation fighter tests in 2010: Deputy PM</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Chavez: Venezuela acquires thousands of missiles

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez said Monday that Venezuela has received thousands of Russian-made missiles and rocket launchers as part of his government&#8217;s military preparations for a possible armed conflict with neighboring Colombia.
&#8220;They are preparing a war against us,&#8221; Chavez said during a televised address, repeating a charge he ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-says-thousands-of-missiles-arriving-as-venezuela-prepares-in-case-of-war-with-colombia-241201/">Chavez says thousands of missiles arriving as Venezuela prepares in case of war with Colombia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: death toll in Russian nightclub fire reaches 112</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian nightclub fire death toll reaches 112

PERM, Russia — Russian emergency officials say the number of people killed by a nightclub fire in the Urals city of Perm has risen to 112.
Emergency Ministry spokeswoman Darya Kochneva said Sunday the latest victim was a man who died of severe burns in a Moscow hospital where he .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-death-toll-in-russian-nightclub-fire-reaches-112-240546/">Officials: death toll in Russian nightclub fire reaches 112</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>103 die overcome by smoke or crushed in Russian nightclub fire reportedly caused by fireworks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian nightclub fire kills 103; many crushed

PERM, Russia — Panicked clubgoers crushed each other to death in a popular Russian nightspot as they tried to flee a fast-moving fire that one eyewitness told The Associated Press was started by pyrotechnic fountains set up on the stage.
Officials said 103 people died when the fire tore through .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/103-die-overcome-by-smoke-or-crushed-in-russian-nightclub-fire-reportedly-caused-by-fireworks-240323/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 103 die overcome by smoke or crushed in Russian nightclub fire reportedly caused by fireworks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian news reports: 102 die in nightclub in blast, fire caused by pyrotechnics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Heintz</dc:creator>
		
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Reports: Russian nightclub blast kills 102
MOSCOW — An explosion and fire that officials blamed on pyrotechnics tore through the Lame Horse nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early Saturday, killing 102 people, the Russian emergencies ministry said.
Regional security minister Igor Orlov said the popular club had a suspended plastic ceiling that caught fire ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-news-reports-102-die-in-nightclub-in-blast-fire-caused-by-pyrotechnics-240196/">Russian news reports: 102 die in nightclub in blast, fire caused by pyrotechnics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian news reports: 101 die in nightclub in blast, fire caused by pyrotechnics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: Russian nightclub blast kills 101

MOSCOW — An explosion and fire apparently caused by pyrotechnics tore through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early Saturday, killing 101 people, according to news reports.
Regional security minister Igor Orlov said the club had a suspended plastic ceiling that caught fire quickly when ignited by so-called &#8220;cold ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-news-reports-101-die-in-nightclub-in-blast-fire-caused-by-pyrotechnics-240156/">Read : Russian news reports: 101 die in nightclub in blast, fire caused by pyrotechnics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian news reports: At least 94 killed in nightclub in blast caused by pyrotechnics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: Russian nightclub blast kills at least 94

MOSCOW — An explosion apparently caused by pyrotechnics tore through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early Saturday, killing at least 94 people, according to news reports in the country.
It was not immediately clear if the pyrotechnics were kept in storage at the club or being ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-news-reports-at-least-94-killed-in-nightclub-in-blast-caused-by-pyrotechnics-240146/" title="Russian news reports: At least 94 killed in nightclub in blast caused by pyrotechnics">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian news reports: More than 100 killed in nightclub in blast caused by pyrotechnics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Heintz</dc:creator>
		
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Reports: Russia club blast kills more than 100

MOSCOW — An explosion apparently caused by pyrotechnics tore through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early Saturday, killing more than 100 people, according to emergency officials quoted by state television.
It was not immediately clear if the pyrotechnics were kept in storage at the club or .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-news-reports-more-than-100-killed-in-nightclub-in-blast-caused-by-pyrotechnics-240132/">Original article &nbsp;: Russian news reports: More than 100 killed in nightclub in blast caused by pyrotechnics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian news reports: 76 killed in explosion at Perm nightclub</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: Russian nightclub blast kills 76
MOSCOW — Russian news agencies say an explosion apparently caused by pyrotechnics tore through a nightclub in the city of Perm, killing 76 people.

Emergency officials quoted by state-run news agency RIA-Novosti say the cause was pyrotechnics, but did not specify if the explosives were being used in a show at ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-news-reports-76-killed-in-explosion-at-perm-nightclub-240115/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Russian news reports: 76 killed in explosion at Perm nightclub</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian news reports: 15 killed in explosion at Perm nightclub</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: 15 killed in Russian nightclub blast

MOSCOW — A Russia news agency has reported 15 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a nightclub explosion in the city of Perm.
There were no immediate reports on the possible cause of the explosion early Saturday.
The ITAR-Tass news agency cited an unnamed police source as saying there ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-news-reports-15-killed-in-explosion-at-perm-nightclub-240110/">Russian news reports: 15 killed in explosion at Perm nightclub</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Moscow&#8217;s &#8216;Worker and Collective Farm Woman&#8217; stride forward again as famed sculpture restored</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Renowned Soviet-era statue back in view
MOSCOW — A gigantic sculpture that is one of the most admired examples of Soviet socialist realism is back on view in Moscow after six years of restoration.

The stainless-steel sculpture, called &#8220;Worker and Collective Farm Woman,&#8221; was unveiled Friday in a nighttime ceremony with fireworks attended by thousands.
The 24.5-meter (80-foot) .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/moscows-worker-and-collective-farm-woman-stride-forward-again-as-famed-sculpture-restored-240039/">Source article &nbsp;: Moscow&#8217;s &#8216;Worker and Collective Farm Woman&#8217; stride forward again as famed sculpture restored</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iconic Russian actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov dies at 81</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian actor Tikhonov dies at 81
MOSCOW — Russian news reports say iconic film actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov has died in Moscow at age 81.

Quoting the Russian Union of Cinematographers, the ITAR-Tass reported that Tikhonov died Friday in a Moscow clinic, several days after a heart attack.
He was known in the West for his role of a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iconic-russian-actor-vyacheslav-tikhonov-dies-at-81-239991/">Read : Iconic Russian actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov dies at 81</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope, Russian leader agree to upgrade diplomatic relations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Pope meets with Russian leader
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI and visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Thursday to upgrade Vatican-Kremlin relations to full diplomatic ties, the Vatican said.

The meeting followed improvements in relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican.
A Vatican statement said the two men agreed that Russia will upgrade its representation ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-russian-leader-agree-to-upgrade-diplomatic-relations-239624/" title="Pope, Russian leader agree to upgrade diplomatic relations">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chechen rebel group claims responsibility for Russian train bombing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Chechen rebels claim Russian train bombing

MOSCOW — A statement on a Web site sympathetic to Chechen rebels says the militants have claimed responsibility for last week&#8217;s Russian train bombing that killed at least 26 and injured scores of others.
The Kavkazcenter.com Web site posted Wednesday what it said was a letter written on behalf of Chechen .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chechen-rebel-group-claims-responsibility-for-russian-train-bombing-238631/">Chechen rebel group claims responsibility for Russian train bombing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fragmentary Nabokov novel published in Russia, despite author&#8217;s request that it be burned</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fragmentary-nabokov-novel-published-in-russia-despite-authors-request-that-it-be-burned-237723/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Fragmentary Nabokov novel published in Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Vladimir Nabokov&#8217;s final, fragmentary novel went on sale Monday in two versions in Russia, more than 30 years after he asked that it be burned upon his death.
The emigre Russian wrote &#8220;The Original of Laura&#8221; on index cards in 1975-77, the last years of his life.
He ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fragmentary-nabokov-novel-published-in-russia-despite-authors-request-that-it-be-burned-237723/">Original article on  : Fragmentary Nabokov novel published in Russia, despite author&#8217;s request that it be burned</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian train derailment death toll hits 26, police release sketch of possible suspect</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian train toll hits 26; Police release sketch

MOSCOW — 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 terrorists from the volatile North Caucasus.
Authorities say Friday night&#8217;s derailment of a train speeding ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-train-derailment-death-toll-hits-26-police-release-sketch-of-possible-suspect-237554/" title="Russian train derailment death toll hits 26, police release sketch of possible suspect">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Relatives identify victims of Russian train wreck, officials seek clues in &#8216;terrorist attack&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Victims being identified after Russian train wreck

MOSCOW — Relatives have begun the grim process of identifying loved ones killed in the wreck of a train Russian authorities say was blown off the tracks by a terrorist bomb.
Investigators are trying to determine who was behind what would be Russia&#8217;s deadliest terrorist attack outside the North Caucasus .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/relatives-identify-victims-of-russian-train-wreck-officials-seek-clues-in-terrorist-attack-237225/">Original source &nbsp;: Relatives identify victims of Russian train wreck, officials seek clues in &#8216;terrorist attack&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian investigators deny wrongdoing in the prison death of 37-year-old lawyer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian ministry: lawyer was fine before death

MOSCOW — Russian investigators have defended their treatment of a lawyer whose death in a Moscow prison last week has prompted deep concern and criticism.
Sergei Magnitsky was arrested in November 2008 on tax-evasion accusations linked to his work with a company headed by a high-profile investor who has been ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-investigators-deny-wrongdoing-in-the-prison-death-of-37-year-old-lawyer-235865/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Russian investigators deny wrongdoing in the prison death of 37-year-old lawyer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Putin&#8217;s Siberian tiger disappears, possibly due to tracking device failure or poachers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — A rare Siberian tiger that Vladimir Putin fitted with a radio-tracking collar is alive and well, the Russian prime minister&#8217;s spokesman said Wednesday, easing concerns raised when an environmentalist said the tracking device had gone silent.
Putin drew worldwide publicity in 2008 when he shot .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/putins-siberian-tiger-disappears-possibly-due-to-tracking-device-failure-or-poachers-235714/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Defense chief says US will examine its own contracts in hopes of reducing Afghan corruption</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
He said the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/defense-chief-says-us-will-examine-its-own-contracts-in-hopes-of-reducing-afghan-corruption-233638/">Read more : Defense chief says US will examine its own contracts in hopes of reducing Afghan corruption</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Cosmonaut says Russia falling behind in space race with reliance on old technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Cosmonaut says Russia falling behind in space race

MOSCOW — Russia lacks a viable program for developing a new spacecraft and risks losing its place as a leader in space travel, a veteran Russian cosmonaut said in an interview published Friday.
Efforts to build a successor to the 40-year old Soyuz spacecraft have dragged on with no .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-cosmonaut-says-russia-falling-behind-in-space-race-with-reliance-on-old-technology-233537/">Original source &nbsp;: Report: Cosmonaut says Russia falling behind in space race with reliance on old technology</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran says it will launch another communications satellite without outside help in 2 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran to launch satellite on its own by late 2011

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran plans to launch a communications satellite by late 2011 with no outside help, a top Iranian official said Friday, after Italy and Russia declined to put it into orbit.
The move reflected Tehran&#8217;s frustration with the two countries as it tries to push .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-says-it-will-launch-another-communications-satellite-without-outside-help-in-2-years-233533/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Iran says it will launch another communications satellite without outside help in 2 years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>20 years after UN pact to protect children, some successes alongside a long list of woes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE — The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/20-years-after-un-pact-to-protect-children-some-successes-alongside-a-long-list-of-woes-233335/" title="20 years after UN pact to protect children, some successes alongside a long list of woes">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Orthodox priest shot dead in Moscow church, assistant wounded</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian Orthodox priest shot dead in Moscow church

MOSCOW — A gunman killed a Russian Orthodox priest in his Moscow church and seriously wounded the reverend&#8217;s assistant, officials said Friday.
An unidentified attacker shot Rev. Daniil Sysoyev at point-blank range late Thursday, prosecutors said. Sysoyev died of wounds in an ambulance after the attack, authorities said. Sysoyev&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-orthodox-priest-shot-dead-in-moscow-church-assistant-wounded-233330/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Russian Orthodox priest shot dead in Moscow church, assistant wounded</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists on Antarctic cruise reaches clear water</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic

MOSCOW — A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday.
The icebreaker Captain Khlebnikov, with 101 passengers on board, got stuck in the ice earlier this week .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-icebreaker-carrying-more-than-100-tourists-on-antarctic-cruise-reaches-clear-water-233183/">Original article &nbsp;: Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists on Antarctic cruise reaches clear water</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian icebreaker carrying over 100 tourists on Antarctic cruise nears clear water</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian ship freeing itself from ice in Antarctic

MOSCOW — A Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on an Antarctic cruise was approaching open water Thursday after being halted by unexpectedly thick ice, its owners and a travel agency said.
The icebreaker Captain Khlebnikov had trouble freeing itself from sea ice earlier this ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-icebreaker-carrying-over-100-tourists-on-antarctic-cruise-nears-clear-water-232325/">Russian icebreaker carrying over 100 tourists on Antarctic cruise nears clear water</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia&#8217;s Constitutional Court rules to extend moratorium on death penalty</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian court extends moratorium on death penalty

ST.PETERSBURG, Russia — Russia&#8217;s Constitutional Court effectively outlawed the death penalty Thursday, saying that a moratorium on capital punishment should remain in force until the nation fully bans executions.
Constitutional Court chief Valery Zorkin said that Russia must extend the moratorium on executions until it ratifies a European convention banning .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russias-constitutional-court-rules-to-extend-moratorium-on-death-penalty-232296/">Russia&#8217;s Constitutional Court rules to extend moratorium on death penalty</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says US pursuing possible international sanctions against Iran over nuclear standoff</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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SEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama said Thursday the United States has begun talking with allies about fresh punishment against Iran for defying efforts to halt its nuclear weapons pursuits.
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		<title>Antiracists, far-right youth battle in Moscow after slaying of activist known as &#8216;Bonebreaker&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
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MOSCOW — A simmering confrontation between far-right youths and ant-racist activists has erupted into Moscow&#8217;s streets after the fatal shooting of an anti-racist activist known as the Bonebreaker.
The violence stems from deep animus between two aggressive camps with starkly different visions of Russia&#8217;s future — neo-Nazi skinheads .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/antiracists-far-right-youth-battle-in-moscow-after-slaying-of-activist-known-as-bonebreaker-231924/">Antiracists, far-right youth battle in Moscow after slaying of activist known as &#8216;Bonebreaker&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>High-profile advocates urge leaders to treat road safety as seriously as killer diseases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
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World leaders urged to boost road safety
MOSCOW — Former NATO chief George Robertson and movie actress Michelle Yeoh urged world leaders Wednesday to treat traffic accidents as though they were a killer disease.

Road crashes kill on the scale of malaria or tuberculosis, claiming an average of 1.3 million lives per year globally — a figure ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/high-profile-advocates-urge-leaders-to-treat-road-safety-as-seriously-as-killer-diseases-231841/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : High-profile advocates urge leaders to treat road safety as seriously as killer diseases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian cop kills self after shooting colleague dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YEKATERINBERG - A Russian police officer from the Urals city of Severouralsk killed himself after accidentally shooting his female colleague dead, an official said Tuesday.

Pavel Limonov, 26, accidentally fired a shot as he was handing over his weapon late Monday after his day-shift on duty.	 	
&#8220;The bullet rebounded from a wall and hit police officer .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-cop-kills-self-after-shooting-colleague-dead-231052/">Russian cop kills self after shooting colleague dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Campaigner against hate crimes shot and killed in the Russian capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Campaigner against hate crimes killed in Moscow

MOSCOW — Russian prosecutors say an anti-hate crimes campaigner has been shot and killed in Moscow.
The Prosecutor General&#8217;s Investigative Committee says the man killed Monday was an active campaigner against neo-Nazi groups.
It said in a statement Tuesday that investigators are looking into the victim&#8217;s activities as a possible motive ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/campaigner-against-hate-crimes-shot-and-killed-in-the-russian-capital-230999/">Campaigner against hate crimes shot and killed in the Russian capital</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New databases on fate of dead, missing POWs from Russia, Germany</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Germany launches databases on fate of POWs

BERLIN — A new database with the names of some 70,000 Soviet prisoners of war held in Germany during the Third Reich is now available online, the Saxony state government said in a statement Monday.
The names of another 10,000 Germans who were sentenced by Soviet military tribunals during or ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-databases-on-fate-of-dead-missing-pows-from-russia-germany-230596/">New databases on fate of dead, missing POWs from Russia, Germany</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reports: Startup of Iran&#8217;s Russian-built nuclear reactor delayed until next year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: Iran&#8217;s Russian reactor startup delayed

MOSCOW — Russian news agencies are reporting the reactor at a nuclear power plant that Russia is building in Iran will not be switched on this year as planned.
The agencies quote Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko as saying Monday that while Russia expects to make &#8220;serious progress&#8221; by the end of .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/reports-startup-of-irans-russian-built-nuclear-reactor-delayed-until-next-year-230424/">Reports: Startup of Iran&#8217;s Russian-built nuclear reactor delayed until next year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmadinejad says impasse over nuke talks can only hurt West, embolden Iran&#8217;s nuclear program</title>
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Ahmadinejad says Western pressure empowers Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — An impasse in nuclear talks between world powers and Iran would only hurt the West by making Tehran push harder to advance its technology, according to the latest remarks by the Iranian president.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s comments can be seen as a veiled threat that Iran would .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ahmadinejad-says-impasse-over-nuke-talks-can-only-hurt-west-embolden-irans-nuclear-program-230393/">Ahmadinejad says impasse over nuke talks can only hurt West, embolden Iran&#8217;s nuclear program</a>.]]></description>
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