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Nabucco Pipeline Competition for Russian Gas - Voice of America border=

Nabucco Pipeline Competition for Russian Gas - Voice of America

Voice of America
Monday's agreement in Ankara between Turkey and four members of the European Union to construct the Nabucco pipeline for alternative fuel supplies to Europe has raised eyebrows in Russia. The project could force a rival Russian …
AFP
Turkish Daily News
RIA Novosti
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Leader of Russian Region Is Attacked - New York Times

New York Times
The remains of the motorcade of Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, the president of the Ingushetia region of Russia, after it was hit by a bomb on Monday.
RT
The Associated Press
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Russian Olympic city elects mayor in Kremlin test - AFP border=

Russian Olympic city elects mayor in Kremlin test - AFP

AFP
SOCHI, Russia (AFP) - Voters in the Russian city of Sochi, which will hold the 2014 Winter Olympics, on Sunday voted for a new mayor in an election being closely watched by the Kremlin and marked by opposition charges of foul play.
guardian.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk
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Russian troops, militants clash in Chechnya - ABC Online border=

Russian troops, militants clash in Chechnya - ABC Online

ABC Online
By Moscow correspondent Scott Bevan Russian troops have fought against rebels in Chechnya, just a day after Moscow declared an end to an anti-terrorism operation in the troubled republic.
Al Jazeera
Xinhua
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Dozens dead in Russian insurgency - BBC News border=

Dozens dead in Russian insurgency - BBC News

BBC News
Nearly 50 people died in the south Russian region of Ingushetia in fighting with Islamist rebels between January and March, officials say.
Al Jazeera
New York Times
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Putin defends handling of Russian crisis - Reuters border=

Putin defends handling of Russian crisis - Reuters

Reuters
By Denis Dyomkin MOSCOW, April 6 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin defended his handling of Russia's worst economic crisis in a decade on Monday, telling lawmakers that a 3 trillion rouble ($90 billion) package of measures would ensure the …
RT
Reuters India
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Russian Military Rearmament Plan Pits Politics Against Economics - Voice of America

Voice of America
By Peter Fedynsky Russian President Dmitri Medvedev this week announced a large-scale military rearmament program, which he says will require considerable resources despite difficulties associated with the current global economic crisis.
RT
United Press International
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