Armenia's controversial gold rush
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Investors from Russia have moved in to take control of what is believed to be one of Armenia's biggest gold-mining operations.
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The controversy involves the race between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko. Critics cited widespread election fraud when Yanukovych -- who was strongly supported by
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New tensions emerge on Georgia's border with Azerbaijan over claims of smuggling and a rail dispute.
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Near complete results show that PM Serge Sarkisian wins Armenia's presidential poll, but his main rival cries foul.
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Gold hit a record high above $900 an ounce on Monday as turmoil in financial markets, expectations of aggressive U.S. rate cuts and a falling dollar helped raise the metal's safe-haven appeal.
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The bitterly fought $8.1bn (Â£4.5bn) bid battle for control of Gold Fields is set to become even more acrimonious this week when Harmony Gold Mining launches a fresh attack on its target&#39;s track record.
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Thousands protested in Armenia's capital on Wednesday against a presidential election they said was rigged in favor of Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan, but Western observers called it broadly fair.
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born out of a former gulag north of the Arctic Circle - come to be a key player in South Africa&#39;s gold industry? There used to be a lot of talk about foreign companies running off with Russian resources.
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Newmont Mining Corporation, the world's biggest gold producer, has been trailed by allegations of pollution on four continents, including Indonesia.
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Armenia's parliament voted Friday to send 46 non-combat troops to Iraq, a move that was backed by President Robert Kocharian but drew sharp criticism from many Armenians and opposition groups.
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CRONIES of the failed Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich have begun a rush to get out of the country amid fears of a backlash in the wake of the controversial presidential election.
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Armenian Generals Unhappy With Iraq Deployment By Gevorg Stamboltsian 09/09/2004 09:12 Radio Free Europe, Czech Republic Sept 9 2004 Two senior Armenian army generals have indicated their opposition to ...
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THE bid by charismatic Harmony CE Bernard Swanepoel to take over Gold Fields has all the makings of a bitter fight and one that may result, after years of success, in a serious setback for him.
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Archaeologists have unearthed a treasure of gold and silver in a Thracian tomb in Bulgaria, calling it a unique find from classical antiquity.
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Large numbers vote in a presidential poll in Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave disputed between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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Kiruna, a mining town in north Sweden, has been invaded by thousands of rats thought to have crossed the border from Norway with garbage shipments for the local recycling center, officials said Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (IPS) - A resolution recognising as "genocide" the  deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in the former Ottoman Empire  nearly a century ago has gained the sponsorship of a majority of  members in the U.S. House of Representatives. But it has also  drawn heavy criticism from George W. Bush administration  officials, who argue that the non-binding and largely symbolic  legislation could harm relations with Turkey at a particularly  crucial time.