Kadyrov&#39;s Birthday Celebrated
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Russian and Chechen officials commemorated the birthday of slain Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov on Monday, six days before an election to replace him as leader of the republic.
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Valdas Adamkus has a problem. The 79-year-old president of Lithuania has been invited -- personally, persistently, even threateningly -- by Russian President Vladimir Putin to an event that he really, really ...
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Kelly Holmes holds up her Olympic medals as Britain&#39;s team parades through London. Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images. Thousands of people lined the streets of central London today to pay tribute to Britain&#39;s
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Before the trip to Moscow on May 9 to participate in the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the victory in World War II, Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus should take into account not only patriotic ...
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Russian teenager Mikhail Ignatyev gave his nation their first medal of the Olympic track cycling competition on Tuesday, winning gold in the men&#39;s points race.
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Politics: 29 October 2004, Friday. Bulgaria's Patriarch Maxim celebrates Friday his 90th birthday, joined by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
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NIKOLAI DAVYDENKO and French Open champion Anastasia Myskina made it a double Russian celebration in Moscow overnight when they stormed to victory at the Kremlin Cup.
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The Kremlin&#39;s preferred candidate was poised for election as head of Russia&#39;s conflict-torn republic of Chechnya last night, after a day of voting marred by at least one death and allegations of improper conduct.
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The Person of the Year choice was greeted with media fanfare and critic complaints. Yuri Zarakhovich appraises the reaction
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The result was no surprise, as the Kremlin backed selection was always expected to win. Alkhanov is a Kremlin replacement for Akhmad Kadyrov who was assassinated in May of this year.
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China&#39;s month-long celebration of the birth centenary of its late leader Deng Xiaoping, chief architect of the country&#39;s reform and opening up drive, reached its climax Sunday
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The Kremlin candidate has won Chechnya&#39;s presidential election with 73.48 per cent of the vote, according to preliminary results.
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GROZNY, Russia -- President Vladimir Putin gave power in Chechnya yesterday to a widely feared pro-Russian strongman, Ramzan Kadyrov, even as Europe's human rights chief warned of widespread torture and other abuses allegedly committed by Kadyrov's henchmen.
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Petr Cech Against some spirited Russian revolutionaries Cech stood firm, making three outstanding saves to maintain his team&#39;s control.
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Film stars, top politicians and  members of Sweden&#39;s royal family were among those who  celebrated the life and work of directing legend Ingmar Bergman  on Monday in a ceremony at Stockholm&#39;s Royal Dramatic Theatre.
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MOSCOW -- The Soviet Union&#39;s most successful ice hockey player, Alexander Ragulin, has died at 63, his former club CSKA Moscow said Thursday.
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Mikhail Ignatyev of Russia produced an awesome display to win the gold medal in the men&#39;s points race on Tuesday. Ignatyev coasted to victory on 93 points after making the vital breakthrough with two of the 16 sprints remaining in the 40km race.