Hopes Pinned on Talks in Russia Hostage Drama
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BESLAN, Russia  - A prominent doctor negotiated on  Thursday with gunmen holding hundreds of children, parents and  teachers for a second day under threat of death in a school  near Russia's rebel Chechnya region.
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The diplomatic struggle over Russia's refusal to extradite the man suspected in the poisoning death of a former KGB agent in London could hamper progress on an array of issues critical to the West.
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MOSCOW - The horrific school hostage seizure has caused a rift among Chechen rebels, Russian officials claimed Saturday. And in an effort to exploit that division, authorities said insurgents can get the $10 million reward offered for information about their top warlords...
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Russian state TV airs an interview with an alleged hostage-taker, as two days of national mourning begin.
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Russia and the European Union failed to complete negotiations Thursday on a "strategic partnership" because of disagreements over security, but said they were confident that final agreement will be reached next ...
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Russia hinted on Saturday that a  proposed deal with the United States over the use of Russian  radar stations as an alternative to building part of a U.S.  missile defense system in eastern Europe, may not be reached.
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A hostage on a hijacked Greek bus said in a mobile phone call from the vehicle Wednesday that her captors wanted to fly to Russia and were armed with guns and explosives.
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Hopes for a September round of of six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis were evaporating on Tuesday as Pyongyang hinted it was
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As hopes dimmed that two French journalists held captive in Iraq would be freed soon, French President Jacques Chirac was to discuss the crisis with his foreign minister, who returned from a mission to the Middle East with no news of their imminent release.
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Painful as President Vladimir Putin&#39;s dilemma may be in resolving Russia&#39;s latest hostage crisis, both Russians and the West are likely to blame the hostage-takers more than him if it ends badly, analysts say.
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The French Government has held crisis talks on the fate of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq amid growing uncertainty over whether their kidnappers have demanded a ransom.
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A spokesman for a militant group holding three UN workers hostage says negotiations are under way for their release. The Taliban splinter group says it&#39;s speaking with Afghan and UN officials.
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More controversy brews over Russia's handling of the hostage crisis in Beslan
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Emergency talks on a key arms control  pact began in restrained fashion on Tuesday with Russia, the  United States and NATO states all at pains not to escalate  East-West confrontation, the U.S. and Russian delegations said.
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Although discussion of the war has been marginalized, many experts say Russians may not prefer it that way.
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Militants holding hostage three foreign UN workers in Afghanistan said they negotiated yesterday with Afghan government and UN officials in southern Afghanistan but that the meeting ended without results.
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Militants who say they are holding three foreigners hostage in Afghanistan say talks are about to open.