16th October, 2012
Russia asks Afghanistan for help with Soviet MIAs
Russian ambassador Andrey Avetisyan said the two countries are preparing an agreement that would regulate future efforts to recover the missing servicemen.
25th April, 2012
Putin quits Russia’s ruling party after protests
Russia’s president-elect Vladimir Putin broke his last link with the ruling party he formed a decade ago by handing its reins to Dmitry Medvedev.
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    27th October, 2011
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    11th August, 2011
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    20th May, 2011
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    14th May, 2011
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    6th May, 2011
    Azerbaijan jails opposition Facebook activist
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    7th April, 2011
    Soyuz docks 50 years after Gagarin’s voyage
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