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Russia has said it has captured a Georgian spy allegedly operating in southern Russia to destabilise the region.
17/05/2008
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The last nine surviving members of a Russian doomsday cult have abandoned the cave they had been living in since October, the regional prosecutor's office said.
17/05/2008
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The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution calling for a UN political presence in Somalia for the first time in years.
16/05/2008
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A Moscow court has jailed eight Russian men for a bomb attack in August 2006 that killed 14 people in a busy suburban market popular with immigrants.
16/05/2008
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Survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar are facing a new threat from heavy rains that could cut off aid completely, forecasters and aid agencies have said.
15/05/2008
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Israeli rescue services say a woman has been killed in a rocket attack from Gaza.
13/05/2008
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Vladimir Putin, the incoming Russian prime minister, has named his cabinet line-up, re-appointing most key ministers and taking some high-level figures from his previous Kremlin team with him to his new post.
12/05/2008
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The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia has established undercover cells abroad in 17 countries, a Spanish newspaper says, quoting from documents found on the computer of Raul Reyes, a slain commander of the anti-government group.
12/05/2008
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Sri Lanka's ruling party and its allies have won key provincial elections in the ethnically-mixed east of the island, state television has reported.
11/05/2008
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Russia's has paraded heavy weaponry including missiles and tanks in its annual Victory Day celebrations for the first time since the break-up of the Soviet Union.
09/05/2008
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Russia has threatened to send more troops to the Georgian separatist province of Abkhazia if Georgia adds to its own military presence in the region, Russian news agencies have quoted the defence ministry as saying.
08/05/2008
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A Russian think-tank aimed at offering a "fresh" perspective on international human rights and democracy is being set up in New York and Paris.
08/05/2008
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Russia and the United States have signed a key deal on civilian nuclear power that will give Washington access to Moscow's nuclear technology.
07/05/2008
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Lebanon's government is to take legal action against a private communication network established in the country by Hezbollah, the Shia political organisation and armed group.
06/05/2008
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Aid agencies are rushing to gather much needed emergency supplies for cyclone-hit Myanmar, but say delays in obtaining clearance from Myanmar's military rulers are holding up relief efforts.
06/05/2008
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