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4 December: Russians are voting in elections for the State Duma in what many observers consider a test of the popularity of Vladimir Putin. As of 5.00 p.m. Moscow time (1.00 p.m. GMT), turnout was 41.9% across Russia, according to figures released by the
4 December: Russians are voting in elections for the State Duma in what many observers consider a test of the popularity of Vladimir Putin. As of 5.00 p.m. Moscow time (1.00 p.m. GMT), turnout was 41.9% across Russia, according to figures released by the

4 December: Russians are voting in elections for the State Duma in what many observers consider a test of the popularity of Vladimir Putin. As of 5.00 p.m. Moscow time (1.00 p.m. GMT), turnout was 41.9% across Russia, according to figures released by the

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2 December: Eleven European Union Foreign Minister have written a joint article in which they state that Turkey's accession process is of vital strategic and economic importance for both the EU and Turkey and that the 27-member bloc welcomes Turkey&#
2 December: Eleven European Union Foreign Minister have written a joint article in which they state that Turkey's accession process is of vital strategic and economic importance for both the EU and Turkey and that the 27-member bloc welcomes Turkey&#

2 December: Eleven European Union Foreign Minister have written a joint article in which they state that Turkey's accession process is of vital strategic and economic importance for both the EU and Turkey and that the 27-member bloc welcomes Turkey&#

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1 December: Russia and the European Union will begin on Thursday a regular round of arduous negotiations on gas pipeline projects. Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko will once against try to persuade EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger to support
1 December: Russia and the European Union will begin on Thursday a regular round of arduous negotiations on gas pipeline projects. Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko will once against try to persuade EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger to support

1 December: Russia and the European Union will begin on Thursday a regular round of arduous negotiations on gas pipeline projects. Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko will once against try to persuade EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger to support

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President Aliev meets with Minsk Group diplomats
President Aliev meets with Minsk Group diplomats

President Aliev meets with Minsk Group diplomats

On the eve of the forthcoming OSCE Ministerial Meeting in Vilnius the co-Chair of the Minsk Process have been taking soundings of the views of the sides in the Karabakh conflict
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30 November: Alla Jioyeva who had most votes in the elections held in South Ossetia on Sunday has declared herself President and appointed a ten person State Council. The Supreme Court of South Ossetia yesterday declared the election invalid because of ir
30 November: Alla Jioyeva who had most votes in the elections held in South Ossetia on Sunday has declared herself President and appointed a ten person State Council. The Supreme Court of South Ossetia yesterday declared the election invalid because of ir

30 November: Alla Jioyeva who had most votes in the elections held in South Ossetia on Sunday has declared herself President and appointed a ten person State Council. The Supreme Court of South Ossetia yesterday declared the election invalid because of ir

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Breaking news - 29 November: South Ossetia has been thrown into political turmoil after the Supreme Court on Tuesday declared null and void the outcome of the November 27 runoff presidential elections because of violations. (agencies)
Breaking news - 29 November: South Ossetia has been thrown into political turmoil after the Supreme Court on Tuesday declared null and void the outcome of the November 27 runoff presidential elections because of violations. (agencies)

Breaking news - 29 November: South Ossetia has been thrown into political turmoil after the Supreme Court on Tuesday declared null and void the outcome of the November 27 runoff presidential elections because of violations. (agencies)

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Religious leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan call for withdrawal of snipers from contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh
Religious leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan call for withdrawal of snipers from contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh

Religious leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan call for withdrawal of snipers from contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh

In their joint statement after a meeting in Yerevan on Monday Catholicos of All Armenian Karekin II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus Sheikh-ul-islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh expressed support for the efforts to peacefully settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.