Eastern Europe

Bomb hits train in Russian south, no deaths

The device went off under train No. 374 en route from Siberian oil town Tyumen to Azerbaijan’s capital Baku at 5:52 a.m. (0252 GMT), said a police …
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Russian train toll hits 26; Police release sketch

Authorities say Friday night’s derailment of a train speeding from Moscow to St. Petersburg was caused by a bomb planted on the tracks. The blast …
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Analysts: Russian industry could fall 2.5% in November

Industrial decline accelerated unexpectedly to 11.2% year-on-year in October, from 9.5% in September. The November decline is not expected to be …
Interfax-Ukraine

Russia to start Iran nuclear plant in 2010-sources

The sources, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the situation, both said that Russia had ordered the plant be ready for …
Reuters

Uzbek power grid withdrawal set to cause shortages

The plan to withdrawDec. 1is prompting fears of electricity shortages and a particularly hard winter in parts of impoverished Tajikistan and …
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Nevsky Express bombing changed frequency of mention of Russian officials in media

According to the Interfax SCAN database, the top ten Russian figures most frequently mentioned in the mass media last week in relation to the Nevsky …
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Death toll from Russian train derailment hits 26

Three news agencies on Nov. 30 cited Health Minister Tatyana Golikova as saying a woman had died of her injuries in a Moscow clinic. Authorities say …
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Russia concerned by Iran nuclear plans

"Russia is seriously concerned by the latest statements of the Iranian leadership," the source was quoted as saying. Iran announced plans on Sunday to …
Reuters

Medvedev sends draft European security treaty to foreign leaders

"Following discussions in various multilateral formats over the past year, the Russian side has drafted a treaty on European security," the Kremlin …
Interfax-Ukraine

Six foreign nationals reportedly injured in rail disaster

There were six foreign citizens on board the train – one citizen of Italy, one of Belgium, one of Azerbaijan, one of Belarus and two of Ukraine, …
Interfax-Ukraine

Local official shot dead in Russia’s Dagestan

Local Interior Ministry spokesman Mark Tolchinsky says the victim in Monday’s, Nov.30,shooting was Aberk Gadzhiyev, the head of a district in the …
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Bloomberg: Russian billionaires may spend $81 million at London auctions

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Russians mourn victims of express train wreck

Relatives identified loved ones killed in the wreck of the express train. If confirmed as caused by a bombing, the wreck would be Russia’s deadliest …
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Russia sends security pact draft to leaders abroad

The treaty would prohibit signatories from taking any action that would damage the security of other parties to the pact. The text released Sunday …
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Victims being identified after Russian train wreck

Investigators are trying to determine who was behind what would be Russia’s deadliest terrorist attack outside the North Caucasus provinces in five …
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New York Times: Road rage at the Kremlin

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Major attacks in Russia 1994-2009

The 14-carriage Nevsky Express carrying nearly 700 people was jolted off the rails on Friday night on the main line between Moscow and Russia’s …
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Update: Russia says bomb caused train crash that killed 26

The head of Russia’s Federal Security Service, Alexander Bortnikov, said Saturday that experts found pieces of an explosive device that detonated …
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