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Protesters storm government buildings in Kyrgyzstan

OSH, Kyrgyzstan (AP) – Thousands of opposition activists stormed three government buildings in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh on March 21, forcing …
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Tymoshenko reiterates pledge to review privatization results

(AP) – Ukraine’s Prime Minister Julia Tymoshenko reaffirmed March 13 that assets sold into private hands in violation of the law would be seized and …
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Standoff escalates between Kyrgyz president and opposition ahead of parliamentary run-offs

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) – A standoff between President Askar Akayev and fractured opposition groups has intensified ahead of parliamentary run-offs …
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Report: Russian peacekeepers on alert in Moldovan separatist region before March 6 vote

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia has placed its peacekeeping troops in Moldova’s separatist region of Trans-Dniester on alert before March 6 parliamentary …
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Ukraine’s former interior minister found dead

KYIV (AP) – Ukraine’s former Interior Minister Yuri Kravchenko has been found dead at his country house, Ukrainian news agencies reported …
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Pre-election protests die down in Kyrgyzstan, but dissatisfaction remains high

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) – Pre-election protests died down Feb. 26, a day ahead of voting for Kyrgyzstan’s new parliament, but many people disgruntled …
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Yushchenko appoints former liberal Russian lawmaker as adviser

(AP) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko appointed a former liberal Russian lawmaker as his adviser, a move aimed at boosting relations with …
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Analysts call for stronger U.S.-Russian security cooperation

MOSCOW (AP) – In the run-up to this month’s U.S.-Russian summit, prominent political analysts on Feb. 14 urged the two nations’ presidents to overcome …
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Yushchenko heads to Switzerland for medical consultation about previous poisoning

(AP) – President Viktor Yushchenko, whose poisoning last year left his face deeply pockmarked, was heading to Switzerland Feb. 11 for medical …
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Yushchenko meets with U.S. congressional delegation

(AP) – President Viktor Yushchenko met Feb. 11 with a U.S. congressional delegation that included two prominent U.S. senators who have nominated him …
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Turkmenistan and Russia fail to solve gas price dispute

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) – Turkmenistan and Russia failed to resolve a natural gas price dispute in the latest round of talks in the Turkmen …
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Official: Russia will consider return of World War II-era trophy art only on case-by-case basis

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia will return so-called trophy art and archives taken from Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II only on a case-by-case …
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Yushchenko’s mother dead at 86

(AP) – Varvara Yushchenko, mother of newly elected Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, died Jan. 31 at age 86. Varvara Yushchenko passed away after …
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Yushchenko calls on European Union to commit by 2007 to membership talks

STRASBOURG, France (AP) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko called on the European Union on Jan. 25 to commit by 2007 on membership talks for his …
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Lukashenko says KGB should do more against political dissent

MINSK, Belarus (AP) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko vowed Jan. 25 to retain tight control over the KGB, saying the widely feared security …
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Tymoshenko pick likely to vex Russians

(AP) – President Viktor Yushchenko on Jan. 24 tapped top ally Yulia Tymoshenko to be Ukraine’s prime minister in an appointment that pays tribute to …
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Military says explosion that killed eight soldiers in Iraq was a terrorist act

(AP) – Ukraine’s military experts say that the blast that killed eight Ukrainian troops in Iraq earlier this month was a terrorist act, an official …
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Court opens proceedings on privatization of country’s largest steel mill

(AP) – A Kyiv court opened proceedings Jan. 21 on whether to annul the privatization of Ukraine’s largest steel mill, which was sold for $800 million …
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