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Moscow. The police have arrested a group of ultra-right youths suspected of killing at least 17 foreigners. They are not the only racist hit squad in Moscow.
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Tbilisi. Are Georgia’s latest Rose revolutionaries a Kremlin plant? The state attorney at least has started prosecuting three opposition politicians on charges of espionage. In Tbilisi the state of emergency looks set to be prolonged.
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André Ballin, Moscow. The October Revolution is turning 90 years old, but nobody’s throwing a party. Two years ago, the 7th November was relegated to a normal working day. But it remains an important date.
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Tbilisi. New low in Russia-Georgian relations: After a skirmish between Russian UN peacekeepers and Georgian policemen, President Saakashvili is threatening to expel the peacekeepers from Georgia.
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Moscow. The so-called chessboard murderer from Moscow’s Bizevsky Park, Alexander Pitshushkin, has been sentenced to life imprisonment – and compulsory psychotherapy. Pitshushkin was found guilty on 48 counts of murder.
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Moscow. The corpse of a young man, who obviously fell from the wheel well of a plane, has been found in woods near Moscow. His identity, as well as the flight he fell from, have yet to be established.
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Moscow. It was a huge shock. There was hardly a family in Moscow who did not know someone in that theatre. An audience of 912 had fallen into the clutches of around 41 terrorists, only a couple of miles away from the Kremlin.
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Christian Jahn, Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin portrayed himself as a strong reformer during his annual live question and answer session. He argued that Russia now needs continuation of his policies.
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Moscow. Putin warned the USA in Moscow against pushing ahead with the anti-missile shield. The talks ended without any agreement. Russia is considering withdrawing from another arms control treaty.
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Tbilisi. Fresh twist in Georgian power struggle: Georgia’s former defence minister Okruashvili has been released on bail of 4 million euros, after he retracted accusations of murder against President Saakashvili.
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