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RUSSIAN FEDERATION [top]
Russia's Medvedev hints at Kremlin power struggle
Reuters - 27 Mar 2008 10:15:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian, Iraqi firms in talks on pipeline reconstruction
Budapest Business Journal - 27 Mar 2008 07:41:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Strasbourg court rules Russia pay $6.7 mln for 2007 cases
Budapest Business Journal - 27 Mar 2008 07:41:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moscow denies BP is target
telegraph.co.uk - 27 Mar 2008 00:29:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
French and Russian Firms to Buy OGK-1
TheMoscowTimes.com - 26 Mar 2008 20:48:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bush, Putin to Meet on Missiles
TIME.com - 26 Mar 2008 20:13:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian commodity exchange to be registered soon
rbcnews.com - 26 Mar 2008 16:46:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tax Burden on Oil Cos. Eased for 2009
kommersant.com - 26 Mar 2008 15:13:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 93%
Capital inflow in Russia to shrink in 2008
rbcnews.com - 26 Mar 2008 15:10:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian construction company Glavstroy buys Swiss Fahrni
RIA Novosti - 26 Mar 2008 14:56:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian Retailer Magnit to List in London
flex-news-food.com - 26 Mar 2008 14:21:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bush Missile Defense is Challenged
TIME.com - 26 Mar 2008 14:18:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Russian Air Force lifts temporary ban on Su-25 flights
RIA Novosti - 26 Mar 2008 12:45:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moscow to have world's second largest budget in 2010
rbcnews.com - 26 Mar 2008 11:09:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia's Mechel agrees £749m Oriel buy
FT.com - 26 Mar 2008 09:47:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia's FinMin says WTO entry talks near end
Budapest Business Journal - 26 Mar 2008 07:18:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia, Egypt sign nuclear power agreement
Budapest Business Journal - 26 Mar 2008 07:18:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Severstal becomes 4th largest steel producer
www.steelguru.com - 26 Mar 2008 07:00:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Altimo division sues Telenor
FT.com - 26 Mar 2008 02:53:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BP keeps staff off work in Russian visa row
The Independent - 26 Mar 2008 01:02:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Fake death theory in case of missing millionaire
The Independent - 26 Mar 2008 00:47:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Industrial Espionage at TNK-BP
kommersant.com - 25 Mar 2008 21:32:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia Is the Best Place to Be During Crisis
TheMoscowTimes.com - 25 Mar 2008 20:02:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Litvinenko widow wants jury to get police evidence
Reuters - 25 Mar 2008 14:22:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Hydrogen fuel is the way ahead, says oligarch
The Independent - 23 Mar 2008 00:49:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%


CAUCASUS [top]

ARMENIA [top]
Armenia: Betting on a Coalition for Political Stability
EurasiaNet.org - 26 Mar 2008 02:49:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Central bank head: Armenia and Russia to speed up cooperation development
ARKA News Agency - 25 Mar 2008 11:11:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenian leader stands firm after poll deaths
Times Online - 24 Mar 2008 23:42:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Sargsyan Wins Putin's Seal of Approval
TheMoscowTimes.com - 24 Mar 2008 21:42:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Armenia: Skirmishes Taint First Day After State Of Emergency
rferl.org - 22 Mar 2008 16:23:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenia lifts state of emergency
www.businessneweurope.eu - 20 Mar 2008 17:20:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

AZERBAIJAN [top]
Turkmenistan appoints ambassador to Azerbaijan in apparent attempt to improve energy ties
Kyiv Post - 24 Mar 2008 10:24:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Azerbaijan: Attack on Journalist Prompts Fresh Concerns About Media Freedom
EurasiaNet.org - 20 Mar 2008 21:34:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Azerbaijan: Opposition Deplores Indecision Over NATO
rferl.org - 20 Mar 2008 14:54:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

GEORGIA [top]
News Corporation: A Farewell to Georgia?
EurasiaNet.org - 26 Mar 2008 22:02:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 93%
Georgian ministry says Tbilisi needs to join NATO MAP
RIA Novosti - 26 Mar 2008 18:06:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Georgia-Russia flights resume after more than 17-month hiatus
Kyiv Post - 26 Mar 2008 17:17:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
United States Saves the Best for Last
kommersant.com - 25 Mar 2008 23:42:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
New Details of Patarkatsishvili Inheritance
Kommersant - 25 Mar 2008 23:37:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 94%
Georgian opposition ends hunger strike in Tbilisi
RIA Novosti - 25 Mar 2008 17:54:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Georgia Condemns Duma's Call for S.Ossetia, Abkhaz Recognition
Civil Georgia - 24 Mar 2008 20:49:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Saakashvili schedules parliament election for May 21 – 2
ITAR-TASS - 22 Mar 2008 09:29:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Duma wants Putin to back Georgian separatists
International Herald Tribune - 21 Mar 2008 21:33:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 49%
Abkhazia, the country that doesn't exist, prepares to follow Kosovo's example
The Independent - 21 Mar 2008 00:35:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%


CENTRAL ASIA [top]

KAZAKHSTAN [top]
Nazarbayev's ex-son-in-law convicted in absentia for coup attempt
ITAR-TASS - 26 Mar 2008 16:14:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 90%
Serbia: Energoprojekt signs EUR 32 mil deal for Kazakhstan project
Reporter.gr - 26 Mar 2008 16:11:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Jupiter spreads its wings in Kazakhstan
www.upstreamonline.com - 26 Mar 2008 06:46:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BRICKS & MORTAR: Almaty's ailing construction industry gets $500m
www.businessneweurope.eu - 25 Mar 2008 12:06:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 95%
Credit Crunch Slows Building
TheMoscowTimes.com - 24 Mar 2008 21:43:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%

KYRGYZSTAN [top]
Russian IFC Metropol to invest minerals in Kyrgyzstan
kabar.kg - 27 Mar 2008 03:49:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyz defense ministry says reform goals fulfilled
kabar.kg - 27 Mar 2008 03:48:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyzstan: Rumors About President's Health Prompt Official Response
rferl.org - 25 Mar 2008 15:53:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyzstan says Russians will retain military presence
RIA Novosti - 25 Mar 2008 10:25:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyzstan: The Bittersweet Fruits Of The Revolution
rferl.org - 24 Mar 2008 14:44:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MONGOLIA [top]
Chinese vice-president eyes enhanced cooperation with Mongolia
Xinhua - 25 Mar 2008 12:03:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Mongolian president calls for closer trade ties with Russia
Xinhua - 21 Mar 2008 15:41:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 20%
Mining Laws Will be Approved Next Week
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 21 Mar 2008 11:45:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Mineral Find in Mongolia's South
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 21 Mar 2008 02:15:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TAJIKISTAN [top]
Iranian, Tajik, Afghan FMs satisfied with their 2-day talks
Irna - 25 Mar 2008 13:55:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tajikistan keen on active cooperation with Iran: Khairulloyev
Irna - 24 Mar 2008 13:27:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tajikistan: Emomali Rakhmon expands interaction with the European Union
Ferghana.ru - 21 Mar 2008 01:10:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TURKMENISTAN [top]
Turkmenistan: Keeping the West Hanging
EurasiaNet.org - 26 Mar 2008 02:49:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Diplomat: USD62m investment in Turkmen projects by Iranian companies
Irna - 25 Mar 2008 06:03:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkish, Turkmen presidents pledge to strengthen bilateral ties
Xinhua - 24 Mar 2008 16:42:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkmen Leader to Visit NATO Forum
TheMoscowTimes.com - 23 Mar 2008 20:26:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Central Asia: Behind The Hype, Russia And China Vie For Region's Energy Resources
rferl.org - 23 Mar 2008 17:32:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 76%

UZBEKISTAN [top]
US Diplomat: Gazprom's Gains From Central Asia Are Put to "Nefarious Uses"
EurasiaNet.org - 26 Mar 2008 22:02:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 92%
GM to raise production in Uzbekistan
Budapest Business Journal - 25 Mar 2008 22:03:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Uzbekistan: Amid Thaw with West, Debate over Sanctions Intensifies
EurasiaNet.org - 24 Mar 2008 21:57:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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