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RUSSIAN FEDERATION [top]
European Parliament Voted Against Nord Stream
kommersant.com - 10 Jul 2008 10:36:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 53%
Vice Premier to Inject $8bn in Refining
kommersant.com - 10 Jul 2008 10:35:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 90%
Russia 'able to ensure security' despite U.S. missile shield
RIA Novosti - 10 Jul 2008 10:10:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Oil tycoon Vekselberg offers peace plan in TNK-BP row - paper
finchannel.com - 10 Jul 2008 09:00:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gazprom could obtain Ukrainian oil firm's licenses in Libya
RIA Novosti - 10 Jul 2008 08:56:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
A Middling Meeting // Why our correspondent didn't like the summit
Kommersant - 10 Jul 2008 08:40:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 92%
Metalloinvest ink iron ore supply deals with MMK and Ilyich
www.steelguru.com - 10 Jul 2008 03:40:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 89%
RusHydro net profit amount to RUB 16.7 billion in 2008
www.steelguru.com - 10 Jul 2008 03:14:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 75%
Russia halts big foreign holdings in minerals
Times Online - 09 Jul 2008 22:59:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kinross Opens $750M Chukotka Gold Plant
TheMoscowTimes.com - 09 Jul 2008 21:47:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 72%
Medvedev Voices Distress Over U.S. Shield
TheMoscowTimes.com - 09 Jul 2008 21:46:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Medvedev Is Neither Tsar Nor Saint
TheMoscowTimes.com - 09 Jul 2008 21:45:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Russia awaits U.K.'s official comment on new Litvinenko claims
RIA Novosti - 09 Jul 2008 18:42:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian police swoop down on boat of reputed crime bosses
International Herald Tribune - 09 Jul 2008 18:38:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Regional Raiders Ignore Medvedev's Message
Russia Profile.org - 09 Jul 2008 17:29:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Rosoboronexport Targeted at Increase in Weapons Export
kommersant.com - 09 Jul 2008 15:12:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
London Court Sets to Chigirinsky vs Abramovich Trial
kommersant.com - 09 Jul 2008 14:22:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 92%
Russia to 'retaliate' over US missile plans
telegraph.co.uk - 09 Jul 2008 12:23:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
FUNDS: Raiffeisen launches new Russia Equities fund
Russia Profile.org - 09 Jul 2008 12:09:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ukraine Owes Russia Over $2bn, Admits Only $897m
www.neftegaz.ru - 09 Jul 2008 11:34:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Oleg Deripaska Catches at Power
kommersant.com - 09 Jul 2008 10:35:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Repsol Heading for Russian Shelf
Kommersant - 09 Jul 2008 09:23:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moscow Does Not Believe in Missile Shields
TIME.com - 09 Jul 2008 03:33:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
TNK-BP faces new probe by Russian inspectors
FT.com - 09 Jul 2008 00:40:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%


CAUCASUS [top]

ARMENIA [top]
Armenia proposes a 'fresh start' with Turkey
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr - 10 Jul 2008 08:23:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Science-Private Sector Cooperation Program Kicks Off In Armenia
ARKA News Agency - 10 Jul 2008 05:36:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
NMDC and Spice JV eying iron ore mines in Armenia
www.steelguru.com - 10 Jul 2008 03:41:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Fitch upgrades VTB Armenia's ratings
ARKA News Agency - 09 Jul 2008 14:35:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian Itera intends to construct building materials plant in Armenia
ARKA News Agency - 08 Jul 2008 18:34:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Baghdasarov confirms his intention to sell Mika cement company
ARKA News Agency - 07 Jul 2008 17:43:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenian opposition supporters march through capital
Reuters - 04 Jul 2008 18:29:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
On the road to safety – Armenian and Russian experiences
ebrd.com - 04 Jul 2008 11:27:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

AZERBAIJAN [top]
'Soft Power' To The People
rferl.org - 09 Jul 2008 14:56:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Price for Central Asian Gas to Double
TheMoscowTimes.com - 08 Jul 2008 21:40:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 88%
179 tankers with Azeri oil sailed away from Ceyhan port for January-June 2008
portnews.ru - 08 Jul 2008 14:21:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company to purchase new tanker within month
portnews.ru - 07 Jul 2008 06:01:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gazprom delegation visits Azerbaijan
www.steelguru.com - 06 Jul 2008 02:04:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Medvedev Goes into the Gas Industry
kommersant.com - 04 Jul 2008 08:27:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Azerbaijan pledges support for Ukrainian pipeline project
www.turkishpress.com - 04 Jul 2008 01:41:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

GEORGIA [top]
Georgia for Zimbabwe // The UN involved in protecting Russia's peacekeepers
Kommersant - 10 Jul 2008 08:40:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
US, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Ukraine start war games near Tbilisi
ITAR-TASS - 10 Jul 2008 08:32:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Saakashvili Offers Moscow to Jointly Create 'Safe Environment' for Sochi Olympic
Civil Georgia - 10 Jul 2008 08:15:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Rice urges Georgia to give opposition a voice
Reuters - 10 Jul 2008 08:08:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia, Georgia exchange accusations on airspace violations
RIA Novosti - 09 Jul 2008 13:45:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 43%
Governor to Become New Chief of State Audit Agency
Civil Georgia - 09 Jul 2008 13:41:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
New surge in Georgia tension before Rice visit
Reuters - 09 Jul 2008 12:06:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia calls Georgia a risk to regional security
Reuters - 09 Jul 2008 07:41:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 88%
In Search of Georgia's Culture of Democracy
TheMoscowTimes.com - 08 Jul 2008 21:39:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 86%
Kavkasia TV Calls on Government to Stop Pressure
Civil Georgia - 07 Jul 2008 16:40:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Blast in Georgian rebel region kills 4
International Herald Tribune - 07 Jul 2008 11:07:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 71%
Saakashvili, Medvedev Meet in Astana
Civil Georgia - 06 Jul 2008 12:58:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%


CENTRAL ASIA [top]

KAZAKHSTAN [top]
Kazakh rail on track for private money
www.businessneweurope.eu - 10 Jul 2008 09:30:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazkommertsbank and Korean Export Insurance Corporation (KEIC) signed a Cooperation Agreement
Kazkommertsbank - 10 Jul 2008 08:23:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazkommertsbank introduces its new major shareholder
Kazkommertsbank - 10 Jul 2008 08:23:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ArcelorMittal to spend USD 263 million for Kazakh mine safety
www.steelguru.com - 10 Jul 2008 03:37:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
KazMunaiGaz moves on MMG
www.upstreamonline.com - 09 Jul 2008 14:20:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 32%
Kazakhstan launches construction of gas pipeline to China
RIA Novosti - 09 Jul 2008 11:53:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Nazarbayev's City, 10 Years On
TheMoscowTimes.com - 07 Jul 2008 21:37:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhs hits back over Kashagan claims
www.upstreamonline.com - 07 Jul 2008 02:04:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Kazakh, Russian presidents hail strategic partnership
Xinhua - 06 Jul 2008 06:46:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

KYRGYZSTAN [top]
Cows And Kidnapped Brides In Kyrgyzstan
rferl.org - 09 Jul 2008 14:07:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan will supply wheat to Kyrgyzstan despite the export ban
kabar.kg - 09 Jul 2008 11:08:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyzstan: Microcredit Lending Encounters Success in Central Asia
EurasiaNet.org - 09 Jul 2008 02:25:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyzstan is interested in development of partnership relations with Japan
kabar.kg - 08 Jul 2008 12:33:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Nariman Tuleyev became acting Mayor of Bishkek city
kabar.kg - 08 Jul 2008 05:02:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
In future Kyrgyzstan plans to mine annually 30 tons of gold
kabar.kg - 07 Jul 2008 06:25:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MONGOLIA [top]
EBRD in loan to fast-growing Mongolian beverages company
ebrd.com - 08 Jul 2008 17:10:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 95%
Mongolia faces major challenge with post-election problems
International Herald Tribune - 08 Jul 2008 13:44:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
No quick end in sight to Mongolia political turmoil
Reuters - 06 Jul 2008 04:43:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Mongolia to lift emergency rule
BBC - 05 Jul 2008 13:10:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Price of Power and Heating Take a Sudden Rise
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 04 Jul 2008 02:50:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
World Bank Approves Three Projects in Mongolia
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 04 Jul 2008 02:50:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TAJIKISTAN [top]
Kazkommertsbank opened new subsidiary in Tajikistan
Kazkommertsbank - 10 Jul 2008 08:23:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tajikistan: President Renews Push to Create Central Asian Water Consortium
EurasiaNet.org - 09 Jul 2008 02:25:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tajikistan ambassador expects "high-level" Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - 07 Jul 2008 11:25:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
President Gul Meets His Georgian, Tajik Counterparts
www.turkishpress.com - 05 Jul 2008 14:42:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EBRD chief urges patience on democracy
International Herald Tribune - 03 Jul 2008 18:53:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 60%

TURKMENISTAN [top]
Turkmenistan-USA: Ashkhabad promotes improved relations with NATO
Ferghana.ru - 09 Jul 2008 01:35:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Freed Teacher Vows To Keep Working For RFE/RL
rferl.org - 08 Jul 2008 13:33:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Turkmenistan: Berdymukhamedov Plays Waiting Game, Continues to Vex the Kremlin
EurasiaNet.org - 07 Jul 2008 23:00:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Medvedev consolidating grip on Turkmen energy
www.todayszaman.com - 04 Jul 2008 23:07:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkmenistan isn't going to join Nabucco project – Prikhodko
ITAR-TASS - 04 Jul 2008 17:12:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Hungarian PM to discuss gas routes in Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan
Xinhua - 03 Jul 2008 16:05:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UZBEKISTAN [top]
At least 3 killed, 21 injured in Uzbekistan arms depot blasts
RIA Novosti - 10 Jul 2008 10:10:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Uzbekistan intends to increase uranium production
uzreport.com - 09 Jul 2008 09:09:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Zeromax discovers new gas deposit field in Uzbekistan
uzreport.com - 08 Jul 2008 21:17:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Human rights activist Solijon Abdurakhmanov arrested in Uzbekistan
Ferghana.ru - 04 Jul 2008 09:10:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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