Sobyanin was approved overwhelmingly as Moscow mayor, the third most powerful post in Russia
Three attackers among killed, at least 17 people wounded in Grozny carnage
Russian edition of Newsweek joins a long list of independent media outlets unexpectedly closed
Abdulmalik Bobaev was convicted of slander, insult, publishing information harmful to public peace
Journalist cleared of illegal border crossing charge
US-run Manas base expected to continue largely unaffected by the political change
Reporter Abdumalik Bobaev - who could face up to eight years in jail if convicted - calls charges 'complete falsifications'
Next month, under a new constitution, Kyrgyzstan is to become Central Asia's first parliamentary democracy
Legislature expected to bring stability following year of unrest
Sunday elections are expected to give birth to Central Asia's first parliamentary democracy
Southern city of Osh still recovering from spasm of Kyrgyz, Uzbek violence
Russia will soon be supplying 10 percent of China's imported oil and coal; China to invest billions of dollars in Russia's iron mines
After being fired by Russia's president, Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has decided he is not leaving gracefully
Yuri Luzhkov had served as mayor of Russia's largest city since 1992
Climate change is melting enough Arctic ice to make sailing over top of Russia to Asia a reality
Russia, United States, Canada, Denmark and Norway have been trying to assert jurisdiction over parts of Arctic Ocean
Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has called homosexuals 'satanic' and stopped attempts to hold a gay pride rally
Deadly ambush in a remote Tajikistan valley is sending shock waves all the way to Moscow
US military tries hearts, minds campaign ahead of October elections in Kyrgyzstan
Friday President Dmitri Medvedev told Yuri Luzhkov to build democracy or join opposition
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