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RUSSIA: BORIS YELTSIN TO BE SWORN IN FOR SECOND TERM AS PRESIDENT
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A victorious Boris Yeltsin will officially be sworn in as Russian President for a second term this Friday.
But a new term does not mean a clean slate for Yeltsin.
He inherits all his old problems: a shaky economy and the...
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Chechnya - Fighting continues in Grozny
The latest round of fighting has entered a fifth day in Grozny, the capital of the breakaway Russian Federation republic of Chechnya, on Saturday (10/8) with no end in sight to the recent upsurge in hostilities. Thousands of refugees are...
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Chechnya - Ceasefire goes into effect
Russians and Chechens have put down their guns in war-torn Grozny as the most credible ceasefire yet went into effect at 0800 gmt on Friday (23/8). The situation in the Chechen capital remained calm throughout Friday morning, as...
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Chechnya - Russian army withdrawal
The Russian army continued to withdraw large numbers of troops from the Chechen capital Grozny on Friday (30/8). Hundreds of soldiers loaded their weapons into trucks as they prepared to leave the ruined city.
00.00 Tanks and trucks in...
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VOICER Plight of Chechen refugees who have fled into Ingushetia
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Chechnya - Continuous Artillery Fire Rocks Grozny
Continuous artillery fire rocked the Chechen capital Grozny at
midday on Saturday (14/1) after a night of Russian shelling.
top shot of grozny covered with smoke from shelling
ruined houses
smoke rising from houses
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CHECHNYA: RUSSIAN SOLDIERS ON THE FRONT LINE
Russian/Nat
Russian soldiers on the frontline in Chechnya are grappling with fog and intense cold.
Dug in on the outskirts of the key town of Urus-Martan, southwest of Grozny, one unit waited for the skies to clear so that they could...
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RUSSIA: PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE
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The Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Monday accused Russia of using indiscriminate force in Chechnya and called for an immediate ceasefire.
Lord Judd made the comments after a fact-finding...
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USA: CLINTON CRITICISES RUSSIA'S CAMPAIGN IN CHECHNYA
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U-S President Bill Clinton has harshly criticised Russia's aggressive military campaign in Chechnya.
He was commenting on the Russian ultimatum which demanded that all residents of Grozny leave the city by December 11 or...
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KYRGYZSTAN: FIGHTING
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Fighting between Islamic rebels and government troops continues in the mountain areas of Kyrgyzstan.
The battles that started in the beginning of August have been especially fierce in the past three days.
At night,...
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CHECHNYA: MASKHADOV ESCAPES ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE
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Chechen president Aslan Maskhadov narrowly escaped an attempt on his life on Sunday when a powerful bomb exploded just seconds after the presidential cortege passed by.
The blast comes just two days after a marketplace...
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FINLAND: HELSINKI: EU SUMMIT (3)
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European Union leaders opened the door a crack for Turkey on Friday, offering the hope of eventual E-U membership.
But the E-U is insisting Turkey improve its record on human rights and relations with neighbouring states...
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INGUSHETIA: HANDICAPPED EVACUEES ABANDONED
Russian/Nat
Handicapped evacuees from Grozny have been abandoned to their fate after their home was left in ruins during the bombing raids that ripped through the Chechen capital last December.
A group of 11 mentally and physically...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: GROZNY: SITUATIONER
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As the Russian army steps up its bombardment of the Chechen capital, Grozny the numbers of dead and wounded in the seven week old war continue to rise.
While the bodies of Chechens are buried by friends and relatives its the...
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Rumsfeld and Ivanov on terror campaign
1. Wide shot of Donald Rumsfeld, US Defence Secretary, with Sergei Ivanov, Russian Defence Minister
2. Cutaway of reporters pan to wide shot of Rumsfeld and Ivanov
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Defence Secretary
"The review...
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RUSSIA: COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER'S REACTION TO LEBED'S DISMISSAL
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Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov said Friday that he was not surprised by President Yeltsin's dismissal of Lebed yesterday (Thursday).
He said Lebed had repeatedly moved from post to post throughout his...
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RUSSIA: EU COMMISSIONER JAVIER SOLANA MEETING WRAP
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A top European Union envoy urged Russia on Friday to allow a full investigation into alleged human rights abuses in Chechnya and thereby avoid a major diplomatic confrontation.
The call came as E-U officials headed into...
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RUSSIA: SOLDIER'S MOTHER COMMITTEE COMMENTS ON CHECHNYA
Russian/Nat
The Soldiers' Mothers Committee, a charity that promotes servicemen's rights in Russia, has claimed that three thousand troops have been killed in the war in Chechnya, and more than five thousand wounded.
Official figures...
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Chechnya - Russian Warplanes Renew Bombing
Russian tanks pulled back on Thursday (29/12) from the outskirts
of Grozny, capital of the rebel republic of Chechnya, as warplanes
took advantage of clear skies to repeatedly bomb Chechen positions
and an oil refinery.
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Chechnya - Maskhadov addresses presser
The apparent victor in the Chechnya election, Aslan Maskhadov, gave a press conference on Tuesday afternoon (28/1) to comment on the results of the election.
Ext House where presser was held
Maskhadov walks in;
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CHECHNYA: RUSSIA/CHECHNYA CONFLICT UPDATE
Russian/Nat
Chechnya on Thursday claimed Russian troops had shelled a bus carrying refugees fleeing the intensifying conflict in the breakaway Caucasian republic.
A video distributed to journalists in Chechnya showed graphic pictures of...
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Chechnya - Refugees flee Grozny
Thousands of panic-stricken civilians were fleeing the Chechen capital, Grozny, on Tuesday ( 20/8) as Russian forces geared up for an assault to drive out Chechen rebels controlling most of the city centre. The Russian army warned...
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Chechnya - Reactions To Yeltsin's Ceasefire
Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev has declared the Russian peace plan--put forward by President Boris Yeltsin on Sunday (31/3)--a farce. He told reporters on Monday (1/4) that he considers Russia's unilateral ceasefire to be a...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: VOTING HAS BEGUN EARLY IN GROZNY
Russian/Nat
Russian soldiers stationed in Chechnya have started voting in the presidential elections two days ahead of the polls officially opening.
Early indications showed many of them throwing their weight behind extreme nationalist...