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Market Matters: As Conflict Ends, Markets on Road to Recovery
After tumbling to its lowest point in almost two years on Tuesday, Russia's MICEX Index began to slowly claw its way back over the rest of the week, suggesting a possible end to the volatility that has plagued the country's markets since tensions erupted between Russia and Georgia on Aug. 8.

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British-Educated Russians Petition President
By Anna Smolchenko / Staff Writer More than 150 bankers, lawyers and journalists ask Putin to overturn the ""erroneous"" decision to close British Council offices.

Clinton, Obama Battle for Omsk
By Alexander Osipovich / Staff Writer In an unusually suspenseful race that has gripped the United States, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are locked in a showdown for the Democratic nomination in the U.S. presidential election -- and it could all be decided this week when voters go to the polls in battlegrounds like California, Missouri and Minnesota.

Campaign Starts Without Medvedev
By Francesca Mereu / Staff Writer Presidential campaigning began in earnest Monday, with candidates sparring over Russia's place in the world in televised debates and the broadcast of a series of patriotic television commercials.

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Deputy Warns PolandIKEA Employee KilledWorries Over Kyrgyz DeathsSouth Korean Man Robbed2 Activists Pardoned

'Uzbek Princess' Gets State Post
Reuters Uzbek President Islam Karimov's daughter, Gulnara, tipped by analysts as his possible successor, has been appointed deputy foreign minister for cultural affairs, a government source said Monday.

Monitors Seek Better Terms for Observing Vote
The Associated Press Two senior officials from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe held talks Monday with Central Elections Commission chief Vladimir Churov in a bid to secure improved conditions for a mission to observe the March 2 presidential vote.

Zyuganov Says Vote Won't Be Fair
Reuters Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov said Monday that the presidential election next month could not be fair because the country was run by ""thieves.""

Ukraine Grants Kemerovo Reporter Asylum
By Natalya Krainova / Staff Writer A Kemerovo journalist and opposition activist said Monday that he had received political asylum in Ukraine after he complained of persecution by police for his critical coverage of regional authorities.

Opposition Activist Put in Mental Ward
By David Nowak / Staff Writer An opposition activist has been locked up in a psychiatric hospital in the Tver region, two colleagues and a hospital official said Monday.

Putin Makes Surprise Visit to Dagestan
The Associated Press President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit Monday to a military unit in Dagestan, where fighting in 1999 led to the Chechen war that first propelled him to popularity.

Suicide Bomb Rattles Israel
The Associated Press A suicide bomber on Monday blew himself up in the southern town that houses Israel's secretive nuclear reactor, killing at least one Israeli and wounding six, one critically, Israeli authorities said. Police said they killed a second attacker before he had a chance to detonate his explosives belt.

Pro-West Candidate Beats Rival in Serbia
By Dusan Stojanovic / The Associated Press Boris Tadic celebrated his re-election as Serbia's president by pledging Monday to stay on a pro-Western course despite nationalist anger over a looming declaration of independence by Kosovo province.

Scores Flee as Fighting Rages in Chad
The Associated Press Government forces and rebels clashed for a third day in Chad's capital Monday with gunfire and shelling heard throughout the city, a UN official said.

Queens and Geishas Samba at Rio Carnival
Reuters Brazil's carnival parades got off to a majestic start on Sunday night as dancers dressed as monarchs, courtiers and even roast pheasants at a royal feast shimmied their way through Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome.

Millions Stranded as China Suffers Its Coldest Winter
Reuters Millions remained stranded in China on Monday ahead of the biggest holiday of the year as parts of the country suffered their coldest winter in a century.

U.S. Race Costliest in History
Reuters Corporate America is pouring money into the U.S. presidential campaign at an unprecedented rate, with a torrent of donations coming from the businesses behind the subprime mortgage crisis.

Rivals in Dead Heat Before U.S. Vote
By Ellen Wulfhorst / Reuters U.S. Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were in a dead heat a day before the biggest round of presidential voting so far. With 24 states holding nominating contests Tuesday, the candidates crisscrossed the country, leading rallies and urging supporters to get out and vote.

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