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Market Matters: Struggling Stocks Spur New Record Oil Prices
Oil hit another record of just under $143 as global stocks tumbled last week, with the Dow briefly dipping into bear market territory as investors sought safety in gold, government debt and the Swiss franc.

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Protesters Cry 'May Day' Over Prices
By Catrina Stewart / Staff Writer Thousands of people used traditional May Day marches to call for something new: an end to rising food prices.

Flying Cameras and a Prayer for Medvedev
By Alexander Osipovich and Natalya Krainova / Staff Writers The final act in Russia's highly choreographed transition of power is set to begin Wednesday at noon.

Thousands March to Protest, Celebrate
By Anna Malpas / Staff Writer Communist supporters outnumber United Russia's 2-to-1 in Moscow, while Limonov's face is smeared with feces in St. Petersburg.

Putin Promises Continuity to Tehran
Reuters President Vladimir Putin has told Iran’s president that there will be continuity in Russia’s relations with Tehran, RIA-Novosti reported.

UN Presses Russia to Grab Opportunity to Stem AIDS
Reuters Russia will undo good progress in combating HIV/AIDS and miss the chance to stem the epidemic if it does not offer more help to people who inject themselves with drugs, UN AIDS chief Peter Piot said.

Drunk Hockey Fan Dies on Flight to Toronto
The Moscow Times A Russian hockey fan died aboard a Toronto-bound Aeroflot flight after drinking heavily and harassing other passengers, including Russian Hockey Federation president and Hall of Fame goalie Vladislav Tretyak.

Visas to Be Simplified For British Soccer Fans
AP, Reuters Authorities will take unprecedented measures to simplify visa procedures for English soccer fans coming to the Champions League final in Moscow, match coordinator Alexei Sorokin said.

DNA Is That of Tsar's Children, Ending Mystery
By Mike Eckel / The Associated Press For nine decades after Bolshevik executioners gunned down Tsar Nicholas II and his family, there were no traces of the remains of Crown Prince Alexei, the hemophiliac heir to the throne.

No Sign of Any Plan By Georgia to Attack
By Niko Mchedlishvili / Reuters Russia says Georgia is massing troops and weapons in this steep-sided valley ready to attack the separatist Abkhazia region, but it does not feel like a place preparing for battle.

Abkhazia Claims Downing Of Planes
The Associated Press An official of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia said its forces shot down two unmanned Georgian spy planes over the territory on Sunday.

Estonians Seek Junk in Big Cleanup
Reuters Tens of thousands of Estonians scoured fields, streets, forests and riverbanks to amass tons of rubbish in the country's first national cleanup.

Bush's Missile-Defense Plan Inches Forward in Congress
The Associated Press A U.S. Senate panel has given a boost to U.S. plans to build a missile-defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic by authorizing a doubling of funds for the project.

Niyazov's Statue Will Fall
The Associated Press Turkmenistan's leader has ordered the removal of a giant golden statue of his late predecessor from downtown Ashgabat, the Turkmen capital.

11 U.S. Diplomats Leave Minsk in Feud
The Associated Press Eleven U.S. diplomats have left Belarus after being declared personae non grata amid escalating diplomatic tensions between Washington and the ex-Soviet nation, embassy officials said.

U.S. Administration Pushes Nuclear Pact
By Susan Cornwell / Reuters The administration of U.S. President George W. Bush hopes to send a pact on civilian nuclear cooperation with Russia to the U.S. Congress in the next month, but a congressional aide said there would be strong resistance to the deal.

Bolivian Region Votes on Autonomy
Reuters Bolivia's richest region of Santa Cruz voted on greater autonomy from the central government on Sunday in a referendum that poses the biggest challenge yet for leftist President Evo Morales.

Mugabe Agrees To Runoff
Reuters Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe accepted that the opposition's Morgan Tsvangirai won more votes in the presidential election and will contest a runoff in a political battle that has raised fears of bloodshed.

Storm Kills Over 350 In Myanmar
The Associated Press More than 350 people have died in Myanmar in a powerful cyclone that knocked out power in the country's commercial capital and destroyed thousands of homes, state-run media said Sunday.

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