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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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Yevroset Ensnared in 2 Investigations
By Anna Smolchenko, John Wendle / Staff Writers Yevroset faced twin criminal investigations Wednesday, in what an industry source and analysts said appeared to be an attempt to undermine the possible sale of a stake in the country's largest mobile phone retailer.

Medvedev and Putin Call Up the Networks
By Nabi Abdullaev / Staff Writer Almost immediately after the war between Russia and Georgia erupted on Aug. 8 over the breakaway Georgian republic of South Ossetia, a leading foreign news network requested an interview with President Dmitry Medvedev.

58 Muslims Await Trial in Nalchik
By Matt Siegel / Staff Writer Claims of widespread torture and judicial corruption plague the government's efforts to try suspects in a 2005 attack.

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After Break, Deputies Speak Out About War
By Anatoly Medetsky, Natalya Krainova / Staff Writers The State Duma opened its regular fall session Wednesday for a day of discussions that featured education much more prominently than the recent war with Georgia. But the strongest words were still reserved for the conflict.

Mothers Sit and Wait for Answers
By Matt Siegel / Staff Writer Whether from the blazing sun, the strain of emotion or simply the terrible weight of the past three long years, Larisa Aramisova has finally had enough. She wants to know what has been done with her son's body.

Journalists Attacked, Killed in North Caucasus
The Associated Press One journalist was shot and killed and another was left with a fractured skull after a beating in the North Caucasus, and police and co-workers said Wednesday that the two men were likely targeted for their work.

Yushchenko Threatens Early Election
Reuters Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Wednesday threatened to call an early parliamentary election after he said the country's coalition government had collapsed.

Parking Fees to Be Banned
By Anna Malpas / Staff Writer City authorities said Wednesday that roadside parking attendants would be banned beginning next week in an effort to root out corruption among those who make drivers pay to park on city streets.

Hundreds Remember Beslan Victims
By Alexandra Odynova / Special to The Moscow Times Hundreds of people gathered around Moscow on Wednesday to commemorate the more than 300 people killed in the Beslan school raid in 2004 and the victims of other terrorist attacks.

U.S. Will Give $1Bln In Aid To Georgia
Combined Reports Washington on Wednesday was to announce an aid package of more than $1 billion to help Georgia rebuild after its war with Russia.

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