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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2182 World - Russia en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:55:54 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2182 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia ap/20080704/eu_russia AP Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:55:54 GMT AP - The European Union and Russia said Friday they would discuss all aspects of energy cooperation — including access to energy markets — during negotiations on broader political and economic ties. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/wl_afp/russiapoliticsbusinessfblpeople afp/20080703/russiapoliticsbusinessfblpeople AFP Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:25:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/wl_afp/russiapoliticsbusinessfblpeople"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080703/capt.cps.mww52.030708142355.photo00.photo.default-406x512.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=1u1r8Gg1yZqQKCSM8e0ZOA--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev removed billionaire Roman Abramovich, seen here in 2005, from his post as governor of the remote Chukotka region.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has relieved billionaire Roman Abramovich of his duties as governor of the remote Chukotka region at the tycoon's request, the Kremlin said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/wl_afp/russiapoliticsbusinessfblpeople"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080703/capt.cps.mww52.030708142355.photo00.photo.default-406x512.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=1u1r8Gg1yZqQKCSM8e0ZOA--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="photo" title="The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev removed billionaire Roman Abramovich, seen here in 2005, from his post as governor of the remote Chukotka region.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/wl_nm/russia_poll_dc nm/20080703/russia_poll_dc Reuters Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:22:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/wl_nm/russia_poll_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080703/2008_07_03t073039_450x300_us_russia_poll.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RGqoNF6rc8GfVIE2xDVW5g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the United Russia party meeting in the Lesnye Dali resort, outside Moscow, June 29, 2008. (RIA Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Half of Russia's emerging middle class do not believe in the stability delivered by former President Vladimir Putin, fear a crisis may loom and would like to emigrate, according to independent pollsters Levada.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/wl_nm/russia_poll_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080703/2008_07_03t073039_450x300_us_russia_poll.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RGqoNF6rc8GfVIE2xDVW5g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the United Russia party meeting in the Lesnye Dali resort, outside Moscow, June 29, 2008. (RIA Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/wl_afp/russiapoliticsbusinesspeople afp/20080703/russiapoliticsbusinesspeople AFP Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:25:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/wl_afp/russiapoliticsbusinesspeople"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080703/capt.cps.mww52.030708142355.photo00.photo.default-406x512.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=1u1r8Gg1yZqQKCSM8e0ZOA--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev removed billionaire Roman Abramovich, seen here in 2005, from his post as governor of the remote Chukotka region.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday removed billionaire Roman Abramovich from his post as governor of the remote Chukotka region, the Kremlin said, Russian news agencies reported.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/wl_afp/russiapoliticsbusinesspeople"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080703/capt.cps.mww52.030708142355.photo00.photo.default-406x512.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=1u1r8Gg1yZqQKCSM8e0ZOA--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="photo" title="The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev removed billionaire Roman Abramovich, seen here in 2005, from his post as governor of the remote Chukotka region.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_re_eu/russia_olympics ap/20080703/russia_olympics AP Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:16:01 GMT AP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for controversial Olympic facilities planned for Sochi to be relocated, saying ecological concerns were more important than expense, Russian news agencies said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_re_eu/russia_medvedev ap/20080703/russia_medvedev AP Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:15:50 GMT AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says suggestions that the country be thrown out of the Group of Eight can't be taken seriously. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/wl_nm/russia_medvedev_policy_dc nm/20080702/russia_medvedev_policy_dc Reuters Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:49:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/wl_nm/russia_medvedev_policy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080703/2008_07_02t172833_370x450_us_russia_medvedev_policy.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=NCVGeCYTNDLjQFbdvhgDwA--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gestures during a meeting with Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis (not pictured) in the Kremlin in Moscow July 1, 2008. (Alexander Natruskin/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday his presidency would have a different tone from his predecessor and mentor Vladimir Putin's and hinted the Kremlin might consider easing its complete dominance over domestic politics.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/wl_nm/russia_medvedev_policy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080703/2008_07_02t172833_370x450_us_russia_medvedev_policy.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=NCVGeCYTNDLjQFbdvhgDwA--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="photo" title="Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gestures during a meeting with Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis (not pictured) in the Kremlin in Moscow July 1, 2008. (Alexander Natruskin/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_re_eu/russia_us_dismantling_weapons ap/20080702/russia_us_dismantling_weapons AP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:42:29 GMT AP - Russian lawmakers on Wednesday approved agreements in which the United States will provide aid to help the country dismantle its nuclear, chemical and other weapons. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_re_eu/russia_us_missile_defense ap/20080702/russia_us_missile_defense AP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:33:39 GMT AP - Russian lawmakers warned Lithuania against agreeing to place U.S. missile defense sites in the Baltic country, saying Wednesday that such a move could trigger a Russian military buildup in the region. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_re_eu/russia_helicopter_crash ap/20080702/russia_helicopter_crash AP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:19:28 GMT AP - Russian officials say a helicopter has crashed in Siberia, killing nine of the 16 people aboard. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/wl_afp/russiamediacrimemurderpolitkovskaya afp/20080702/russiamediacrimemurderpolitkovskaya AFP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:02:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/wl_afp/russiamediacrimemurderpolitkovskaya"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080702/capt.cps.mwp51.020708140133.photo00.photo.default-512x354.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=dnsuTpqB0eXPxLZyalm7Bg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Russian public prosecutor Yuri Chaika has said that the main suspect in the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been sought since 2001.(AFP/DDP/File/Jens Schlueter)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The man suspected of the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been sought since 2001 for crimes committed in Russia, Russian public prosecutor Yuri Chaika said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/wl_afp/russiamediacrimemurderpolitkovskaya"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080702/capt.cps.mwp51.020708140133.photo00.photo.default-512x354.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=dnsuTpqB0eXPxLZyalm7Bg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Russian public prosecutor Yuri Chaika has said that the main suspect in the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been sought since 2001.(AFP/DDP/File/Jens Schlueter)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/wl_afp/russiaaviationaccident afp/20080702/russiaaviationaccident AFP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:11:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/wl_afp/russiaaviationaccident"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080702/capt.cps.mwp13.020708131110.photo00.photo.default-512x309.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=v6D_yjcpz9g61cZW2Vntsg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="A Mi-8 helicopter, similar to the one which crashed in Siberia. Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said that at least nine people were killed when a Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Siberia.(AFP/File/Ho)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A civilian Mi-8 helicopter crashed in northwest Siberia on Wednesday killing at least nine people, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/wl_afp/russiaaviationaccident"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080702/capt.cps.mwp13.020708131110.photo00.photo.default-512x309.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=v6D_yjcpz9g61cZW2Vntsg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Mi-8 helicopter, similar to the one which crashed in Siberia. Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said that at least nine people were killed when a Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Siberia.(AFP/File/Ho)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_re_eu/russia_southern_violence ap/20080702/russia_southern_violence AP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:55:08 GMT AP - An Interior Ministry spokesman says insurgents in Russia's violence-plagued south destroyed a senior police official's house in a grenade attack. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/wl_uk_afp/russiabritaing8diplomacy afp/20080702/russiabritaing8diplomacy AFP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:10:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/wl_uk_afp/russiabritaing8diplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080702/capt.cps.mwo84.020708121016.photo00.photo.default-512x375.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=niQGQE.9I.GXeNlqyvWT9Q--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, seen here 2008. Britain is to blame for the tense state of relations with Russia and should make proposals for improving ties at this month's G8 summit, a Russian foreign ministry official has said.(AFP/POOL/File/Dmitry Astakhov)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Britain is to blame for the tense state of relations with Russia and should make proposals for improving ties at this month's G8 summit, a Russian foreign ministry official said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/wl_uk_afp/russiabritaing8diplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080702/capt.cps.mwo84.020708121016.photo00.photo.default-512x375.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=niQGQE.9I.GXeNlqyvWT9Q--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, seen here 2008. Britain is to blame for the tense state of relations with Russia and should make proposals for improving ties at this month's G8 summit, a Russian foreign ministry official has said.(AFP/POOL/File/Dmitry Astakhov)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/wl_nm/russia_helicopter_crash_dc nm/20080702/russia_helicopter_crash_dc Reuters Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:48:19 GMT Reuters - Nine people were killed on Wednesday when a helicopter crashed in Russia's far north, Russia's Emergencies Ministry said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/wl_nm/russia_blast_dc nm/20080702/russia_blast_dc Reuters Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:31:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/wl_nm/russia_blast_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080702/2008_07_02t040058_450x276_us_russia_blast.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=G583jRXhAeYyoT1Pn0nklw--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Russian policemen stand beside damaged cars after an explosion at a nearby apartment building in Russia's Black Sea resort city of Sochi, July 2, 2008. (Oleg Kotlyarenko/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A blast killed two people in an apartment building early on Wednesday in Sochi, the southern Russian city set to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, police and emergency services said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/wl_nm/russia_blast_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080702/2008_07_02t040058_450x276_us_russia_blast.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=G583jRXhAeYyoT1Pn0nklw--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="Russian policemen stand beside damaged cars after an explosion at a nearby apartment building in Russia's Black Sea resort city of Sochi, July 2, 2008. (Oleg Kotlyarenko/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/ts_afp/russiablastsochi afp/20080702/russiablastsochi AFP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:03:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/ts_afp/russiablastsochi"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080702/capt.cps.mwn88.020708080232.photo00.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=QC5M79IRCfSYugsOXT1F0w--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="File picture shows a view of Sochi harbour. Two people were killed and nine injured Wednesday when a small explosive device went off in the southern Russian resort city of Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, the Interfax news agency reported.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Two people were killed and nine injured Wednesday when an explosion ripped through an apartment block in the Russian city of Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, news agencies reported.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/ts_afp/russiablastsochi"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080702/capt.cps.mwn88.020708080232.photo00.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=QC5M79IRCfSYugsOXT1F0w--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="File picture shows a view of Sochi harbour. Two people were killed and nine injured Wednesday when a small explosive device went off in the southern Russian resort city of Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, the Interfax news agency reported.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/wl_afp/russiaattackssochi afp/20080702/russiaattackssochi AFP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:49:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/wl_afp/russiaattackssochi"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080702/capt.cps.mwn74.020708070554.photo00.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=GcucpxU7ul4Wm3RqMnMZqw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="File picture shows a view of Sochi harbour. Two people were killed and nine injured Wednesday when a small explosive device went off in the southern Russian resort city of Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, the Interfax news agency reported.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Two people were killed and nine injured Wednesday when a small explosive device went off in the southern Russian resort city of Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, the Interfax news agency reported.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/wl_afp/russiaattackssochi"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080702/capt.cps.mwn74.020708070554.photo00.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=GcucpxU7ul4Wm3RqMnMZqw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="File picture shows a view of Sochi harbour. Two people were killed and nine injured Wednesday when a small explosive device went off in the southern Russian resort city of Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, the Interfax news agency reported.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080701/wl_nm/russia_politkovskaya_dc nm/20080701/russia_politkovskaya_dc Reuters Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:29:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080701/wl_nm/russia_politkovskaya_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080701/2008_07_01t152900_450x284_us_russia_politkovskaya.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=nfawjqPMp4mRMdZq1o3Fog--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A protestor stands near a picture of murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya during a protest in Sofia, January 17, 2008. (Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The man suspected of killing Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya in 2006 is hiding in Western Europe, Russia's chief criminal investigator was quoted as saying on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080701/wl_nm/russia_politkovskaya_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080701/2008_07_01t152900_450x284_us_russia_politkovskaya.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=nfawjqPMp4mRMdZq1o3Fog--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="A protestor stands near a picture of murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya during a protest in Sofia, January 17, 2008. (Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_re_eu/russia_chechnya ap/20080701/russia_chechnya AP Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:35:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_re_eu/russia_chechnya"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080612/capt.cps.mry77.120608190945.photo04.photo.default-512x386.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=Xt0xWwbio12scekrn01VRw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A Taiwanese helicopter fires rockets during a 2001 anti-landing exercise in Checheng. Taiwan holds military exercises after China warned that it is prepared to use force to bring about reunification. China and Taiwan have agreed to set up their first ever offices on each others' territories, as they began historic talks aimed at consolidating a dramatic rapprochement and building trade ties.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0" /></a>AP - Officials in Chechnya said Tuesday that local schools will start teaching mathematics in Chechen language — the latest move by a self-assertive provincial leader to broaden the region's autonomy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_re_eu/russia_chechnya"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080612/capt.cps.mry77.120608190945.photo04.photo.default-512x386.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=Xt0xWwbio12scekrn01VRw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Taiwanese helicopter fires rockets during a 2001 anti-landing exercise in Checheng. Taiwan holds military exercises after China warned that it is prepared to use force to bring about reunification. China and Taiwan have agreed to set up their first ever offices on each others' territories, as they began historic talks aimed at consolidating a dramatic rapprochement and building trade ties.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)