A year of turmoil Political leaders battle.
Gunmen kill mafia bosses.
Yet a Korean industrial giant sees reason for optimism about the future of the city. Here are our top 10 stories for the year. But the government is attempting to make up for a decade of hyperinflation by lopping three zeroes off the ruble beginning this month. They opened their first church in Primorye history. Chinese force down Aeroflot jet Chinese officials and Aeroflot are blaming each other in the wake of an incident in which the military forced down a passenger jet that crossed Chinese airspace.