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At least 5 killed, 7 injured as three-storey building collapses in Latvia

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:24:00 GMT

At least five people were killed and another seven, including children, were injured after a three-storey residential building collapsed in central Latvia, the State Fire-Fighting and Rescue Service said on Sunday.

Lukashenko pardons jailed ex-presidential candidate

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:54:00 GMT

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned another candidate in last year's presidential election convicted for taking part in post-election protests, the presidential press office said on Sunday.

Situation in Belarus after the presidential elections

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:54:00 GMT

Belarus opposition leader held by police after Warsaw summit

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 10:17:11 GMT

Belarusian opposition leader Anatoly Lebedko was held by the police on Saturday after returning from the EU Eastern Partnership summit in Warsaw, a representative of his United Civil party told RIA Novosti.

Pension age reform law comes into force in Ukraine

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 09:58:12 GMT

A highly unpopular law raising the pension age from 55 to 60 for women comes into force in Ukraine today.

British Foreign Office expresses concern over Tymoshenko arrest

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 09:28:00 GMT

The British Foreign Office on Sunday expressed its concern over the detention of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko who is on trial on the charges of the abuse of office during her term.

Police cordon off Tymoshenko supporters tent camp in Ukrainian capital

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 04:56:00 GMT

Police on Sunday cordoned off a tent camp set up in the center of the Ukrainian capital by supporters of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to demonstrate their protest against her arrest.

Death toll in two mine accidents in Ukraine rises to 36

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:09:00 GMT

The death toll from two mine accidents in eastern Ukraine has risen to 36 people, the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry reported on Sunday.

Ukraine sold $1 billion worth of weaponry in 2010 - media

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:53:00 GMT

Ukraine's arms exports in 2010 reached almost a billion dollars with the bulk of weaponry sold to African countries, the Kommersant-Ukraine newspaper said on Monday.

Belarus to exhibit military electronics, drones at MAKS-2011

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:17:00 GMT

Several Belarusian firms will showcase over 40 types of military-purpose electronic equipment and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) at the MAKS-2011 air show near Moscow in August, a Belarusian defense industry official said.

Fire in retirement home kills sixteen in west Ukraine

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:15:00 GMT

Sixteen people died after a fire broke out in a retirement home in western Ukraine, the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry reported on Sunday.

Ukraine raises retirement age for women to 60

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:11:00 GMT

The Ukrainian parliament adopted on Thursday night a pension reform which envisions a gradual increase of the retirement age for women from 55 to 60 years.

Russia plans to rent naval pilot training facilities in Ukraine

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:54:00 GMT

Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov formally asked on Wednesday his Ukrainian counterpart Mykhailo Yezhel to rent facilities on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula for naval pilot training.

Russia's Gazprom says no new gas price deal with Belarus

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:04:00 GMT

Moscow and Minsk have so far failed to reach an agreement on a new price formula for Russian gas supplies to Belarus, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said on Thursday.

Russia cuts off electricity supply to Belarus over debt

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:13:00 GMT

Russia cut off electricity supplies to Belarus at midnight on Wednesday until Belarus fully repays its 1.2-billion ruble ($43 million) debt, Russia's electricity export monopoly Inter RAO said.

Ukraine's Naftogaz estimates gas pipe network modernization at $3.5 bln

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:30:00 GMT

Ukraine's Soviet-era gas pipeline network needs $3.5 billion for its modernization expected to start this year, a senior executive of the national oil and gas company Naftogaz said on Sunday.

Belarus says gets another $1 bln in addition to EurAsEC loan

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:52:00 GMT

Belarus has secured $1 billion in addition to a loan from the EurAsEC anti-crisis fund and will receive the money within a month.

Russia, Ukraine reach breakthrough in sea border talks - Lavrov

Sun, 05 Jun 2011 10:24:00 GMT

Russia and Ukraine have reached a breakthrough in their talks on maritime border delimitation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday.

Turkmenistan creates own space agency

Tue, 31 May 2011 01:23:00 GMT

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has signed a decree authorizing the creation of a National Space Agency, national television reported.

Belarus court hands down prison sentences to opposition leaders

Thu, 26 May 2011 14:47:00 GMT

A Minsk district court sentenced on Thursday ex-presidential candidates Nikolai Statkevich and Dmitry Uss to six and five-and-a-half years in a high-security prison respectively.

Opposition rallies in Georgia

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:35:00 GMT

Russia blasts Georgia over violence against protesters

Mon, 23 May 2011 14:15:00 GMT

Russia accused Georgia on Monday of violating the right to public assembly by using force against protesters demanding the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili.

Russia demands punishment for Ukrainian nationalists

Tue, 10 May 2011 14:41:00 GMT

Moscow said on Tuesday it expected Kiev to punish the Ukrainian nationalists who disrupted Victory Day celebrations in Lvov and attacked Russian diplomats.

Kazakhstan jolted by 5th earthquake in last twenty-four hours

Sun, 01 May 2011 10:33:00 GMT

Two more earthquakes measuring 3.4 and 4.8 points on the Richter scale were registered in southeast Kazakhstan on Sunday, bringing the total number of tremors to five in the last twenty-four hours, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center reported.

Hackers attack Latvian news website

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:20:00 GMT

Unknown hackers have cracked the website of Latvian news agency LETA, which remains inaccessible, an agency official told reporters on Wednesday.