Eastern Europe

One dead, 21 hurt in blast in Russia’s Nalchik

The bomb exploded during horse races in Nalchik as the city celebrated May Day, a spokeswoman for the region’s interior ministry told Reuters. The …
Reuters

Acting Moldovan president to take part in CIS meeting in Moscow but won’t attend Victory Day parade

"I have been thinking about it for a long time and decided that I will go to the CIS summit in Moscow, as Moldova participates in discussing …
Interfax-Ukraine

Blast hurts over 10 in Russia’s Nalchik

ITAR-TASS news agency said the bomb exploded during horse races in the VIP lodge of a hippodrome in Nalchik. No fatalities were …
Reuters

Thousands to rally in Moscow for May Day

Around 40,000 demonstrators are expected in Moscow despite drizzle and overcast skies, and Russian media reports put the nationwide total at around …
Reuters

Troops from 13 foreign nations to march in Moscow to mark 65 years since end of World War II

Seventy soldiers from each of the foreign countries – the United States, Great Britain, France, Poland, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, …
Interfax-Ukraine

Downed U-2 pilot’s son on own mission in Russia

Now his son has come to Moscow on a mission of his own: By telling his late father’s story, he hopes to help preserve Cold War history and prevent …
Interns

Poll: Over 30% of Russians unhappy about situation in Russia

In April, the percentage of respondents who believe the situation in the country is good or excellent increased from 8% to 11% and the percentage of …
Interfax-Ukraine

Police: founder of Stalin museum killed

A duty officer for the Volgograd police says three men attacked Vasily Bukhtienko on a tennis court Friday with electric shock devices and beat him to …
Interns

Black Sea Fleet to lose about 500 officers’ positions in 2010

"There are plans to cut 457 officer positions before the end of the year. The cuts will mostly affect auxiliary services, and coastal and logistics …
Interfax-Ukraine

Putin: Polar bear in danger

"The polar bear is in danger. Its current population is just 25,000. The melting of ice covers, glaciers – all this leads to more difficult habitat …
Interfax-Ukraine

Two policemen killed by suicide bomber in Dagestan

"According to early reports, a Priora vehicle pulled over at the police checkpoint and blew up. What is certain is that two policemen have been …
Interfax-Ukraine

U.S., Russia agree to forge new pact on adoptions

Russia slammed the brakes on new U.S. adoptions after 7-year-old Artyom Savelyev arrived alone at a Moscow airport this month with a note from his …
Reuters

Reporters in Belarus complain of harassment

Since their media outlets last month published an open letter by police complaining that a former security officer had falsified criminal cases, …
Interns

Kyrgyz interim government talks of ‘positive changes’

"On May 1 farmers will receive loans for farm work with a 12% annual interest rate. Previously the interest rate was 28%," Almazbek Atambayev said on …
Interfax-Ukraine

Putin tags polar bear in Russia’s Arctic

Putin traveled to Franz Josef Land, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean off the northwest coast of Russia’s mainland in his latest display adventuring …
Interns

Medvedev signs law ratifying Black Sea Fleet deal with Ukraine

The agreement, signed by the Russian and Ukrainian presidents in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 21, extends the lease until 2042 with the possibility of …
Interfax-Ukraine

Car-bomb blast in Russia’s Dagestan kills 2

Citing preliminary information, the spokesman said a car blew up as it approached a police post about 100 kilometres north of Dagestan’s capital …
Reuters

Poll: Two-thirds of Russians have positive feelings about Poland

Sixty-four percent of Russians polled, in 44 regions, in late April said they had positive feelings about Poland, and 48% of them described Poland as …
Interfax-Ukraine
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