World
While Christians around the world are enjoying the Easter holiday, Jews everywhere are celebrating the holiday of Passover – a convergence of festivals which traditionally sees a surge in pilgrims to
Apr. 18, 2014
Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to continue to work together with its Ukrainian partners in order to further promote trade and business ties between the two cou
Feb. 28, 2014
The new Georgian authorities are undecided so far about the future of
the luxury presidential palace built by President Mikheil Saakashvili in
Tbilisi for over $200 million.
Nov. 4, 2013
Moldova may enjoy a visa-free travel regime in its relations with the European Union as soon as the beginning of next year, according to Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius of Lithuania, the country pr
Oct. 18, 2013
A criminal case has been opened in Russia against a Ukrainian
fisherman who survived a collision between a Ukrainian boat with a
Russian Coast Guard vessel in the Azov Sea, the Ukrainian Foreign
Minis
Jul. 31, 2013
Brazil wants to involve Ukraine in implementing programs for the
modernization of the Brazilian Navy, the press service of the
Ukroboronprom State Concern has told Interfax-Ukraine.
Jul. 31, 2013
A report in the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita – that the Poles, according to sales figures, no longer enjoy their traditional drink, pure vodka – could have been just an anecdote. But anyone who has
Jul. 30, 2013
Moscow – The Russian sanitation authority has banned imports of the output produced by Roshen, a major Ukrainian confectionery company, head of the authority and Russia’s Chief Sanitation Doctor Genna
Jul. 29, 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been elected the leader of the Popular Front for Russia.
Jun. 13, 2013
TOKYO — JCG Corp., a Japanese engineering company, and French oilfield services company Technip S.A. say they have won a contract for a liquefied natural gas plant in central Russia.
Apr. 3, 2013
MOSCOW – Russian agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor will remove German companies whose products may contain the dangerous carcinogen aflatoxin B1 from its list of suppliers to Russia.
Mar. 5, 2013
MILAN, Feb 24 (Reuters) – A group of topless women were dragged away by police on Sunday when they protested against former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as he voted in Italy’s election.
Feb. 25, 2013
MOSCOW – French actor, businessman and vineyard owner Gerard Depardieu, who now holds a Russian passport, has been offered the post of culture minister in Russia’s internal republic of Mordovia, said
Jan. 7, 2013
The Rome mayor’s office has put up a portrait of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on the facade of its headquarters as a token of support for her, Tymoshenko’s Batkivschyna (Fat
Nov. 26, 2012
Baikonur Space Center – A
Proton-M launch vehicle and a Briz-M upper stage have put the Luch-5B
and Yamal-300K satellites into orbit, Nikolai Sevastyanov, the general
designer of Gazprom Space Syst
Nov. 3, 2012
Moscow – Moscow has attacked
a decision by Latvia’s Central Election Commission to suspend
preparations for a referendum on a proposal for automatically granting
Latvian citizenship to the country’s
Nov. 2, 2012