Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran’s Ambassador to Moscow Gholamreza Ansari said that Iran, Algeria, Qatar and Russia are holding consultations on the creation of an OPEC like gas cartel, with the structure of the organization being the main topic on the agenda.
Read More »Helicopters save 775 Russians trapped on ice drift
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian helicopters rescued 775 fishermen stranded on ice sheets drifting into the Pacific Ocean on Sunday.
Read More »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Felicitates Russian President
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday extended his congratulations to Dmitry Medvedev on his victory in Russia’s presidential election.
Read More »Belarus urges U.S. ambassador to leave
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus, accused in the West of infringing fundamental rights, recalled its ambassador to the United States on Friday and urged the U.S. envoy to leave the ex-Soviet state.
Read More »Musharraf says will back new Pakistan coalition
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday he would support an incoming coalition government that could potentially seek his resignation, so long as peace was maintained.
Read More »Islamists protest in Pakistani cities over cartoon
KARACHI (Reuters) – Islamists held demonstrations in Pakistan’s main cities on Friday to protest at the republication in Danish newspapers of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad that caused outrage across the Islamic world two years ago.
Read More »Georgia’s breakaway Abkhazia calls for recognition
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia made a new appeal to Russia and Western countries on Friday to recognize its independence, three weeks after Kosovo’s secession from Serbia, Russian news agencies reported.
Read More »Ukraine president again blasts PM on Russia gas row
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko issued a new denunciation of his prime minister on Friday over her stand on gas trade with Russia ahead of new talks to resolve long-running price and supply disputes.
Read More »Merkel to discuss election concerns with Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss German concerns about Russia’s presidential vote during talks on Saturday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and his newly elected successor Dmitry Medvedev.
Read More »Russian arms dealer to face trial in Thailand: police
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Viktor Bout, the Russian alleged “Merchant of Death” of the clandestine arms trade arrested in a U.S. sting operation in Thailand, will stand trial in Bangkok before extradition is considered, police said on Friday.
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