Fears that a lawyer representing several critics of Russia’s government may have been poisoned appear unfounded, French authorities say.
Read More »Croatia to ‘get tough’ on terror
The Croation prime minister has pledged to mobilise the power of the state to combat terrorists and criminals after a bomb attack that killed a renowned investigative journalist and one of his colleagues.
Read More »Armenia Hails Iran’s Regional Role
TEHRAN (FNA)- Armenian Parliament Speaker Ovik Abramian on Thursday hailed Iran’s principled stance on regional issues.
Read More »Iran, Pakistan Stress Implementation of IPI Pipeline Project
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Pakistan said they are willing to undertake bilaterally a stalled multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline even if India does not join the project.
Read More »Pakistan parliament seen united against militancy
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s parliament has for the first time united to condemn terrorism, which members said posed a grave danger to stability, and has begun to “take ownership” of policy to tackle it, analysts said on Thursday.
Read More »Lithuania centre-right eyes win, coalition building
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuania’s main center-right opposition party, heading for victory in the second round of elections Sunday, is set to woo smaller liberal groups and a new party run by a TV star as its coalition partners.
Read More »Russia wants to fight pirates in Somalia’s waters
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia, which sent a warship to Somalia’s coast to combat pirates, asked the African nation on Thursday for carte blanche to use force in its territorial waters.
Read More »Georgia says Russia deploying troops in S.Ossetia
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia said on Thursday that Russia had deployed 2,000 extra troops in South Ossetia in the past week and was preparing to stir up more trouble in the breakaway territory.
Read More »Pakistan says has not asked for IMF facility
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has not formally asked for a facility from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the prime minister’s top adviser on economic affairs said on Thursday, contrary to comments by the head of the multilateral agency.
Read More »Ailing Pakistan needs bitter IMF medicine
KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistan needs funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to get its economy back on track after problems were ignored during a transition to civilian rule this year, a former central bank governor said.
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