MOSCOWÂ – The prosecutor of Russia’s Volga region of Saratov was killed overnight and police believe his murder could be linked to his anti-corruption drive, Russian media reported on Thursday.
Read More »Georgia opposition leader dies suddenly in Britain
LONDON – Georgian businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili, who feared assassination and faced accusations of plotting a coup in his homeland, has died in Britain and British police are treating his death as suspicious.
Read More »EU and Russia meet as Kosovo independence looms
BRDO, Slovenia – The European Union sought to convince Russia on Wednesday that the status-quo in Kosovo is unsustainable, the EU’s external relations commissioner said.
Read More »Ukraine says will not allow NATO bases
MOSCOW – Aspiring NATO member Ukraine is prepared to adopt legislation banning the alliance’s bases from its soil, Russia’s RIA news agency quoted Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko as saying on Wednesday.
Read More »Russia surprised by U.S. reaction to bomber flights
MOSCOW – Russia expressed surprise on Tuesday that the United States had scrambled fighter jets at the weekend to intercept strategic Russian bombers, one of which flew over a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Pacific.
Read More »Russia sees Iraqi oil deal revival in debt write-off
MOSCOW – Russia agreed on Monday to write off most of Iraq’s $12.9 billion debt in a deal that opens up Iraq for $4 billion in investment from Russian firms, including oil major LUKOIL.
Read More »Iran Eases Visa Regime for Azerbaijanis
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Nasir Hamidi Zare said that Tehran has eased visa regime between the two countries.
Read More »Russia moves AIDS prisoner to hospital
MOSCOWÂ – A jailed former oil executive gravely ill with HIV/AIDS was transferred to a specialist clinic on Friday, Russia’s prison service said, following an international campaign on his behalf.
Read More »Putin: Russia will not be drawn into new arms race
MOSCOWÂ – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would not allow itself to be drawn into what he called a new arms race.
Read More »Turkish warplanes strike 70 PKK targets in Iraq: army
ANKARA – Turkish warplanes struck some 70 Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq on Monday in the latest in a series of strikes, the General Staff said.
Read More »