22.01.2008Israel moves to allow fuel into Gaza Israel has decided to ease its transport blockade on the Gaza Strip and allow fuel to enter the enclave for electricity generation, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
22.01.2008Russian missile cruiser hits all test targets in Atlantic The flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva guided-missile cruiser, has successfully hit designated targets as part of a Navy exercise in the northern Atlantic Monday, a Navy spokesman said.
22.01.2008Russia-EU cooperation pact talks to start later this year Poland's foreign minister said on Monday that negotiations on a new partnership deal between Russia and the European Union are likely to start during the first half of this year.
18.01.2008A session of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers focusing on the course of implementing the programme “Roads of Belarus” Belarus’ road industry has not established an enabling environment for attracting investors and developing motorways services, Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky said on January 15 during a session of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers focusing on the course of implementing the programme “Roads of Belarus”
18.01.2008BELARUS INCREASES CAPACITIES OF NATIONAL FUND OF TECHNICAL LEGAL ACTS In line with Council of Ministers’ resolution #16, the National Fund of Technical Legal Acts in the Field of Technical Rate Setting and Standardization has been renamed into the National Fund of Technical Legal Acts. The resolution was adopted in line with decree #318 of July 16, 2007.
18.01.2008Bulgaria backs South Stream gas pipe project with Russia Bulgaria approved on Friday a $15 billion project to build a pipeline to pump Russian natural gas to southern Europe via the Black Sea, the country's prime minister announced.
18.01.2008U.S. offers to help India develop missile shield Lockheed Martin, a U.S. defense industry giant, has expressed an interest in helping India develop its own missile defense network, an Indian news agency said on Friday.
18.01.2008Japan's Cabinet urges tighter controls amid Russian spy scandal Japan's Cabinet secretary has urged government bodies to step up controls over classified information after a Japanese official allegedly leaked secret documents to Russia.
18.01.2008Russia delivers third fuel shipment to Iran's nuclear plant Russia delivered on Friday the third fuel shipment to the Bushehr nuclear power plant it is building in southern Iran, the country's official news agency said, citing officials.
18.01.2008World Bank closes Washington offices over bomb threat The World Bank's headquarters in Washington will remain closed on Friday due to a bomb threat, the international financial institution said on its website.
14.01.2008U.S. resumes F-15 fighter flights in Japan amid protests U.S. F-15 military jets resumed flights from an air base on the Japanese island of Okinawa on Monday after being grounded for over a month for safety inspections.
14.01.2008Kazakhstan to flood mine where 30 people died in blast The Abaiskaya mine in central Kazakhstan where 30 people were killed in a methane blast three days ago is being flooded, the country's emergencies ministry said on Monday.
14.01.2008Iran says will clear up nuclear issues with IAEA by late February -2 Iran will clear up all of the UN nuclear watchdog's remaining questions concerning its controversial nuclear program by late February, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said on Sunday.
14.01.2008Six killed in household gas blast in south Russia At least six people died after a household gas explosion in south Russia's Stavropol Territory in the early hours of Monday, local emergency services reported.
14.01.2008Czech firms seek U.S. missile defense contracts Prague is looking to sign an exclusive contract with Washington for the involvement of Czech companies in the construction of a planned European missile shield, national radio reported on Monday.