Main news of February 3

23:59 03/02/2010

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Polish prime minister to participate in commemorations of Katyn massacre
23:29 03/02/2010
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will participate in the events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Wednesday.
Tymoshenko urges Yushchenko to veto election law amendments
22:51 03/02/2010
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko called on President Viktor Yushchenko on Wednesday to veto amendments to the presidential election law the ex-Soviet state's parliament adopted earlier today.
Ex-Ukraine leader slams 'orange' camp for damaging ties with Russia
22:17 03/02/2010
Ukraine's ex-president, Leonid Kuchma, blamed the country's current authorities on Wednesday for straining ties with its traditional ally, Russia.
U.S. calls Iran's Kavoshgar rocket launch 'provocative act'
22:06 03/02/2010
The United States considers Iran's launching of a Kavoshgar-3 rocket a "provocative act," White House spokesman Bill Burton told journalists on Wednesday.
Top Bolshoi reconstruction official fired by mayor - source
21:20 03/02/2010
The head of a state agency overseeing the reconstruction of Moscow's famed Bolshoi Theater has been dismissed by the mayor over design disagreements, a source in the city administration said on Wednesday.
Medvedev to hold talks with Abkhaz, Swedish leaders, make number of foreign visits
21:03 03/02/2010
In the upcoming months, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is likely to hold talks with Abkhaz President Sergei Bagapsh, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, and visit France, Canada and Slovakia.
Moscow court upholds arrest warrant for Sakharov prize founder
20:32 03/02/2010
The Moscow City Court has upheld an arrest warrant for a U.S. national who founded an Andrei Sakharov prize, a court spokesperson said Wednesday.
Ukraine parliament adopts amendments to presidential election law
19:52 03/02/2010
Ukraine's parliament, the Supreme Rada, adopted on Wednesday amendments to the law on presidential elections, canceling the two-thirds quorum required for electoral commissions' decisions to be legal.
Russian rights activist, group nominated for 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
18:48 03/02/2010
A Russian human rights veteran and her group, Memorial, were nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, Russian media reported on Wednesday.

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Main news of February 3

Polish prime minister to participate in commemorations of Katyn massacre

Tymoshenko urges Yushchenko to veto election law amendments

Ex-Ukraine leader slams 'orange' camp for damaging ties with Russia

U.S. calls Iran's Kavoshgar rocket launch 'provocative act'

Top Bolshoi reconstruction official fired by mayor - source

Medvedev to hold talks with Abkhaz, Swedish leaders, make number of foreign visits

Moscow court upholds arrest warrant for Sakharov prize founder

Ukraine parliament adopts amendments to presidential election law

Russian rights activist, group nominated for 2010 Nobel Peace Prize

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