Ex-Soviet States

Money row holds up Belarus's first nuclear power plant

© RIA Novosti.

Money row holds up Belarus's first nuclear power plant

18:36 31/03/2010

The signing of a contract between Russia and Belarus to build the ex-Soviet republic's first nuclear power plant has been delayed due to disagreements over the project's cost, the Russian ambassador to Belarus said on Wednesday.

Georgia says ready to cooperate in Moscow bombing investigation
14:24 31/03/2010
Georgia is ready to cooperate with Russia in investigating the recent Moscow metro suicide bombings, State Minister of Georgia for Reintegration Temur Yakobashvili said on Wednesday.
Belarus obtains last $670 mln loan tranche from IMF
11:47 31/03/2010
Belarus has obtained the fifth and final $670 million loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund, the country's National Bank said on Wednesday.

Stories

Archive

March 2010

mo
tu
we
th
fr
sa
su

Top multimedia

Final Bell Rings for Russia’s High School Seniors

Images: Final Bell Rings for Russia’s High School Seniors

Russian and Ukrainian Sailors Save a Ferry and Defend a Hospital During a Joint Exercise

Video: Russian and Ukrainian Sailors Save a Ferry and Defend a Hospital During a Joint Exercise

The World’s Tallest Television Towers

Infographics: The World’s Tallest Television Towers

Tedious stability

Cartoons: Tedious stability

Stories »

Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

A brawl broke out in the Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday ahead of the consideration of a bill designed to expand the use of Russian language in the country, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

The U.S. Department of State criticized Russia for continuing violation of human rights and democratic freedoms in an annual report published on Thursday.

Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov

Russia Refuses to Allocate $10 mln to Afghan Army

Russia has denied a NATO request to allocate $10 million for the support of the Afghan Army, the Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said on Thursday following the alliance’s summit in Chicago.

Opposition camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard

Third of Russians Approve of Anti-Putin Camp Closure

Almost third of Russians approve of the closure of the Occupy-style camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard where people were protesting against Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency, a poll held by the Public Opinion Foundation has revealed.

free web tracker

© 2012 RIA Novosti