- 22:02 15/10/2008
Russia and Iceland have concluded the first round of talks on a 4 billion euro ($5.4 billion) loan to help the Nordic country through its financial difficulties, the Russian Finance Ministry said Wednesday. 
- 21:50 15/10/2008
International talks in Geneva on the recent Russia-Georgia armed conflict were suspended on Wednesday over "procedural difficulties," and will resume on November 18, a European Union diplomat said.
- 21:30 15/10/2008
The incumbent Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliyev, has gained 80.5% of the vote in presidential elections, according to exit polls on Wednesday.
- 21:27 15/10/2008
Russia and the EU should cooperate to bring cyber offenders to justice, the Russian interior minister said on Wednesday.
- 21:01 15/10/2008
The International Court of Justice obliged Russia and Georgia on Wednesday to adopt temporary measures to protect the rights of the Georgian, South Ossetian and Abkhaz populations.
- 20:39 15/10/2008
International talks on the recent Russia-Georgia armed conflict were suspended on Wednesday over "procedural difficulties," and will resume on November 18, a European Union diplomat said.
- 20:16 15/10/2008
The International Court of Justice obliged Russia and Georgia on Wednesday to adopt temporary measures to protect the rights of the Georgian, South Ossetian and Abkhaz populations.
- 19:24 15/10/2008
A Ukrainian opposition party said on Wednesday it had started a fundraising campaign to raise the $8 million ransom demanded by Somali pirates for the release of the MK Faina vessel and its crew.
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Georgia accused the Russian military on Wednesday of violating Georgian airspace, while Russia's Air Force denied the allegation.
- 18:26 15/10/2008
The current global financial crisis is payback for the West's "crimes" and "aggressive" policies, Iran's president said on Wednesday.
- 18:24 15/10/2008
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- 17:12 15/10/2008
Chinese authorities are to carry out blanket checks of all milk products produced before September 14, the Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
- 17:08 15/10/2008
Russia and Venezuela may finalize within a month a deal for a large number of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, a senior executive at Russia's arms export monopoly said Wednesday.
- 16:58 15/10/2008
The world's eight largest industrialized nations will gather for an emergency summit later this year to tackle the current global credit crunch, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday.
- 16:34 15/10/2008
Lower obligatory reserve requirements for Russian banks, due to come into effect on Wednesday, will unlock 100 billion rubles ($3.8 billion), the Central Bank said.
- 16:26 15/10/2008
A criminal case has been opened against members of the Ukrainian prime minister's bloc over allegations they put pressure on a Kiev court, considering a presidential appeal, to block early elections.
