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22:31 21/10/2008

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Lukashenko says Belarus army 'risen from its knees'
22:05 21/10/2008
The Belarus president said on Tuesday that the country's armed forces had "risen from its knees."
Latvia to donate $700,000 for Georgia reconstruction
21:54 21/10/2008
Latvia is to give Georgia $700,000 to aid reconstruction efforts in the wake of its recent war with Russia, the Latvian foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Georgia accuses Russia of 'armed provocations'
21:41 21/10/2008
Georgia's Foreign Ministry has accused Russia of reneging on its ceasefire obligations and continuing "military provocations," the Novosti Georgia news agency reported on Tuesday.
Russia to set up military bases in Abkhazia, S.Ossetia in 2009
20:57 21/10/2008
Russia will complete the setting up of military bases in South Ossetia and Abkhazia in 2009, the chief of the Russian General Staff said Tuesday.
Russia-NATO Council may resume work by end of 2008
20:22 21/10/2008
The Russia-NATO Council may resume its work by the end of this year, a senior Russian military official said on Tuesday.
Iranian parliamentary speaker rules out 2009 presidential bid
20:16 21/10/2008
The speaker of the Iranian parliament, Ali Larijani, has no plans to run in the country's 2009 presidential elections, he said in an interview on Tuesday.
Inauguration of particle smasher goes ahead despite shutdown
19:32 21/10/2008
The inauguration ceremony of the Large Hadron Collider went ahead in Geneva on Tuesday, even though the multi-billion dollar experimental device is out of action for several months.
French president wants his voodoo doll withdrawn from shops
19:18 21/10/2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants voodoo dolls bearing his likeness to be withdrawn from sale, the Le Monde paper quoted his lawyer as saying on Tuesday.
Kazakhstan withdraws soldiers from Iraq
19:17 21/10/2008
Kazakhstan withdrew on Tuesday its 29 sappers and engineers from Iraq, where they had been stationed as part of the Multi-National Force, the country's Defense Ministry said.
Egypt to host international bird flu conference
19:02 21/10/2008
Morocco flash floods claim over 20 lives
18:16 21/10/2008
Heavy storms and flash floods continue to wreck havoc in southern Morocco, with the death toll from the most powerful storms to hit the region in decades at 21 since mid-October, local officials said on Tuesday.
Russia, Iran, Qatar to hold regular natural gas dialogue
18:14 21/10/2008
Russia and the Persian Gulf states of Iran and Qatar will hold regular discussions on prospects of cooperation in the natural gas sphere, the chief executive of Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday.
Russia would prefer to see Obama in White House - lawmaker
18:11 21/10/2008
A victory for Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential election would benefit Russia more than a win for his Republican rival, but there would be no immediate improvement in relations, a Russian lawmaker said on Tuesday.
Russia to lend Belarus $2 bln in 2008-2009
17:56 21/10/2008
Russia will grant Belarus a $2 billion stabilization loan in 2008-2009, Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Tuesday.
Russia plans to sell $8 bln worth of weaponry in 2008
17:31 21/10/2008
Russia is expecting to increase its arms exports to $8 billion in 2008, a senior government official said on Tuesday.
IMF says inflation to stay high in Russia in 2009
17:12 21/10/2008
Inflation in Russia in 2009 will remain high, at 12%, the International Monetary Fund said in a report released on Tuesday.
Ex-finance official released to await trial, not to leave Russia - 2
17:07 21/10/2008
Russian investigators decided on Tuesday to release former Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak, accused of embezzling state funds, from custody on a pledge not to leave the country.
Moldovan president says ready to meet with Transdnestrian leader
16:48 21/10/2008
Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin said on Tuesday he was ready to hold face-to-face talks with the leader of the country's breakaway republic of Transdnestr, Igor Smirnov.
Medvedev says new measures may follow to tackle credit crisis
16:13 21/10/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that government measures employed so far to ease the financial crisis are sufficient, but that more steps could be taken in the future.

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