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22:00 09/12/2008

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Egyptian police arrest 50 young men for harassing women
20:58 09/12/2008
'Orange' coalition restored in Ukraine
20:30 09/12/2008
The newly-elected speaker of the Ukrainian parliament announced on Tuesday the revival of the country's pro-Western "orange" coalition after months of political turmoil caused by its collapse.
Ukraine's Naftogaz in bank talks to clear Gazprom debt
20:26 09/12/2008
Ukraine's national gas company Naftogaz is in talks with a number of banks on borrowing money to pay off its debt to Gazprom, Naftogaz's chief executive said on Tuesday.
Somali pirates invented story of attack by Faina crew - analyst
20:03 09/12/2008
Reports that the crew of a Ukrainian ship held by Somali pirates attacked two of their abductors were fabricated by the pirates, the chief editor of a maritime publication said Tuesday.
Clashes continue in Greece as slain teenager buried
19:36 09/12/2008
Novolipetsk Steel agrees sale of major stake in Black Sea port
18:03 09/12/2008
Putin talks cooperation with Argentinean president
17:46 09/12/2008
Russia's prime minister told the president of Argentina during a meeting in Moscow on Tuesday that the two countries had the chance to develop both traditional and newer forms of cooperation.
Russia denies deal to write off Cambodia's debt
17:21 09/12/2008
Russia's Finance Ministry has denied a report that the country had agreed to write off most of Cambodia's debt, a Finance Ministry official said on Tuesday.
Russia's VTB closes deal to buy 51% stake in Azerbaijan's AF Bank
17:19 09/12/2008
Gazprom Neft seeks foreign partner for north Russia oil field
17:00 09/12/2008
Gazprom Neft may look for a foreign partner to develop the Prirazlomnoye oil field in northern Russia, a senior official at the oil arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday.
Ukraine seeks role in EU anti-piracy patrols off Somalia
16:12 09/12/2008
Ukraine expressed on Tuesday its desire to join the European Union's naval task force protecting ships in the Gulf of Aden against Somali pirates.
Ex-minister Ivanov says Russia not playing 'double game' on Iran
15:49 09/12/2008
Russia is not playing a "double game" over Iran's controversial nuclear program, the former foreign minister said at an international nuclear conference on Tuesday.
Shtokman gas field partners push for tax breaks
15:25 09/12/2008
The operator of the Gazprom-led Shtokman gas condensate project in the Russian section of the Barents Sea asked on Tuesday for tax exemptions as a precondition for investing in the development of shelf deposits.
Russian companies most likely to offer bribes abroad says survey
15:21 09/12/2008
Russia, Kazakhstan agree to strengthen anti-drug efforts
15:19 09/12/2008
High food prices push 40 mln more people into hunger in 2008
15:01 09/12/2008
Rising food prices have left another 40 million people worldwide without enough to eat this year, bringing the total number to 963 million, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday.
S&P cuts Russian corporate ratings after sovereign downgrade
14:36 09/12/2008
Standard & Poor's said on Tuesday it had lowered long- and short-term counterparty credit ratings for a number of Russian-based banks to BBB/A-3 from BBB+/A2 with negative outlook.
Israel opens Gaza checkpoints for humanitarian traffic
14:07 09/12/2008
EU concerned but staying out of Ukraine gas debt dispute
14:05 09/12/2008
The European Union's executive body is concerned by the deepening disagreements between Russia and Ukraine over Kiev's gas debt, but has no plans to intervene, a senior EU official said on Tuesday.

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