- 20:57 09/01/2009
"If the price for gas Gazprom supplies to Eastern European states neighboring Ukraine is around $470 per 1,000 cu m in the first quarter of 2009, then Ukraine should also pay the market price for gas," Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov told journalists. 
- 19:52 09/01/2009
The prime minister of the Czech Republic, currently holding the EU presidency, has arrived in Kiev to discuss the situation around Russian gas transit to Europe, the Unian news agency said.
- 19:38 09/01/2009
"If the price for gas Gazprom supplies to Eastern European states neighboring Ukraine is around $470 per 1,000 cu m in the first quarter of 2009, then Ukraine should also pay the market price for gas," Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov told journalists.
- 19:16 09/01/2009
The prime minister of the Czech Republic, currently holding the EU presidency, will discuss the situation around Russian gas transit to Europe in Kiev on Friday, the Ukrainian premier's spokeswoman said.
- 19:00 09/01/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev instructed the Russian energy giant Gazprom on Friday that gas supplies to Ukraine should be resumed only after the necessary documents are signed.
- 18:10 09/01/2009
The Israeli prime minister said Friday Israel would continue its military offensive in Gaza despite the UN Security Council's resolution calling for an immediate and durable Gaza ceasefire.
- 16:32 09/01/2009
A woman in the capital of the impoverished Central Asian republic of Tajikistan has been detained for trying to sell her newborn baby for $200, a local police spokesman said.
- 16:22 09/01/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev instructed the Russian energy giant Gazprom on Friday that gas supplies to Ukraine should be resumed only after the necessary documents are signed.
- 15:03 09/01/2009
The Defense Ministry of South Ossetia said Friday Georgia was moving troops towards its border, the republic's information and press committee said.
- 13:53 09/01/2009
The prime minister of the Czech Republic, currently holding the EU presidency, will arrive in Kiev Friday to discuss the situation around Russian gas transit to Europe, the Ukrainian premier's spokeswoman said.
- 12:27 09/01/2009
The European Commission said on Friday a deal on monitoring gas transit via Ukraine has been reached. The move is aimed at fast restoration of gas supplies to the EU member states, the Commission said.
- 11:26 09/01/2009
- 11:02 09/01/2009
The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution urging an immediate and durable Gaza ceasefire.
- 10:29 09/01/2009
At least 40 people were killed after a fire broke out in a shanty town in Karachi, in southern Pakistan, local media reported on Friday.
