- 22:08 15/01/2009
Russia's prime minister proposed on Thursday that the European Union set up a consortium to buy from Russian energy giant Gazprom the gas Ukraine says is necessary to resume transit to Europe. 
- 21:55 15/01/2009
- 20:30 15/01/2009
Ukraine will restart Russian gas transit to Europe if Moscow provides 320 million cubic meters of gas a day and the necessary technical gas, President Viktor Yushchenko said on Thursday.
- 20:16 15/01/2009
Israel's Western allies will "in the near future" face trial over Tel Aviv's ongoing military operation in the Gaza Strip, the Iranian president said Thursday.
- 19:56 15/01/2009
- 19:25 15/01/2009
Ukraine's president urged his Russian counterpart on Thursday to ensure gas transit to Europe by pumping 330 million cubic meters of gas into the Ukrainian transit system, his press service said.
- 19:03 15/01/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday he hoped the United States would develop constructive relations with Moscow after president-elect Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20.
- 18:51 15/01/2009
- 18:40 15/01/2009
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday called on President-elect Barack Obama to change U.S. policy toward Iran and to end Washington's interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
- 18:34 15/01/2009
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry urged on Thursday Russian energy giant Gazprom to sign a temporary agreement on the transit of gas to Europe.
- 17:26 15/01/2009
- 16:46 15/01/2009
The Ukrainian presidential representative believes a price of around $200 per 1,000 cubic meters for Russian natural gas supplies to Ukraine would be economically justified.
- 16:31 15/01/2009
The Times newspaper recently named 16-year-old footballer Masal Bugduv as one of its tips for the future - the only problem is that "Moldova's finest" doesn't exist.
- 16:31 15/01/2009
Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will be co-opted into the TNK-BP board as an independent director, BP said on Thursday.
- 16:07 15/01/2009
A summit to discuss the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine that have led to gas shortages for Europe will be held in Moscow on Saturday, the Russian president's press secretary said on Thursday.
- 15:50 15/01/2009
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the number of victims in Israel's military operations in Gaza "unbearable" during a meeting with Israel's foreign minister on Thursday.
- 15:23 15/01/2009
The protracted Russia-Ukraine gas conflict, which has badly hit European consumers, will force the EU to diversify its energy supplies, the Czech Republic's ambassador to Russia said on Thursday.
- 15:11 15/01/2009
The Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered missile cruiser has left the South African port of Cape Town after a three-day visit, a Russian Navy spokesman said on Thursday.
- 15:05 15/01/2009
