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Kyrgyz ruling party approves U.S. base closure

12:43 18/02/2009

The parliamentary faction of the Kyrgyz ruling party Ak Zhol unanimously voted on Wednesday to approve the closure of the U.S. Manas airbase in the north of the country.

Zimbabwe health crisis worsens with 500,000 in need of treatment
12:27 18/02/2009
The health crisis in Zimbabwe, which has suffered from food shortages, an AIDS epidemic and its worst cholera outbreak in decades, has deteriorated with over 500,000 requiring urgent medical treatment, local media said.
Russia unveils its first LNG plant in Sakhalin-2
12:00 18/02/2009
Russia unveiled its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Sakhalin on Wednesday opening up new energy markets in the Asia-Pacific region.
Captain of sunken ship crossed Russian border fearing trial
11:31 18/02/2009
The captain of a foreign ship, which sank with the loss of eight lives during a storm off Russia's Pacific Coast over the weekend, had ordered the crew to cross the Russian border fearing a trial, local prosecutors said.
Theme park built on ruins of Chinese earthquake
10:05 18/02/2009
A theme park has been built on the ruins of China's earthquake in the southwestern Sichuan province where thousands of people died in May last year, the China Daily said on Wednesday.
Russia unveils its first LNG plant in Sakhalin
09:56 18/02/2009
Russia unveiled its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Sakhalin on Wednesday in a ceremony involving President Dmitry Medvedev.
Two civilians killed by ISAF troops in Afghanistan
09:55 18/02/2009

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Egyptian Independent Presidential Candidate Appeals Polls’ Results

An independent candidate at the Egyptian presidential elections, Hamdeen Sabbahi of the nationalist Dignity party, who came the third in the polls’ first round on Wednesday and Thursday, said he would appeal the results because of violations.

Victims of Jet Crash in Czech Republic Return to Russia

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Twelve Russians, the crew members of a An-30 turboprop that crash landed on May 23 at an airport in the east of Prague, and Russian Defense Ministry inspectors returned to Russia on Saturday, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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