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19:09 23/02/2009

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Georgian opposition parties unite against Saakashvili
19:06 23/02/2009
Two major Georgian opposition groups, the Republican Party and the New Right party, merged on Monday to form the Alliance for Georgia with Tbilisi's former ambassador to the UN, Irakly Alasaniya.
Armenia announces tender for nuclear reactor
18:32 23/02/2009
Armenia announced on Monday a tender for the construction of a new reactor for the country's sole nuclear power plant.
UEFA head Platini to check on Euro 2012 preparations in April
17:43 23/02/2009
UEFA President Michel Platini will visit Ukraine and Poland on April 14-17 for meetings with the leadership of both countries to receive assurances on preparations for the Euro 2012 soccer tournament.
NATO flag burnt at Crimean rally for Ukrainian army holiday
17:13 23/02/2009
Ukrainian political and civic activists held a rally on Monday in Crimea for Defender of the Fatherland Day, burning a NATO flag to protest the military alliance's eastward expansion.
Medvedev congratulates Yushchenko on his birthday
16:45 23/02/2009
Georgian opposition party demands recall of British ambassador
15:42 23/02/2009
Georgia's opposition Labor party on Monday accused British Ambassador Denis Keefe of conspiring with the authorities in denying its leader a U.K. visa and demanded he leave the Caucasus state.
Kazakhstan could delay JV with Gazprom over crisis
13:47 23/02/2009
The global financial crisis could prompt Kazakhstan to suspend a joint venture with Russia's Gazprom to process Central Asian natural gas, the country's energy minister said on Monday.
Ukrainian Communists rally, call for Yushchenko to go to U.S.
13:34 23/02/2009
Communist demonstrators rallied in Kiev on Monday to call for President Viktor Yushchenko to pack his bags and leave for America.
Police detain 3 people over deadly Cairo bombing
13:03 23/02/2009
Three people are in custody over a Cairo bombing that killed a 17-year-old French girl and injured 24 other people, Egyptian police said on Monday.
Iran to test Bushehr nuclear plant on Wednesday - official
12:11 23/02/2009
Iran will start up its Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant for a test on February 25, a spokesman for the country's Atomic Energy Organization (AEO) said, according to Iranian media reports.

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Main news of February 23

Georgian opposition parties unite against Saakashvili

Armenia announces tender for nuclear reactor

UEFA head Platini to check on Euro 2012 preparations in April

NATO flag burnt at Crimean rally for Ukrainian army holiday

Medvedev congratulates Yushchenko on his birthday

Georgian opposition party demands recall of British ambassador

Kazakhstan could delay JV with Gazprom over crisis

Ukrainian Communists rally, call for Yushchenko to go to U.S.

Police detain 3 people over deadly Cairo bombing

Iran to test Bushehr nuclear plant on Wednesday - official

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