- 21:54 26/02/2009
Russia and NATO are pleased with the pace that relations are progressing within the Russia-NATO Council, frozen after last August's war with Georgia, the Russian envoy to NATO said on Thursday. 
- 20:38 26/02/2009
Ukraine's national oil and gas company Naftogaz has asked Russia's Gazprom to reduce natural gas supplies to the country from the contracted 40 billion cu m to 33 billion this year, a presidential energy aide said on Thursday.
- 20:29 26/02/2009
The keel-laying ceremony for India's Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) will take place this coming Saturday, the country's Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
- 20:06 26/02/2009
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia on Thursday acquitted former Serbian president Milan Milutinovic, who was accused of war crimes against Kosovo Albanians in 1998-1999.
- 19:28 26/02/2009
Statements made last week by an OSCE representative on the murder trial of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya have damaged the organization's reputation, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
- 18:50 26/02/2009
A former Russian presidential aide known for his criticism of current Kremlin policy has hit out at the U.S. administration's intention to "reset" ties with Moscow.
- 18:35 26/02/2009
Russia responded calmly on Thursday after the U.S. State Department released a critical human rights report, with the foreign minister acknowledging that the country has problems in the sphere.
- 17:55 26/02/2009
A border guard mutiny that left at least 50 people dead in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka has been brought under control, national media said on Thursday.
- 17:21 26/02/2009
Ukraine's national oil and gas company Naftogaz has asked Russia's Gazprom to reduce gas supplies to the country from the contracted 40 billion cu m to 33 billion in 2009, a presidential aide said on Thursday.
- 17:00 26/02/2009
The future placement of U.S. Patriot air defense systems in Poland is another reason for Russia to maintain its moratorium on a major arms reductions treaty in Europe, a Russian analyst said on Thursday.
- 16:58 26/02/2009
- 16:27 26/02/2009
At least nine people have been injured in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad after a blaze broke out in a luxury hotel that was virtually destroyed in a terrorist attack last September, Pakistani Geo-TV said.
- 15:55 26/02/2009
McDonald's, the world's largest fast food chain, intends to invest at least $120 million in opening about 40 restaurants in Russia in 2009, the company's president for Russia and Eastern Europe said on Thursday.
- 15:52 26/02/2009
- 15:16 26/02/2009
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Thursday ordered Russia to pay 10,000 euros ($12,800) to a Russian judge in connection with a violation of the freedom of expression.
- 14:29 26/02/2009
The Russian Embassy in Egypt is studying documentation concerning a dispute over Russian dolphins that the owner says are being held in Egypt illegally, a Russian diplomat said on Thursday.
- 14:26 26/02/2009
The U.S. space agency NASA has postponed the launch of shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station (ISS) until March 12.
- 14:16 26/02/2009
- 13:53 26/02/2009
Palestinian national unity talks involving the rival Fatah and Hamas movements began on Thursday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, the country's MENA news agency said.
