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Greek PM calls early elections in October

22:32 03/09/2009

Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has set early parliamentary elections for October 4.

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Polish conservatives seek to condemn Soviet invasion in 1939
22:00 03/09/2009
Polish parliamentarians from the Law and Justice Party proposed on Thursday to adopt a special resolution condemning the invasion of Poland by Soviet troops in September 1939.
Russian cab driver admits spying for Georgia
21:26 03/09/2009
A Russian cab driver admitted spying for Georgia during his trial at a Supreme Court in Russia's southern republic of North Ossetia, a source in the court said on Thursday.
Indian surgeons carry out life saving op on protruding heart boy
21:07 03/09/2009
Indian surgeons have successfully carried out a life saving operation for the first time on a 10-day-old baby boy, diagnosed with a fatal heart defect, a hospital spokesman said on Thursday.
Death toll in Indonesian earthquake rises to 57
19:46 03/09/2009
The death toll after a powerful earthquake struck Indonesia has risen to 57 with hundreds of others injured, local media reported on Thursday.
Gazprom predicts 50-58% hike in Ukrainian gas transit fees in 2010
18:39 03/09/2009
Gazprom expects Ukraine to increase gas transit fees by up to 58% in 2010, a spokesman for the Russian energy giant said on Thursday.
Lack of threat from Russia stumps NATO - analyst
18:24 03/09/2009
The lack of a genuine threat from Russia makes it far harder for NATO to decide on its polices than during the Cold War, a Moscow-based analyst said on Thursday.
British court issues arrest warrant for fugitive Russian tycoon
18:09 03/09/2009
A British court has issued an arrest warrant for businessman Yevgeny Chichvarkin, wanted in Russia on kidnapping and extortion charges, a spokeswoman for the Russian Prosecutor General's Office said on Thursday.
U.S., Russia to hold strategic arms reduction talks in Geneva
17:55 03/09/2009
A new round of talks on a nuclear arms reduction deal between Russia and the U.S. will take place in Geneva on September 21, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesman said on Thursday.
Russia confirms talks on arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia
17:53 03/09/2009
Russia and Saudi Arabia are holding talks on military-technical cooperation, which may include sales of military equipment to the Arab country, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
Russia's budget deficit hit 5.9% of GDP in Jan.-Aug. - Kudrin
17:44 03/09/2009
Russia's budget deficit amounted to 5.9% of GDP in the first eight months of the year, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Thursday.
Chilean police arrest former Pinochet officials over killings
17:39 03/09/2009
Chilean police have arrested some two dozen former officials accused of purging critics of former dictator General Augusto Pinochet in the 1970s, Latin American media reported on Thursday.
Iran's nuclear program to be discussed on sidelines of UN session
16:38 03/09/2009
Iran's controversial nuclear program will be discussed on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York on September 15, a Russian deputy foreign minister said on Thursday.
Russia condemns Georgia's attempts to seize ships off Abkhazia
16:32 03/09/2009
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday Georgia's attempts to seize ships off the Abkhazian coast could lead to new armed conflicts.
Ukraine to raise Russian gas transit fee by 65-70% in 2010
15:32 03/09/2009
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Thursday that Kiev would raise Russian natural gas transit fees by 65-70% in 2010, depending on oil prices.
Iran elects first female minister since 1979 revolution
15:25 03/09/2009
Iranian lawmakers elected the country's first female government minister since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, in a vote to approve President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's new cabinet
Russia, India to sign new deal on Admiral Gorshkov overhaul
15:11 03/09/2009
A new deal on the funds Russia needs to finish a refit of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier for India will be signed in mid-October, the head of the state technology corporation said on Thursday.
Russia, U.S. making progress on new nuclear arms deal - Lavrov
14:55 03/09/2009
Russia and the U.S. are making headway on work to have a new nuclear arms reduction deal in place by the time the current treaty expires on December 5, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
U.S. envoy to N.Korea starts out on three-stop Asian tour
14:28 03/09/2009
The U.S. special envoy to North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, is due to arrive in Beijing on Thursday on a three-nation tour aimed at re-starting negotiations with Pyongyang on ending its nuclear program.
Russia confirms talks on delivery of MiG-31 aircraft to Syria
14:13 03/09/2009
Russia and Syria are in talks on the delivery of at least eight MiG-31 Foxhound interceptors under a contract signed two years ago, a Russian business daily said on Thursday, citing an industry official.

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