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23:59 26/05/2010

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Russian experts to look into warship's sinking in S.Korea (Update)
22:22 26/05/2010
President Dmitry Medvedev will send a group of Russian experts to South Korea to examine the results of a probe into the sinking of a South Korean warship, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
Russian experts to look into warship's sinking in S.Korea
20:48 26/05/2010
President Dmitry Medvedev will send a group of Russian experts to South Korea to examine the results of a probe into the sinking of a South Korean warship, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
Poland welcomes U.S. missile battery as key to national security
20:23 26/05/2010
The stationing of U.S. Patriots missiles on Polish soil is an important step in strengthening Poland's security, the country's defense minister said on Wednesday.
Five Russian lawmakers declared personae non gratae for observing Karabakh polls
19:49 26/05/2010
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has declared five members of Russia's lower house personae non gratae for observing parliamentary elections in the disputed area of Nagorny Karabakh, a spokesman for the ministry said on Wednesday.
Ukraine to build up cooperation with NATO to reform armed forces
18:15 26/05/2010
Ukraine will build up cooperation with NATO to reform its Armed Forces, First Deputy Defense Minister Hryhoriy Pedchenko said on Wednesday.
British foreign secretary says ready to revive ties with Moscow
18:11 26/05/2010
The new British government is set to take a "major effort" to improve relations with Russia and calls on Moscow to do the same
Russian lawmaker warns U.S., NATO on failure to tackle Afghan drugs
18:09 26/05/2010
Russia should close the cargo transit for the United States and NATO to Afghanistan until they start destroying poppy plantations there, a Russian lawmaker said on Wednesday.
Russia rejects Iran's claims it favors U.S. on nuclear issue
17:38 26/05/2010
Russia's position on Tehran's nuclear program is neither pro-American, nor pro-Iranian, presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko said on Wednesday.
Top Kyrgyz interim officials trade personal accusations in public
16:55 26/05/2010
Two senior members of Kyrgyzstan's interim government have become embroiled in a bitter war of words, with claims of corruption spawning accusations of libel
U.S. drug strategy targets drug use prevention, not production - official
16:17 26/05/2010
The U.S. president's anti-drug strategy is aimed at preventing and treating drug use, but not at targeting opium production in Afghanistan
Russian business daily editor testifies for Khodorkovsky
15:30 26/05/2010
The chief editor of a Russian business daily said on Wednesday accusations that former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky stole 350 million tons of oil were groundless
Poland blames beavers for floods, 15 deaths
15:15 26/05/2010
Beavers are partly to blame for floods in Poland which have already killed 15 people, the Daily Telegraph said on Wednesday citing Polish Interior Minister Jerzy Miller
Crew's error caused fatal plane crash near Smolensk - Polish official
15:00 26/05/2010
Mistakes by the crew caused the crash of the Polish presidential plane near the western Russian town of Smolensk in April, Poland's envoy to the investigation said in his report on the accident
ISS orbit lowered prior to Soyuz landing - Russian space agency
14:37 26/05/2010
The orbital altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) was lowered on Wednesday by 1.5 kilometers (about a mile) to ensure perfect conditions for the re-entry of the Soyuz landing capsule into the Earth's atmosphere
Azerbaijan signs agreement on lease of Malaysian orbital position for its telecoms satellite
14:29 26/05/2010
Azerbaijan signed an agreement on leasing the orbital position owned by the Malaysian company MEASAT, the Azerbaijani Communication Ministry's website said on Wednesday
Late president Kaczynski's mother told of son's death
14:27 26/05/2010
More than six weeks after Polish President Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash, his twin brother Jaroslaw told their 83-year-old mother about the tragedy, a member of Jaroslaw Kaczynski's electoral staff said
U.S. commerce secretary welcomes progress in Russia WTO talks
14:25 26/05/2010
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke welcomed on Wednesday talks held by Russia in the United States to negotiate its accession to the World Trade Organization
Russia’s Sedov ship welcomes guests of Eurovision host city
14:24 26/05/2010
The Sedov barque, the world's largest traditional sailing ship in operation, welcomes on board visitors of Oslo, which hosts the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, the captain said
Ahmadinejad urges Russia to rethink its support for UN sanctions
14:21 26/05/2010
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on Russia on Wednesday to reconsider its support for UN sanctions against Tehran, saying it is unacceptable, the Ynetnews service said

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