Georgian parliament confirms new government
by KG/XINHUAThe Georgian parliament on Saturday confirmed the reshuffled cabinet of the South Caucasus country, after two days of legislative hearings about the change of seven ministers.The...
View ArticleFresh EU sanction hinders international security cooperation: Russia
by KG/XINHUARussia on Saturday accused the European Union (EU) of curtailing bilateral cooperation over international and regional security issues by imposing new sanction measures against it."The new...
View ArticleNo Dutch military mission to Ukraine crash site: PM
by KG/XINHUAThe Dutch government decided not to send a military mission to the MH17 plane crash site in eastern Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said late Sunday after a cabinet meeting.The...
View ArticleConflict in Ukraine hampers investigation into MH17 crash
by KG/XINHUAEscalating conflict between government forces and insurgents in eastern Ukraine has hampered an investigation into the crash of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.The Netherlands, which lost...
View ArticleRussian FM: Russia calls for probe into MH17 crash under UN aegis
by KG/XINHUAThe investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 should be held under the aegis of the United Nations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday."We believe...
View ArticleEU doubles import quotas on Moldovan agro products
by KG/XINHUAThe European Union (EU) has decided to double the import quotas on Moldovan products from Aug. 1, a Moldovan government statement said Monday.According to the statement, European...
View ArticleGermany applies stricter sanctions against Russia
by NEOnline | KT The German government has revoked permission for a company to deliver a field exercise simulator to the Russian military — permanently blocking a deal it had already put on ice.The...
View ArticleUN - Russia ask for humanitarian corridors in E. Ukraine
by NEOnline | KT During an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday, Russia and the UN called for humanitarian aid corridors to be established in conflict-scarred eastern Ukraine. However,...
View ArticleLavrov: humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine critical
by NEOnline | KTA ceasefire in Easter Ukraine is critical for humanitarian reasons, Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov said Sunday, according to the Russian news agency, RIA Novosti. "We believe...
View Article3 killed, 5 injured in train crash in central Switzerland
by KG/XINHUAThree people died and five others got injured Monday morning in a collision between a passenger train and a minibus in the canton of Nidwalden in central Switzerland, said the Nidwalden...
View ArticleBarroso spoke with Poroshenko and Putin on the phone
by KG/EUROPAPresident Barroso made separate telephone calls to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the situation in Ukraine.In both phone calls,...
View ArticleMoldova's trade with Russia grows in first half of 2014
by KG/XINHUABilateral trade between Moldova and Russia increased 15.2 percent to 885.2 million U.S. dollars in the first six months of 2014, according to a Monday report of Moldova's InfoMarket news...
View ArticleBelarus bans transit of sanctioned EU goods to Russia
by KG/XINHUABelarus will not allow the transit of European Union (EU) goods bound for Russia through its territory, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Monday.The move came after Russia...
View ArticleCzech Republic supports dispute-settling deal between Albania, CEZ
by KG/XINHUAThe Embassy of the Czech Republic to Albania Monday expressed support to the agreement reached between the Albanian government and Czech company CEZ, which is the owner of the Electricity...
View ArticleMore charge filed against former Georgian president
by KG/XINHUAThe chief prosecutor's office in Georgia filed on Wednesday one more criminal charge against former president Mikheil Saakashvili in what the opposition describes as a political revenge by...
View ArticleUkraine allows EU, U.S. investment in gas transit network
by KG/XINHUAThe Ukrainian parliament on Thursday passed an energy system reform bill that allows companies from the European Union (EU) and the United States to invest in the country's natural gas...
View ArticleFinnish president upholds "opened channels" between EU, Russia
by KG/XINHUAFinnish President Sauli Niinisto expressed optimism towards easing the Ukraine crisis but had no concrete breakthrough to announce when he returned to Helsinki late Saturday following talks...
View ArticleGerman FM says some progress made in difficult Ukraine talks
by KG/XINHUAGerman Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said early Monday that some progress was made in the "difficult" quadrilateral talks here on the Ukraine crisis.The meeting of French,...
View ArticleHerring dispute: EU lifts measures against the Faroe Islands
by KG/EUROPAThe Commission has today repealed the measures adopted against the Faroe Islands in August 2013 following their unsustainable fishery on Atlanto-Scandian herring. The measures imposed at...
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