The United States will make an official statement on Wednesday on the decision to close its airbase in Kyrgyzstan announced by the Central Asian state's leader yesterday, the U.S. embassy in Bishkek state said.
// Feb. 04, 2009 - 06:28 GMT
Russia's Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin will meet in London on Wednesday with the British chancellor to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation and upcoming reforms to the global financial system.
// Feb. 04, 2009 - 06:52 GMT
A total of 22 people were injured on Wednesday after a bus overturned near the town of Bogorodsk in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, in Russia's Volga area.
// Feb. 04, 2009 - 06:55 GMT
Leaders from two regional economic and security organizations, uniting a number of former Soviet republics, will meet in Moscow on February 4 through 5 for EurAsEC and CSTO summits, a presidential aide said.
// Feb. 04, 2009 - 07:34 GMT
A four-year-old California girl was killed after her 15-month-old brother switched on a washing machine, where she had climbed, as the siblings played, local media said on Wednesday.
// Feb. 04, 2009 - 07:53 GMT
In late January 2009, the nuclear-powered cruiser âśPyotr Velikyâť took part in the first stage of the Indra-2009 Russian-Indian naval exercise and subsequently cast anchor at Marmagao port, Goa State. </p>
// Feb. 04, 2009 - 08:17 GMT
China intends to double the number of nuclear power plants in the next decade, The China Daily reported on Wednesday, citing government sources.
// Feb. 04, 2009 - 08:31 GMT
Bolivian President Evo Morales will pay a visit to Moscow on February 16 to sign a number of agreements with Russia, including in the energy sector, a Bolivian official said on Wednesday.
// Feb. 04, 2009 - 08:52 GMT