Russia-Belarus trade dispute
// Jun. 16, 2009 - 05:28 GMT
Russia puts talks on Belarus dairy imports on hold
Negotiations with Belarus on the country's dairy exports, which are currently banned from Russia, have been suspended until the Belarusian position is clarified, Russia's top sanitary official said on Tuesday.
// Jun. 16, 2009 - 05:28 GMT
Russia's veto ends UN mission in Georgia, Abkhazia
Russia used its veto to block an extension of the UN observer mission's mandate in Georgia and Abkhazia, in protest against the resolution's failure to recognize the “new political and legal circumstances.”
// Jun. 16, 2009 - 06:10 GMT
Russia hosts Shanghai group, BRIC summits
The summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will continue in Russia's Urals on Tuesday, to be followed by the first meeting of BRIC leaders.
// Jun. 16, 2009 - 06:28 GMT
Asia replies to N.Korea threat
Japan and South Korea condemn Pyongyang's assertion that it would take further steps towards nuclear weapons capability.
// Jun. 16, 2009 - 06:34 GMT
South Korea's leader to visit to Washington to discuss North
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will pay an official visit to Washington on Tuesday to discuss the situation in North Korea with President Barack Obama, a White House spokesman said.
// Jun. 16, 2009 - 06:34 GMT
Tens of thousands in Iran protest
Tens of thousands supporters of Iran's defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi gather in Tehran on Monday (June 15), defying an Interior Ministry ban.
// Jun. 16, 2009 - 06:38 GMT
Sukhoi Superjet 100 makes debut flight at Le Bourget
Russia's new Superjet 100 passenger airliner made its first demonstration flight at Le Bourget 2009 air show in France
// Jun. 16, 2009 - 06:39 GMT