China promises $1 bln loan to Belarus
China will give Belarus $1 billion in loan on favorable terms and $7.5 million in non-repayable financial aid.
// Mar. 25, 2010 - 00:31 GMT
Georgian opposition demands apologies for fake invasion report
The Georgian opposition demanded an official apology from the Imedi TV channel for being portrayed as “traitors” in a bogus news report about a Russian invasion of Georgia.
// Mar. 25, 2010 - 01:36 GMT
Despite reset in ties, Russians still see U.S. as aggressor - poll
Despite the widely publicized reset in Russian-U.S. relations, almost three fourths of Russians still see the U.S. as a potential aggressor, according to a survey by an independent pollster.
// Mar. 25, 2010 - 02:46 GMT
Russian Airborne Troops to hold exercises in northwest Russia
Over 300 paratroopers from the 76th Airborne Division will be airdropped during military exercises in northwest Russia on Thursday.
// Mar. 25, 2010 - 03:05 GMT
Foreign ministers of post-Soviet security group to meet in Moscow
The council of ministers of a post-Soviet security group, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), will gather in Moscow on Thursday to coordinate foreign policy.
// Mar. 25, 2010 - 03:36 GMT
Lost bags cost $2.5 billion to air carriers in 2009
A total of 7.8 million lost and mishandled bags cost the air transport industry around $2.5 billion in 2009.
// Mar. 25, 2010 - 04:45 GMT
Chavez extends holidays to save energy
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez added on Thursday three days to Easter holiday in Venezuela in a bid to tackle energy crisis, the TeleSur TV channel said.
// Mar. 25, 2010 - 06:19 GMT
Russia unlikely to make concessions on gas deal - paper
Russia is unlikely to make concessions to Ukraine as Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov arrives on Thursday in Moscow to seek a new gas deal with the Kremlin, a respected daily said on Wednesday.
// Mar. 25, 2010 - 07:43 GMT
Icelandic volcano erupts
A volcano at Eyjafjallajoekull in south-central Iceland continued to erupt under an ice-sheet on Wednesday, without realising the fears of many Icelanders that it might unleash floods of meltwater. Vulcanologists said the location of the eruption, between the Eyjafjallajoekull and Myrdalsjoekull glaciers at a height of 1100 metres (3,600 feet), meant that there was little likelihood of flooding as long as the erupting fissure did not extend beneath the glacier. The area, called Fimmvorduhals, lies on a popular walking path over the mountain pass.
// Mar. 25, 2010 - 08:08 GMT