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Revealed: U.S. may put missile defence in Lithuania The U.S. is talking to Lithuania about the possibility of installing part of its missile defence system there if it fails to strike a deal with Poland, according to the chief Polish negotiator on missile defence.

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‘A defeat for liberty’: critics round on new UK terror laws New legislation which gives British police the power to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge has come under fire from politicians and human rights groups.

Delay over threat to ban Russian gymnast coach from Olympics A decision on the fate of Irina Viner, the celebrated Russian gymnastics coach who faces suspension from the Beijing Olympics, has been delayed until next month.

Medvedev and Kissinger find it's good to talk Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has held talks with the former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in Moscow, with relations between the two countries and their future development topping the agenda.

Lithuania bans Soviet symbols at rallies The Lithuanian Parliament has approved amendments banning the use of Nazi and Soviet symbols during rallies. According to the law, demonstrators are not allowed to carry banners showing the leaders of the Third Reich or...

Condom wars for U.S. presidential rivals The U.S. presidential campaign is in full swing and it is not only the politicians who are looking to get the benefit out of it. A local company has started selling condoms dedicated to the candidates, Democrat Barack...

New chemical weapons destruction plant operational by August A new facility for destroying chemical weapons in Russia’s Penza region is expected to be operational by August. The new facility is part of Russia's international obligation to destroy all of its chemical arsenal.

Head of UN mission in Kosovo quits The head of the United Nations’ mission in Kosovo has announced he is to quit. An official statement from the UN said the German diplomat Joachim Rücker and his deputy Larry Rosin had violated the UN mandate.

Poland threatened by ‘Kosovo scenario’ The Silesian Autonomy Movement has sent a petition to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk asking him to allow all regional communities to gain autonomy status.

Tsars’ biblical land handed back to Russia A piece of land in the town of Jericho in the West Bank, which once belonged to Russian tsars, has been handed back to Russia.

Russian gymnastics coach faces ban from Beijing games The International Gymnastics Federation is due to reveal its verdict in the case of Russia coach Irina Viner, who is accused of breaching its disciplinary code.

Ukraine says ‘no’ to foreign bases Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko says his country has no plans to allow foreign military bases on its territory. The statement came during a joint media conference with the NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Schef

See you in court! TNK-BP dispute turns ugly Russian shareholders in the joint company TNK-BP say they will take legal action against its president, Robert Dudley, who they say pursues the interests of BP but not of its Russian partners. They also accuse Dudley of...

Fears grow for crew seized by Somali pirates There’s growing concern for a group of fifteen sailors who were taken hostage by pirates at the end of May. The crew from Russia, Ukraine, Estonia and Myanmar have been held captive on a ship off the coast of Somalia...

Blair talks Middle East peace in Moscow The former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in Moscow to discuss peace in the Middle East. He has already met Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow on his first visit to the Russian capital since becoming

“You’ve done better than me” – World Bank boss tells President There was time for a small joke between the head of the World Bank and the Russian President as the two men met on Monday in Moscow. Robert Zoellick reminded Dmitry Medvedev that while both men had changed jobs since the

Lithuania excuses Germany but wants Russian payout The Lithuanian President has rejected the idea of sending Germany an invoice for occupying the country during World War Two. Instead, Lithuania is demanding cash from Russia for forcing it into the Soviet Union between...

Ukraine looks for green light from NATO Ukraine’s ambitions to join NATO are again in the spotlight as a delegation from the military alliance visits Kiev. The government there will report to NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, on the progress of...

Medvedev presented with fake art It has emerged that two stolen paintings returned to Russia by the Moldovan president last week were fakes. The works were thought to have been taken illegally from the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg in 2006. Now the...

Europe votes for Obama Fifty-two per cent of Europeans want Democratic candidate Barack Obama to win the U.S. presidential election in November. The online poll by British newspaper the Daily Telegraph surveyed opinions from Europe’s...

Biblical pest invades Russia’s south An emergency has been declared across several regions of southern Russia because of an insect. Swarms of locusts have invaded the area, putting the harvest in serious danger.

More gunfire on border following death of policeman Gunmen have fired at peacekeepers and OSCE observers in the Georgia-Ossetia conflict zone. The monitoring group was, on Sunday, investigating the shootout which took place in the area late on Saturday.

Orthodox believers mark Holy Trinity Day It's a day of renewal and enlightenment for Russian Orthodox believers as they celebrate Holy Trinity Day. All churches are decorated with fresh green plants, which symbolise life and renovation.

Amazing Russian ‘know-how’ tackles traffic jams As June 12 was a national holiday in the country, Russians have been enjoying an extended 4-day weekend, taking the opportunity to take a break from the capital’s noise and smoke and spend time in the countryside. So,...

Russian journalists debate press freedom About a thousand delegates from 70 countries were in Moscow this week for the tenth World Congress of the Russian press which ran from June 11-13. Home journalists based abroad came together to discuss press freedom and...

Divers search for miners at Kark Marx mine Divers in Ukraine are still searching for twelve workers missing after last weekend's gas explosion at the Karl Marx coal mine in Donetsk. According to the latest reports, the mine is flooded with more than 30m of...

Guantanamo under fire as 9/11 trials begin The Bush administration suffered a major setback this week when the Supreme Court overturned a 2006 ruling preventing Guantanamo detainees from appealing in civilian courts. Speaking in Rome on Thursday, during a...

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