CIS
AZERBAIJAN: Bird flu may spread to humans
Six members of a family have been hospitalised on suspicion of contracting the lethal H5N1 avian...
AzerbaijanRUSSIA: Economics drives easing in immigration rules
Proposed changes in immigration rules are to be submitted to the government by mid-March. The...
RussiaRUSSIA/NORWAY: Telenor fights Alfa for VimpelCom
Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) chief Igor Artemyev said yesterday that the FAS is unlikely...
RussiaGEORGIA/RUSSIA: Tbilisi faces dilemma as tensions grow
Moscow stopped issuing visas to Georgian citizens yesterday in response to Tbilisi's refusal to...
GeorgiaARMENIA/RUSSIA: Higher gas prices lower relations
Russia may find ways of compensating Armenia for higher gas prices, Armenia's ambassador to...
ArmeniaRUSSIA/GEORGIA: Blasts rupture bilateral relations
A series of explosions hit a gas pipeline and a high-power electricity transmission tower...
RussiaRUSSIA: WTO accession is facing final hurdles
Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref will hold another round of talks on Russia's...
RussiaBELARUS: OSCE gains invitation to March election
A Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday that Belarus had asked the Organisation for Security...
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