Kyrgyz opposition party wins parliamentary election
The Kyrgyz Ata-Zhurt opposition party has won the parliamentary election with 8.47% of the vote, the Central Electoral Commission said on Monday.
French lessons: How to approach pension reform
French President Nicolas Sarkozy may have defeated the protesters who took to the streets against his controversial pension reforms, but his victory has likely cost him reelection in 2012, proving yet again that you can win the battle but lose the war.
Over 1,500 dead birds found on Azov sea island
Around 1,500 dead birds have been found on Ukraine`s Bolshoi Dzendzik Island near the Berdyansk spit on the Azov Sea, the Ukrainian emergencies ministry said on Saturday.
Russian, Japanese companies to invest $300 mln in East Siberian projects
The Irkutsk Gas Company (INK) and the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals Cooperation (JOGMEC) will invest $300 million until 2014 in the development of three oil and gas sites in the north of Russia`s Irkutsk region, the head of the INK board of directors said on Saturday.
One year in a Chinese shopping center
The holiday season is well underway at a shopping center in the Chinese city of Yiwu. Garlands, toys and jolly old men dressed in red are on display in almost all its 60,000 stalls. The complex, which is very similar to Russian shopping centers, is famous for its size - it covers more than four million square meters. Walking through the entire shopping center, and stopping at each stall for at least three minutes, would take a whole year.
TNK-BP enters into US$2.0 bn loan
Moscow, 21 October 2010 - On 14 October 2010 TNK-BP entered into a US$2.0bn unsecured dual tranche facility agreement with a club of international banks.
Russian spy to face trial in Poland
Poland will begin on Friday a trial of a Russian citizen who was arrested last year on espionage charges, a Warsaw district court official said.
Repatriation of Russian sailors from Canada delayed
The repatriation of sailors from a Russian expedition vessel detained in the Canadian port of St. John`s over debts has been postponed for at least a week, an International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) official has said.
Shanghai Expo sets new daily visitor record of 1.33 mln
A total of 1.33 million people visited the Shanghai World Expo on Saturday, the largest number since the opening of the exhibition May 1, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Chile to showcase replica of its mine rescue capsule at Expo 2010
Chile will showcase a replica of the rescue capsule it used to evacuate 33 miners, trapped underground for two months, at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, the Nacion newspaper reported.
Jaguar deal creates thousands of new jobs
Jaguar Land Rover is to invest billions of pounds in its business, creating thousands of new jobs and safeguarding its UK factories, it has announced.
High-ranking North Korean defector found dead in Seoul
Hwang Jang-yop, the highest-ranking North Korean ever to defect to South Korea, was found dead in Seoul, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Sunday, referring to local police.
Russian economy to show stable growth with oil
The Russian economy will demonstrate stable growth next year if global oil prices stay above $60 per barrel, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Sunday.
Russian observer praises Kyrgyzstan for calm vote
The parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan are being held in a relaxed atmosphere, the Russian head of a CIS observer mission said on Sunday afternoon.
Construction of Europe`s largest IKEA mall near Moscow
Swedish furniture giant IKEA has frozen investment into new projects in Russia, including construction of Europe`s largest shopping mall near Moscow, the Vedomosti business daily said on Thursday.
Polish archaeologists to dig at plane crash site in western Russia
Polish archaeologists will conduct excavations near the western Russian city of Smolensk where a Polish presidential plane crashed in April, a spokesman for Warsaw prosecutor`s office said.
20 Russian tourists injured in bus crashe in Thailand
About 20 Russian tourists were injured after their bus overturned near the Thai resort city of Pattaya, the Russian embassy in Bangkok said on Sunday.
Coalmine explosion leaves six people dead in south China
At least six miners were killed and another 12 injured in a gas explosion at a coalmine in south China, Chinese web portal Sina reported on Sunday.
Moscow`s World of Beauty Festival
The VII World of Beauty Festival that took Russia`s beauty-conscious public on a three-day tour through the latest trends in hairdressing and makeup came to an end on Saturday in Moscow.
Egyptians uncover statue of Tutankhamun`s grandfather
Egyptian archeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old piece of a statue of Amenhotep III, believed to be the grandfather of the famed boy pharaoh Tutankhamun.
Russian president sacks Moscow mayor
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on Tuesday ordering Moscow`s old-time mayor Yury Luzhkov to resign, the Kremlin said.
China may face natural gas shortage in winter
China may face difficulties in winter in meeting its requirements for natural gas, China`s National Reform and Development Commission said in its report published on Sunday.
Egyptian police suspect museum employee of Van Gogh painting theft
A Cairo museum employee is behind the theft in Egypt last month of Vincent Van Gogh`s Poppy Flowers painting, the country`s interior minister said.
Robin Williams is taking his movie career slowly
The comedy actor admits he has been through periods where he has made too many films in a short period, and since undergoing heart surgery in early 2009 he intends to work on fewer projects.
Death toll in attack on Tajik servicemen rises to 40 - source
At least 40 servicemen of the Tajik Defense Ministry died in an attack on government troops in the east of the Central Asian country, the Asia-Plus news agency quoted a law enforcement source as saying.