WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it had agreed on a $2.5 billion emergency loan package with Belarus to help it weather the global financial crisis already gripping neighbors Ukraine and Russia.Full Story 31 December 2008, 17:29 | Reuters
Mogilyev, December 31 (Interfax) - The average price Belarus will have to pay for natural gas in 2009 will hopefully not differ dramatically from this year's price, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said.Full Story 31 December 2008, 14:44 | Interfax-Ukraine
VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The former mayor of one of the largest cities in Russia's restive North Caucasus region was shot dead on Wednesday just weeks after his successor in the post was assassinated, local officials said.Full Story 31 December 2008, 13:19 | Reuters
LONDON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Europe remains vulnerable to the annual threat of disruption to gas supplies from Russia caused by Moscow's regular rows with Ukraine, but circumstances this winter mean it should get through a brief supply cut unscathed.Full Story 31 December 2008, 13:11 | Reuters
MOSCOW, Dec 30 (Reuters) - A jailed former oil executive gravely ill with HIV/AIDS was freed on bail on Tuesday, his father said, ending an almost three-year detention that the European Court of Human Rights called inhuman.Full Story 30 December 2008, 21:53 | Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - Fewer journalists were killed this year doing their jobs than in 2007 due to a big fall in the number of deaths in Iraq, a media watchdog said on Tuesday.Full Story 30 December 2008, 18:56 | Reuters
PRAGUE, Dec 30(Reuters) -The Czechs have a tough act to follow when they take the helm of the European Union on Jan. 1 after French President Nicolas Sarkozy's energetic stint.Full Story 30 December 2008, 16:19 | Reuters
Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek will take over leadership of the European Union when the Czech Republic assumes the bloc's rotating presidency in January.
Here are some key details about the TopolanekFull Story 30 December 2008, 16:16 | Reuters
The Czech Republic takes over the presidency of the European Union from France on Jan. 1.
Its government's wobbly position, sniping by eurosceptic President Vaclav Klaus, and the latest economic turmoil have all raised concerns about the small ex-communist state's ability to lead the bloc effectively.
Here are some details about the Czech Republic:Full Story 30 December 2008, 16:15 | Reuters
The Czech Republic takes over the six-month EU presidency on Jan. 1 with the bloc struggling to address the gathering economic crisis, revive a stalled reform treaty, and overcome cool ties with Russia.
Following are key tasks, problems and events facing the EU and the Czechs in the first half of 2009.Full Story 30 December 2008, 16:13 | Reuters
Leaders of the European Union and Ukraine agreed on Tuesday to deepen ties, but the 27-nation EU stopped short of offering Kyiv a firm membership pledge.Full Story 9 September 2008, 18:47 | Reuters
Russia established official diplomatic relations with the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.Full Story 9 September 2008, 15:35 | Reuters
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it had agreed on a $2.5 billion emergency loan package with Belarus to help it weather the global financial crisis already gripping neighbors Ukraine and Russia.Full Story 31 December 2008, 17:29 | Reuters
Mogilyev, December 31 (Interfax) - The average price Belarus will have to pay for natural gas in 2009 will hopefully not differ dramatically from this year's price, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said.Full Story 31 December 2008, 14:44 | Interfax-Ukraine
VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The former mayor of one of the largest cities in Russia's restive North Caucasus region was shot dead on Wednesday just weeks after his successor in the post was assassinated, local officials said.Full Story 31 December 2008, 13:19 | Reuters
LONDON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Europe remains vulnerable to the annual threat of disruption to gas supplies from Russia caused by Moscow's regular rows with Ukraine, but circumstances this winter mean it should get through a brief supply cut unscathed.Full Story 31 December 2008, 13:11 | Reuters
MOSCOW, Dec 30 (Reuters) - A jailed former oil executive gravely ill with HIV/AIDS was freed on bail on Tuesday, his father said, ending an almost three-year detention that the European Court of Human Rights called inhuman.Full Story 30 December 2008, 21:53 | Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - Fewer journalists were killed this year doing their jobs than in 2007 due to a big fall in the number of deaths in Iraq, a media watchdog said on Tuesday.Full Story 30 December 2008, 18:56 | Reuters
PRAGUE, Dec 30(Reuters) -The Czechs have a tough act to follow when they take the helm of the European Union on Jan. 1 after French President Nicolas Sarkozy's energetic stint.Full Story 30 December 2008, 16:19 | Reuters
Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek will take over leadership of the European Union when the Czech Republic assumes the bloc's rotating presidency in January.
Here are some key details about the TopolanekFull Story 30 December 2008, 16:16 | Reuters
The Czech Republic takes over the presidency of the European Union from France on Jan. 1.
Its government's wobbly position, sniping by eurosceptic President Vaclav Klaus, and the latest economic turmoil have all raised concerns about the small ex-communist state's ability to lead the bloc effectively.
Here are some details about the Czech Republic:Full Story 30 December 2008, 16:15 | Reuters
The Czech Republic takes over the six-month EU presidency on Jan. 1 with the bloc struggling to address the gathering economic crisis, revive a stalled reform treaty, and overcome cool ties with Russia.
Following are key tasks, problems and events facing the EU and the Czechs in the first half of 2009.Full Story 30 December 2008, 16:13 | Reuters
