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Russian accused of throwing twins from window A Russian military officer has been accused of attempted murder for allegedly throwing the twin 8-year-old daughters of his common-law wife from their eighth-floor apartment, officials said Friday. Both girls survived the fall.
Nov 13, 2009 at 23:20 | Associated Press
Agence France-Presse: Medvedev sees 2010 end to Russia's WTO talks Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hopes to conclude negotiations on Russia joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2010, he said in comments released by the Kremlin on Friday.
Nov 13, 2009 at 23:17
UN to fast in solidarity with world's hungry UNITED NATIONS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will join a 24-hour fast called by the U.N. food chief to show solidarity with the world's 1 billion hungry ahead of a food security summit next week, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
Nov 13, 2009 at 23:12 | Reuters
Obama pushes for greater U.S. involvement in Asia TOKYO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will promise greater U.S. engagement in Asia and push for deeper trade ties with the region in a major speech in the Japanese capital on Saturday, administration officials said.
Nov 13, 2009 at 23:08 | Reuters
Chechnya says helicopter attack kills 20 rebels MOSCOW, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Chechen security forces killed up to 20 Islamist rebels in a helicopter attack near the capital Grozny, the region's leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Friday.
Nov 13, 2009 at 22:44 | Reuters
Russian policemen turn to YouTube When a police officer posted a video on YouTube complaining of rampant abuse in Russian law enforcement, it seemed like a lonely voice in a sea of social media.
Nov 13, 2009 at 22:18 | Associated Press
ITAR-TASS: Ukraine guarantees gas transit to Europe Ukraine has guaranteed uninterrupted transit of Russian gas to Europe, French State Secretary for European Affairs Pierre Lellouche told a Friday press briefing in Kiev.
Nov 13, 2009 at 22:11
Russia says 40 people found alive after arms blasts MOSCOW, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Over forty people feared dead in a series of blasts at a Russian arms depot have been found alive, the governor of the region where the explosions took place said on Friday.
Nov 13, 2009 at 21:35 | Reuters
Blasts rip through Russian arms depot killing two ULYANOVSK, Russia, Nov 13 (Reuters) - At least two people were killed on Friday when a chain of explosions ripped apart a Russian arms depot on Friday, shattering windows for miles around and forcing the evacuation of 3,000 people.
Nov 13, 2009 at 21:28 | Reuters
Lellouche: Nobody in Europe interested in repetition of winter gas crisis Nobody in Europe is interested in the repetition of last winter's gas crisis, French Minister for European Affairs Pierre Lellouche, who is on an official visit to Ukraine, has said.
Nov 13, 2009 at 21:21 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yushchenko: Association Agreement with EU should include clause about Ukraine's prospective membership Ukrainian President Victor Yuschenko met on Friday with Minister for European Affairs of France Pierre Lellouche, who is on an official visit to Ukraine.
Nov 13, 2009 at 20:30 | Interfax-Ukraine
Government ups state debt forecast to 44.5% of GDP by end of 2009 Ukraine's aggregate state debt in 2009 will grow to 44.5% of gross domestic product (GDP), reads the prospectus of the issue of OJSC Naftogaz Ukraine's eurobonds worth $1.595 billion, which contains this forecast by the government.
Nov 13, 2009 at 20:27 | Interfax-Ukraine
CEC finishes registration of candidates for Ukraine's presidency The Central Election Commission has finished registration of candidates for Ukraine's presidency.

At its Friday meeting the CEC refused to register last ten contenders, including those who reapplied for registration after their initial registration applications were rejected.
Nov 13, 2009 at 20:23 | Interfax-Ukraine
Statistics committee: Surplus of Ukraine's foreign trade in services in nine months drops by 26.9% The surplus of Ukraine's foreign trade in services January through September 2009 dropped by 26.9%, to UAH $3.013 billion, whereas it was $4.123 billion in the first nine months of 2008, the State Statistics Committee has reported.
Nov 13, 2009 at 20:19 | Interfax-Ukraine
Death toll from flu, respiratory infections in Ukraine climbs to 265 As many as 265 people have died from the flu and other acute respiratory viral infections in Ukraine as of November 13 including 26 over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Health Ministry's press service reported on Friday.
Nov 13, 2009 at 19:39 | Interfax-Ukraine