Other Sources, Russia and former Soviet Union


Fake report on Russian tanks sparks panic in Georgia TBILISI, March 13 (Reuters) - Panic gripped Georgia on Saturday when a pro-government television station broadcast a fake report that Russian tanks had entered the capital and President Mikheil Saakashvili had been killed.
Mar 13, 2010 at 23:51 | Reuters
Obama, Medvedev happy on arms pact, signing date seen MOSCOW, March 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barack Obama are satisfied with the "high level of consensus" on a new pact to cut nuclear arms and it is now possible to talk of a firm date for signing a treaty, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday, quoting the Kremlin.
Mar 13, 2010 at 21:49 | Reuters
Moscow policeman shot dead after pulling over car MOSCOW (AP) — Russian investigators say a policeman has been shot dead and his colleague wounded after they pulled over a car and one of the three men inside opened fire.
Mar 13, 2010 at 18:02
Moldovan prosecutors probing attempt to smuggle 380,000 euro worth of cigarettes to Romania Chisinau, March 13 (Interfax) - The Moldovan Prosecutor General's Office has ordered that documents related to the seizure of 700,000 packs of contraband cigarettes at the Romanian border checkpoint of Albita on March 5, be passed from the Customs Service to prosecutors.
Mar 13, 2010 at 17:39 | Interfax-Ukraine
Death toll in Kazakh flooding rises to 35 Astana, March 13 (Interfax) - The death toll from a flood that hit a village in Kyzyl-Agash in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan has risen to 35, the Kazinform state news agency reported citing President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Mar 13, 2010 at 16:00 | Interfax-Ukraine
Former Russian prime minister Chernomyrdin's wife dies Moscow, March 13 (Interfax) - Valentina Chernomyrdina, the wife of former Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, has died in Moscow, Interfax was told by the family.
Mar 13, 2010 at 15:44 | Interfax-Ukraine
Agence France-Presse: Belarus strongman threatens to ban national side President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday issued an unusual public dressing-down to the Belarus ice hockey side, threatening to ban them from the world championships if they repeated their poor Olympic showing. Read the story here.
Mar 13, 2010 at 00:02