Latvia cabinet forced to resignLATVIA: Latvia's government collapsed yesterday over its plans for the Baltic state's 2005 budget, putting Europe's only Green…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Investigator says Beslan gunmen were using unknown drugRUSSIA: The gunmen who carried out the bloody school siege in Beslan last month were drug addicts fortified by an unknown and…Thu Oct 21 2004 - 01:00
Kremlin will sell Yukos assets to cover tax billThe Russian government will break up the main production unit of embattled energy giant Yukos and put part of it up for sale …Wed Oct 13 2004 - 01:00
EU sees progress as Serbs hand over war crimes suspectBUDAPEST: The European Union tried to draw a line yesterday under recent disputes with Serbia and Montenegro, saying it would…Tue Oct 12 2004 - 01:00
Election win for pickle magnate's party in LithuaniaLITHUANIA: A Russian-born pickle magnate celebrated victory in Lithuania's general elections last night, as his recently formed…Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
Tadic speech infuriates rivalsSerbia: Serb ultra-nationalists and allies of ousted leader Slobodan Milosevic threatened to impeach President Boris Tadic yesterday…Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
Centre-right party leads in Slovenia pollSLOVENIA: Slovenia's prime minister conceded last night that his party was facing its first general election defeat since the…Mon Oct 04 2004 - 01:00
ConocoPhillips buys €1.6bn Lukoil stakeUS oil major ConocoPhillips sealed Russia's biggest post-Soviet privatisation yesterday, buying a 7Thu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Independence vote proved a turning point on Slovenia's road to successSlovenia: However the fateful decision 15 years ago today had bloody consequences in the rest of the Balkans, reports Daniel…Mon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
Kazakh election marred by fraudKAZAKHSTAN: Kazakhstan's ruling party enjoyed a commanding lead yesterday in parliamentary elections marred by severe criticism…Tue Sept 21 2004 - 01:00
Man held over explosives in Moscow diesRUSSIA: Russian authorities were last night investigating the mysterious death in police custody of a man accused of driving…Mon Sept 20 2004 - 01:00
Early election results show Kazakh leader's party aheadKAZAKHSTAN: President Nursultan Nazarbayev's supporters dominated Kazakhstan's parliamentary poll yesterday, according to early…Mon Sept 20 2004 - 01:00
Russia vows to liquidate all terrorist basesRussia's embattled military was prepared to strike at terrorist bases anywhere in the world, the head of its general staff said…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Thousands protest as grim video emergesDemonstrations: Rallies against terror drew hundreds of thousands of Russians on to the streets of their stunned nation yesterday…Wed Sept 08 2004 - 01:00
Russia gets offers of aid from many nationsDozens of nations rallied around Russia yesterday with condolences and offers of humanitarian aid and hospital treatment for …Tue Sept 07 2004 - 01:00
Moscow says bomb brought down airlinerA bomb brought down at least one of the two Russian airliners that crashed almost simultaneously this week, officials in Moscow…Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Officials differ over cause of Russian air crashesRUSSIA: Russian officials clashed yesterday over whether a terror attack caused two airliners to crash within minutes of each…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Terrorism feared in crashes of two planes in RussiaConfusion reigned last night over what caused two Russian airliners to crash almost simultaneously, killing all 89 people on …Thu Aug 26 2004 - 01:00
Yukos will cut production due to lack of fundsEmbattled Russian energy firm Yukos said yesterday that it would not produce as much oil as expected this year because bailiffs…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Weathering fierce winters, boiling summers - and intolerable trafficMoscow Letter: Whatever the season, Moscow is a suitably contrary capital for a country of extremes.Mon Aug 23 2004 - 01:00
The living shall envy the deadCurrent Affairs Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians have died in Chechnya over the last decade, in a dirty conflict …Sat Aug 14 2004 - 01:00
Oil near to highs despite Yukos moveOil prices held near record highs yesterday,, despite Russia lifting a threat to stop energy firm Yukos pumping and selling oil…Fri Jul 30 2004 - 01:00
Murder charge for Yukos tycoonRUSSIA: A billionaire shareholder in the embattled Yukos energy firm was accused of conspiracy to murder yesterday, adding to…Tue Jul 27 2004 - 01:00
Crisis at Yukos casts doubt on doing business in Putin's RussiaEven for its biggest oil firm and its richest man, a year is a long time in Russia, writes Daniel McLaughlin in MoscowSat Jul 10 2004 - 01:00
Court rejection of appeals increases pressure on YukosA Moscow court threw out a series of appeals yesterday from the embattled Yukos oil company, scuppering its efforts to suspend…Sat Jun 19 2004 - 01:00
Russian journalist fired over report on Chechen rebelRUSSIA: A leading Russian television journalist has been sacked and his programme taken off air, days after it was barred from…Thu Jun 03 2004 - 01:00
'Baltic Tiger' wants to follow Irish modelCOUNTRY PROFILE/Lithuania: Lithuanians will be looking to move on from a few dramatic months of political triumph and turmoil…Wed Jun 02 2004 - 01:00
Equal rights for large Russian community is key issue for Latvian leftCountry profile: Latvia The battle for Latvia's nine seats in the European Parliament tracks the fault lines that riddle a society…Tue Jun 01 2004 - 01:00
Russian tycoon buys unique Faberge collection for the Kremlin MuseumRUSSIA: The Kremlin Museum unveiled a unique collection of Faberge ornaments yesterday, including nine rare imperial Easter …Wed May 19 2004 - 01:00
Baltic trio give EU a party lessonBALTIC STATES: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia sang and danced their way into the European Union this weekend, and out of the…Mon May 03 2004 - 01:00
Russia advises citizens to leave IraqRussia was one of a number of countries that warned its citizens to leave Iraq yesterday in reaction to a spate of kidnappings…Wed Apr 14 2004 - 01:00
Vilnius lives in shadow of past atrocitiesLetter from Paneriai: There were few happy endings in the woods of PaneriaiTue Apr 13 2004 - 01:00
Putin says bigger NATO has not made world saferRUSSIA: President Vladimir Putin of Russia and NATO's top official agreed yesterday to work together to fight international …Fri Apr 09 2004 - 01:00
Lithuanians vote to impeach their presidentLITHUANIA: President Rolandas Paksas of Lithuania was thrown out of office yesterday after the Baltic nation's parliament impeached…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Protests over verdict in Russian spy trialRUSSIA: Russian scientist Igor Sutyagin faces the prospect of 17 years in jail for spying for the West after a trial which his…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Lithuanians vote to impeach their presidentLITHUANIA: President Rolandas Paksas of Lithuania was thrown out of office yesterday after the Baltic nation's parliament impeached…Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Protests over verdict in Russian spy trialRUSSIA: Russian scientist Igor Sutyagin faces the prospect of 17 years in jail for spying for the West after a trial which his…Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Singer gets 8 years for death of French actressA Lithuanian court sentenced French rock singer Bertrand Cantat to eight years in jail yesterday for beating his film star lover…Tue Mar 30 2004 - 01:00
Putin will win, despite many disastersRUSSIA: While Vladimir Putin is assured of re-election tomorrow, not everyone deems his first term a success, reports Daniel…Sat Mar 13 2004 - 00:00
Putin pleads for large voter turnoutRUSSIA: President Vladimir Putin pleaded with Russians yesterday to cast their votes in Sunday's general election amid fears…Fri Mar 12 2004 - 00:00
Putin makes big changes to cabinetMOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin replaced his foreign minister but kept his main economic reformers in place yesterday in a …Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
Latvia's Green PM faces a tough jobLATVIA: Latvia's parliament approved Europe's first Green Party prime minister yesterday, but he faces a formidable task holding…Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
Rescuers search for survivors as Moscow roof collapse kills 28RUSSIA: Russian rescuers searched desperately for survivors yesterday among the shattered concrete and twisted metal of a Moscow…Mon Feb 16 2004 - 00:00
Unlikely holiday resort 'blind and deaf to history'Letter from Yantarny: Pyotr Fedoruk seems unconcerned by the blizzard and the fierce gale that crash the gun-metal Baltic ashore…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Lithuanian lawmakers may vote on ousting PresidentLITHUANIA: Lithuania's countdown to EU status has been overshadowed by a scandal involving the President and Russia's mafia, …Mon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
Russian oil giants annul mergerRussian oil giants Yukos and Sibneft said yesterday they had agreed to annul a merger that would have created the world's fourth…Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
Putin scores major electoral victoryThe pro-Kremlin United Russia Party won a crushing victory in yesterday's parliamentary elections, handing President Vladimir…Mon Dec 08 2003 - 00:00
Russian oil giant sees merger falterRussian oil firm Sibneft slammed the brakes on a landmark deal to merge with embattled Yukos yesterday, apparently leaving the…Sat Nov 29 2003 - 00:00
Georgia announces new presidential elections and warns of financial crisisMOSCOW: Georgia announced new presidential elections yesterday and annulled the flawed vote that led to the ousting of veteran…Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:00
Acting president promises elections soon as Shevardnadze's whereabouts unsureGEORGIA: Georgia's acting president, Ms Nino Burdzhanadze promised her people swift elections, security and stability yesterday…Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
