Release of accused former KGB officer prompts protestsLITHUANIA HAS recalled its ambassador to Vienna after Austrian police released a former Soviet KGB officer accused of involvement…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
Georgia charges photographers of spying for RussiaONE OF three Georgian photographers accused of spying for Russia says they are being persecuted by Georgian president Mikheil…Tue Jul 12 2011 - 01:00
More than 600 victims for burial on anniversary of Srebrenica massacreTHOUSANDS OF people are gathering in Srebrenica today to mark 16 years since Europe’s worst massacre since the second World War…Mon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Georgian president's photographer arrested on suspicion of spyingA PERSONAL photographer for Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has been arrested on espionage charges along with his wife…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Anti-Lukashenko protesters arrestedBELARUSIAN POLICE arrested scores of people last night at the latest protest against autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Russia cuts electricity supply to Belarus in dispute over unpaid billsRUSSIA HAS cut all its electricity supplies to neighbouring Belarus in a dispute over unpaid bills, adding to authoritarian president…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Leaving the Celtic Tiger behind to work the Irish angle in CroatiaWILDGEESE: EMIGRANT BUSINESS LEADERS ON OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD: Paul O’Grady, Founder of the Irish Maiden Irish dancing school…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
European Union to impose more sanctions on BelarusEUROPEAN STATES are cranking up pressure on Belarus’s authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko as he grapples with the most…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Reprisals feared following murder of Russian extremistTHE AUTHORITIES in Russia are on alert for a violent far-right reaction to the murder of Yuri Budanov, a notorious former colonel…Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Latvians protest against power of oligarchsTHOUSANDS OF Latvians have protested against the malign influence of tycoons in politics, after the Baltic state’s president …Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Woman accelerated to heart of Moscow and St Petersburg car tradeWILD GEESE : Avril Conroy, Human resources and operational excellence director for Inchcape RussiaFri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Ankara vetoes Austrian to take over as head of OSCEEUROPE’S BIGGEST security and democracy watchdog is racing against time to find a new chief after Turkey blocked Austria’s nominee…Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Mladic extradited to face trial in The HagueRATKO MLADIC was flown from Serbia to the Netherlands last night to face trial for war crimes allegedly committed by his ethnic…Wed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
Mladic lodges appeal against his extraditionTHE LAWYER for Ratko Mladic has appealed against his extradition to the United Nations war crimes court at The Hague, amid disputes…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Arrest made with one eye focused on EU membershipSerbia’s leaders are hoping for EU candidate status or they may see their support dwindleTue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Mladic captured by chance in lucky raidWhen agents descended upon the genocide suspect’s hideout he was carrying two armed pistols but offered no resistanceSat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Court rules Mladic fit to face genocide charges at UN tribunalA SERBIAN court has directed that Ratko Mladic be deported to The Hague as he is fit enough to face genocide charges at the United…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Medvedev tries to damp down speculation of rift with PutinA CAGEY Dmitry Medvedev has refused to reveal whether he will run for another term as Russia’s president and sought to calm talk…Thu May 19 2011 - 01:00
Oligarch plans to support MedvedevONE OF Russia’s most powerful oligarchs plans to lead a liberal political party to support president Dmitry Medvedev, amid signs…Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Bosnian crisis sparks fears of a return to violenceBOSNIA’S CHIEF international envoy says it is facing its worst crisis since the 1992-1995 war, echoing fears from Balkan experts…Wed May 11 2011 - 01:00
Russia calls for changes to nuclear safety rulesRUSSIAN PRESIDENT Dmitry Medvedev has called for the introduction of new nuclear safety rules on the 25th anniversary of the …Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
The liquidators: workers who cleaned Chernobyl use anniversary to appeal for helpTHE “LIQUIDATORS” who were dispatched to deal with the Chernobyl meltdown have used the anniversary of the disaster to appeal…Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
Ill-fated plant still casts a damaging shadow a quarter century onCHERNOBYL LETTER: The terrible impact on people of the mid-1980s nuclear disaster is all too evidentTue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Strident Putin says Russia must diversify its economyRUSSIAN PRIME minister Vladimir Putin emphasised the dangers of political instability, liberal “experiments” and foreign interference…Thu Apr 21 2011 - 01:00
Croatia condemns UN for convicting former generalsCROATIA HAS condemned a United Nations court for convicting two former generals of committing war crimes against Serbs during…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Russians fear losing out to US in space programmePRESIDENT DMITRY Medvedev has rejected claims that Russia’s space programme is in terminal decline, amid celebrations to mark…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Marking time with mujahideenCONFLICT: Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-1989 By Rodric Braithwaite Profile Books, 417pp. £25Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Case opened against Ukrainian ex-president over journalist's murderPROSECUTORS IN Ukraine are investigating former president Leonid Kuchma for suspected involvement in the murder of journalist…Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Gaza engineer 'held in Israeli prison' following abduction from UkraineMYSTERY SURROUNDS the fate of a senior Palestinian engineer whose family says he was abducted by Mossad agents on a Ukrainian…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Offer to send experts on Chernobyl crisisUKRAINE: UKRAINE HAS offered to send atomic power experts who dealt with the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl accident to Japan…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Gadafy's Ukrainian nurse and companion returns to KievIN HIS struggle to retain control of Libya, Col Muammar Gadafy has apparently lost the woman described by US diplomats as one…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
New Kosovo government ready for early talks with SerbiaKOSOVO IS seeking an early start to long-awaited talks with Serbia after the fledgling state’s parliament reappointed Hashim …Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
US condemns Belarus trials and imprisoning of protesterBELARUS HAS drawn sharp criticism from the United States and human rights groups for sentencing an opposition activist to four…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Call for UN inquiry into allegations of Kosovan organ tradingSERBIA AND Russia have urged the United Nations to launch an investigation into reports that Kosovo rebels trafficked human organs…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Witches curse as Romania spells out plans to tackle false predictionsFOR THE second time in a month, Romania’s witches are cursing its political leaders for making unforeseen moves against their…Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Thousands march in Tirana in memory of three protesters shot dead by armyA MAJOR opposition protest in Albania to commemorate three people shot dead in a rally last week has passed off peacefully after…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Terrorism rife in a country shaping up for world sporting eventsANALYSIS: With insurgency and corruption raging in Russia, concerns have surfaced over securityWed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Albania leader warns of 'tough response' to protestsALBANIAN PRIME minister Sali Berisha has warned of a “tough response” to any attempt to use street protests to unseat him, as…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Albania braced for protests after three killedALBANIA IS braced for more anti-government protests this week despite appeals for calm from the European Union and United States…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Lukashenko sworn in for fourth term as Belarus presidentA DEFIANT Alexander Lukashenko has been sworn in for a fourth term as president of Belarus, in a ceremony clouded by EU and US…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
No Latvia refuge for Moscow's ex-mayorLATVIA HAS bluntly rejected a request for residency from former Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov and banned him from entering the Baltic…Thu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
Pilots blamed for crash that killed Polish presidentRUSSIAN INVESTIGATORS have blamed a host of Polish failings for the air crash that killed the country’s president Lech Kaczynski…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Pressure mounts for punitive reply to Belarus crackdownPRESSURE IS mounting within the European Union and United States for a political punishment to be imposed on Belarus’s President…Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Lukashenko rivals charged with causing unrestBELARUS HAS charged several of the politicians who ran against Alexander Lukashenko in this month’s disputed president election…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Poland to forge links with Estonian catsESTONIA IS preparing to send several lynx to Poland to help boost its dwindling population of Europe’s largest cat.Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
Moscow dismisses criticism of tycoon trialMOSCOW HAS chided the West for criticising the conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia’s richest man, telling it to stop…Wed Dec 29 2010 - 00:00
Sanader awaits decision on extradition requestFORMER CROATIAN prime minister Ivo Sanader will spend the new year in detention in Austria awaiting a court decision on Zagreb…Wed Dec 29 2010 - 00:00
Ex-minister arrested in Ukraine on abuse of office chargeA FORMER Ukrainian interior minister has been arrested in a dramatic operation by masked security service agentsTue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
US criticises second conviction for Russian tycoonFORMER RUSSIAN oil billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been found guilty of money laundering and embezzlement in a case widely…Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
EU and US review Belarus relationsTHE EUROPEAN Union and the United States are reviewing their relationship with Belarus after the former Soviet state ignored …Fri Dec 24 2010 - 00:00
