Khodorkovsky to request parole despite Lebedev's abortive plea.
MOSCOW, July 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Former YUKOS oil company CEO Mikhail
Khodorkovsky said he would go ahead with his request for parole despite
Customs services workshop opens in Tbilisi.
TBILISI, July 28 (Itar-Tass) -- A two-day customs workshop opened in
Tbilisi, Georgia, on Wednesday, July 27, as part of the Eastern
Partnership (EaP) Programme.
Asiana Airlines transport plant crashes off South Korea.
SEOUL, July 28 (Itar-Tass) -- An Asiana Airlines transport plant
crashed off the Jeju-do Island in the Republic of Korea on Thursday, July
28.
Implementation of New START with Russia well underway - Gottemoeller.
UNITED NATIONS, July 28 (Itar-Tass) -- The entry into force of the New
START treaty was one of last year's achievements in the field of arms
UN committee says executions in Belarus violate international obligations.
GENEVA, July 28 (Itar-Tass) -- The United Nations Human Rights
Committee accused Belarus of violating its international agreements by
RF ombudsman says Lebedev should be released under economic amnesty.
MOSCOW, July 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia's Human Rights Ombudsman Mikhail
Fedotov said former MENATEP CEO Platon Lebedev, whose appeal for parole
Ukraine raises full sum for Chernobyl projects.
KIEV, July 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Ukraine has raised the full sum needed
for its Chernobyl projects, the Finance Ministry's press service said.
French company to upgrade Ashgabat's power system.
ASHGABAT, July 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Turkmen President Gurbanguly
Berdymukhamedov met with French company Schneider Electric CEO Henri
Putin calls for clear training criteria for specialists to meet labour market needs.
MOSCOW, July 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called
for working out clear training criteria for specialists in line with the
needs of the labour market.
Roscosmos to coordinate new GLONASS programme with ministries.
MOSCOW, July 28 (Itar-Tass) -- The Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos)
plans to coordinate funding for the GLONASS programme until 2020 within
