BUCHAREST, August 14 (Itar-Tass) -- Romanian President Traian Basescu
has described as a "pre-planned campaign" Western media stories about a

BUENOS AIRES, August 14 (Itar-Tass) -- Two leading airlines of Brazil
and Chile have announced merger plans after the signing of a special
memorandum on the issue on Friday.

RABAT, August 14 (Itar-Tass) -- The countdown has begun to the day and
hour when Algeria's capital Rabat will join the list of world cities
having metro lines.

MINSK, August 14 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia proved unable to support
Belarus in addressing the problems that might arise in case of its

MOSCOW, August 14 (Itar-Tass) -- The State Duma next autumn may
discuss the possibility of unifying the names of the heads of Russian

ATHENS, August 14 (Itar-Tass) -- The Greek Foreign Ministry on Monday
demanded the Albanian authorities investigate the murder of Aristotelis

SINGAPORE, August 14 (Itar-Tass) -- Approximately 3,600 athletes will
participate in the first summer Youth Olympic Games beginning in Singapore

LONDON, August 14 (Itar-Tass) -- U.S. authorities insist the BP oil
company should complete the drilling of relief wells in the Gulf of

MOSCOW, August 14 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia's National Anti-Terrorist
Committee (NAC) has called for the consolidation of all people of Dagestan

BISHKEK, August 13 (Itar-Tass) -- Askar Akayev, the first president of independent Kyrgyzstan, was stripped of immunity on Friday. Kyrgyz