MOSCOW, January 8 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Minister of Culture Alexander
Avdeyev said the upcoming transfer of facilities into the ownership of

VLADIKAVKAZ, January 8 (Itar-Tass) - The Transcaucasian highway has
been partially opened to traffic since Thursday evening, the spokeswoman

MAKHACHKALA, January 8 (Itar-Tass) - An explosion occurred in
Dagestan's capital Makhachkala at around 22:00, Moscow time, on Thursday,

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)--Japan plans to assist infrastructure
development in Indonesia as part of a broader effort to promote economic
development in Asia, officials said.

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SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- The national pension fund is set to post its highest

By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court on Friday sentenced scandal-ridden
businessman Park Yeon-cha to two and a half years in prison and a fine of 30

SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Quarantine workers have culled and buried 309 heads of
livestock following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the country this

Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/ Fulfillment of a program on promoting economy of Gobi-Altai aimag stood at 81.2 percent in 2009.

Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/ The Ministry of Health reported Friday, a number of infected with the A/H1N1 virus rose to 1,252 in overall, of which 814 in Ulaanbaatar city, by proven lab tests.

Petropavlovsk, January, 2010 (Khabar) - From now on taxpayers of Petropavlovsk will spend on paperwork much less time.