Georgian bans billionaire from forming party
2011-10-12 12:00:02
The civil registry agency under the Georgian Justice Ministry Tuesday clarified Bidzina Ivanishvili's citizenship in a statement, which actually deprived the billionaire's right to launch a political party or finance one in the South Caucasus country.
Better HIV drugs extend lives in UK
2011-10-12 11:41:44
Life expectancy for people in Britain who have HIV rose by 15 years between 1996 and 2008, thanks largely earlier diagnosis and treatment with better, less toxic drugs.
Slovakia blocks euro rescue fund
2011-10-12 10:53:37
The parliament of tiny Slovakia stalled the expansion of a bailout fund to rescue the euro zone from its debt crisis on Tuesday.
Police seize weapons from Brad Pitt film
2011-10-12 10:24:20
Hungarian police have seized a stockpile of weapons that was shipped to the Hungarian capital for the production of a film about zombies starring Brad Pitt.
Moscow sees 'anti-Russian subtext' in Tymoshenko trial
2011-10-11 22:43:55
The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Moscow sees "an anti-Russian subtext" in the trial of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Russia to build 1st nuke power plant in Belarus
2011-10-11 22:39:28
Russia and Belarus signed a contract Tuesday on the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Belarus, local media reported.
Heathrow-Gatwick link criticized
2011-10-11 20:37:36
A radical plan to link Britain’s two largest airports with a 15 minutes rail service will not improve Britain’s competitiveness in securing trade deals with emerging markets like China, experts said.
Court jails Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko for 7 years
2011-10-11 19:41:11
A Ukrainian court on Tuesday sentenced former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison for abuse of office.
Genocide detainee Mladic in hospital - lawyer
2011-10-11 16:44:31
Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic, awaiting trial in The Hague, has been admitted to hospital suffering from pneumonia, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Slovak PM says to call confidence vote on EFSF
2011-10-11 16:31:34
Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radicova said on Tuesday she will tie a ratification vote on the expansion of the euro zone's EFSF rescue fund slated for later in the day to a confidence vote.
Genocide detainee Mladic in hospital - lawyer
2011-10-11 15:52:40
Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic, awaiting trial in The Hague, has been admitted to hospital suffering from pneumonia, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Ukraine court says ex-PM guilty of exceeding powers
2011-10-11 15:03:54
Ukrainian ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko exceeded her powers when she ordered state energy firm Naftogaz to sign a gas deal with Russia in 2009, a judge ruled on Tuesday.