'Baltic Tiger' wants to follow Irish modelCOUNTRY PROFILE/Lithuania: Lithuanians will be looking to move on from a few dramatic months of political triumph and turmoil…Wed Jun 02 2004 - 01:00
Equal rights for large Russian community is key issue for Latvian leftCountry profile: Latvia The battle for Latvia's nine seats in the European Parliament tracks the fault lines that riddle a society…Tue Jun 01 2004 - 01:00
Russian tycoon buys unique Faberge collection for the Kremlin MuseumRUSSIA: The Kremlin Museum unveiled a unique collection of Faberge ornaments yesterday, including nine rare imperial Easter …Wed May 19 2004 - 01:00
Baltic trio give EU a party lessonBALTIC STATES: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia sang and danced their way into the European Union this weekend, and out of the…Mon May 03 2004 - 01:00
Russia advises citizens to leave IraqRussia was one of a number of countries that warned its citizens to leave Iraq yesterday in reaction to a spate of kidnappings…Wed Apr 14 2004 - 01:00
Vilnius lives in shadow of past atrocitiesLetter from Paneriai: There were few happy endings in the woods of PaneriaiTue Apr 13 2004 - 01:00
Putin says bigger NATO has not made world saferRUSSIA: President Vladimir Putin of Russia and NATO's top official agreed yesterday to work together to fight international …Fri Apr 09 2004 - 01:00
Protests over verdict in Russian spy trialRUSSIA: Russian scientist Igor Sutyagin faces the prospect of 17 years in jail for spying for the West after a trial which his…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Lithuanians vote to impeach their presidentLITHUANIA: President Rolandas Paksas of Lithuania was thrown out of office yesterday after the Baltic nation's parliament impeached…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Lithuanians vote to impeach their presidentLITHUANIA: President Rolandas Paksas of Lithuania was thrown out of office yesterday after the Baltic nation's parliament impeached…Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Protests over verdict in Russian spy trialRUSSIA: Russian scientist Igor Sutyagin faces the prospect of 17 years in jail for spying for the West after a trial which his…Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Singer gets 8 years for death of French actressA Lithuanian court sentenced French rock singer Bertrand Cantat to eight years in jail yesterday for beating his film star lover…Tue Mar 30 2004 - 01:00
Putin will win, despite many disastersRUSSIA: While Vladimir Putin is assured of re-election tomorrow, not everyone deems his first term a success, reports Daniel…Sat Mar 13 2004 - 00:00
Putin pleads for large voter turnoutRUSSIA: President Vladimir Putin pleaded with Russians yesterday to cast their votes in Sunday's general election amid fears…Fri Mar 12 2004 - 00:00
Putin makes big changes to cabinetMOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin replaced his foreign minister but kept his main economic reformers in place yesterday in a …Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
Latvia's Green PM faces a tough jobLATVIA: Latvia's parliament approved Europe's first Green Party prime minister yesterday, but he faces a formidable task holding…Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
Rescuers search for survivors as Moscow roof collapse kills 28RUSSIA: Russian rescuers searched desperately for survivors yesterday among the shattered concrete and twisted metal of a Moscow…Mon Feb 16 2004 - 00:00
Unlikely holiday resort 'blind and deaf to history'Letter from Yantarny: Pyotr Fedoruk seems unconcerned by the blizzard and the fierce gale that crash the gun-metal Baltic ashore…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Lithuanian lawmakers may vote on ousting PresidentLITHUANIA: Lithuania's countdown to EU status has been overshadowed by a scandal involving the President and Russia's mafia, …Mon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
Russian oil giants annul mergerRussian oil giants Yukos and Sibneft said yesterday they had agreed to annul a merger that would have created the world's fourth…Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
Putin scores major electoral victoryThe pro-Kremlin United Russia Party won a crushing victory in yesterday's parliamentary elections, handing President Vladimir…Mon Dec 08 2003 - 00:00
Russian oil giant sees merger falterRussian oil firm Sibneft slammed the brakes on a landmark deal to merge with embattled Yukos yesterday, apparently leaving the…Sat Nov 29 2003 - 00:00
Georgia announces new presidential elections and warns of financial crisisMOSCOW: Georgia announced new presidential elections yesterday and annulled the flawed vote that led to the ousting of veteran…Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:00
Acting president promises elections soon as Shevardnadze's whereabouts unsureGEORGIA: Georgia's acting president, Ms Nino Burdzhanadze promised her people swift elections, security and stability yesterday…Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
Russian faces extradition on fraud chargesGREECE: A Russian tycoon, Mr Vladimir Gusinsky, was remanded in custody by an Athens court yesterday while Greek authorities…Tue Aug 26 2003 - 01:00
Search for helicopter continuesRUSSIA: Boats, planes and helicopters fanned out over Russia's remote Pacific coast yesterday, but the massive, military-led…Fri Aug 22 2003 - 01:00
Missile trap is hailed as international successRUSSIA: Russia and the US yesterday hailed the operation that caught a suspected British arms dealer as a landmark in co-operation…Thu Aug 14 2003 - 01:00
A clear conscience working in the boiler roomMoscow: For Vladimir Kara-Murza, a decade as one of Russian television's foremost political pundits now seems like a mere interlude…Mon Jul 21 2003 - 01:00
Chechen rebels kill 16 Russian troops in clashesCHECHNYA: Separatist rebels killed 16 Russian servicemen in a weekend of bloody clashes in Chechnya, while Moscow's troops claimed…Mon Jul 14 2003 - 01:00
Russian police question country's richest manRUSSIA: Russian police questioned the country's richest man yesterday as simmering tension between the Kremlin and billionaire…Sat Jul 05 2003 - 01:00
Russian colonel is ruled sane at time of stranglingRUSSIA: Russian psychiatrists have ruled that a colonel accused of murdering a Chechen teenager was sane at the time, overturning…Tue Jul 01 2003 - 01:00
Russians and Turkmen in row over citizenshipTURKMENISTAN: Turkmenistan accused a leading Russian parliamentarian yesterday of using "dirty lies" to discredit a plan to …Wed Jun 18 2003 - 01:00
Bus attack by woman bomber kills 17 in RussiaRussia: A woman suicide bomber blew up a bus carrying Russian air force staff yesterday, killing 17 people and injuring 16 more…Fri Jun 06 2003 - 01:00
Russia attempts to mend ties with WashingtonRUSSIA/US: Having failed to prevent war in Iraq or win pre-eminence for the United Nations in rebuilding the country, Russia…Fri May 23 2003 - 01:00
Russia may back proposal to rebuild IraqRUSSIA: Russia scaled down its opposition to US plans for Iraq yesterday, saying a new UN resolution on rebuilding the nation…Wed May 21 2003 - 01:00
Putin wants Russia to double size of economyPresident Vladimir Putin urged Russians yesterday to help his administration alleviate poverty, boost the economy and bring peace…Sat May 17 2003 - 01:00
Metro station in marble and granite recalls great victoryRUSSIA: Rocking slightly on 79-year-old legs, Vladimir Demyanovich strides along the grey and white polished granite of the …Sat May 10 2003 - 01:00
Putin compares terrorist menace to fascismRUSSIA: President Vladimir Putin led Russia's celebration of Victory Day yesterday, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany…Sat May 10 2003 - 01:00
US envoy fails to persuade RussiaRUSSIA: Russia and the United States, who were at loggerheads over war in the Gulf, look set to clash again over Washington'…Fri May 09 2003 - 01:00
Russia acts on travel as first case almost certainRUSSIA: Russia banned sales of air tickets to China and closed several crossing points along the country's vast border yesterday…Fri May 09 2003 - 01:00
Space crew found after anxious searchRUSSIA: A US-Russian space crew returned safely to Earth yesterday, but a frantic two-hour search to find them after they lost…Mon May 05 2003 - 01:00
Russia changes policy on suspension of trade sanctionsRUSSIA: Russia abruptly abandoned its opposition to any change in the sanctions regime against Iraq yesterday, backing a call…Fri Apr 25 2003 - 01:00
Russia wants UN to fight terroristsRUSSIA: Russian President, Mr Vladimir Putin, called yesterday for the UN to spearhead the international fight against terrorism…Thu Apr 24 2003 - 01:00
Pope may make historic visit to Russia - Russian PMRUSSIA: Russia's Prime Minister said yesterday that Pope John Paul II may soon become the first pontiff to visit RussiaWed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
Kremlin says bomb on Chechen bus killed 16RUSSIA: A top Kremlin-appointed official in Chechnya has admitted 16 people were killed last week when a bomb destroyed their…Wed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
US ambassador claims Russian links with Iraqi secret policeThe US ambassador to Moscow said yesterday that Washington was aware of links between Russia's secret police and Saddam Hussein…Wed Apr 16 2003 - 01:00
Russia silent on charge of Iraq aidRussian intelligence services refused to comment yesterday on allegations that they gave highly sensitive information to their…Mon Apr 14 2003 - 01:00
Russia's bordering areas with N Korea on alertRUSSIA: Russian regions bordering Stalinist North Korea are on alert as the crisis over Pyongyang's nuclear programme threatens…Sat Apr 12 2003 - 01:00
Russia says Iraq war is fuelling N Korea's fears of attackRUSSIA: A top Russian diplomat warned Washington yesterday that the war in Iraq was fuelling North Korea's fears of a US attack…Wed Apr 02 2003 - 01:00
Moscow silence over wife of MilosevicRussian officials refused yesterday to confirm that the wife of ousted Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic was in Moscow, after…Mon Mar 31 2003 - 01:00
