Georgia tensions rise after close-run polls
Georgia on Tuesday awaited the outcome of hard-fought parliamentary polls as the opposition threatened a dramatic victory over President Mikheil Saakashvili's long-dominant ruling party.
Nazarbayev and Karimov discuss water again
Leaders of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are pleased with the results of the official visit and have once again reiterated their positions on the hydrotechnical facilities being constructed in the upstream of Syrdarya: press-service.
Faint hopes as Moscow court hears Pussy Riot appeal
A Russian court on Monday hears the appeal of jailed punk rockers Pussy Riot against a two-year prison camp sentence for performing an anti-Kremlin song in a cathedral.
Bekmambetov declared best producer of CIS and Baltics
Timur Bekmambetov, a famous film director, producer, screenwriter and founder of Bazalevs film company, has been declared the best producer.
Anti-Islam film declared illegal by Russian provincial court
A court in Russia's region of Chechnya has banned the anti-Islamic film that sparked deadly protests across the Muslim world, a ruling that in theory should be observed across Russia.
Kazakhstan guards wounded two Russian citizens in Caspian waters
Kazakhstan border guards have wounded two Russian citizens on board of two boats that entered Kazakhstan’s territorial waters of the Caspian Sea.
Saakashvili battles billionaire in Georgia poll showdown
Georgia votes in parliamentary polls Monday with President Mikheil Saakashvili's party facing a billionaire-led opposition in a test of the ex-Soviet state's democracy overshadowed by a torture scandal.
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan called neighbors use common waters with care
The talks covered establishment of a mechanism of joint use of water-energy resources in Central Asian region: Nazarbayev.
Belarus opposition ridicules 'falsified' polls
Belarus on Monday boasted of a massive turnout in parliamentary polls won by supporters of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko but the opposition ridiculed the results as brazenly rigged.
100-year old plants still grow in Petropavlovsk Botanical Garden
Russian Colonel Nikolay Kurpatov brought exotic plants to Northern Kazakhstan in the beginning of the past century.
Kazakhstan setting tank-repair facility
Uralvagonzavod and Kazakhstan Engineering will establish a joint company repairing and modernizing armored vehicles in Kazakhstan.
Moscow crash victims were 'orphans collecting prize'
Five orphans from a children's home and two adults, killed when a drunken driver slammed into them at a Moscow bus stop, had just collected a handicrafts prize for disabled children.
Hockey: Barys signs up Antropov
Kazakhstan-Canadian forward Nikolay Antropov will play his debut match as part of Barys team against Czech Lev.
US wants more time to close USAID in Russia
The United States has asked Russia for more time to shutter the activities of USAID, after Moscow gave it less than three weeks to close down two-decade old programs.
Tymoshenko: Ukraine vote 'rigged' before it has even begun
Ukraine's upcoming elections have been rigged before they have even begun and the West must act to prevent the demise of its democracy.
Russian Orthodox activists protest Pussy Riot art show
Backers of the Russian Orthodox Church disrupted the opening Thursday night of an art exhibit in Moscow devoted to the punk rock band Pussy Riot.
Suu Kyi calls for release of Pussy Riot singers
Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, on a landmark visit to the United States, called Thursday for the release of jailed members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot.
Georgia interior minister quits in jail torture scandal
Georgia's interior minister resigned Thursday after the release of videos this week showing the torture and rape of prison inmates sparked fury and a wave of nationwide protests.
Belarus economy facing trouble despite Russian help
Belarus was bailed out of last year's dire economic crisis by its giant neighbour Russia but as the ex-Soviet state heads to parliamentary polls the economy is once again flirting with disaster.
Abramovich could not pull Putin strings: judge
Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich enjoyed "privileged access" to Russian President Vladimir Putin but held no significant influence over him.