North Korea urges South to repatriate all fishermen
PYONGYANG, March 4 (Itar-Tass) -- North Korea urged Seoul on Friday to return all the 31 fishermen who accidentally crossed over into South Korean waters on their boat and were detained in early Fe
Russia supreme justice signs agreement with Panama
PANAMA CITY, March 4 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia's Supreme Justice
Vyacheslav Lebedev who toured several Latin American countries signed a
Lawyers demand better conditions, vegetarian menu for Bout
NEW YORK, March 4 (Itar-Tass) -- Lawyers of Russian businessman Viktor Bout, who is kept in a New York prison and described by US media as the "Merchant of Death" for alleged illegal arms trade req
Opposition quitting Kazakh election viewed as "welcomed" step
ASTANA, March 3 (Itar-Tass) - Yermukhamet Yertysbayev, a councilor to incumbent Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, has declared on Thursday that he views the refusal of the Kazakh opposition to
Russia-chief strategic partner of Kyrgyzstan--PM
BISHKEK, March 3 (Itar-Tass) -- Kyrgyzstan regards Russia as its chief strategic partner, which gives us support in difficult times, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev said here on Thursday a
Unrest in Mid-East makes Japan look for new ways of cargo shipping
VLADIVOSTOK, March 3 (Itar-Tass) - Japan mulls over a chance of using the Trans-Siberian Trunk Railway as an alternative route of shipping cargoes to European Russia.
