PYONGYANG, July 11 (Itar-Tass) - North Korea has demanded that theUnited States "stop provocations" in the border point of Panmunjomin in the Demilitarised Zone separating the Korean Peninsula.

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, July 11 (Itar-Tass) - The Japanese Hokkaido GinkoBank intends to open its office in Sakhalin.

VORONEZH, July 10 (Itar-Tass) - The administration of the LipetskRegion and the Chinese province of Jilin have signed an agreement on trade and economic, scientific and technical, humanitarian and

VLADIVOSTOK, July 10 (Itar-Tass) -- Crews of missile carriers the Pacific Fleet (PF) drilled methods of guarding and defence in the unprotected road in the Sea of Japan with the use of deep-water h

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Itar-Tass) - A joint exercise of troops from the US, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Ukraine started in a Tbilisi suburb, announced the European command of the US armed forces

TREBINJE (Bosnia & Herzegovina), July 10 (Itar-Tass) - The choir of the Moscow Religious Academy, students from the famous Gnessin Music School and the Klassika choir continue their tour of the

MOSCOW, July 10 (Itar-Tass) - Jordanian Foreign Minister Salahedin al-Bashir will arrive in Moscow for a working visit on Thursday to discuss the Palestinian-Israeli settlement, preparations for a

OTTAWA, July 10 (Itar-Tass) - Russia is ready to discuss energysecurity with other G8 members, China and India, said Ivan Grachev, the deputy head of the Russian State Duma Energy Committee.

MOSCOW, July 10 (Itar-Tass) - Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov will on Thursday present his new - eleventh - book. It's called "The KurilSyndrome".

MOSCOW, July 10 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedevreturned to Moscow on Thursday after a weeklong trip that had taken him to Baku, Ashgabad, Astana and Toyako, Natalya Timakova, the pr