The clash over reforms and Ukraine’s future
What will happen to Kyiv’s economy when the war ceases to be the main obstacle, whilst its consequences – labour shortages, destroyed infrastructure, the need for capital and security risks – remain?
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Beslan mothers to visit Putin in Kremlin
The meeting is scheduled for September 2, a year since the massacre. Victims' relatives doubt the sincerity of the initiative.
Sino-Russian military exercises draw to a close: more trade and heightened tension
Washington and Tokyo are alarmed by the sound performance characterising the exercises.
Beslan mothers end occupation of Russian Supreme Court
The 15-member group demands government officials responsible for letting the massacre happen be charged.
Bird flu: from Siberia to Europe
The Russian Emergencies Ministry has declared that the H5N1 virus has been found in Chelyabinsk at the heart of the geographic divide between Asia and Europe. According to experts, the virus could move towards Africa and Europe in autumn.
China-Russia war games under way, aimed at US
China-Russia war games under way, aimed at US
WYD: 1000 youths from Russia have already reached Germany
Mgr Kondrusiewicz: "Ask yourselves what to worship: the answer lies in the Eucharist".
Beslan mothers: No to Putin commemorating the school tragedy
The president of the relatives' committee: "Our children were waiting for him at the school, but not us. More than once, the mothers asked to meet the president in another place but they never got a reply."
Some signs of flexibility between the United States and North Korea in Beijing
Six-nation talks re-start in Beijing. They were interrupted in June 2004 when North Korea walked away from the negotiating table.
Aleksij II delivers the Mother of God Icon to Kazan
Thousands flock to the ceremony at the Cathedral of the Annunciation. The Patriarch speaks about working with Muslims but remains silent about relations with the Catholic Church.
John Paul II's icon arrives in Kazan, but dialogue with Catholics remains difficult
Patriarch Aleksij II will deliver the sacred image tomorrow, right on the occasion of the Feast of the Mother of God. Archpriest Chaplin: "It is not a 'return', the image has a great symbolic value, but it is only a copy."
China signs economic agreements and statements of intent with Russia and Central Asian countries
The 5th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit opens today focusing on political and economic cooperation between China, Russia and Central Asian countries.
Chinese president on state visit to Russia
Economic and military cooperation dominates talks between Hu Jintao and Putin
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