US State Department: Ukraine's election is " a step backwards"

30.10.2012 14:30   News Dept.

The U.S. State Department has expressed concern over parliamentary elections in Ukraine which were held last Sunday. According to official results, the......

Ukraine ruling party leads parliamentary vote

29.10.2012 11:50   News Dept.

Ukraine's ruling "Party of regions" has secured its position after the parliamentary elections held on Sunday, early results have shown. After counting 20%......

Oppositionist pardoned by Lukashenko to get asylum in UK

26.10.2012 17:18   News Dept.

Famous Belarusian opposition activist and candidate for the president's post in the 2010 election, Andrey Sannikov, has received political asylum in the......

Georgian opposition party ahead in early poll results

02.10.2012 12:21   News Dept.

Counting just over 18% of Georgian parliamentary votes suggested that the opposition party "The Georgian dream" with its leader Bidzina Ivanishvili, has......

EU refuses to recognize new Belarusian parliament, says vote was not democratic

25.09.2012 12:18   News Dept.

The EU Parliament said it cannot establish ties with the newly-elected parliament of the former Soviet republic of Belarus, the EU Parliament head Martin......

Georgia's rape video scandal grows into mass protests, threatening ruling party

24.09.2012 17:21   Olga Kuzmenkova (Tbilisi), ediyed by Karina Ayvazova

Rallies and protests are continuing in the Caucasian Republic of Georgia after videos documenting abuse of prisoners were shown on television last week. ...

Russia prolongs military base in Kyrgystan for 15 years

20.09.2012 12:47   News

Russia and the Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan have signed papers extending the operation of the Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday. The two......

Kazakhstan authorities to ban unofficial information in media

11.09.2012 17:11   Zhanna Ulyanova, edited by Karina Ayvazova

The authorities of the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan are setting new rules for warning the population through media in case of emergencies. At a......

Uzbekistan announces neutrality, quits all military unions

30.08.2012 15:39   Sergey Smirnov, edited by Karina Ayvazova

The parliament of the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan has adopted a bill which prohibits any foreign military bases on its territory, Interfax news......

Belarus opposition cadidates struggle to get TV and radio time

29.08.2012 09:54   Denis Lavnikevich (Minsk), edited by Robert Gally

Opposition candidates for the Belarus parliament have been denied the opportunity to express their views on television and radio. Candidates are not being......