Kyiv—Christian-Democratic parties of Europe signed a memorandum of cooperation. According to a report of our RISU correspondent, Tetiana Shpaikher, on 25 October, representatives of eight countries signed the agreement on cooperation: Estonia, Armenia, Georgia, Belarus, Lithuania, Ukraine, Latvia and Moldova.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) - The state defense order is the lifeblood of the army. It is approved by the federal budget and it is within its limits that the state pays for all purchases (from food

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Oleg Mityayev) - Officials in many countries held their collective breath as they waited for the outcome of an extraordinary OPEC conference in Vienna on October 24. The apprehension was natural, as the omnipotent cartel

MOSCOW. (Nikita Petrov for RIA Novosti) - On October 21, Admiral Michael Mullen, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with his Russian counterpart, Army General Nikolai Makarov, at a mansion outside Helsinki, Finland. Military analysts continue

Officials insist the idea of a national day remains alive despite a minister saying there are no plans for one at present.

S. again blacklists Russian arms exporter/ Gazprom wants to remain pipeline monopoly until 2011/ Bermuda authorities suspend Russian plane registrations/ Severstal to supply Volkswagen/ Ruble devaluation inevitable/ Roman Abramovich runs out of soccer money Vedomosti, RBC Daily U.S. again blacklists

George Osborne says he "made a mistake" in his handling of meetings in Corfu with Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska.

Nixon, the attorney general, is leading Republican Kenny Hulshof, the 9th District congressman, 55 percent to 41 percent, based on a survey of 800 likely voters last Monday through Thursday.

Juror no. 4 in the trial's 12-man jury was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Sunday. The court has not been able to contact the juror, a middle-aged woman, since deliberations ended on Thursday.

According to Politico, Jackson issued a statement saying, "If Senator Obama wins - and I'm optimistic that he will - I indeed would be honored and humbled to succeed him in the U.S. Senate. But, in the end, the decision

In a letter sent last Friday, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and five Ohio congressmen called on Attorney General Michael Mukasey not to follow in "partisan calls" to intervene in the dispute.

The 84-year-old Stevens, who pleaded not-guilty to falsifying Senate financial disclosure forms related to renovations on his family home in Girdwood, Alaska, was found guilty of "knowingly and willfully" scheming to conceal the house work and other gifts.

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With polls showing the race in Ohio is close and swinging to Democrat Barack Obama, Republican John McCain started the final full week of the 2008 campaign in the Buckeye State. McCain rallied in Lancaster southeast of Columbus last night.

In order for McCain to win, he's got a very steep hill to climb. He's got to win all of the toss-up states, 64 electoral votes. Then he needs to strip away Ohio and Indiana with 31 electoral votes to

Haji Omar Khan, a lieutenant of Afghan Taliban commander Jalaluddin Haqqani, was killed when two missiles slammed into a suspected militant training camp near Ladha town in South Waziristan close to the Afghan border early on Monday morning, local TV

THE clout of the United Kingdom is crucial in overcoming the current economic crisis, Chancellor Alistair Darling said today.

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