The Gazprom gas company (Russia) has proposed that Ukraine's Naftohaz Ukrainy national joint-stock company buy natural gas at the price of USD 250 per 1,000 cubic meters from 2009.

Fuel and Energy Minister Yurii Prodan will travel to Russia together with the premier.

This is stated in the law "On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2009" that the parliament adopted.

Due to the escalation of the armed conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Foreign Affairs Ministry recommended that the Ukrainians abstain from the trips to Palestine until the situation there is adjusted.

Tymoshenko's spokeswoman Maryna Soroka announced this to journalists.

The ZIK information agency has approached several leading politicians and experts to give their assessment of 2008 and forecasts for 2009.Next in line is political analyst Kost Bondarenko.

The ZIK information agency has approached several leading politicians and experts to give their assessment of 2008 and forecasts for 2009.The first in a series is Dmytro Vydrin, a well-known political expert.

The ZIK information agency has approached several leading politicians and experts to give their assessment of 2008 and forecasts for 2009.One of them is Oleh Zahrebinsky of the Lytvyn Bloc.

Gordon Brown calls for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza amid a "humanitarian crisis" after days of Israeli bombing.

The prime minister warns 2009 "won't be easy" for Britain as it deals with the global economic crisis.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - The next year will be a bad one for the Somali pirates, as on December 16, the UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution giving special forces of its member countries the

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev) - The main event of this last day of the outgoing year could well have been the court hearing of Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the infamous journalist who threw his shoes at U.S. President George

While housing construction is scaled down, the number of upmarket shops grows. Some find it difficult to buy a bottle of milk (it went up 50% over the year), while others order gold-tinted windows for their mansions - the firm

Sen. Bill Clinton? Sen. Mario Cuomo? Don't completely rule it out. Theformer president and the former New York governor are among severalboldface names being touted as possible "caretakers" for New York'sSenate seat — people who would serve until the 2010

Sen. Bill Clinton? Don't completely rule it out. The former president is among several boldface names being touted as possible "caretakers" for New York's Senate seat -- people who would serve until the 2010 elections but wouldn't be interested in

An exclusive hotel just yards from the White House will become a temporary home "suite" home for President-elect Barack Obama and his family when they move to the capital this weekend.

Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced his choice to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate, but that does not mean former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris will be taking office. CBS 2's Joanie Lum reports.

U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has filed a motion seeking a 90-day extension to return of an indictment against Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

The secretary of state's office refused to accept the governor's paperwork and his choice to fill Obama's Senate seat Wednesday. Jesse White sticks by his word, and refuses to rubber stamp the Burris papers. CBS 2's Mike Parker witnessed it

U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris has asked a court to force Secretary of State Jesse White to certify his appointment to Barack Obama's old Senate seat.