11:20
ABKHAZIAN PRIME MINISTER TO COME TO RUSSIA FOR CONSULTATIONS
On November 10, Anri Dzhergeniya, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (a self-proclaimed republic in Georgia), arrives in Russia to hold consultations with Russian Foreign Ministry officials. More details...

10:59
A WOMAN TO CHAIR THE GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN COUNTRY'S HISTORY
For the first time in the country's history, a woman will chair the Georgian parliament. Nino Burdzhanadze, 37 years old, was elected speaker of the Georgian parliament by the results of the secret ballot which was completed in the early hours of November 10. More details...

21:16
IMF EXPERTS NIX BELARUS STABILIZATION LOAN PLAN
IMF experts believe Belarus cannot expect to obtain a stabilization loan anytime soon now that the ex-Soviet state has failed to comply with the six-month economy and finance policy monitoring program, deputy director of the IMF's Second European Department, Marta de Castello Branco, who led the IMF mission, said in closing remarks More details...

21:11
VOTE FRAUD SCANDAL IN GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT
A scandal erupted during arrangements for the election of a new speaker of Georgian parliament. Secret vote bulletins were discovered to contain numbers written with special ink appearing only under heat or strong light More details...

20:02
UKRAINE TO RECEIVE WB SECOND TRANCHE BEFORE 2002
Ukraine is likely to receive $100m in the second tranche of the World Bank's credit to support the economic programme of the Ukrainian government, Luca Barbone, the World Bank director for Ukraine, told reporters Friday More details...

19:26
EMERGENCIES MINISTRY SENDS PLANELOAD OF AFGHAN AID TO KYRGHYZSTAN
As part of an international relief effort to deliver humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, the Russian Emergencies Ministry will late on Friday send a planeload of relief supplies from Moscow to Osh, Kyrghyzstan More details...

19:12
DUMA SPEAKER CALLS FOR UNION OF RUSSIA, BELARUS, UKRAINE
Russian Duma Speaker Gennady Seleznyov has pronounced himself in favour of forming a tripartite state integrating Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. At a Moscow press-conference Friday, he expressed the opinion that the formally existing union of Russia and Belarus requires "a third angle" More details...

16:55
RUSSIA BEGINS TO WITHDRAW ITS ARMAMENTS FROM TRANSDNIESTRIA UNDER ISTANBUL AGREEMENT
The first trainload of armaments of the Russian task force, stationed in the breakaway Transdniestria of Moldova, on Friday left the Blizhny Khutor railroad station, near Tiraspol, Transdniestria's administrative centre More details...

16:43
GEORGIA LOSES UNESCO VOTING RIGHTS
Official spokesman for the Georgian Foreign Ministry Kakha Sikharulidze announced on Friday that Georgia had lost its voting rights in UNESCO after failing to re-pay its membership debts More details...

14:26
GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES ELECTION OF A NEW SPEAKER
On Friday, the Georgian parliament will again discuss the question of electing a new speaker to replace Zurab Zhvania who has resigned. For two days now, there is no quorum in the parliament to discuss this question. The deputies are actively holding consultations in the factions behind closed doors. More details...

13:22
1ST CONGRESS OF AZERBAIJANI DIASPORA REPRESENTATIVES OPENS IN BAKU
The 1st congress of Azerbaijanis living in other countries is to be held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, November 9-10, the Azerbaijani president's apparatus informed RIA Novosti. More details...

11:46
FIRST SHIPMENT OF RUSSIAN HUMANITARIAN AID TO BE DELIVERED TO KYRGYZSTAN
In the late hours of Thursday, a Russian Il-76 transport aircraft assigned to the Russian Emergencies Ministry, departed from Moscow to Kyrgyzstan. The flight was made as part of the international operation on providing Afghanistan with humanitarian aid. More details...

10:36
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NATO EXPANSION TO BE LAUNCHED IN LATVIAN CAPITAL OF RIGA
An international conference will be launched on Friday in the Latvian capital of Riga. The topic of the conference is "Baltic States in NATO: Strengthening the Stability and Security in Europe." More details...

21:58
ANDREY LUBENSKY: INTERNET MASS MEDIA IN UKRAINE ARE IN DANGER: SECURITY COUNCIL IS INTERESTED IN THEM
The coming elections in Ukraine make the authorities of this country pay more attention to the Internet. As usual, they do see there nothing but threats and mess More details...

20:52
CONFERENCE "ISLAM AGAINST TERRORISM" OPENS IN BAKU
Islam is incompatible with terrorism - such is the theme of a conference which opened in Baku Thursday. It was held on the initiative of the head of the Spiritual Administration of Moslems of the Caucasus Sheikh Allakhshukyur Pasha-zade. Taking part in the conference are representatives of Muslim religious organizations, prominent ulema, Islam scholars, other believers. More details...

19:09
A CHECHEN WARLORD UNDERGOES TREATMENT AT GEORGIAN HOSPITAL
One of the Chechen warlords - Ruslan Gelayev who was seriously wounded this October when his band was being liquidated on the Klukhor Pass in Abkhazia - is having medical treatment at a Georgian hospital, an informed source close to Russia's Defence Ministry has told RIA Novosti. More details...

19:00
BREWERY GENERAL DIRECTOR SHOT DOWN IN EASTERN GEORGIA
In the town of Shakhuri, eastern Georgia, Dmitri Dugladze, 67, general director of the local brewery Gomi, was shot down in his office, the Georgian Interior Ministry said Thursday. More details...

18:44
RUSSIA STARTS SECOND PHASE OF HUMANITARIAN AID DELIVERIES TO AFGHANISTAN
The second stage of humanitarian aid deliveries from the Russian government to the people of Afghanistan has begun. On November 8, a convoy of ten trucks of Tajikistan's Emergencies Ministry set out to pick up aid from the city of Osh in Kirghizia. More details...

18:25
MOSCOW ANGERED BY SHEVARDNADZE'S ATTEMPTS TO WHITEWASH CHECHEN TERRORIST RUSLAN GELAYEV
Competent sources in Moscow have voiced deep regret over the position taken by Georgia's President Eduard Shevardnadze, who is trying to cover up Chechen terrorists, especially one of their warlords - Ruslan Gelayev. More details...

18:00
RUSSIAN MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO BE USED IN AFGHANISTAN
Russia is withdrawing its equipment from Transdniestria, a breakaway region of today’s Republic of Moldova. The withdrawal is to be completed in three stages. The fist military train laden with armoured vehicles is due to depart for Russia today. The next, with artillery, is to depart on November 10th. On November 12th, a train is to depart carrying command vehicles for fire control. More details...

17:10
PRINCE CHARLES IN LATVIA
Crown Prince Charles of Wales has arrived in Riga, capital of Latvia. He is making a week-long tour of the Baltic countries. In the Riga Palace, Prince Charles was received by Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga. The visit was somewhat marred by an incident when the Prince Charles and Vaira Vike-Freiberga were laying flowers to the Freedom monument in the center of Riga. More details...

16:34
RUSSIA OPPOSES VILNIUS HOSTING NEXT SESSION OF CE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS
Russia is against the intention of Lithuania to host the 110th session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe /CE/ on May 12 next year, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksander Avdeyev told the General Secretary of the Council of Europe Walter Schwimmer during their talks within the 109th session of the CE Committee of Ministers. More details...

16:27
STATEMENT BY GEORGIAN PRESIDENT ON REBEL COMMANDER SPEAKS OF CYNICISM
Abundant cynicism remains the Georgian president's instrument, said Mikhail Margelov, a member of the Federation Council, the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, in his interview with RIA Novosti. More details...

13:43
ICRC TO OPEN RELIEF CENTER FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES IN TURKMENISTAN
On November 10, the International Committee of the Red Cross opens humanitarian aid centres for Afghan refugees in Turkmenistan and Iran, announced ICRC President Jacob Kellenberger on Thursday. According to his words, the ICRC is planning to resume direct humanitarian aid deliveries to Afghan refugees in the near future, probably with the help of the Turkmen and Iranian centres. More details...

12:46
SHEVARDNADZE OFFERS POST OF PRIME MINISTER TO ADZHAR LEADER
Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze does not rule out the possibility of appointing the leader of Georgia's Adzhar Autonomous Republic Aslan Abashidze the prime minister of Georgia. More details...

12:20
ASIAN BANK OF DEVELOPMENT ALLOCATES OVER USD 418 MILLION TO UZBEKISTAN
The Asian Bank of Development (ABD) has allocated over USD 418 million to improve the water-supply system in the rural areas of Karakalpakia (an autonomous republic in northwestern Uzbekistan). USD 400 million of the amount were allocated in loans and USD 18 million in grants, the ABD representation in Tashkent informed RIA Novosti. More details...

12:00
ALEXANDR GOROBETS: IN UKRAINE, LEFT-WING FORCES HELD A MASS MEETING, PIQUETING STATE OFFICES, WHILE ANTI-COMMUNISTS HELD A HEARING ABOUT THE PROHIBITION OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY
Yesterday, in Ukraine, as in previous years, traditional mass demonstrations devoted to Great October Socialist Revolution’s anniversary took place. Though, it should be noticed that they were the most scanty over the whole history of the Great October demonstrations. More details...

11:50
LEADER OF UZBEK MILITANTS NAMANGANI BECOMES COMMANDER OF TALIBAN'S FORCES IN THE NORTH OF AFGHANISTAN
Spiritual leader of the Taliban Mullah Omar appointed leader of the Uzbek fundamentalists Juma Namangani commander of the "foreign legion" and the forces of the Kabul regime in the north of the country, the Frontier Post newspaper has quoted Afghan sources as saying. More details...

11:26
PRESIDENTS OF TURKEY AND AFGHANISTAN TO MEET IN DUSHANBE
Turkish President Ahmed Necdet Sezer and President Burhanuddin Rabbani of the Islamic State of Afghanistan will meet on Thursday behind closed doors in a well guarded building in Dushanbe. This has become known from the diplomatic sources in Dushanbe. More details...

11:01
TURKISH PRESIDENT TO VISIT GEORGIA
Turkish President Ahmed Necdet Sezer arrives on a two-day visit to Georgia on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations, the situation in the South Caucasus and implementation of projects envisaging deliveries of Azerbaijani oil and gas to Turkey via Georgia.