Trepashkin, who earlier has served a prison sentence charged for disclosure of the state secret, addressed to the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, with the request to promote in revision of his criminal case, news agency RBC reports,

Ground-breaking new laws permitting the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos for research passed a crucial vote in the Commons last night after attempts to ban the technique were overwhelmingly rejected.

Britain's economic woes are forcing people to abandon animals in unprecedented numbers as desperate families struggle to cut costs by dumping their pets. Animal sanctuaries say they have been overwhelmed by the number of animals delivered to them in recent

Labour is heading for a crushing defeat in Thursday's parliamentary by-election in Crewe and Nantwich, according to a ComRes poll for The Independent.

Tymoshenko stressed that for her team there is "no alternative" to the democratic coalition and that she will do everything do overcome "bad processes in politics that are inspired solely by the battle for the future presidential elections.""If all the

It is planned to view questions with regard to lawfulness of the Odesa Portside Plant privatization and concerning an illegal transfer of the Kerch section of the Black Sea shelf to private property.

Bank's President Jean Lemierre informed about that during opening of the Council of Managers of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Kyiv.

In particular, it is necessary to decide on a programme of privatization, amendments to the budget and staff appointments at the State Property Fund, Speaker Arseniy Yatseniuk said during a meeting of the coordination council of the heads of deputy

Grand master Vasyl Ivanchuk of Ukraine defeated with black chess player Ivan Cheparinov of Bulgaria.

They will take a discussion on the main trends and prospects of cooperation in the energy sphere.

She announced this during today press conference.

Travellers heading for Europe face disruption from two separate strikes by workers in Belgium and France.

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's new Voronezh-type radar site in the southern town of Armavir will be put on combat duty in February 2009, the commander of the Russian Space Forces said on Monday. "To be exact, on

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree on measures to counter corruption, the Kremlin said on Monday. The decree envisions the establishment of an anti-corruption council subordinate to the president. Speaking on Monday

VORONEZH, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Two convicts at a prison camp in central Russia's Ivanovo Region timed their escape for the final of the Ice Hockey World Championship between Russian and Canada on Sunday. A spokesman for the local

YESSENTUKI (Stavropol Territory) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin issued instructions on Monday to assess and check foreign trade contracts in the agricultural sphere for their compliance with the country's interests. Putin was holding a conference on the government's agricultural

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has appointed Arkady Dvorkovich sherpa in the Group of Eight industrialized nations, the Kremlin said on Monday. Dvorkovich replaced Igor Shuvalov, who was recently appointed a first deputy prime minister

Roads and pavements in Brickhill have been left unfinished and in a dangerous state due to the failure of electricity company EDF to complete essential works to services.

Sutton and Cheam MP, Paul Burstow, has welcomed the news that the local NHS has redoubled its efforts to reduce long waits for fitting of hearing aids. The news comes following a meeting organised by the local MP between the

Sutton and Cheam MP, Paul Burstow, will today sponsor a Bill allowing former Gurkha soldiers to live in Britain after their service in the Army.