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RUSSIAN PRESIDENT TO SIGN STRATEGIC, LONG-TERM AGREEMENTS IN ANKARA
20:02 MSK

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is expected to sign strategic and long-term intergovernmental agreements during an official visit to Ankara, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister said on Tuesday.



UKRAINE TO LOOK INTO GERMAN DIOXIN CORN ALLEGATIONS
18:20 MSK

Ukraine will launch a probe into reports in the German media that traces of dioxin where found in Ukrainian corn exports to the EU, the Ukrainian agriculture minister said on Tuesday.



RELATIVES OF RIOT VICTIMS TO RALLY FOR OUSTED KYRGYZ PRESIDENT'S EXTRADITION
16:19 MSK

Relatives of those killed during riots in Kyrgyzstan plan to hold a rally on Wednesday in front of the Belarusian embassy in Bishkek to demand the extradition of the ousted president holed up in Minsk, the head of a non-governmental organization said.



DEATH TOLL IN SIBERIAN MINE BLASTS REACHES 52
15:56 MSK

Fifty-two people have been confirmed killed in the two blasts that hit a west Siberian coal mine at the weekend, a regional emergencies ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.



TURKMENISTAN CUTS MAXIMUM PRISON SENTENCE TO 15 YEARS
14:26 MSK

Turkmenistan's parliament has adopted a law to reduce the country's maximum prison sentence from 25 to 15 years, a parliament source said on Tuesday.

The move comes following proposals voiced by Turkmen President Gurbanguly

Berdymukhamedov in March on reforming the country's Criminal Code in accordance with international standards.

Turkmenistan's Criminal Code has been criticized for overcrowded and unsanitary prisons and poor health conditions of inmates.

The law also introduces fines for minor crimes instead of imprisonment and adds two more articles to the Criminal Code aimed at struggling against terrorism and economic crimes.

The parliamentarians also approved another important law on increasing the role of advocacy as part of the efforts to liberalize the country's criminal legislation.

Analysts said the presidential proposals give hope for democratic developments in the gas-rich Central Asian state, which is emerging from nearly two decades of self-isolation.

Turkmenistan is eyed by many European states as a source of energy supplies alternative to Russia.

RIA Novosti



KYRGYZ AUTHORITIES ASK LATVIA TO ARREST SON OF OUSTED PRESIDENT
12:38 MSK

The Kyrgyz authorities asked Latvian prosecutors to arrest the younger son of ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Maxim, who is allegedly hiding in the Baltic state, a spokesman for the Latvian Prosecutor General's Office said.



OBAMA RESUBMITS WITH CONGRESS U.S.-RUSSIA PEACEFUL NUCLEAR DEAL
10:47 MSK

U.S. President Barack Obama has revived a civil nuclear agreement with Russia by resubmitting it for consideration with the Congress after Washington froze the deal almost two years ago.




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