BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from December 2010, page 5

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Iranian president vows to boost cinema.
December 31, 2010... Text of report by state-run Iranian radio on 31 December The Supreme Council for Cinema has held its first session [30 December] to review ways of improving the level of cinematography with President Ahmadinezhad in attendance. The...

Pakistan TV show discusses federal coalition, probe into ex-PM Bhutto's killing.
December 31, 2010... Karachi-based Geo News TV in Urdu at 1700 gmt on 28 December relays live regularly scheduled "Today With Kamran Khan" programme. Noted Pakistani journalist Kamran Khan reviews, discusses, and analyzes major day-to-day developments with the...

UN in Ivory Coast officials says again prevented from getting to mass graves.
December 31, 2010... Text of report by UN Mission in Cote d'Ivoire radio ONUCI FM on 30 December During today's ONUCI [UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire] weekly news briefing in Abidjan, Simon Amoussou, head of the Human Rights Division of the mission, denounced the...

Senegalese human rights activist comments on Ivorian post-election situation.
December 31, 2010... Text of report by UN Mission in Cote d'Ivoire radio ONUCI FM on 30 December From Dakar, the African Rally for the Defence of Human Rights [Raddho] condemned the aggressions being carried out on the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire [ONUCI]....

UN statement denies patrol group shot into crowd in Ivory Coast.
December 31, 2010... Text of report by UN Mission in Cote d'Ivoire radio ONUCI FM on 30 December The blue helmets did not fire on the crowd during one of its patrols in the Abobo suburb of Abidjan. This was contained in a statement issued by the UN forces in...

Ghanaian security analyst says regional body unable to oust Gbagbo as leader.
December 31, 2010... Excerpt from report by Ghanaian Joy FM radio website owned by the Multimedia Broadcasting Corporation on 30 December A security analyst with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Dr Kwesi Anning, has downplayed the guts...

Ghanaian analyst urges regional bodies to revoke envoys appointed by Gbagbo.
December 31, 2010... Excerpt from report by Ghanaian Joy FM radio website owned by the Multimedia Broadcasting Corporation on 30 December A renowned international journalist Kweku Sakyi-Addo has suggested to member states of the Africa Union to revoke any...

Afghan court sentences senior provincial electoral officer to six months in jail.
December 31, 2010... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Khost, 30 December: A local election chief in Khost Province has been sentenced to imprisonment. A primary court in Khost has sentenced Mr Shahzada Hasan, the...

Mozambique: Authorities arrest Somali, Ethiopian illegal immigrants.
December 31, 2010... Text of report by Mozambican news agency Agencia Informacao Mocambique website Maputo, 29 Dec (AIM) -In the last two weeks, Nampula provincial authorities, in northern Mozambique, have encountered over 700 Somali and Ethiopian refugees...

Macedonian Speaker urges cooperation with Greek parliament.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA Skopje, 30 December: Macedonian Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski in an interview with MIA stated that an established parliamentary cooperation with Greece could enhance...

Russian Defence Ministry to buy six Ka-226 helicopters in 2011.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by corporate-owned Russian military news agency Interfax-AVN Moscow, 30 December: The Russian Defence Ministry will buy light multi-role helicopters Kamov Ka-226, a ministry representative told Interfax-AVN on...

Kenyan president signs into law three constitutional bills.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by Presidential Press Service entitled "Kibaki assents to three crucial constitution bills" published by state-owned Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) website on 30 December President Mwai Kibaki has signed into law, three...

South Korea reports new foot-and-mouth outbreak.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) - South Korea confirmed an additional foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak on Thursday, despite a month-long quarantine effort to contain the highly...

South Korea says North has added more special troops, tanks.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) - North Korea has deployed new battle tanks and bolstered the size of its special forces by 20,000 over the past two years, South Korea's new defence white...

Pakistan: Germany says Afghan troop pullout depends on ground situation.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 29 December: Germany with its 5,000 troops fighting in Afghanistan has indicated to start withdrawal by 2012 but it depends on the conditions at ground. ...

India likely to face fuel shortage as federal bank stifles Iran oil imports.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi, 29 December: India may face fuel supply shortages next month after Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stopped facilitating payments for Iranian crude imports, which make up for 12 per cent of the...

Iran arrests seven Al-Qai'dah members in western province.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Tehran, 30 December: A reliable informed source told IRNA Wednesday [29 December] night about the arrest of seven Al-Qai'dah group members in Sardasht Township,...

Pakistan PM says US drone attacks "counterproductive".
December 30, 2010... Excerpt from report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 29 December: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani on Wednesday [29 December] condemned drone attacks conducted by the United States in Pakistan's...

Government says reports of Nepal Maoists being trained in India "baseless".
December 30, 2010... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi, 29 December: Indian Government on Wednesday [29 December] dismissed as "baseless" media reports that Nepalese Maoists are being trained in India. "We have seen some media reports...

Children of Iranian woman jailed in USA call for mother's release.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian news channel Press TV website 29 December: Ahead of New Year's Eve, the children of an innocent Iranian woman, who has been detained in a US prison for three years, have pleaded for their mother's release....

Pakistan government has "no intention" to repeal blasphemy law - minister.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 29 December: Minister for Labour and Manpower Syed Khurshid Shah Wednesday [29 December] read out an official statement of the government on...

German MP, Pakistan military commander discuss security, Afghan situation.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Rawalpindi, 29 December: Mrs Elke Hoff, Member of the German federal parliament called on Gen Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) at...

Ethiopian refugees hold demo in Kenyan capital over police harassment.
December 30, 2010... Excerpt from report by state-owned KBC (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation) Radio on 30 December Refugees drawn from the Oromo community of Ethiopia but living in Nairobi yesterday took to the streets in a peaceful demonstration over what they...

Spokesman explains circumstances of attack on UN convoy in Ivory Coast.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by UN Mission in Cote d'Ivoire radio ONUCI FM on 28 December The UN Mission in Cote d'Ivoire [ONUCI] is not at war with anybody. Its mission is to help Ivorians recover peace and serenity. These are the statements made by the...

Pakistan court sends to judicial remand two accused in Bhutto killing case.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Rawalpindi, 29 December: Judge of an anti-terrorism court (ATC) Rawalpindi, Rana Nisar Ali Khan, on Wednesday [29 December] sent the former City Police Officer (CPO)...

Turkish deputy tourism minister, Iran's provincial official discuss ties.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Shiraz, 30 December: The visiting deputy culture and tourism minister of Turkey said here Wednesday [29 December] night brotherly and friendly relations between...

Ivorian civil society coordinator calls for respite, formation of crisis council.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by UN Mission in Cote d'Ivoire radio ONUCI FM on 23 December Outside the international diplomacy in Cote d'Ivoire, the Ivorian Civil Society Convention, which held a news briefing today, suggests the observation of a two-week...

Ivorian pro-Gbagbo minister explains reasons for postponing 29 Dec rally.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by state-run Ivorian TV on 28 December [Interview with Gbagbo's Youth Minister Charles Ble Goude by news presenter Wawa Tabitha Danon - live] [Danon] As I had earlier informed you, Charles Ble Goude is live in our studio....

About 500 Ivorian refugees arrive in Ghana, more expected in few weeks.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by Ghanaian privately-owned TV station TV3 on 29 December [Presenter] The United Nations High Commission for Refugees [UNHCR] says it is expected between 5,000 and 10,000 Ivorian refugees in the country in the next few weeks if...

Iran detains nephew of executed opposition group member - website.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian news website RAHANA on 30 December 30 December: Yesterday morning [29 December], security forces raided the workplace of Ali Saremi's nephew, Mohammad, and transferred him to an undisclosed location after...

Mali's Toure denies disbursing funds to pay Ivorian civil servants.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by state-run Ivorian TV on 28 December A local newspaper recently reported that the December salaries of Ivorian civil servants were allegedly paid by the Malian government. In this video report that you are going to watch...

Pakistan Sharif party not to join federal coalition if allies quit - leader.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 29 December: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) would not join the federal government in case of MQM [Muttahida Qaumi Movement] and JUI-F...

Nepali Congress reject Maoist call to renew UN Mission's mandate.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by private Nepalese eKantipur.com website on 30 December Kathmandu, 30 December: The Nepali Congress (NC) has said it can consider the extension of the UN political mission if the Maoists fulfil its two preconditions, including...

Pakistan minister proposes parliamentary body to probe politician's arrest.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 29 December: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday [29 December] proposed to appoint a parliamentary committee which could independently investigate...

Minister says presence of UN mission not needed "anymore" in Nepal.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by private Nepalnews.com website on 29 December Minister for Peace and Reconstruction, Rakam Chemjong, on Wednesday [29 December] said Nepal doesn't need the UN mission anymore for concluding the peace process. Minister...

NATO oil tanker attacked in Pakistan's Balochistan Province.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Quetta, 29 December: A tanker carrying oil for NATO forces was destroyed by gunfire here at Ganchadori area of Mastung [in Balochistan], Wednesday [29 December]. ...

Nepali Congress chief says national problems to be solved by consensus.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Nepalese newspaper The Himalayan Times website on 29 December Kathmandu: President of the Nepali Congress (NC), Sushil Koirala has said the peace process should be immediately led to the logical conclusion by...

Iran, Qatar sign environmental cooperation agreement.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Kerman, 30 December: Iran's vice-president and Qatar's environment minister signed a letter of agreement on environmental cooperation on Wednesday [29 December]...

Source puts cost of first French helicopter carrier for Russia at 720m euros.
December 30, 2010... Excerpt from report by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti Moscow, 30 December: The cost of building the first Mistral-type ship on French shipyards will exceed 700m euros, a source close to the negotiation process told RIA Novosti on...

Azeri leader pardons prisoners.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by private Azerbaijani TV station ANS on 29 December Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a pardon decree on the occasion of World Azerbaijanis' Solidarity Day [marked on 31 December] and New Year. Under the decree,...

No casualties reported in Tibet earthquake.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) LHASA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) - The 5.0-magnitude earthquake that hit a remote county in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region early Thursday did not cause...

Russia: Three bomb attacks prevented in Dagestan.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Three explosive devices were found and rendered harmless during a counterterrorism operation conducted near Makhachkala in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, on 29 December,...

Iranian envoy meets Iran-Palestine friendship association's leader in Syria.
December 30, 2010... Excerpt from report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Damascus, 30 December: The Islamic Republic of Iran's ambassador to Syria Hojjat ol-Eslam Seyyed Ahmad Musavi said here on Wednesday [29 December] night...

Afghan opposition leader asks special court to probe fraud in presidential polls.
December 30, 2010... Text of report entitled "Abdollah Abdollah: special election tribunal should start its work by investigating presidential election fraud" by private Afghan newspaper Arman-e Melli on 29 December An Afghan opposition leader asks special court...

Lawyer criticizes Iran media for politicizing jailed Kurdish student's case.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian news website RAHANA 29 December: Saleh Nikbakht, Habibollah Latifi's lawyer, spoke out against misinformation published by the media regarding the detained Kurdish student [Habibollah Latifi] who was to be...

Exporters urge Swaziland to take steps to prevent strengthening of SAfrica currency.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by Swazi newspaper The Times of Swaziland website on 29 December [Report by Faith Shongwe: "Exporters Still Feeling the Strong Rand Effect"] Mbabane-The local export industry is continuously feeling the eroding effects...

Burmese army team receives counter-insurgency training in northeast India.
December 30, 2010... Text of unattributed report headlined "Myanmar soldiers train in Mizoram" published by Indian newspaper The Telegraph website on 30 December Silchar, 29 December: A 20-member team of the Myanmar [Burma] army, led by a colonel, recently...

Qatari editorial views future of Sudan ahead of southern referendum.(Editorial)
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Qatari newspaper The Peninsula website on 29 December "Sudan is increasingly in spotlight as the country moves towards a 9 January referendum in which southerners are expected to vote overwhelmingly for secession...

Pakistan capital on high alert as intelligence agencies warn of attack - paper.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by staff correspondent headlined "Capital security on high alert" published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 30 December Islamabad: Intelligence agencies have warned of a possible terrorist attack in Islamabad this...

Iran detains cultural, political activists in western province.
December 30, 2010... Iran detained a poet and a political activist in western Kordestan Province on 28 December, the Human Rights News Agency of Iran (RAHANA) has reported. Iranian intelligence forces detained the Saqqez residents, Rahim Loqmani and Naseh...

Five killed in southwest China pharmaceutical workshop blast.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "5 Die, 8 Injured in SW China Pharmaceutical Workshop Blast"] KUNMING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) - Five people were killed and eight others injured...

Pro-Gbagbo minister urges supporters to "storm" Ouattara's HQ.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by French state-funded public broadcaster Radio France Internationale on 30 December And now to the call by the leader of the pro-Gbagbo Young Patriots who is also the minister of youth and employment, Charles Ble Goude. He...

China's online population rises to 450 million - official.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "1st LD Writethru: China's Online Population Rises To 450 Mln: Official"] BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) - The number of Chinese netizens had...

Ugandan electoral body disqualifies 18 candidates over academic qualifications.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by Mary Karugaba entitled "EC disqualifies 18 candidates" published by state-owned, mass-circulation Ugandan daily The New Vision website on 30 December Over 18 aspiring candidates for the 2011 general elections will not be...

Chinese president visits low-income families.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "1st Ld-Writethru: Chinese President Visits Low-Income Families"] BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) - Chinese President Hu Jintao has visited...

South Korea rules out absorbing North - official.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap ["S. Korea Rules Out Absorbing N. Korea: Official"] SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) - South Korea remains unchanged in its goal to reunify with North Korea through gradual integration,...

Over 20,000 IDPs expected to return to Sudan's oil-rich region of Abyei.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by UN sponsored Radio Miraya FM website, Juba on 29 December Wednesday, 29 December 2010 - The Abyei Chief Administrator, Deng Arop, has said that more than twenty thousand people are expected to return to the area...

Human rights body slams harassment of young girls by south Sudan police.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by UN sponsored Radio Miraya FM website, Juba on 30 December The Chairperson of Southern Sudan Human Rights Commission (SSHRC), Lawrence Korbandy, has condemned the harassment of young girls and boys by elements of...

North Korea boosts asymmetric warfare capabilities - South report.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap ["(LEAD) N. Korea deploys new battle tanks, boosts special forces"] SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) - North Korea has deployed new battle tanks and bolstered the size of its special...

Bangladeshis and crewmates released by Somali pirates - paper.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by Bangladeshi privately-owned English-language newspaper New Age website on 30 Dec [Report by staff correspondent from Chittagong] The two Bangladeshi crewmen of MT Marida Marguerite, a German chemical tanker which was...

Cote d'Ivoire: EU bans 61 members of Gbagbo's entourage.
December 30, 2010... Excerpt from report by French state-funded public broadcaster Radio France Internationale on 30 December The European Union on its part is increasing a little more its pressure on the outgoing president [Laurent Gbagbo] and his entourage. ...

Tribunal established to ensure Afghan government interests - daily.
December 30, 2010... Text of editorial entitled: "New story for old game" by independent Afghan newspaper Cheragh on 29 December With the establishment of a special tribunal for assessing the legal claims of protesting candidates of the [parliamentary] elections,...

Transportation of referendum materials to southern Sudan states completed.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by UN sponsored Radio Miraya FM website, Juba on 29 December Wednesday, 29 December 2010 - The Southern Sudan Referendum Bureau [SSRB], has said that it has completed transporting referendum sensitive materials to...

Bangladesh agent of Indian ship admits oil spill, denies liability.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by Bangladeshi privately-owned English-language newspaper The Daily Star website on 30 Dec [Report by special correspondent] The operating agent of the Indian ship Ocean Pearl has admitted that "some oil" might have spilled in...

Pakistan president directs coalition partner's concerns to be addressed.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by Tahir Hasan Khan headlined "Mirza to face music if MQM wants: Zardari" published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 30 December Karachi: Progress has been made in a meeting between the PPP [Pakistan People's Party]...

Ghana: Government urged to improve on media freedom.
December 30, 2010... Excerpt from report by Ghanaian Joy FM radio website owned by the Multimedia Broadcasting Corporation on 29 December A governance and legal officer at CDD [Centre for Democratic Development] Ghana, Kwadwo Asante has impressed on government...

Ugandan police asked to check breasts for bombs over terror threat.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by Patrick Jaramogi entitled "Security to check breasts for bombs" published by state-owned, mass-circulation Ugandan daily The New Vision website on 30 December The police have urged hotel owners and security staff to...

Ghanaian ex-president to be best mediator in Cote d'Ivoire crisis- analyst.
December 30, 2010... Excerpt of report by Ghanaian Joy FM radio website owned by the Multimedia Broadcasting Corporation on 29 December An international relations analyst, Dr, Niyi Alabi has stated that ex-President John Kufuor would have done a better job if he...

Belarus accused of breaching international law as one Ukrainian released.
December 30, 2010... One of the two Ukrainian citizens detained during the post-election protest in Minsk on 19 December has been released, Oleksandr Dikusarov, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, has confirmed. The Interfax-Ukraine news agency on 29...

Kenyan premier hints possibility of withdrawing trial of polls suspects from ICC.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by Lilian Mwendo entitled "Raila gives hope to Hague suspects" published by state-owned Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) website on 29 December Prime Minister Raila Odinga says there is still a possibility of withdrawing...

Bangladesh court jails 39 border guards in north-east.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by Bangladeshi privately-owned English-language newspaper New Age website on 30 Dec [Report by staff correspondent from Sylhet] A special BDR [Bangladesh Rifles, now Border Guards Bangladesh] court in Sylhet on Wednesday...

Two Pakistani ministers pledge to protect blasphemy law.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by Ahmad Noorani headlined "PPP says no change in blasphemy law" published by Pakistan newspaper The News website on 30 December Islamabad: Two PPP [Pakistan Peoples Party] ministers forcefully pledged to protect the blasphemy...

Belarusian former presidential candidates charged with organizing riots.
December 30, 2010... Excerpt from report by Belarusian human rights group Charter-97 website on 29 December Six presidential, candidates Andrey Sannikaw, Uladzimir Nyaklyayew, Mikalay Statkevich, Vital Rymashewski, Ryhor Kastusyow and Dzmitry Uss, have been...

China shuts down 60,000 "pornography" websites - official.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "China Cracks Down on Internet Pornography"] BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) - China said Thursday it shut more than 60,000 pornographic websites...

China's Yuan Hits New Record High against US Dollar
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "2nd LD Writethru: China's Yuan Hits New Record High of 6.6229 per USD"] BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) - The Chinese currency, the yuan,...

Minister says visa for UN panel only to testify before reconciliation commission.
December 30, 2010... Text of report published by Sri Lankan newspaper Daily Mirror website on 30 December Visa will be given to the UN panel to enter Sri Lanka only to testify before Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), Cabinet Spokesman and Media...

China to celebrate CCP founding anniversary "merrily", "economically".
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "China To Celebrate 90th Anniversary of CCP "Merrily","economically""] BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) - China will celebrate the 90th anniversary...

Chinese man sentenced to death over fatal tax office blast.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Man Sentenced To Death for Blasting Tax Office in Central China"] CHANGSHA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) - A court in central China's Hunan Province...

Iran releases detained opposition editor on bail.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian pro-reform, English-language website The Green Voice of Freedom 29 December: After twenty days of detention, the editor-in-chief of Sharq newspaper has been released from prison on bail. According to...

South Korean army steps up battle against foot-and-mouth disease.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) - Thousands more soldiers and additional military equipment have been called in to help stem a fast-spreading outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the...

China, Taiwan agree on more cross-strait flights for Spring Festival.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Chinese Mainland, Taiwan Agree on More Cross-Strait Flights for Spring Festival"] BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) - Chinese mainland and Taiwan...

Pakistan blamed for imposing tougher condition on Afghan traders.
December 30, 2010... Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV on 29 December [Presenter] The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries [ACCI] says the Afghan government has failed to address the problems that Afghan traders are facing on the Iranian...

Kyrgyz premier seeks Russia's role in fuel supplies to US base.
December 30, 2010... Excerpt from report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Bishkek, 30 December: Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev has spoken in favour of Russia's participation in supplying jet fuel to the transit centre (former American...

Serbia introduces free oil imports from 1 Jan 2011.
December 30, 2010... Text of report in English by Serbian pro-western Belgrade-based Radio B92 website, on 29 December Belgrade, 29 December: The Serbian government has decided to allow free oil and oil derivates import and free forming of oil derivates prices in...