BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from February 2009, page 10

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Polish president pledges to take steps to minimize effect of crisis.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Polish national independent news agency PAP Zambrow, 27 February: President Lech Kaczynski declared on Friday that he would do everything to minimize the effects of the economic crisis in Poland. In an...

Iran conservatives say unity candidate announced soon.
February 27, 2009... Following rifts within the conservative camp (also known as the principle-ists) of which President Ahmadinezhad's faction is a component group; an article suggests that the faction has reached a stage where it can declare a unity candidate....

Georgian parliament commission on "new wave of ethnic cleansing" in Abkhazia.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by private Georgian news agency Kavkas-Press Tbilisi, 27 February: Shota Malashkhia, chairman of the Georgian ad hoc parliamentary commission for restoration of territorial integrity, has described the incident in the...

Ukrainian leaders agree joint actions to curb crisis.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by private Ukrainian news agency UNIAN Kiev, 27 February: Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko and parliament speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn have agreed joint measures to overcome the crisis....

Lebanese minister, Iraqi counterpart discuss status of Iraqi refugees.
February 27, 2009... Lebanese National News Agency in Arabic at 1123 gmt on 27 February carries the following report: "Fawzi Sallukh, Lebanese minister of foreign affairs and expatriates, has received Dr Abd-al-Samad Rahman al-Sultan, Iraqi minister of...

Israeli army probes on Gaza fighting show positive, negative aspects.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv on 27 February [Report by Amir Buhbut: "The IDF's Tunnel"] The internal probes of Operation Cast Lead are nearing conclusion, and many aspects of the war merit praise. The praiseworthy...

Belarus to get 1bn-dollar loan from Russia soon - premier.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency Saint-Petersburg, 27 February: The documents granting Belarus a 1bn-dollar loan from Russia will be signed soon, Belarusian Prime Minister Syarhey Sidorski has told journalists. "Our...

UN says 200,000 children in Somalia suffering from malnutrition.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Paris-based Sudanese newspaper Sudan Tribune website on 25 February There are 200,000 acutely malnourished children in Somalia including 60,000 severely malnourished ones, the United Nations stated today,...

Russia: Local Opposition TV Channel Suffers Power Outage Ahead of Elections
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by Gazprom-owned, editorially independent Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy on 27 February [Presenter] In Tver the building of the opposition TV channel Tverskoy Prospekt has been cut off from electricity supplies ahead of...

Turkmen president chairs government sitting.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by state-owned Turkmen TV Altyn Asyr channel on 27 February Turkmenistan's president, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, chaired a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers today. The meeting discussed the results of the current...

Kenya: Minister casts doubt on new constitution this year.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by Kenyan privately-owned TV station KTN on 27 February [Presenter] Nairobi Metropolitan Development Minister Mutula Kilonzo has cast doubt on a possible new constitution this year, saying there is a possibility...

UK high commissioner meets Pakistan president over situation in region.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 27 February [Friday]: Robert Edward Brinkley, High Commissioner of United Kingdom called on President Asif Ali Zardari here on Friday. Matters...

Miliband tells Iraq vice-president British troops will withdraw "in near future".
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Dubai-based Iraqi private Al-Sharqiyah TV on 27 February Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi has held talks with British Secretary of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband about the political and security...

Obama's promise of change nothing other than election slogan - Iranian cleric.
February 27, 2009... The Friday prayer imam in Khoy, Iran's West Azarbayjan Province, Hojjat ol-Islam Seyyed Razi Musavi Shakuri has said that the new US President Barack Obama is pursuing Bush's failed policy and his promise of change during the election...

Croatian central bank buys 331m euros to "maintain stable" domestic currency.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Croatian state news agency HINA ZAGREB, Feb 27 (Hina) - The Croatian National Bank (HNB) on Friday [27 February] from banks a total of EUR 331.2 million at the mean rate of exchange of HRK 7.418995 for one...

South Africa: Analyst discusses issues around Mandela, presidential candidates.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by influential, privately-owned South African daily Business Day website on 27 February [Article by Aubrey Matshiqi in the "Opinion & Analysis" section: "As political rivals start to enlist the aid of saints"] ...

Paramilitary battalions to hold drills in Iran's southeast.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Iranian state-run provincial TV from Sistan-Baluchestan on 27 February The commander of the Zahedan Basij Resistance Force has said that eight Ashura battalions and three Al-Zahra battalions of Zahedan will take part in...

Russia will continue to help form Palestinian unity government - ministry.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Russian state news agency ITAR-TASS Moscow, 27 February: Russia will continue to help form a Palestinian unity government, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday [27 February], commenting on the outcome of talks...

Russian Navy admits to smaller oil spill than asserted by Irish sources.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti Moscow, 27 February: An official delegation of the Russian Navy in Ireland did not make any statements with regard to the spilling of 500 t of oil products into the Celtic Sea, Capt...

Egyptian radio says inter-Palestinian talks "successful".
February 27, 2009... A commentary on Egyptian radio on 27 February by Mamduh Isma'il tackled the Cairo-hosted inter-Palestinian talks and Egypt's efforts to achieve Palestinian reconciliation. The commentary said the Cairo talks among various Palestinian...

Pakistan official sacked for calling Mumbai gunman "prime suspect" - PTI.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI [Rezaul H Laskar] Islamabad, 27 February [Friday]: After National Security Adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani, it was the turn of the Special Public Prosecutor in the Mumbai attacks case to be sacked...

New governor general appointed in Jamaica.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website on 27 February Kingston, Jamaica: Jamaica has formally appointed Patrick Allen, a 58-year-old educator and prominent church leader, to serve as its sixth Governor General....

Nigerian navy rescues, hands over two Russian hostages to envoy.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Nigerian radio from Abuja on 20 February Two Russians working in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State kidnapped on the 20th of December last year [2008] have been rescued by the Nigerian Navy in Rivers State. Handing over...

Afghan paper says president should not control offices affecting election result.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from article by Abdol Qadir Alem entitled "Levers affecting the election results in Afghanistan" by independent Afghan newspaper Cheragh on 26 February Talking about the elections and factors affecting the results of this process...

Politicians react to Slovene envoy's remarks on Kosovo's "frightful dependence".
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Kosovo Albanian privately-owned newspaper Express on 25 February [Report by Artan Mustafa and Leonard Kerquki: "Ruinous Dependence"] No diplomat has defined Kosovo's relationship with the international presence on...

Russia's ruling party certain to win upcoming regional elections.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by anti-Kremlin Russian current affairs website Yezhednevnyy Zhurnal on 27 February [Commentary by Aleksey Makarkin: "Predictable Elections"] Elections to local parliaments will be held on 1 March in 10 components of...

Croatian government said to accept Ahtiasaari mediation in dispute with Slovenia.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Bosnian edition of Croatian daily Vecernji list, on 26 February [Article by Deana Knezevic: "The Government Is Preparing an Official Response to the European Commission's Initiative - Slovenia's Blockade: Sanader Must...

India's reply to Pakistan queries likely to be ready next week - minister.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi, 27 February [Friday]: India Friday indicated that its reply to Pakistan's queries on the Mumbai attacks will be ready next week and more information might be sought from Islamabad...

Paramilitaries end "successful" manoeuvres in southern Iran.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Iranian state-run provincial TV from Khuzestan on 27 February On the final day of Ghadir manoeuvre, two Ashura [male member of the Basij Resistance Force affiliated with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps] and Al-Zahra...

Greek envoy leaves ministerial conference over use of Macedonia's name.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA Skopje, February 27 (MIA) - The Head of Greece's Liaison Office to Macedonia Alexandra Papadopoulou walked out of a conference on Friday [ 27 February] on topic "Culture and...

Antigua Labour Party members oppose motion to acquire Stanford lands.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website on 26 February St John's, Antigua: Contrary to the position laid out by Antigua Labour Party (ALP) leader Lester Bird, the party's elected Parliamentarians opted not to...

Special guard regiments formed for Iraqi Kurdish leaders.
February 27, 2009... Text of "exclusive" report entitled: "Al-Al-Maliki established two regiments for Barzani"; published by Iraqi Kurdish privately-owned weekly newspaper Awene on 10 February; subheadings as published For the last two years, Iraqi Prime...

Convicted Moroccan "terrorist" fights against deportation to Spain.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by Karima Mousli entitled: "El Haski once again before the courts. His lawyer is awaiting the administrative court's decision to stop his deportation to Spain", published by Moroccan privately-owned newspaper Assabah...

Iran donates funds to families of Gazans killed in Israeli operation.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by privately-owned, pro-Fatah Palestinian newspaper Al-Ayyam website on 27 February [Unattributed report from Gaza: "Gaza: Iranian Aid Money Distributed to Families of People Martyred in Aggression"] On 26...

Ukrainians like Russia more than Russians like Ukraine - polls.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 25 February: The majority of Russians polled (62 per cent) say they have a negative view of Ukraine, while 91 per cent of Ukrainians on the contrary have a favourable...

Russia: Prosecution appeals against acquittal in Politkovskaya murder trial.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 27 February: The Russian Prosecutor-General's Office has confirmed it has appealed against the not guilty verdict in the killing of [journalist] Anna Politkovskaya....

Russia's war with Georgia showed need for new global security - Medvedev.
February 27, 2009... Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev has said that Russia's war with Georgia in August 2008 showed that new global and regional security arrangements have to be put in place. He was addressing officers of the special services and...

Serbian TV interviews Croatian president on ties, region, credit crunch.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by Serbian public broadcaster RTS TV, on 23 February [Interview with Croatian President Stipe Mesic by Natasa Mijuskovic in Zagreb; date not given; broadcast in Oko current affairs programme] [Passage on general...

Saudi oil minister outlines new Jazan refinery project.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Saudi state-owned official news agency SPA website [SPA Headline: "Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Delivers Statement on Jazan Crude Oil Refinery"] Riyadh, February 27, SPA - The Minister of...

Bosnian Serb president says entity must stay in speech on constitutional changes.
February 27, 2009... The Serb Republic People's Assembly has held a special session devoted to the issue of possible changes of the Bosnia-Hercegovina (B-H) Constitution and to the issue of protection of the Serb Republic's vital national interests, today in...

France supports Macedonia's EU integration, says deputy prime minister.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA ["France Supports Macedonia's Bid for EU Integration, Visa Liberalization" - MIA headline] Paris, February 27 (MIA) - Vice Prime Minister for EU integration Ivica Bocevski...

Police seize drugs, arrest one in southeastern Iran.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Iranian state-run provincial TV from Sistan-Baluchestan on 27 February The Zabol Law Enforcement Force discovered and seized 317 kg of drugs this morning and arrested one person in this connection, said the commander of...

Belarus to hold international military exhibition in May.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Belarusian privately-owned news agency Belapan Minsk, 27 February: Over 60 companies and organizations of Belarusian and Russian defence sectors have confirmed their participation in the 5th Milex-2009 international...

SAfrica: Court reserves judgment in farmer's case against Zimbabwe land seizure.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by influential, privately-owned South African daily Business Day website on 27 February [Report by Legal Affairs Correspondent Ernest Mabuza: "Highest Court Considers SA Man's Zimbabwe land plea"] The Constitutional...

China signs purchase deals worth 2bn US dollars with Britain.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "1st LD: China Signs 2-Bn-Dollar Purchase Deals With Britain"] LONDON, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) - A visiting Chinese business delegation...

Serbia heading for recession as budget revenue plunges, growth estimate plummets.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Serbian weekly news agency Beta Week service [BETA: "Serbian Economy Heading for Recession"] The Serbian government is expected to submit a proposal for the rebalancing of the 2009 budget, thus admitting...

Iranian Khuzestan TV reports paramilitary manoeuvre in Andimeshk.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Iranian state-run provincial TV from Khuzestan on 27 February The personnel of the second resistance zone of the Basij Resistance Force in Andimeshk have successfully staged the first phase of the extensive Ghadir-2...

Macedonian assembly speaker meets French expert Badinter in Paris.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA ["Veljanovski Meets Sen. Robert Badinter in Paris" - MIA headline] Skopje, February 27 (MIA) - Macedonian Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanovski who attends meeting of the...

South Africa: Paper calls for change to laws on candidature for parliamentary elections.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by influential, privately-owned South African daily Business Day website on 27 February [Editorial comment: "Suggestion that Law on Candidature Be Changed"] The African National Congress's (ANC's) national election...

Serious doubts remain over Spain's acceptance of Guantanamo prisoners - daily.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Spanish newspaper ABC website, on 26 February [Editorial: "Branch of Guantanamo"] The Spanish Government has responded favourably to President Obama's request that European governments cooperate in the closing of...

China's top advisory body to discuss "national, global challenges".
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "National Advisory Body To Discuss International Challenges"] Beijing, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) - China's top political adviser said Friday...

Senior prosecutor vows to clamp down on China's official corruption.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Senior Prosecutor Vows To Clamp Down on China's Official Corruption"] Beijing, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) - A senior Chinese prosecutor vowed on...

Tajikistan joins global food standards organization.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned Tajik Avesta website on 27 February Dushanbe, 27 February: Tajikistan has become the 180th member of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, Avesta has learnt at the Tajik Health Ministry's press centre. ...

Macedonian premier invites parties' leaders for election-related meeting on 1 Mar.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA ["New Leaders' Meeting on Sunday" - MIA headline] Skopje, February 27 (MIA) - Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski sent a letter of invitation Friday [27 February] to leaders of...

Ukraine's cabinet wants new procedures for registering websites.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by private Ukrainian news agency UNIAN Kiev, 27 February: The cabinet has instructed the Security Service of Ukraine to draw up a draft bill on introducing changes to some legislative acts on state registration of...

Greek government deplores protesters' attack against newspaper offices.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by government-affiliated Greek news agency ANA-MPA website ["Government Condemns Attack on 'Apogevmatini'" - ANA-MPA headline] "Journalists and the mass media in Greece operate on the principles of freedom...

Taiwan high court revokes ruling on ex-president's detention.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website [By Sofia Wu] Taipei, Feb.27 (CNA) - The Taiwan High Court revoked Friday a lower court's ruling keeping former President Chen Shui-bian in custody before and during...

Iraqi Kurdish press highlights 26 Feb 09.
February 27, 2009... Khabat, Arbil, daily newspaper published by Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Sorani Kurdish. 1. Report: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani presides over ceremony of signing memorandum of understanding between Iraq and South Korea. (200...

Moldova, Ukraine discuss creation of Euroregion to include rebel region.
February 27, 2009... Moldova and Ukraine are discussing prospects for creating the Dniester Euroregion which would comprise Moldova's districts of Floresti, Donduseni, Soldanesti and Soroca, the Dneister region's Camenca District and Ukraine's Vinnytsya Region,...

Abkhaz separatists still holding "hostages" - Georgian agency.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by private Georgian news agency Kavkas-Press Tbilisi, 27 February: An agreement has been reached in [breakaway Abkhazia's Georgian-populated] village of Otobaia following the involvement of the UN observer mission. It...

Georgia claims "new wave of ethnic cleansing" starts in separatist Abkhazia.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on 27 February 27 February 2008: On 25 February 2009 in the village of Otobaia, Gali District, a local resident I. Bigvava was brutally beaten and wounded by...

Sudanese preacher defends Jesus Christ, Virgin Mary against Israeli TV "insults".
February 27, 2009... The Friday prayers sermon on 27 February was broadcast live on Sudan TV starting 1030 gmt from the Al-Shahid Mosque in Khartoum. The preacher was Shaykh Abd-al-Jalil Al-Nadir Al-Karuri.The first sermon lasted 15 minutes and dealt mainly with...

Croatian ambassadors present credentials in Mexico and Russia.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Croatian state news agency HINA ZAGREB, Feb 27 (Hina) - The Croatian Ambassador to the United States, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, presented her credentials, as Croatia's non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and...

Russian, Ukrainian energy firms to supply fuel to Ukraine's nuclear plants.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency Kiev, 27 February: The Ukrainian national energy company Enerhoatom and the Russian TVEL company have signed contracts on supplying fuel to the Ukrainian nuclear plants in 2009. The...

Nigeria: Kaduna records eight polio cases in January 2009.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Nigerian Rhythm FM radio, owned by Silverbird Communications, on 21 February Kaduna State has recorded eight polio cases from January to date. The chairman of Kaduna State committee on immunization, Alhaji Mustapha...

Russian governor warns Siberian forum of impending economic disaster.
February 27, 2009... The governor of Siberia's Krasnoyarsk Territory, Aleksandr Khloponin, has warned of an impending economic disaster, editorially independent Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy reported on 27 February. "There is a safety margin of only one...

Ex-Kosovo premier says he accepted Uganda mediation offer.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Kosovo Albanian privately-owned newspaper Express on 25 February [Report by Leonard Kerquki: "For Six Months . . ." p6] Prishtina [Pristina], 24 February: Ramush Haradinaj, chairman of the Alliance for the Future of...

Palestinian official Urayqat meets US envoy, consul in Jericho.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by independent, non-governmental Palestinian Ma'an News Agency website ["PNA Urges Visiting US Envoy To Press Israel on Jerusalem Demolitions" - Ma'an headline] Jericho, 27 February: The Palestinian...

Al-Jazeera TV says thousands protest at Koran desecration in Afghan east.
February 27, 2009... Doha-based Al-Jazeera at 1226 gmt on 27 February carried the following announcer read report: "Citing eyewitnesses, the Al-Jazeera correspondent in Kabul has reported that thousands of people have demonstrated in the city of Ghazni, southwest...

Study sees Germany hit particularly hard by financial crisis due to exports.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by right-of-centre German newspaper Die Welt on 26 February [Report by "ams": "Germany Is Hit Particularly Hard by the Financial Crisis"] Berlin - According to a study by renowned economists, Germany, as the...

Russian carrier group back at base after three months at sea.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by corporate-owned Russian military news agency Interfax-AVN website Severomorsk, 27 February: A group of Russian warships consisting of the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, the destroyer Admiral Chabanenko, the...

Belarusian car producer strikes supply deal with Venezuela.
February 27, 2009... The Minsk Automobile Works (MAZ) has signed a contract to supply vehicles to Venezuela, the Belarusian news agency Belapan reported on 27 February. Over 60 vehicles will be supplied to Venezuela, including 40 lorries, 10 water tankers,...

Central African party leader urges opposition to unite ahead of 2010 elections.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Central African Republic newspaper Le Confident on 24 February [Commentary by M. J. Poubalandj: "2010 elections: Ziguele advocates unitary strategy"] The Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People,...

Ukraine, Georgia to step up political, economic ties - envoy.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Russian state news agency ITAR-TASS Kiev, 27 February: Ukraine and Georgia are stepping up their mutual political and economic ties on the highest level. In the first half of 2009, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko,...

Kosovo Serb protesters demand reinstatement of posts in judiciary.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Serbian pro-western Belgrade-based Radio B92 website, on 27 February Kosovska Mitrovica, 27 February: Serb justice workers protested this morning in front of the Kosovo Mitrovica courthouse, demanding to be...

Senior cleric in Iran's Khuzestan addresses third phase of Ghadir-2 manoeuvre.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Iranian state-run provincial TV from Khuzestan on 27 February The third phase of the Ghadir-2 manoeuvre was staged by the Imam Ali Resistance Base of the Basij Resistance Force. In this phase of the manoeuvre which...

Zimbabwe: Commentary says civil society watching premier's role in governance.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned weekly newspaper The Zimbabwe Independent website on 26 February; subheadings inserted editorially [Opinion by Rejoice Ngwenya: "Is Tsvangirai up to the task?"] Zimbabwe's unity government Prime...

ICTY passes "high" sentences to justify bombing of Serbia - Kosovo Serb families.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Serbian private independent news agency FoNet Belgrade, 27 February: The Association of Families of Abducted and Killed Persons in Kosovo-Metohija today said that it is dissatisfied over high sentences passed to...

Bahraini security chief comments on threats to regional stability.
February 27, 2009... [Report by Sayyid Abd-al-Qadir: "Public Security Chief General Abd-al-Latif Bin Rashid al-Zayyani: 'Regional Nuclear Installations and Programmes Must Be Under Strict International Watch;'"] The Bahraini newspaper Akhbar al-Khalij on 26...

Another Colombian intelligence chief resigns in wake of wiretapping probe.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned, nationwide Colombian Caracol radio website on 26 February [Unattributed report: "Another DAS official resigns"] Felipe Munoz, the director of the DAS [Administrative Department of Security], has...

Iranian Al-Alam TV reacts to UK minister's veto over minutes of Iraq war.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by state-run Iranian Arabic-language television news channel Al-Alam on 27 February [TV presenter] British Justice Secretary Jack Straw's decision to ban the publication of the former cabinet's minutes of meetings on the...

Montenegrin carrier forced to make emergency landing.
February 27, 2009... Text of report in English by Serbian pro-western Belgrade-based Radio B92 website, on 27 February Podgorica, 27 February: A Montenegro Airlines passenger aircraft has landed safely at Podgorica airport despite losing one of its wheels...

Industry source outlines requirements for future Russian aircraft carrier.
February 27, 2009... Excerpt from report by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti Moscow, 27 February: A new-generation aircraft carrier for the Russian Navy will be nuclear-powered and will displace up to 60,000 t, Vice-Adm Anatoliy Shlemov, head of the...

Angolan President Dos Santos leaves for Germany, Spain, Portugal.
February 27, 2009... Text of report by Angolan state-owned news agency Angop website Angolan Head of State Jose Eduardo dos Santos left the country for Germany at 09h00 today, for an official 48-hour visit at the invitation of his counterpart Horst Kohler....