By Voice Of America | On August 4, 2006 | In Europe | Rated 
Kazakhstan authorities have suspended the launches of Russian Dneper rockets from the Baikonur space center pending investigation of a crash last week.
By Voice Of America | On August 4, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
A bankruptcy court in Moscow has ruled that Yukos, once Russia's largest oil firm, should be liquidated because its debts are larger than its remaining assets. It was the end of a long, controversial affair that has shaken confidence in Russia's economic climate despite record-high oil prices.
By Voice Of America | On August 4, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
The European Union has called for an "immediate end to hostilities" followed by a "sustainable cease-fire" between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.
By Voice Of America | On August 4, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
Ukrainian prosecutors say they have received no evidence directly linking the country's parliament speaker to the high-profile murder of a journalist in 2000.
By Voice Of America | On August 4, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
European foreign ministers holding an emergency meeting in Brussels called for an immediate end to clashes in the Middle East. The European Union's failure to call for a full cease-fire reflects divisions in the 25-member bloc.
By Voice Of America | On August 4, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
The oldest cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church has died at age 96.
By Voice Of America | On August 4, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko will deliver a nationally-televised address Wednesday evening, hours ahead of a constitutional deadline for naming a new prime minister.
By Voice Of America | On August 4, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
Ticket holders waiting in one line were abuzz about the avant-garde theater event. "We saw three shows yesterday. We're seeing this one here," a man says.
By Voice Of America | On August 4, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has joined forces with his arch-rival, pro-Russia Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych, in the first sign of a break in the more than four-month political stalemate.
By Voice Of America | On August 4, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has signaled that a U.N. ceasefire resolution on Lebanon could soon be agreed upon. The British leader spoke at his monthly news conference in London.
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