The medical commission attending the ailing Russian president said that the results of an electrocardiogram conducted on Tuesday "differed little" from what they were before his recent trips to France and the United States. The Commission head, Academician Andrei Vorobev declared Yeltsins's health to be... MORE

The Russian Foreign Ministry, anxious to avoid tension with Turkey, on Tuesday condemned a meeting of the Kurdish separatist parliament-in-exile in Moscow, Itar-Tass news agency said. "Russia consistently favors developing comprehensive, mutually beneficial relations with neighboring, friendly Turkey," the ministry statement said. "It does not... MORE

Russia's total grain harvest, the worst for 30 years, will be 65.2 million ton, according to the Agriculture Ministry's latest figures. This compares with 81.3 million tons last year. Ukraine Votes for CE Membership.

On Tuesday, Ukraine completed its obligations under a key arms reduction pact, demolishing the last tank covered by the treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE). Defense Minister Valery Shmarov and foreign observers watched as a worker at a military plant in Kiev cut to... MORE

Thousands of Moldovans marched on the Chisinau government building on Tuesday demanding an end to economic hardship, but students suspended a two-week-old anti-government strike in order to regroup. Russia Denounces Kurdish Separatist Meeting.

A senior Clinton administration official predicted Tuesday that the Russian government will reverse its decision to disqualify the country's leading pro-reform party from Russia's upcoming parliamentary elections. The official said US representatives in Moscow have been discussing the matter with Russian officials, and he said,... MORE

President Clinton Tuesday promised he would consult closely with Congress and seek its support before he sends US troops to join a peacekeeping force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. But as he dispatched his negotiating team to the Yugoslav peace talks due to begin Wednesday in Ohio, he... MORE

Meanwhile, in the southern town Kurgan-Tyube, Tajik Security Ministry officials announced that they have arrested approximately 50 instigators of the July and August fighting between the Tajik army's 1st and 11th motorized brigades, which left 32 dead by the official count but hundreds by independent... MORE

Russian president Boris Yeltsin has signed a directive setting aside up to 100 places each year for aspiring diplomats from CIS member countries at Moscow State University's International Relations Institute (MGIMO), the Diplomatic Academy, and in postgraduate programs. The training will be free of charge.... MORE

United Tajik Opposition (UTO) vice-chairman Akbar Turajonzoda began yesterday in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat the first of what UTO hopes to be a series of direct meetings with all Central Asian presidents. Turajonzoda has already contacted the presidents and plans to ask them to support in... MORE