Republic of Kazakhstan Embraces PASCO's Interactive, Hands-on Science Technology for Education.
PASCO Participates in Kazakhstan's Efforts to Infuse Schools with Innovative Technology and Build World-Class Education System LONDON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- PASCO scientific today announced an alliance with The Republic of Kazakhstan to bring interactive, hands-on science technology to schools throughout the country. PASCO, a science education...

Global Economic Crisis on East-West Agenda.
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, February 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The global economic crisis and US President Barack Obama's impact on East-West relations will be high on the agenda of the Eurasian Media Forum, to be held in Kazakhstan on April 23 - 24, 2009. The Forum, now in its 8th...

Tanamor skips nat'l tilt.
BACOLOD CITY - The 2009 Smart national amateur boxing championships kicked off Saturday night without two-time Olympian Harry Tanamor who begged off due to injury. The 31-year-old World Cup champion is still nursing a left wrist injury he sustained during his campaign in Moscow last December. ...

Mamiit may miss Davis Cup.
Fil-American netter Cecil Mamiit, the Philippine Davis Cup team's No. 1 player, is doubtful in joining the squad in its campaign in the Asia Oceania Zone Group II tie against Hong Kong on March 6-8. RP Davis Cup administrator Randy Villanueva said yesterday Mamiit, who is based...

Remember all those reports suggesting that Hillary Clinton might have a conflict of interest as secretary of state in dealing with the foreign donors who contributed zillions of dollars to her husband's foundation?
Remember all those reports suggesting that Hillary Clinton might have a conflict of interest as secretary of state in dealing with the foreign donors who contributed zillions of dollars to her husband's foundation? Well, the reports were right. Under pressure from all sides, the William J. Clinton Foundation made...

VimpelCom and Amdocs Complete Armenian Deployment of First Consolidated Wireline and Wireless Billing Platform in the Commonwealth of Independent States.
VimpelCom continues to standardize on Amdocs' products across subsidiaries outside of Russia; Amdocs also delivers multiple customer management products on the same platform MOSCOW and ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vimpel-Communications ("VimpelCom") , a leading provider of communications services to approximately 60 million customers in Russia...

Caucasus-S. Asia Security Line.
At Saudi King 'Abdullah's initiative since 2007, Riyadh, Ankara and Moscow have been working quietly on an effort to combat sectarian terrorism across the GME, now with emphasis on South Asia and the Caucasus. They are awaiting participation in this by the Obama administration which, while focusing on Afghanistan,...

Chadbourne & Parke Appoints Counsel in Kyiv and Los Angeles, Two International Partners in Almaty.
Corporate, Project Finance, Banking, M&A Among Practices Represented NEW YORK, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today the appointments of Olena V. Repkina in Kyiv and Lloyd MacNeil in Los Angeles as counsel and the appointments of Victor Mokrousov...

TMK Announces Fulfillment of a Call / Put Option and Repayment of a Syndicated Bridge Facility.
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TMK, one of the world's largest oil and gas pipe producers and the market leader of the Russian pipe industry, announced today that it has acquired 49% of NS Group Inc. (USA) from Evraz Group S.A. earlier than scheduled and in accordance...

VimpelCom Intends To Issue Ruble Bonds in the Amount of 30 Billion RUR.
MOSCOW and NEW YORK, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Open Joint Stock Company "Vimpel-Communications" ("VimpelCom" or the "Company") , today announced that it intends to submit to the Russian Federal Financial Markets Service documentation required for the potential issuance of Russian ruble-denominated bonds through LLC VimpelCom-Invest, a consolidated Russian subsidiary...