Daily Archives: December 15, 2005
Overwhelming Turnout of Voters in Iraq
by admin • DEC 15, 2005
Some Iraqi polling stations stayed open for an extra hour on Thursday to allow late voters to cast their ballots after a big turnout caused queues in some places, election officials said.
Putin resists foreign bank moves
by admin • DEC 15, 2005
Vladimir Putin has insisted foreign banks should not be allowed to open their own branches in Russia despite strong opposition from the US.
Kazakh-China Oil Pipeline Opens
by admin • DEC 15, 2005
Kazakhstan and China have inaugurated a 1,000km-long (620-mile) oil pipeline to supply Kazakh oil to energy-hungry western China.