The GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development comprises Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova.
Ten New York residents, including five former Soviet citizens, have been charged in a $70 million scheme to defraud Medicaid and Medicare at health clinics in New York.
Russia has alleged that Moldova's November 30 parliamentary election was marred by "gross violations" during the campaign.
The parties of Moldova's pro-Western ruling coalition have won enough seats in the new parliament to form another government. But the slim margin of victory has left the forces arguing for closer ties with Russia in a strong enough position to take advantage of any misstep.
Moldova's pro-European parties began consultations on forming a coalition as near-complete results showed them with enough votes to take a slim majority of 54 seats in the 101-seat parliament.
Nearly complete results from Moldova show that pro-European parties are ahead in parliamentary elections. No party appears to be able to form a government, however, and tough post-election bargaining is expected.
A court in Moldova has upheld a ban on a new pro-Russian party to compete in the November 30 elections.
On November 30, voters will weigh in on the European-integration path Moldova has followed actively since 2009. But the country is deeply divided, and forces supporting closer relations with Moscow and the Russia-led customs union are making themselves heard.
Moldova's elections authorities have removed a pro-Russian party from parliamentary elections.
The European Parliament has ratified Moldova's political and trade agreement with the European Union.
The speaker of Moldova’s parliament, Igor Corman, was due to participate in a European Parliament meeting in Brussels about Moldova’s European Union Association Agreement.
Moldova has extended its gas-supply contract with Russia's Gazprom for another year.
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