TASS TASS Russian News Agency TASS (), abbr. TASS () is a major news agency in Russia, founded in 1904. TASS is the largest Russian news agency and one of the largest news agencies worldwide, along with Reuters, the Associated Press (AP) and Agence France-Presse (AFP). TASS is registered as a Federal State Unitary Enterprise, owned by the Government of Russia. Headquartered in Moscow, TASS has 70 offices in Russia and in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), as well as 68 bureaus around the world. The TASS name comes from the former Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (, "Tyelyegrafnoye
Basilica News Agency Basilica News Agency Basilica News Agency is a media institution in Romania. Basilica News Agency is the official online news service of the Romanian Patriarchate, as part of the BASILICA Press Centre – The Communication and PR Department of the Patriarchal Administration. The official website of the Basilica News Agency of the Romanian Orthodox Church is http://www.basilica.ro. Basilica News Agency was founded as a department on 27 October 2007. The official website was launched on 16 June 2008. The event took place in Europa Christiana (Christian Europe) Hall of the Palace of the Patriarchate in Bucharest. The ceremony was opened