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Georgia fears 'annihilation' after Russian assault
Tbilisi (AFP) Aug 9, 2008Russian warplanes staged bombing raids across Georgia on Saturday as the conflict over South Ossetia escalated and diplomatic efforts mounted to halt what Tbilisi called a policy of "annihilation." "What they are doing is nothing to do with conflict, it is about annihilation of a democracy on their borders," Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said in an interview with the BBC. ... more A Tale Of Russian Aircraft Carriers 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 11, 2008Sealed and decided: Russia will build aircraft carriers. After years of debate the naval command and the national leadership seem to have agreed that the navy should have such ships. But this has not always been the case. To understand current thinking, it is necessary to take a look at the history of aircraft carrier building in Russia. The Russian navy first used seaplanes in World War I ... more German minister says Georgia 'breaking international law': report 
Berlin (AFP) Aug 9, 2008The number two at the German foreign ministry on Saturday said Georgia is breaking international law by launching military action to reclaim South Ossetia. Gernot Erler said Tbilisi had breached a 1992 ceasefire agreement struck with Russia over the renegade Caucasus enclave, monitored essentially by Russian peacekeepers. "In this sense, it is also a question of a violation of ... more Canada says science backs up its Arctic claim 
Ottawa (AFP) Aug 9, 2008Canada says it has scientific proof of its territorial claims over a vast portion of the Arctic, amid debate between northern nations over sovereignty in the oil-rich region. Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn said Friday joint research with Denmark had found that the undersea Lomonosov Ridge is attached to the North American and Greenland plates, directly challenging a Russian claim. ... more Russia bombing raid near oil pipeline: Georgian PM 
Tbilisi (AFP) Aug 9, 2008Russian warplanes on Saturday staged a raid near a major international oil pipeline that runs through Georgia but did not damage it, Georgia's prime minister said. The 1,774-kilometre (1,109-mile) Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline is the world's second longest and takes oil from Azerbaijan to Western markets. Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze told Georgian television: "The area of the ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 07, 2008The launch of a converted RS-20 Voyevoda intercontinental ballistic missile to put a Thai earth observation satellite in orbit has been postponed, a spokesman for the launch company said Wednesday. The launch, from a silo in the southern Urals, had been scheduled for August 6 under a contract with Kosmotras, a Russian-Ukrainian joint venture that acquires RS-20 (SS-18 Satan) intercontinent ... more Russia May Put Bombers And Missiles In Belarus 
Minsk (AFP) Aug 6, 2008Russia could base bombers and missiles in neighbouring Belarus in response to US missile defence plans in Eastern Europe, Moscow's ambassador to Minsk said Wednesday, Russian news agencies reported. "We could be talking about the possible basing of Iskander missiles, the possible basing of strategic bombers in Belarus, Kaliningrad and so on," the ambassador, Alexander Surikov, was quoted by ... more World powers mulling fresh Iran sanctions: US, Britain 
Washington (AFP) Aug 6, 2008Six world powers agreed Wednesday to consider new sanctions on Iran after Tehran gave an ambiguous answer to their latest demand to freeze key nuclear work, the United States and Britain said. Washington and London said the diplomatic P5+1 group -- which includes fellow permanent UN Security Council members China, France, and Russia as well as partner Germany -- agreed it had "no choice" but ... more Russian envoy plays down Iran sanctions talk 
United Nations (AFP) Aug 6, 2008Russia's UN envoy on Wednesday played down talk of fresh UN sanctions against Iran after its ambiguous response to an offer of technology incentives by six major powers in exchange for a freeze of its uranium enrichment work. State Department spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos said top diplomats from the six discussed the issue by conference call earlier Wednesday and "agreed that we have no choice ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 06, 2008Russia will launch a converted RS-20 Voyevoda intercontinental ballistic missile to put a Thai earth observation satellite into orbit, the Strategic Missile Forces said on Monday. The launch from a silo in the southern Urals will be carried out under a contract with Kosmotras, a Russian-Ukrainian joint venture, which converts RS-20 (SS-18 Satan) intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) ... more Russia Puts Off Launch Of Inmarsat Satellite Until August 19 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 06, 2008The launch of a Proton-M rocket carrying an Inmarsat communications satellite has been postponed from August 14 to 19, a Russian space agency spokesperson said on Tuesday. The rocket is to be launched by the Russian-American joint venture International Launch Services (ILS) from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. "An on-board computer failure was discovered in the Breeze M ... more Eastern Europe floods kill 42 people, thousands evacuated: UN 
Geneva (AFP) Aug 5, 2008Floods have killed 42 people in central and eastern Europe since last month and forced around 40,000 others to flee their homes, the United Nations said Tuesday. Heavy rains and storms have led to some of the worst floods in 40 years in parts of Ukraine, Moldova and Romania since July 22, causing great damage to homes, infrastructure and farmland, said Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for the ... more Outside View: And now oil is languishing 
Moscow (UPI) Aug 5, 2008 From Aug. 1, Russia's export oil duty is a record $495.9 per ton, a jump of $97.8, following a government decision based on high June-July prices. On July 11, world oil prices established an absolute record of $147 per barrel. But by Aug. 1, one barrel already fetched 16 percent less, or $123.5. Many analysts believe the recent trend of ever increasing prices is reversing, and oil will ... more
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