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Russian jets stage Georgia raids as Moscow-US tensions worsen
Tbilisi (AFP) Aug 11, 2008Advancing Russian forces on Monday took a key Georgian city and the country's armed forces retrenched to defend the capital, a top Georgian official said. Russian troops occupied Gori, close to the breakaway region of South Ossetia, Georgia's National Security Council secretary Alexander Lomaia told AFP amid growing international calls for a halt to the fighting which has left hundreds ... more Airlift of Georgian troops from Iraq near complete: Pentagon 
Washington (AFP) Aug 11, 2008The US military has nearly completed the airlift of 2,000 Georgian troops from Iraq to Georgia, but is providing no other military assistance to Georgian forces, a Pentagon spokesman said. "The support we are providing right now is in the form of transportation of their troops back from Iraq," said Bryan Whitman, the spokesman. His comments came as Georgian officials said Russian forces ... more Real risk of Georgia crisis escalating: Jane's 
London (AFP) Aug 11, 2008There is a real risk of fighting between Russia and Georgia escalating as Moscow tries to "further degrade Georgia's military capabilities," the respected Jane's security analysis group said Monday. Relations between Russia and the West are also set to worsen further, said Jane's Eurasia editor Matthew Clements as Russian forces were reported to have moved further into Georgia from the ... more Georgia must withdraw troops before talks can begin: Russian envoy 
Brussels (AFP) Aug 9, 2008Georgia must withdraw its troops from South Ossetia if it wants to begin negotiations, Russia's ambassador to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, told AFP on Saturday. "Before the negotiations commence, Georgia must withdraw its forces from the zone of conflict," Rogozin said. By burning several villages in South Ossetia and allegedly killing 1,500 civilians in the course of one day, he said Georgia ... more 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 |
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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 Analysis: Central Asian electricity 
Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2008 As the Russian Federation and the United States continue their "son of the Great Game" tussle for the hydrocarbon riches of Central Asia, Washington has quietly and adroitly developed a program that will earn America more profound gratitude from locals than any number of bilateral military operations and lectures on human rights. The U.S. Agency for International Development is reporting ... more Soyuz glitch remains a mystery: NASA chief 
Washington (AFP) Aug 6, 2008Russian engineers have yet to discover what has caused the Soyuz capsule to experience troublesome descents in its last two trips back to Earth carrying astronauts, the NASA chief said Wednesday. "The problem is that with all the great minds that focus on the issue, none can figure out what the problem is," NASA Administrator Michael Griffin told AFP in an interview. "We don't know when ... more Iran nuke showdown -- Part Two 
Moscow (UPI) Aug 7, 2008 The more concessions the "Iran Six" nations of the United States, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the People's Republic of China make to the Islamic Republic of Iran on the nuclear issue, the more capricious political leaders in Tehran become. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad actually has made the Islamic Republic's nuclear program a hostage of his campaign for the 2009 ... more |
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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 Iran nuke showdown: Part One 
Moscow (UPI) Aug 6, 2008 The Islamic Republic of Iran once again has been offered a choice of accepting the terms of the "Iranian Six" or suffering inevitable sanctions with the possibility of a "small" war. The six powers involved are the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany. The Western powers gave Iran two weeks from July 19 to respond to their offer to hold off more U.N. ... more Arctic map flags up territorial disputes over oil 
London (AFP) Aug 6, 2008British researchers have drawn up the first detailed map of areas in the Arctic that could spark border disputes over extensive oil and gas deposits, they said Wednesday. Experts from the International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU) at Durham University in northeast England produced the map to illustrate current boundaries and possible future claims. Russia last year staked its disputed ... more Analysis: BTC pipeline explosion
Washington (UPI) Aug 6, 2008 Following the implosion of the Soviet Union in 1991, a new "Great Game" began, this time between Russia and the United States, which replaced Britain in a protracted, covert struggle for the Caucasus and Central Asia, the ultimate prize being the region's vast energy reserves, particularly those of the Caspian. A decade ago Vice President Dick Cheney, then Halliburton CEO, remarked, "I can't ... more
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