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Saakashvili to face tough questions over Georgia unrest: analysts
Tbilisi (AFP) Aug 12, 2008When the dust settles in Georgia's ongoing conflict with Russia, President Mikheil Saakashvili will face some tough questions over his handling of the crisis, analysts say. His hope to bring the ex-Soviet republic into NATO may also be under threat, a senior Western diplomat said, as sceptics will use the current crisis to argue Georgia is far from a good candidate for membership. ... more US launches Georgia aid mission, mulls how to help the military 
Washington (AFP) Aug 13, 2008A US C-17 transport plane flew relief supplies to war-torn Georgia Wednesday, kicking off a humanitarian airlift as the Pentagon mulled what it will take to rebuild the Georgian military. President George W. Bush announced the start of the airlift, warning Russia that it had to ensure that all airports, ports and roads remain open to humanitarian and civilian transit. "And in the days ... more World lashes Russia over Georgia conflict 
Washington (AFP) Aug 13, 2008Russia faced a global blacklash Wednesday over its attacks on Georgia, as the United States and European nations began to review key military and diplomatic ties with Moscow. Leading world condemnation of Russia, US President George W. Bush warned US support for Russian entry "into the diplomatic, political, economic, and security structures of the 21st century" was "at risk." ... more Pentagon confirms cancellation of naval exercise 
Washington (AFP) Aug 13, 2008The United States has cancelled a naval exercise with Russia in response to the conflict in Georgia, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the August 15-23 FRUKUS naval exercise in the Sea of Japan involving ships from France, Britain, Russia and the United States "has been cancelled." "The United States cancelled it," he said. "It just wasn't appropriate ... more Orbital Supporting MEASAT In Replanning Mission Schedule 
Dulles VA (SPX) Aug 13, 2008Orbital Sciences is helping to support its customer, MEASAT Satellite Systems in replanning the MEASAT 3a satellite mission following an accident that occurred over the weekend that damaged the spacecraft, the company has stated. While at the Baikonour, Kazakhstan launch site, an overhead crane operated by MEASAT's launch service provider accidentally impacted the MEASAT 3a satellite. ... more |
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Nar, Russia (AFP) Aug 11, 2008Riding in a dusty convoy of tanks and mobile missile launchers snaking through the mountains, Russian troops kept streaming into Georgia's rebel province of South Ossetia on Monday. A howitzer flying a Russian flag rumbled past, followed by dusty T-62 and T-72 tanks, armoured personnel carriers, missiles and mobile pontoon bridges on the mountain pass leading to the Roki Tunnel, which ... more 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 |
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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 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
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