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14:05, september 3, 2008

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Russia 'ready to rebuild ties with U.S.' despite Georgia support

Russia's president has said the country is ready to repair damaged relations with the United States despite Washington's support for the regime in Georgia.

13:59, september 3, 2008

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Russia says no official Georgian notice on cutting diplomatic ties

Russia has not received any official notification from Georgia concerning the cutting of diplomatic ties, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.

13:57, september 3, 2008

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Russia regrets EU declaration, but welcomes 'responsible approach'

Russia believes the declaration adopted by the EU at its summit on Monday fails to recognize Georgia's role in the recent conflict over South Ossetia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

13:55, september 3, 2008

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US probe disputes civilian deaths in Afghanistan

A U.S. investigation released Tuesday disputed a U.N.

14:22, september 2, 2008

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EU suspends partnership talks with Russia pending Georgia pullout

The EU will suspend talks on a new partnership and cooperation agreement with Russia until the country pulls all its troops in Georgia back to their pre-August 7 positions, the EU Commission

14:20, september 2, 2008

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U.S. warship met by anti-NATO protests in Ukraine's Sevastopol

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dallas, which arrived on Monday morning at the Ukrainian port of Sevastopol where Russia has a naval base, has refused to go ashore amid anti-NATO protests.

14:17, september 2, 2008

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Russia to sign cooperation deal with S. Ossetia

Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, will sign an agreement on cooperation with the parliament of South Ossetia in Moscow on Tuesday.

14:14, september 2, 2008

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5 Afghan children killed in raids

Foreign and Afghan forces accidentally killed five children in two separate operations Monday, further undermining President Hamid Karzai after he demanded a halt to attacks in civilian areas.

13:03, august 29, 2008

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Russia decrees on Abkhazia, SOssetia independence read at UN

Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin has read at an open meeting of the UN Security Council on Georgia the decrees of the Russian president on the recognition of

12:57, august 29, 2008

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Georgia parliament votes to sever ties with Russia

Georgia's parliament voted unanimously Thursday on a resolution urging the government to sever ties with Russia, which recognized the Caucasus state's two breakaway regions earlier this week.

12:54, august 29, 2008

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U.S. failure to restrain Georgia harmed Russia-U.S. relations – Putin

Russia's prime minister blasted the United States on Thursday for its inability to keep Georgia from attacking South Ossetia, and said that this had damaged bilateral relations.

12:46, august 29, 2008

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Afghans say deadly US raid based on misleading tip

Afghan officials said Thursday that a deadly U.S.-led special forces raid on a remote western village last week was based on misleading information provided by a rival clan.

18:13, august 27, 2008

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Russia to respond militarily to U.S. missile shield

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Russia will have to respond militarily to the deployment of elements of a U.S. missile shield in Central Europe.

18:09, august 27, 2008

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Georgia asks Western powers to speed up its NATO, EU integration

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said Tuesday he had urged Western leaders to accelerate the inclusion of Georgia in NATO and the European Union.

17:36, august 27, 2008

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Abkhazia, S-Ossetia have grounds for proclaiming independence

In contrast to Kosovo, Abkhazia and South Ossetia have legal and historical grounds for proclaiming their independence, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin told a

17:28, august 27, 2008

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Afghanistan's opium production, cultivation down: UN

Afghan opium cultivation and production dropped in 2008 for the first time in three years, partly because of drought, with almost all the illegal crop grown in unrest-hit areas, the UN said Tuesday.

14:34, august 26, 2008

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Medvedev says Russia ready to cut ties with NATO

President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Monday that Russia could sever all ties with NATO amid a standoff over Russia's response to Georgia's offensive in breakaway South Ossetia.

14:32, august 26, 2008

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Obama: World must not allow Iran to corner Israel

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Monday the world must increase pressure on Iran to rein in its nuclear program and avoid a situation where Israel feels cornered.

14:31, august 26, 2008

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Bush urges Russia not to recognize Georgian rebel regions

U.S. President George W. Bush has urged Russia not to recognize Georgia's two breakaway regions as independent, and has sent his deputy Dick Cheney to Georgia in a show of U.S. support.

14:28, august 26, 2008

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Afghanistan demands review of international troops

President Hamid Karzai's government has demanded a review of the presence of U.S.

16:43, august 25, 2008

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Russia's Duma to back sovereignty for Abkhazia, S.Ossetia

The State Duma is expected to back a request to recognize the independence of Georgia's breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia at a session of the country's lower house of parliament on

16:37, august 25, 2008

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Russia's NATO envoy to hold consultations in Moscow on Monday

Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's envoy to NATO, will discuss the future for Russian-NATO cooperation with the country's leadership on Monday, a day later than scheduled.

16:31, august 25, 2008

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1.2 tons of opium seized in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Interior Ministry says its troops have confiscated 1.3 tons of opium in southern Afghanistan.

15:23, august 22, 2008

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Russia to complete troop withdrawal from Georgia in 10 days

The withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia is going according to schedule, with the process due to be completed within the next 10 days, the Russian Ground Forces commander said on Thursday.

15:22, august 22, 2008

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Iranian road accident kills 30 Afghan migrants

A truck overturned in southern Iran early on Thursday, killing at least 30 immigrants from Afghanistan and wounding 83 others, the Fars news agency reported.

15:19, august 22, 2008

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UN Security Council takes no decision on Georgia resolution

The UN Security Council took no decision on Thursday regarding Russia-submitted resolution on Georgia, however Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said the document can be voted any time after 24 hours.

15:18, august 22, 2008

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Russia says NATO needs its help on Afghanistan

Russia's foreign minister told NATO on Thursday that both sides benefited from joint cooperation and he pointedly raised the issue of Russian transit support for Alliance forces in Afghanistan.

14:34, august 21, 2008

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Iran to send first astronaut into space within 10 years

Iran plans to send its first astronaut into space within the next decade, the head of the Iran Aerospace Organization said on Wednesday.

14:33, august 21, 2008

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OSCE chief to Tbilisi to talk on S Ossetia humanitarian situation

The humanitarian situation in the South Ossetian conflict zone will be one of the most important issues at talks that Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and cooperation in Europe

14:32, august 21, 2008

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Russia says U.S. missile shield in Europe prompts arms race

U.S. agreements on deploying elements of its missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic provoke an arms race and do not provide for European security, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.