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19:30, july 31, 2008

Afghan TV journalist freed from detention

Afghan authorities released a television talk show host critical of the government following an outcry in the media over his detention, which lasted two days, an official said Thursday.

19:29, july 31, 2008

President Bush & Prime Minister Putin may meet in Beijing

U.S. President George W.

19:27, july 31, 2008

The 'down side' to an attack on Iran

Amid rising speculation about the possibility of an Israeli or U.S.

11:48, july 31, 2008

Karadzic taken into UN custody ahead of Hague war crimes trial

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday morning and is being held in UN custody at a detention center, where he will await his trial in The Hague for war

11:45, july 31, 2008

Iran seeks closer ties with Syria in countering external threats

Tension in the Mideast region requires active cooperation between Iran and Syria, the Iranian parliament speaker said Tuesday.

11:43, july 31, 2008

Russia matches U.S. in state funding of nanotech projects

Russia has allocated $4 billion to nanotechnology research over the next four years, the general director of the Russian Rosnanotech state corporation said Tuesday.

11:42, july 31, 2008

Afghanistan surpasses Iraq as deadliest spot for U.S. troops

Nearly twice as many U.S. troops have been killed in Afghanistan than in Iraq so far this month, marking the lowest death toll of any month since the U.S.

16:30, july 29, 2008

Iran still wants to join Shanghai group

Iran's plans to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) remain unchanged, the country's ambassador to Moscow said on Monday.

16:30, july 29, 2008

Russian PM Putin to visit China august 8-9

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit China on August 8-9, a Russian diplomat said on Tuesday.

16:29, july 29, 2008

Karadzic supporters to hold protest in Belgrade

Supporters of Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader awaiting extradition to The Hague on charges of war crimes, are to hold a demonstration in the centre of Belgrade on Tuesday evening.

16:28, july 29, 2008

'Several' militants killed in Central Afghanistan, US coalition says

U.S.-led coalition troops killed several militants during a raid in central Afghanistan, while a suspected bomb maker and his family died in an accidental blast in the east, officials said Tuesday.

17:14, july 28, 2008

Beijing ready to step up anti-pollution measures for Olympics

Beijing authorities are likely to announce additional measures to curb pollution in the capital ahead of the Olympic Games, the China Daily reported on Monday.

14:23, july 24, 2008

Chavez denies offering Russia to deploy base in Venezuala

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has flatly denied reports that he suggested deploying a Russian military base in Veneuzela. during his recent visit to Moscow.

14:22, july 24, 2008

44% of Czechs oppose U.S. radar - survey

Most Czechs questioned in a survey oppose the deployment of a U.S. radar in the country, a pollster said on Wednesday.

14:22, july 24, 2008

Russia ready to discuss opening of ASEAN’s office at its territory - FM

Russia is ready to discuss the opening of a full-format office of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at its territory, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told journalists after the

14:21, july 24, 2008

Moscow must answer U.S. shield with Cuban 'spy' site - analyst

Russia should respond to U.S. missile defense plans for Central Europe by reopening a 'spy' facility in Cuba to gather intelligence on the United States, a Russian analyst said on Wednesday.

13:02, july 23, 2008

Karadzic hid in Belgrade, worked in clinic under false identity

Arrested war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic was hiding in Belgrade and worked in a private clinic using a false identity, Serbian officials said on Tuesday.

13:02, july 23, 2008

Russia intends to hold Middle East conference in Moscow – Churkin

Russia intends to hold a Middle East conference in Moscow, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said at the Tuesday meeting of the UN Security Council.

13:01, july 23, 2008

Russia questions NATO's ability to ensure global stability

NATO expansion will not lead to greater stability in the world, the head of a post-Soviet security bloc said on Tuesday. "We take a negative view of NATO enlargement.

12:58, july 23, 2008

Georgia to send 400 peacekeepers to Afghanistan – Defense Ministry

Georgia will send 400 peacekeepers to Afghanistan by the end of this year, Deputy Defense Minister Batu Kutelia said in Tbilisi on Tuesday.

12:04, july 22, 2008

Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic arrested

Radovan Karadzic, the wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs wanted for genocide and crimes against humanity, was arrested on Monday night after more than a decade on the run from international justice.

12:03, july 22, 2008

Afghanistan moves back to centre-stage

After a brief stopover in Kuwait on Saturday, Barack Obama could have been in Baghdad within two hours.

12:02, july 22, 2008

British PM Brown warns Iran over nuclear program, Israel

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Iran on Monday of new sanctions if it refuses to suspend its nuclear program, and condemned the Iranian leadership's threats directed at Israel.

12:01, july 22, 2008

Georgia says S.Ossetia 'kidnaps' were arrests by police

Georgia's Interior Ministry said on Monday that four people have been arrested in the breakaway province of South Ossetia, following claims by local authorities that the men were abducted by Georgia.

11:34, july 21, 2008

U.S. says Iran has to choose between nuclear talks and isolation

The United States said on Saturday that Iran must choose between cooperation and confrontation after the Islamic Republic gave no clear answer at the nuclear talks over its controversial uranium

11:33, july 21, 2008

Moscow mayor calls Ukraine 'undemocratic

Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov, who has been banned from entering Ukraine, said on Saturday that the recent detention of a Russian journalist in the country shows it is 'undemocratic'.

11:32, july 21, 2008

Pak should do more to stabilise Afghanistan border: Rice

The new Pakistani government has to do "more" to stabilise the border with Afghanistan not only because of concern to the United States but also to address the threat posed to Islamabad, Secretary of

11:30, july 21, 2008

Obama pledges to focus on Afghanistan

Barack Obama yesterday warned that the situation in Afghanistan was "precarious and urgent" and said the country would be the central focus of the US "war on terror" if he became president.

14:30, july 18, 2008

Europeans welcome US participation in Iran nuclear talks

European officials have hailed a decision by the US to send a senior envoy to weekend talks in Geneva with Iran aimed at resolving the dispute over Tehran's nuclear work.

14:28, july 18, 2008

U.S. experts say Russia 'is winning the arctic race'

A top U.S. Coast Guard official has told lawmakers that Russia is getting ahead of the United States in the "Arctic race" and the current U.S.