Russia's gains in Georgia may leave it more isolated
Paris - Russia thirsts to once again be a great power - a lesson the West is learning in Georgia. On Monday, Russia's parliament voted unanimously to recognize the independence of Georgian rebel regions South Ossetia and Abkhazia - the flashpoints of recent fighting. Also, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev fired a warning shot about another frozen ethnic conflict in Moldova.
Nations:France Russia Afghanistan Estonia Belarus Ukraine People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-08-26
Russian convoy heads into Georgia, violating truce
OUTSIDE GORI, Georgia - Russian troops and paramilitaries thrust deep into Georgia on Wednesday, rolling into the strategic city of Gori and violating the truce designed to end the six-day war that has uprooted 100,000 people and scarred the Georgian landscape.
Nations:Russia Estonia Latvia Lithuania Ukraine Poland People:Dmitry Medvedev Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-08-13
Russia calls halt to 5-day invasion of Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia - Declaring "the aggressor has been punished," the Kremlin ordered a halt Tuesday to Russia's devastating assault on Georgia -- five days of air and ground attacks that left homes in smoldering ruins and uprooted 100,000 people.
Nations:Russia Estonia Latvia Lithuania Ukraine Turkey People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Condoleezza Rice Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis
2008-08-12
Russia's Medvedev halts military action in Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia on Tuesday, after five days of air and land attacks sent Georgia's army into a headlong retreat and left ports, military bases, towns and homes smoldering.
Nations:Russia Poland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Ukraine People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-08-12
11 charged in connection with credit card fraud
BOSTON - Eleven people, including a U.S. Secret Service informant, have been charged in connection with the hacking of nine major retailers and the theft and sale of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Nations:Ukraine U.S. Estonia Belarus Latvia Turkey Source:(AP)
2008-08-05
Russian military resurgence raises US concerns
A Russian military resurgence bolstered by booming oil wealth is raising some concern here about where Moscow is headed, US defense officials and outside experts say.
Nations:Russia Ukraine Estonia People:Robert Gates Condoleezza Rice Vladimir Putin Activities:U.S.-Russia Military Relations
2007-10-17
Nasdaq to acquire OMX in Borse Dubai deal
Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. and Borse Dubai have reached a deal under which Nasdaq will take over Nordic bourse operator OMX AB, while Borse Dubai acquires just under 20 percent of Nasdaq and 28 percent of the London stock exchange.
Nations:Sweden United Arab Emirates Estonia Latvia Lithuania Denmark
2007-09-20
Report: Iraq child mortality rate soars
The chance that an Iraqi child will live beyond age 5 has plummeted faster than anywhere else in the world since 1990, according to a report released Tuesday, which placed the country last in its child survival rankings.
Nations:Iceland Egypt Botswana Swaziland Estonia Slovenia Activities:Second Gulf War
2007-05-07
U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 2,952
As of Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, at least 2,952 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,370 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Nations:U.S. Iraq Estonia Kazakhstan El Salvador Latvia Activities:Fighting in Iraq
2006-12-20
U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,934
As of Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, at least 2,934 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,357 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Nations:Iraq Estonia Kazakhstan El Salvador Latvia Slovakia Activities:Fighting in Iraq
2006-12-12
Bush nixes suggestions Iraq in civil war
Under intense pressure to change course, President Bush on Tuesday rejected suggestions Iraq has fallen into civil war and vowed not to pull U.S. troops out "until the mission is complete."
Nations:Afghanistan Estonia People:Lee Hamilton Nancy Pelosi George W. Bush Activities:Second Gulf War
2006-11-28
Bush: Iraq violence is al-Qaida plot
President Bush said Tuesday that an al-Qaida plot to stoke cycles of sectarian revenge in Iraq is to blame for escalating bloodshed, refusing to debate whether the country has fallen into civil war.
Nations:Estonia Lebanon Afghanistan Latvia Italy Germany People:Jalal Talabani Mahmoud Ahmadinejad George W. Bush Activities:Second Gulf War
2006-11-28
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