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19 Sep 2008

 

US examining Afghan war strategy

AFGANISTAN

The Pentagon is taking a close look at its war strategy in Afghanistan in the face of rising violence from an increasingly complex insurgency, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday. In...

 

 

Rice says West must resist Russian "bullying"

EUROPE

The West must stand up to "bullying" by Moscow, which is becoming increasingly authoritarian and aggressive, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in a speech highly critical of Russia on...

 

 

15 Sep 2008

 

Nato chief criticises Russian troop pullout deal

EUROPE

NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Monday the EU-brokered deal for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia was unacceptable and hard to swallow because it ceded too much...

 

 

08 Sep 2008

 

Sarkozy in Russia to seek new Georgia peace deal

EUROPE

French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Russia on Monday to seek a lasting peace deal for Georgia that will persuade Russia to pull its troops out of positions deep inside the ex-Soviet state....

 

 

05 Sep 2008

 

US appeals to Ukraine to unite with West

EUROPE

U S Vice President Dick Cheney appealed to Ukraine's divided leaders on Friday to unite and forge closer links with the West, pledging Washington's support for Kiev to join the NATO military...

 

 

04 Sep 2008

 

Pakistan anxious as Zardari poised for presidency

PAKISTAN

Pakistani legislators are set to elect as president the late Benazir Bhutto's controversial widower Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday, making a choice many Pakistanis see leading to a fresh phase of...