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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...

 

 

Cheney says Russia actions illegitimate

EUROPE

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney vowed on Thursday to stand by Georgia in its showdown with Russia, saying Moscow's military push into the ex-Soviet state was an "illegitimate" act which cast doubt...

 

 

28 Aug 2008

 

Russia faces diplomatic isolation

News

Russia faced diplomatic isolation over its military action against Georgia on Thursday, with its Asian allies failing to offer support and France saying EU leaders were considering imposing...

 

 

21 Aug 2008

 

Russia says troops to leave Georgia

RUSSIA

The Kremlin said its forces would pull back from Georgia's heartland by Friday to positions set out under a French-brokered peace plan, amid mounting Western criticism about the slowness of the...

 

 

18 Aug 2008

 

Sudan's Bashir due in Turkey for Africa summit

AFRICA SUMMIT

Turkey will host a summit of African leaders this week overshadowed by the expected presence of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, his first trip abroad since an international court indicted...

 

 

15 Aug 2008

 

US and Poland sign missile shield deal

INTERNATIONAL

Poland agreed on Thursday in the midst of the Georgia crisis that it would host elements of a U.S. global anti-missile system after Washington agreed to boost Poland's own air defences. The move...

 

 

14 Aug 2008

 

Sudan's Bashir to make first trip abroad since ICC move

SUDAN

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will travel to Turkey in August, his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court moved to indict him for genocide in Darfur, a presidential...

 

 

12 Aug 2008

 

NATO force denies Afghan civilian casualty report

AFGHANISTAN

The NATO-led force in Afghanistan has denied reports that it killed more than a dozen civilians in an air strike to the northeast of the capital. Twelve civilians were killed and 18 were wounded...