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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.

14:27, july 18, 2008

Russia says west is blocking UN resolution on Georgia peace deal

Russia's foreign minister said on Thursday that Western nations are blocking Moscow's plans for a non-violence pact between Georgia and its rebel region of Abkhazia by insisting on the return of

14:26, july 18, 2008

Military wants answers on Afghan attack

U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan have now ordered a formal investigation into last weekend's attack on a remote combat outpost that killed nine American soldiers and wounded 15 more.

17:35, july 17, 2008

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 476

At least 476 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.

17:35, july 17, 2008

Georgia protests Russian military drills in North Caucasus

Georgia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Russia's large-scale military exercises in the North Caucasus is another manifestation of aggression against Tbilisi.

17:30, july 17, 2008

US plans to station diplomats in Iran for first time since 1979

The US plans to establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran for the first time in 30 years as part of a remarkable turnaround in policy by President George Bush.

17:29, july 17, 2008

US move on Iran a big shift from 'axis of evil' days: analysts

The Bush administration's move to join Iran at nuclear talks echoes its pragmatic steps toward North Korea and shows how far it has come from the "axis of evil" days, analysts said Wednesday.

12:32, july 16, 2008

Russia says U.S. missile shield will harm European security

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that the placement of a U.S. missile shield in Europe will harm regional security.

12:31, july 16, 2008

Beijing hopes to make $400 mln from Olympic tourists

Beijing expects to earn around $400 mln from tourists during the 2008 Olympic Games, the deputy head of the Beijing Tourism Administration said on Tuesday.

12:30, july 16, 2008

Gazprom, Iran sign oil and gas cooperation memo - paper

Gazprom and the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) have signed a memorandum of cooperation in oil and gas production and transportation, business daily Kommersant said on Tuesday.

12:28, july 16, 2008

Pakistan Says Afghanistan Creating `Artificial Crisis' in Ties

Pakistan said Afghanistan is creating an ``artificial crisis'' in relations between the neighboring countries and rejected accusations its security forces were behind recent attacks on Afghan

12:06, july 15, 2008

Iran says Shahab-3 missile has longer than reported range

Iran's Shahab-3 missiles have a range greater than the reported 2,000 km (1,240 miles), Iran's Fars news agency said on Monday, quoting the country's deputy defense minister.

11:58, july 15, 2008

Georgia plans to raise army strength amid tensions with Russia

Georgia plans to increase the strength of its armed forces by 5,000 personnel to 37,000 amid growing tensions with Russia over two breakaway provinces, a senior lawmaker said Monday.