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3 hrs ago | United Nations

UN assesses plight of displaced in Georgia buffer zone

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reported today that its teams have now entered the so-called "buffer zone" north of the Georgian town of Gori, where thousands uprooted by last month's fighting ...

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8 hrs ago | The Moscow Times

Medvedev and Aliyev Discuss Georgia

"Over its 15 years of existence, The Moscow Times managed to win its readership's acclaim as the nation's most popular English language daily.

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Related Topix: Ilham Aliyev, World News, Azerbaijan, Asia

13 hrs ago | Canada.com

Sarah Palin to pad slim foreign relations experience with tour of UN

U.S. presidential candidate Sen. John McCain may take his running mate Sarah Palin to the United Nations next week, U.N. officials said on Tuesday, to give her the chance to meet a few world leaders.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, George Bush, W., World News, Asia

17 hrs ago | Parliamentary Library Web Site Public...

Behind the scenes of the Russia - "Georgia conflict

Overnight on 7 August 2008 the Georgian military launched a surprise aerial bombardment and ground troop campaign in the breakaway province of South Ossetia, with the intention of reasserting the Georgian ...

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

22 hrs ago | Muncie Free Press

Rift Between Russia and Georgia Prompts Questions About NATO's Future

By John J. Kruzel American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, DC Russia's attack on Georgia, the first invasion orchestrated by Moscow since the end of the Soviet Union, raises questions about NATO's future role ...

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Tue Sep 16, 2008

The Daily Star

Turkey and the crisis in the Caucasus

The outbreak of war between Georgia and Russia following the ill-advised Georgian attempt to wrest control of the breakaway province of South Ossetia on August 7 posed an immediate challenge to Turkish ...

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Related Topix: Vladimir Putin, World News, Armenia, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Azerbaijan, Asia, Turkey, Middle East

Interfax

Total of 372 Georgian citizens killed in August hostilities - statistics

The Georgian health, interior and defense ministries presented new combat losses statistics at a press briefing in Tbilisi on Monday.

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World News from Times Online

Ukraine government collapses over Georgia war

Ukraine plunged into fresh political turmoil today when its pro-Western government collapsed amid recriminations over Russia's war with Georgia.

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Related Topix: Yuliya Tymoshenko, World News, Asia, Viktor Yushchenko, US Politics, US News, Europe, Ukraine, Mikheil Saakashvili

The Moscow Times

Four Wars in One

Four Wars in One By Richard Lourie To Our Readers The Moscow Times welcomes letters to the editor.

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Related Topix: Mikheil Saakashvili, World News, Russia, Asia

The Moscow Times

Georgia Cuts Interest Rates, Reserve Requirements

Georgia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate following an emergency meeting by 1 percentage point for the second month to ease a shortage of cash in the financial system.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News

Mon Sep 15, 2008

CNN

EU proposes Georgia aid to recover from war

The European Union stepped up its engagement in Georgia on Monday, launching an observer mission to oversee the withdrawal of Russian troops, appointing a special envoy to coordinate diplomatic efforts and ...

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Turkish Daily News

Where the roads meet

The Polish news magazine Wprost has once more made international headlines. The magazine that is famous for mercilessly mocking politicians on their smartly designed cover pages, last week featured Russian ...

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Related Topix: Vladimir Putin, World News, Nicolas Sarkozy

UNIAN

Russia eyes Mediterranean as alternative to Sevastopol naval base

Russia could build up its presence in the Mediterranean to make up for the loss of its naval base in Ukraine`s port of Sevastopol, a Black Sea Fleet official said on Monday, according to RIA Novosti.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko,

RIA Novosti

Russia disputes Georgian report on policeman's death . .

Russian peacekeepers said on Thursday Georgia has failed to provide proof that a police officer was shot dead on Wednesday near a Russian checkpoint in northern Georgia's Gori region.

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Sun Sep 14, 2008

Kansas City Star

For Bush, window into source of Georgia suffering was fogged

George Bush peered into the soul of Vladimir Putin and was pleased by what he saw there.But now the people of Georgia — along with citizens of Latvia, Estonia and other former captive Soviet republics ...

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Related Topix: Vladimir Putin, George Bush, Leonid Brezhnev, World News

International Herald Tribune

NATO envoys head to Georgia to show support

BERLIN : Defying strong opposition from Russia, NATO's 26 ambassadors will begin a two-day visit to Georgia on Monday in a move aimed at showing support for the Georgian government, despite the risk of ...

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Related Topix: Mikheil Saakashvili, World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Russia, Asia

Reuters

Saakashvili "planned S. Ossetia invasion" : ex-minister

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili had long planned a military strike to seize back the breakaway region of South Ossetia but executed it poorly, making it easy for Russia to retaliate, Saakashvili's former ...

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Related Topix: Mikheil Saakashvili, Asia, World News

Groong Armenian News Network

Armenia most interested in Georgia's stability and security

From : Sebouh Z Tashjian Date : Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:31:47 -0700 PanARMENIAN.Net Armenia most interested in Georgia's stability and security 13.09.2008 14:16 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Foreign ...

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Related Topix: Asia, World News, Mikheil Saakashvili

The St. Petersburg Times

Museum Shows Georgian War Trophies

A military museum in Moscow opened an exhibition on Wednesday displaying the Russian army's trophies from a war last month against Georgia.

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Sat Sep 13, 2008

Free Republic

Chechen President Says U.S. Fomenting Caucasus Unrest

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has accused the United States of fomenting unrest in the Caucasus and emboldening Georgia to launch an attack on South Ossetia.

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Related Topix: Mikheil Saakashvili, Asia, World News, Russia

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