Syria makes peace proposal to Israel
DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria's leader said Thursday he offered a proposal for peace with Israel but also refused to break off ties with Hezbollah and militant Palestinians -- a key Israeli demand.
Nations:France Qatar Turkey Lebanon Israel Syria People:Nicolas Sarkozy Ehud Olmert Activities:Israel-Syria Conflict Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Palin's national guard faces a crisis in personnel
WASHINGTON - The Alaska National Guard, which Republicans are pointing to as an important national-security credential for vice presidential choice Sarah Palin, has personnel shortages that make its aviation units the most poorly staffed in the nation.
Nations:Afghanistan Kuwait People:John McCain Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Cheney slams Russia over war against Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia - Demonstrating Washington's commitment to beleaguered Georgia, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney flew in Thursday and condemned Russia for what he called an "illegitimate, unilateral attempt" to redraw Georgia's borders by force.
Nations:Russia Turkey Ukraine Italy People:Dmitry Medvedev Condoleezza Rice Dick Cheney George W. Bush Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Russia-U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Ex-Tenn. professor guilty of passing military data
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A federal jury convicted a retired University of Tennessee professor Wednesday of passing sensitive information from a U.S. Air Force contract to two foreign research assistants from China and Iran.
Nations:China U.S. Iran Source:(AP)
2008-09-03
Russian lawmakers recognize Georgia separatists
MOSCOW - Russia's parliament voted unanimously Monday to urge the president to recognize the independence of Georgia's two breakaway regions, stoking further tensions between Moscow and the small Caucasus nation's Western allies.
Nations:Ukraine Russia France Turkey Bulgaria Romania People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Angela Merkel Dick Cheney Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-08-25
68 die, 22 survive airliner crash in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - A passenger jet carrying 90 people, including a Kyrgyz high school sports team, crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday near the Kyrgyz capital, killing 65, government officials said.
Nations:Kyrgyzstan Russia Afghanistan Turkey Source:(AP)
2008-08-25
Kyrgyz passenger plane crashes, some 70 dead
BISHKEK (Reuters) - About 70 people died on Sunday when a Kyrgyz airliner crashed outside Bishkek, capital of the tiny former Soviet Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan, among them members of a local teenage basketball team.
Nations:Kyrgyzstan Turkey Canada Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-24
US Navy warship sails into Georgia with aid
ABOARD THE U.S.S. MCFAUL - A U.S. Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid anchored at the Georgian port of Batumi on Sunday, sending a strong signal of support to an embattled ally as Russian forces built up around two separatist regions.
Nations:Russia Ukraine Turkey Bulgaria Romania Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis U.S.-Russia Military Relations Source:(AP)
2008-08-24
Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout
GORI, Georgia - Russian forces lingered deep in Georgia on Thursday, digging trenches and setting up mortars a day before Kremlin officials promised to complete a troop withdrawal from this former Soviet republic.
Nations:Russia Turkey France People:Dmitry Medvedev Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-08-21
Russia blocks Georgia's main port city
POTI, Georgia - Russian forces blocked the only land entrance to Georgia's main port city on Thursday, a day before Russia promised to complete a troop pullout from its ex-Soviet neighbor.
Nations:Russia Turkey Poland People:Dmitry Medvedev Condoleezza Rice Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-08-21
Russia moves toward recognition of Georgian rebel zones
MOSCOW (AFP) - Moscow moved closer Wednesday to recognising the independence of two Georgian separatist regions at the centre of Caucasus conflict -- as a diplomatic onslaught with its former Cold War rivals gathered pace.
Nations:Russia France Turkey Poland People:Nicolas Sarkozy Dmitry Medvedev George W. Bush Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Russia-U.S. Source:(AFP)
2008-08-20
Russia: 'Forget' Georgian territorial integrity
GORI, Georgia - Explosions were heard near Gori on Thursday as a Russian troop withdrawal from the strategic city seemed to collapse. A fragile cease-fire appeared even more shaky as Russia's foreign minister declared that the world "can forget about any talk about Georgia's territorial integrity."
Nations:Russia Turkey France People:Dmitry Medvedev Condoleezza Rice Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-08-14
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