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11/24/2010 9:37:16 PM
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Interview: Romanian Foreign Minister Says Russian Troops In Moldova An 'Anachronism'
Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi says he hopes Moldova will maintain its course toward closer EU integration after the November 28 parliamentary elections and he promoted greater European involvement in negotiations to settle the Transdniester dispute. More 
Interview: Georgia 'On Its Way' To NATO, EU, Top Official Says
Georgia is pushing ahead with reforms aimed at joining the European Union and NATO -- and ready to talk to Russia. That's the message from Giorgi Baramidze, Georgia's deputy prime minister and state minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration. More 
Iran Dealt Losing Hand In Gambia Gambit
Gambia may not be the most obvious candidate for a diplomatic collision with Tehran. But this week the tiny West African state announced it was severing economic ties with Iran and ordered all Iranian representatives to leave within 48 hours. More 
As Russia Hosts Tiger Summit, India Offers Glimmer Of Hope For World's Largest Cat
Russia this week is hosting an international summit in St. Petersburg aimed at saving the endangered wild tiger. Due to increasing pressures on tiger habitats and continued poaching, the current outlook for wild tiger populations may appear bleak. But according to conservationists, on-the-ground work in southern India demonstrates that a brighter future for the animals is also possible. More 
Afghans Release Election Results
Afghan election officials have announced final results from all but one voting district in September's parliamentary elections -- disqualifying a total of 24 candidates who had been announced as winners in preliminary results. More 
U.S. Seeks Solution To Korean Crisis
U.S. President Barack Obama has told his South Korean counterpart that the United States stands "shoulder to shoulder" with it following the North's shelling of a South Korean island with the loss of four lives. The White House called the November 23 attack on Yeonpyeong Island outrageous but is seeking a diplomatic rather than military solution. More 
Armenian Oppositionist Freed
A well-known Armenian opposition figure has been set free after spending more than 30 months in prison on controversial charges stemming from the 2008 postelection unrest. More 
Russian Lawmaker Sought For Fraud
The Russian Prosecutor-General's Office has issued a search and arrest order for Duma Deputy Ashot Yegiazarian for alleged financial crimes. More 
Monument To Latvian Pre-WWII Leader To Be Erected In Turkmenistan
A monument to Latvia's pre-World War II Prime Minister Karlis Ulmanis is to be erected in Turkmenistan's port city of Turkmenbashi (formerly Krasnovodsk). More 
Tajik Daily Suspends Publication
Tajikistan's only daily newspaper, "Imruz News" (News Today), has suspended publication less than three months after it was launched. More 
Minister's Son Brings Suit Over Shashlik
The son of Azerbaijan's transportation minister is suing two opposition newspapers over allegations that he paid a restaurant $1.2 million to make him a Shish kebab from a bear on display at the eatery. More 
What Happens In Lisbon Stays In Lisbon
NATO delegates attending the alliance's annual summit last weekend in Lisbon have left a bit of a scandal in their wake. More 
Lawmaker Says Motion To Call Ahmadinejad To Account Has Enough Signatures
A conservative Iranian lawmaker says that the number of legislators who have signed a document aimed at calling Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad for questioning in parliament has reached the required number for it to come into force. More 
Kremlin Replaces Kabardino-Balkaria Interior Minister
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has fired Kabardino-Balkaria Interior Minister Lieutenant General Yury Tomchak, replacing him with Sergei Vasilyev, a career Russian police officer from Kemerovo with no previous experience of the North Caucasus. More 
Think Tanks
Joseph Hammond looks at the deployment of Abrams tanks by U.S. forces in Afghanistan. More |
