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U.S. rejects call for Georgian arms embargo At the United Nations, the U.S. has rejected a Russian draft resolution asking for an arms embargo to be imposed on Georgia. It called for countries to agree a ban on the sale of arms or military equipment, as well as...

Drunken horseplay wakes up Kazan Residents of the Russian city of Kazan had a sleepless night when they were tormented by frantic neighing from a neighbour’s balcony. The horse had been tethered there by the owner of the apartment.

Russian troops to replace peacekeepers in new states Russia has established formal diplomatic ties with newly independent South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Moscow will now station about 8,000 regular army troops there to provide protection for the republics. Meanwhile, Russian c

U.S. officials split over Caucasus conflict U.S. officials are divided over the recent violence in South Ossetia. The U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing has cast Moscow as an aggressor but members of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs have...

Russia calls for arms embargo against Georgia Moscow has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for an end to Georgia's militarisation. Russia is urging other countries to stop direct or indirect supply or sale of weapons to Georgia.

Russian withdrawal a step forward – Saakashvili The Georgian President has given a cautious welcome to an agreement between Moscow and the EU which will see Russian forces withdrawn from Georgia and replaced by EU monitors. Speaking at a media briefing in Tbilisi with

Russia endorses Ossetian & Abkhazian diplomats Russia has established official diplomatic relations with South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The news was announced by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a joint media conference with his counterparts from the new states.

Review of Russian newspapers The 'Caucasus problem' continues to occupy most of the front pages of Russian newspapers. Many of them have interesting reports as well as commentaries and analysis articles concerning the issue. Here is a review of seve

Kim Jong Il: dead, alive or using a body double? The health of North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong Il, has come under the spotlight, just as his country celebrates 60 years since its foundation. The leader did not attend a military parade dedicated to the state holiday. T

Washington Post: “Georgians question Saakashvili’s actions” According to The Washington Post, “Georgians inside and outside the government have begun to question the wisdom of the costly confrontation, and of the leaders who set it in motion”. One of the oldest and most respectab

Russian Navy set for U.S. backyard exercise The Russian Navy has confirmed that a fleet of warships belonging to the Russian Northern Fleet is preparing to cross the Atlantic Ocean and head for the Caribbean.

Rabbi key to Obama’s bid for Jewish vote Democratic U.S. Presidential candidate Barack Obama, who has been struggling to gain the Jewish vote, could have taken advantage of his wife’s cousin who’s one of the most distinguished black rabbis in the U.S. Still,...

Russia's Foreign Minister speaks out Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to journalists.

Saakashvili lied once again – Russian FM Mikhail Saakashvili’s claims are a blatant lie, according to Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who spoke to journalists in Moscow ahead of a meeting regarding the establishment of diplomatic ties with his counterp

Media verdict - Medvedev-Sarkozy meeting a success Monday's meeting between Russian and French Presidents and the EU delegation in Moscow has attracted a lot of media attention. Online editions of world newspapers have given analysis of the summit’s outcome and its...

Russian troops give way to EU observers The presence of EU observers in buffer zones outside South Ossetia and Abkhazia will be enforced, allowing Russian troops to leave security zones by October 1. The agreement is the outcome of Monday’s meeting between the

US scraps nuclear deal with Russia The U.S. has pulled out of a civilian nuclear deal with Russia in response to the conflict in Georgia. The agreement reached in May would have opened up markets between the countries by removing Cold War era...

Exposed: the double standards of U.S. rhetoric The U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney spent last week touring the Caucasus and criticising what he called Russian “aggression” towards Georgia. But some of the accusations leveled against Russia sound very similar to those

Ukraine’s PM to be quizzed over poisoning Ukraine's Prime Minister has been summoned to give evidence at a hearing into the poisoning of President Viktor Yushchenko four years ago. Yulia Timoshenko has been told to attend the Prosecutor General’s Office on Septe

Medvedev says withdrawal depends on security guarantees The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has announced that troops who remain on Georgian territory will be withdrawn once international guarantees for South Ossetia and Abkhazia are assured. It follows talks between...

Russia-NATO ties under question Russia may cut all ties with NATO if the western military alliance offers Georgia a Membership Action Plan, said Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's envoy to NATO.

Belarus may recognise new republics after elections Russia's western neighbour Belarus will discuss the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia after a new parliament is elected at the end of the month, according to its president Aleksandr Lukashenko.

UN expert: turn veggie if you want to save Earth! A top UN expert has come up with a new way to save the planet – eat less red meat!

French President leads EU peace mission French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Moscow on Monday to discuss the way forward in the dispute between Russia and Georgia after last month’s military conflict in South Ossetia. Sarkozy travelled to the Russian capit

Georgia-Russia conflict being heard in The Hague A hearing into alleged human rights abuses in Georgia by Russian troops has begun at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

British boarding school opens for Kazakh elite The first British private school has opened in the capital of Kazakhstan, Almaty. The site that the Haileybury school has established is not only the first in the country, but also the first of its kind in Central Asia...

Review of Russian newspapers This is the review of Russian newspapers issued on Monday September 8.

Russia remembers: 67 years on from the Leningrad siege It’s 67 years since the beginning of one of the longest and deadliest sieges in modern history, when Nazi forces surrounded Leningrad – today’s St Petersburg.

Moscow’s birthday bash draws crowds The Russian capital held its 861st birthday party this weekend, and the authorities say about seven million Muscovites took part in anniversary events.

Russian regions pledge support for South Ossetia Regional leaders in Russia have promised to support South Ossetia as it struggles to recover from the war with Georgia. Governors made their pledge at a State Council meeting chaired by Dmitry Medvedev. The President sai

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