The Maritime Journal reported that the German ship seized by pirates in the Gulf of Aden has three Russian nationals aboard. The journal's Editor-in-Chief Mikhail Voytenko told RT some details of the incident.

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage says he's convinced Washington didn't encourage Georgia to start the war.

Did U.S. officials know about Georgia's plans to attack its breakaway region? The issue deserves a special hearing in the U.S. Congress, according to American political commentator Pat Buchanan.