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Georgia on path to NATO membership, says MerkelIn the latest round of shuttle diplomacy on the crisis in the Caucasus, German Chancellor Angela… 17/08/08 19:30 CET
Russia promises Georgia pulloutRussia’s president has said its forces will begin pulling out of Georgia from Monday afternoon… 17/08/08 19:30 CET
Terror alert as bombs explode on Costa del SolThousands of tourists had to be evacuated to safety on Spain’s Costa del Sol after bomb warnings… 17/08/08 19:30 CET
Pilgrimage passes off peacefully in KarbalaThere have been celebrations in Iraq as the annual pilgrimage to the Shi’ite holy city of Karbala… 17/08/08 19:30 CET
Medvedev: troops will leave Georgia from MondayRussia’s President Dmitri Medvedev has told his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy that Russian… 17/08/08 14:00 CET
Bolivian political crisis turns violentA bitter political power struggle in Bolivia has erupted into violence. Eyewitnesses said the… 17/08/08 14:00 CET
Israel to free 200 more Palestinian prisonersIsrael’s cabinet has approved plans to free about 200 Palestinian prisoners. A spokesman for Prime… 17/08/08 14:00 CET
McCain & Obama debate at lastThe two candidates in this year’s American presidential race, John McCain and Barack Obama, have… 17/08/08 09:19 CET
Georgia claims loss of villages to Abkhaz forcesWhile a partial pullout of Russian forces may be underway in Georgia, there was still plenty of… 17/08/08 09:19 CET
“Parque Via” hits gold in LocarnoThe 61st Locarno film festival has awarded Mexican director Enrique Rivero the Golden leopard for… 17/08/08 09:19 CET
Russia digs in in GeorgiaGoing nowhere fast appears to be the attitude of the Russian military units in Georgia. Moscow… 17/08/08 09:19 CET
