NEW DELHI, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was flying to New Delhi on Tuesday to try to ease tension between India and Pakistan that has surged over the Mumbai attacks and put at risk U.S. counterterrorism efforts in the region. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — NATO agreed Tuesday to gradually resume contacts with Russia suspended after Moscow's intervention in Georgia, and put off a decision on putting Ukraine and Georgia on formal membership tracks. ... > full story
HELSINKI, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Europe's main security and human rights body will this week discuss problems lingering since the war it failed to prevent between Russia and Georgia and consider calls by Moscow for a new European security pact. ... > full story
LONDON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cautioned NATO members on Monday against military activities with Russia but said she did not oppose contacts via the NATO-Russia Council. ... > full story
MUMBAI, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has appealed to India not to punish his country for last week's attacks in Mumbai, saying militants have the power to precipitate a war in the region, the Financial Times reported on Monday. ... > full story
HAVANA, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Friday as Moscow rebuilt ties with its Cold War ally during a trip to expand its political and economic reach in Latin America. ... > full story
HAVANA, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Russia welcomes a decision by the U.S. government to back away from granting fast-track NATO membership to ex-Soviet republics Georgia and Ukraine at the alliance's summit later this month, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday. ... > full story
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev toured a Russian warship visiting Venezuela's Caribbean on Thursday, a boost for President Hugo Chavez's mission to weaken U.S. influence in Latin America. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran is now running 5,000 uranium enrichment centrifuges, a senior official said on Wednesday, signaling an expansion of work the West fears is aimed at making nuclear weapons. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice backed away on Wednesday from offering Georgia and Ukraine a formal roadmap to join NATO and said Britain had proposed finding other ways to bring them into the alliance. ... > full story
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