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
BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — China warned French President Nicolas Sarkozy to call off a planned meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying on Tuesday that it was up to Sarkozy to create the right conditions for putting China-EU relations back on track. ... > full story
TBILISI, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili urged the West Tuesday not to return to "business as usual" with Russia without holding it to account for its five-day war with his country in August. ... > full story
LONDON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The bright "50 percent off" signs plastered over the windows of London's plush new Westfield shopping center don't hold much sway over Helen Marlow. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States will urge NATO on Tuesday to encourage Georgia and Ukraine to join the military alliance after European nations derailed President George W. Bush's bid to put them on the track to membership. ... > full story
KIBATI, Congo, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Congolese Tutsi rebels withdrew on Monday from an eastern border town in what they said was a gesture to persuade President Joseph Kabila's government to open peace talks with them. ... > full story
KIBATI, Congo, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The European Union appeared hesitant and divided on Monday over a proposal to send an EU rapid reaction force to east Congo, despite a growing clamor for protection from refugees and aid workers. ... > full story
BOSASSO, Somalia, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Somali pirates have agreed to release a Yemeni cargo ship without ransom after successful negotiations between the hijackers, local elders and a Yemeni official, a local official said Monday. ... > full story
MOSCOW, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Russia has begun producing a new generation intercontinental missile, a senior government official said on Monday, after a successful test launch. ... > full story
BOGOTA, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Anti-kidnapping campaigner Ingrid Betancourt paid a surprise visit to Colombia on Saturday at the start of a regional tour to try to jump start hostage talks with the leftist rebels who kept her captive for years. ... > full story
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Pirate ransom agreed on Dec. 1, 2008 (Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA) — The saga over a pirated Ukrainian freighter stuffed with weapons may finally be coming to an end.. . Andrew Mwangura, who as head of a Kenyan ...
Indian warship fights off pirates Dec. 1, 2008 (IOL, South Africa) — New Dehli - An Indian warship on Tuesday prevented two merchant vessels from being hijacked by heavily armed pirates in the Gulf of Aden and ...
Pirates may cost shipping industry big Dec. 1, 2008 (IOL, South Africa) — Related Articles Is military the only solution to piracy?Indian warship fights off piratesPirates seize luxury yacht . Japan's shipping industry ...
Pirates okay ransom for Ukrainian ship Dec. 1, 2008 (Toronto Sun) — Somali pirates have agreed on a ransom for a Ukrainian freighter carrying tanks and other heavy weapons and it could be released within days, a ...
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