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
NEW DELHI, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — India demanded Pakistan hand over 20 of its most wanted fugitives as a sign of good faith on Tuesday, while both sides tried to cool tensions over the Mumbai attacks that have threatened improving ties. ... > 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
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
DOHA, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — World Trade Organization (WTO) chief Pascal Lamy said on Saturday he was increasingly inclined to call ministers to Geneva next month to pursue a global trade treaty that could mitigate the world's economic turmoil. ... > 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
DUBAI, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Al Qaeda's second-in-command said in an Internet video the U.S. financial crisis was caused by Washington's military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan and taxpayers were paying the price. ... > full story
TOKYO, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran would welcome talks between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, the country's vice president said in an interview with Japan's Kyodo news agency ... > full story
PRAGUE, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — The upper house of the Czech parliament backed a plan on Thursday to build a U.S. missile defense shield base in the central European country, but it faces tough scrutiny in the lower chamber. ... > full story
HAVANA, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — If Russian President Dmitry Medvedev needs reminding of how times have changed when he visits Cold War ally Cuba on Thursday, he should look no further than Moscow's old Lourdes intelligence base in Havana. ... > full story
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Czech Senate approves US missile defense base Nov. 27, 2008 (San Diego Union-Tribune) — The upper chamber of the Czech Parliament on Thursday approved a deal with Washington to accept a U.S. missile defense installation. . . The deal ...
Czech lawmakers OK U.S. missile defense installation Nov. 27, 2008 (USA Today) — The upper chamber of Parliament has approved a deal with Washington to place a U.S. missile defense installation on Czech territory. The deal still ...
Mizoram first-time voters take their cue from Obama Nov. 27, 2008 (The Hindu, India) — Inspired by U.S. President-elect Barak Obama's victory speech and his trademark slogan "change we need," first-time voters in Mizoram say they want ...
Defence minister meets Putin Nov. 25, 2008 (Swiss Info) — A Swiss government spokesman said both men agreed on the need for Switzerland and Russia to "further develop relations", without providing further ...
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