Beirut - Environment Minister Antoine Karam on Monday said "friendly fire kills exactly as enemy fire does." Karam was commenting on the martyrdom of Air Force 1st. lt. Samer Hanna in an attack on his chopper in the southern Hezbollah

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PM about draft law on impeachment

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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain's pick for a running mate, announces her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant.

Sep 1, 2008, Head of Russia's Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov voiced suggestion to impose embargo on arms sales to Georgia, until the curent Tbilisi regime is changed.''To start with, it would be right to impose embargo on armes sales to

Severing diplomatic relations with Russia, initiated by the official Tbilisi, may negatively effect 300,000 Georgians residing in Russia without being naturalized.Vedomosti Daily cites commentary of Head of the Russia and Georgia Unity Fund Vladimir Khomeriki. According to Khomeriki, about a

European Union should not get itself isolated from Russia following the latter's action regarding Georgia, stated Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier Aug 31.According to the ministry's head, criticism of Russian leadership for its action does not alter

While speaking before the students in MGIMO on Sep 1 2008, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Moscow will not allow anybody to spoil Russian-German relations.''The Russian-German reconciliation is one of the most important factors of building the new

Aug 31, 2008, President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev gave an interview to the 1st, Russia, and NTV Russian TV Channels. REGNUM publishes the interview transcript.Dmitry Anatolievich, the situation around South Ossetia has been developing for the long 17 years. Why

Russia has initiated cooperation with the Georgian side at the border checkpoints, facilitating return of residents of South and North Ossetia who are currently in Georgia to their homes. Russian Foreign Ministry's representative Andrey Nesterenko informed journalists of the situation

September, 1, 9:05 a.m. local time, US Coast Guard Cutter Dallas entered the Bay of Sevastopol. Thousands of protesting city residents met the boat at the bay. People chanted loudly "Go home!" and waved banners "STOP NATO!"The second line of

Russia's foreign policy is not being reconsidered, REGNUM correspondent cites Russian Foreign Ministry's official representative Andrey Nesterenko to state at a briefing in Moscow Sep 1, 2008 while commenting on the five principles of Russia's foreign policy articulated by President

President Dmitri Medvedev announced on August 26 that Russia has recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Experts say that the Russian-Georgian conflict marks the final stage in the disintegration of the Yalta-Potsdam world order, thus opening up opportunities

It's opening day of the Republican National Convention, and it may be the last. With all eyes on Hurricane Gustav, a storm that could hit the Gulf Coast harder than Hurricane Katrina, Republicans are re-working their convention plans. As part

Hurricane Gustav may have given the Republican National Convention a less celebratory tone, but that doesn't mean the RNC will be completely devoid of fun.

Even before the gavel opens the Republican National Convention in St. Paul today, organizers and suppliers are recalibrating their expectations.

It's not clear whether the Republican National Convention or the Labor Day holiday deserves the credit.

Republicans scrambled to turn the firstday of their national convention into a fundraising drive forhurricane victims, with presidential candidate John McCain's wifeand first lady Laura Bush appealing for Gulf Coast help.

Al Franken used a Labor Day picnic in Duluth to launch a proposal for a multi-billion dollar stimulus package. The money would be spent on infrastructure and railroads.