This deployment is routine in nature and has been planned for over a year, notification of the requirement to transit the Turkish Straits was given in June well before the current Georgia crisis and is completely unrelated. In accordance with
In addition, the US has sent two ships, USS McFaul, a destroyer, and the Coast Guard cutter Dallas, to deliver humanitarian aid to Georgia through the port of Batumi. USS Mount Whitney, a command ship and flagship of the US
Cuba is to charge a punk rocker today with "social dangerousness" because his songs denounce and deride the communist government. Gorki Aguila, lead singer of Porno para Ricardo, faces up to four years in prison for openly defying the revolution
As Russia struggled to rally international support for its military action in Georgia, Vladimir V. Putin, the country's paramount leader, lashed out at the United States on Thursday, contending that the White House may have orchestrated the conflict to benefit
Roma`s games against Manchester United in the past two seasons were marred by serious crowd problems and by knife attacks outside the Stadio Olimpico and Platini said Uefa would not accept further problems when Chelsea visit the Italian capital on
From Achilles to Mr Smith, we`re used to seeing Brad Pitt cast in heroic action roles. Now, though, Pitt`s heroism is extending beyond the realm of fiction. The actor reportedly saved a young fan from an unscheduled swim yesterday at
Iran today said it had stepped up its uranium enrichment programme in an announcement likely to fuel western fears about the country`s nuclear weapon capability. Ali Reza Sheikh Attar, the deputy foreign minister, told Iran`s official news agency that the
When John McCain said we could just 'muddle through' in Afghanistan, I argued for more resources and more troops to finish the fight against the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11, and made clear that we must take out
He also expressed gratitude to British side for constant support of Ukraine's European aspirations and stressed hope that Great Britain would render support to Ukraine during discussion of the new agreement with the EU at the twelfth EU-Ukraine Summit on
As Ukrainian News reported, on August 27, a fire broke out at an ammunition dump located on the territory of a military unit А0829 of the Ministry of Defense on the outskirts of Lozova, Kharkiv region and caused detonation of
By all means, but let's include transit countries in this discussion, because all the interruptions in supplies to Europe were always at the fault of transit countries siphoning off gas headed to Europe, despite having no gas supply contracts in
The North Atlantic Council (NAC) met in a special foreign ministerial session on 19 August 2008 to discuss the situation in Georgia and its implications for Euro-Atlantic stability and security...
The Welsh singer looked stunning in a selection of low cut dresses which revealed her curvy figure. The patriotic 28-year-old also made sure her outfit was complete by draping herself in her home country`s flag for one of her classical
Viktor Yushchenko was speaking in Kiev at celebrations to mark the 17th anniversary of Ukraine's independence from the former Soviet Union. Against the backdrop of the recent armed conflict which saw Russian troops sweeping into neighbouring Georgia, the president said
