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Cheney rips into 'brutal' Russians | CERNOBBIO, Italy: US Vice-President Dick Cheney has cast Moscow as a brutal regime that aims to recapture its Soviet-era dominance, as Russia threatened to increase its assistance to Iran's nuclear ... (photo: White House/David Bohrer ) The Australian Georgia Photos Politics Russia US |
European soccer powers look flat | France loses 3-1 to Austria, a team 91 places below it in FIFA's world rankings ...Read the full article Post the first comment Start the Conversation, Leave a Comment | This conversation is semi-mo... (photo: GFDL / Londenp) Globe and Mail Austria Cup France Photos Soccer |
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EU may pressure Russia on gas if troops stay in Georgia: French FM | PARIS: The EU may seek to pressure Russia on gas imports if it does not pull its troops from Georgia, Frenc... (photo: (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq) / ) The Times of India France Georgia Photos Russia Troops |
Spain grow to slow further in H2 - govt MADRID, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Spain's economy in the second half will grow by less than it did in the first half of this year, the country's secretary of state for the econo... (photo: Creative Commons / Serg!o) The Guardian Development Financial Money Photos Spain |
Open water expanding around Arctic | Leading ice specialists in Europe and the United States have agreed for the first time that a ring of navigable waters has opened all around the fringes of the cap of s... (photo: NOAA file / Rear Admiral Harley D. Nygren) International Herald Tribune Arctic Environment Europe Photos Water |
Ermita to explain RP's new peace tack in Swiss meet | MANILA, Philippines -- Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita will be off to Switzerland this week to explain the Philippines' new peace policy to an international summit o... (photo: . (Dado Aguilar/OPS/NIB Pho) Inquirer Ermita Philippines Photos Rebellion Summit |
EGYPT: Risking death for new life in Italy web | Photo: Mohamed Boraie/IRIN CAIRO, 7 September 2008 (IRIN) - Italy has long been a popular destination among young men in Nile Valley villages. Relatives save up mon... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis) IRINnews Death Egypt Italy Life Photos |
Cheney renews call for U.S., Europe unity on Georgia | CERNOBBIO, Italy (AP) -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney renewed his call for cooperation between Europe and Washington over the Georgia crisis, Italy's foreign ministe... (photo: US Navy file/MCS3 Jared Benner) CNN Defence Georgia Photos Russia US |
Sarkozy to seek Russian breakthrough on Georgia | PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will travel to Moscow on Monday to tell Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to comply with a month-old peace plan for G... (photo: AP Photo) The Star EU Energy Georgia Photos Russia |
Europe wants to work with U.S. on Georgia: minister | CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) - The European Union wants to work closely with the United States in resolving the Georgian crisis, Italy's foreign minister said after meeti... (photo: EC file photo) The Boston Globe Europe Georgia Photos Russia US |
Moscow reluctant to tackle Russia's smoking problem | : On a recent summer evening, Nikolai Yashkin lighted a cigarette to relax after a long day of work as a courier. Yashkin, 58, said he had been smoking since he was a b... (photo: Public Domain / Paolo Neo) International Herald Tribune Cigarette Moscow Photos Russia Smoking |