20th NATO Summit in Bucharest

Rudd needs to stop diplo-babble

news.com.au     17 hrs ago          

Baden Eunson | July 24, 2008 A TELLING exchange occurred between Kevin Rudd and an ABC journalist, Louise Yaxley, at the NATO summit in Bucharest in April. Now let's jump across the pond to Rudd's famous (or infamous) speech to...                

Merkel`s Ukraine visit signals crucial shift

unian.net     Jul 21, 2008   45 related          

Angela Merkel`s arrival in Kyiv marks the first visit to Ukraine by a German chancellor since the 2005 Orange Revolution brought a reformed, pro-Europe government to power. The leaders were also likely to talk about Ukraine`s...                

DoD Studies Troops Possibilities for Afghanistan

globalsecurity.org     Jul 18, 2008   407 related          

By Jim Garamone WASHINGTON, July 18, 2008 – Pentagon planners are studying ways to get more U.S. troops to Afghanistan quickly. U.S. and international leaders agree on the need for more troops in Afghanistan. A statement...                

Pentagon Studies Possibilities for More Troops to Afghanistan

freerepublic.com     Jul 19, 2008   15 related          

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2008 – Pentagon planners are studying ways to get more U.S. troops to Afghanistan quickly. “We're constantly reviewing troop needs, troop levels,” President Bush said during a July 2 news conference. “We're...                

Croatia agrees to buy naval frigates from Finland

setimes.com     Jul 18, 2008          

ZAGREB, Croatia -- The government signed an agreement Thursday (July 17th) to buy two used naval frigates from the Finnish company Patria. The total value of the deal is 10m euros. The order is part of Croatia's efforts to...                

Forth World Re-Union of Refugee Children from Aegean part of Macedonia

pagina.nl     Jul 18, 2008   8 related          

Tones echoing the Macedonian anthem marked the start Friday in Skopje of the 4th World Re-union of Refugee Children from the Aegean part of Macedonia on the occasion of 60th anniversary since the exodus, when 28.000 were forced...                

Belgium government collapses, King holds talks

charlotte.com     Jul 15, 2008   152 related          

Belgium's government collapsed Tuesday, unable to resolve an enduring divide over more self-rule for the country's Dutch and French-speakers. The gap was so wide the premier suggested the end of Belgium as a country was...                

Handsome Dmitry

rian.ru     Jul 15, 2008   89 related          

Handsome. I asked six people in Rome to give a word for Dmitry Medvedev and this is the result. But nearly five months after his election, 60 days in office, the new Russian president provokes mixed impressions and opposed...                

Kabul Attack Shakes Confidence in Karzai Police Plan (Bloomberg)

yahoo.com     Jul 11, 2008          

Bloomberg - July 11 (Bloomberg) -- The deadliest attack in Kabul since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 has shaken already low confidence in Afghan President Hamid Karzai's decision to give national police responsibility...                

Will South Ossetia question become violent in summer 2008?

todayszaman.com     Jul 11, 2008   574 related          

South Ossetia is one of Turkey's closest relatives in the Caucasus because its immigrants settled in Anatolia after genocides and exiles following the Russian conquest of the Caucasus, which ended in 1864, and the Russo-Turkish...                

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