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22:07 19/08/2008

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Moscow says NATO 'protecting' Georgia's Saakashvili
22:02 19/08/2008
Russian Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that NATO had taken Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili under its protection.
Russia denounces terrorist attacks in Algeria
21:31 19/08/2008
Germany doubles aid to conflict-torn Georgia to 2 mln euros
20:59 19/08/2008
Germany has decided to double its humanitarian aid to Georgia following the recent conflict to 2 million euros, the German foreign minister said Tuesday.
NATO urges Russia to pull out from Georgia, freezes ties
20:58 19/08/2008
NATO foreign ministers said after talks on Tuesday that the alliance is freezing contacts with Russia until it pulls its troops out of Georgia, but stopped short of harsh measures against Moscow.
Russia shuns Baltic drills, refuses to receive U.S. ship
19:24 19/08/2008
Russia said on Tuesday it will not participate in the NATO-led Open Spirit 2008 naval exercise in the Baltic Sea, and will refuse to receive a U.S. warship in the Far East port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
India's oldest man dies at 130
18:19 19/08/2008
Russia takes Olympic gold, bronze in men's high jump
18:06 19/08/2008
Russia's Andrei Silnov took Olympic gold with teammate Yaroslav Rybakov picking up the bronze in the men's high jump on Tuesday in Beijing's Bird Nest Stadium.
OSCE to send another 20 military observers to Georgia
17:48 19/08/2008
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) decided on Tuesday to immediately send 20 unarmed military observers to Georgia's buffer zone near the border with South Ossetia.
Mining giant Mechel fined $32mln for breaching anti-trust laws
17:42 19/08/2008
Russia takes Olympic weightlifting silver in men's over 105kg
17:26 19/08/2008
Russia, Belarus to sign unified air defense pact this fall
17:08 19/08/2008
Russia and Belarus will sign an agreement this fall on creating a unified air defense system, a Russian presidential aide said Tuesday.
Russian cycling duo wins Olympic bronze in Madison event
16:42 19/08/2008
Russia says Georgia failing to withdraw troops from S.Ossetia
16:39 19/08/2008
Georgian troops are not implementing President Mikheil Saakashvili's orders on their withdrawal from the South Ossetian conflict zone, a senior Russian military official said Tuesday.
Sarkozy to fly to Afghanistan after deaths of 10 French troops
16:21 19/08/2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will travel to Afghanistan later on Tuesday, following the deaths of 10 French soldiers in the past two days, the presidential office said.
Belarus leader applauds Russian response to South Ossetia crisis
16:07 19/08/2008
India eyes new-generation Russian tank
16:06 19/08/2008
India could consider plans to produce a new-generation tank jointly with Russia, the managing director of the BrahMos Aerospace joint venture said on Tuesday.
Russian wrestlers win gold, bronze on Day 11 of Beijing Olympics
16:02 19/08/2008
Two-headed turtle stolen from New York pet store
15:07 19/08/2008
Russia's oil exports decline 5.2% to 897 mln bbls in 1H08
15:06 19/08/2008

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