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19:03 30/08/2008

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Double-decker overturns in Argentina, killing five
18:55 30/08/2008
At least 22 killed in earthquake in southwest China
18:38 30/08/2008
Chavez backs Russia on Georgian breakaway regions
18:31 30/08/2008
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Russia had made the right decision by recognizing Georgia's breakaway regions, local media reported.
U.S. ship to visit Sevastopol naval base
18:14 30/08/2008
Russia wants constructive talks with EU on Georgia
17:51 30/08/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told the British premier on Saturday that Russia wants to hold constructive talks with the EU and international groups on the Georgian crisis.
Egypt reopens border with Gaza for two days
17:28 30/08/2008
OSCE report points finger at Georgia for S. Ossetia crisis
17:07 30/08/2008
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has accumulated evidence pointing to "numerous wrong decisions" made by Georgian leaders that led to a military crisis with Russia, Der Spiegel said on Saturday.
Russian, U.S. airlines involved in near miss over Caribbean
16:38 30/08/2008
Russian and U.S. airliners were a minute away from a midair collision over the Atlantic Ocean when the Russian Boeing 747 descended avoiding a crash, a spokesman for the Russian air company said.
Georgia quits Moscow 1994 ceasefire agreement
15:38 30/08/2008
Georgia's reintegration minister said on Saturday that Tbilisi was formally pulling out of a 1994 UN-approved agreement signed in Moscow by Abkhazia and Georgia following a bloody conflict.
Putin blasts Europe for following U.S. foreign policies
14:56 30/08/2008
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned European countries against following U.S. foreign policy ahead of an EU emergency meeting on Monday on the recent conflict between Russia and Georgia.
Southwest China hit by 6.1 magnitude earthquake
14:25 30/08/2008
Over half of Poles are in favor of sanctions against Russia
14:18 30/08/2008
Over 50% of Poles think that economic sanctions should be imposed on Russia following the conflict in South Ossetia, the Gfk Polonia research center said on Saturday.
At least 45 wounded in blast in Sri Lankan capital
13:14 30/08/2008

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Main news of August 30

Double-decker overturns in Argentina, killing five

At least 22 killed in earthquake in southwest China

Chavez backs Russia on Georgian breakaway regions

U.S. ship to visit Sevastopol naval base

Russia wants constructive talks with EU on Georgia

Egypt reopens border with Gaza for two days

OSCE report points finger at Georgia for S. Ossetia crisis

Russian, U.S. airlines involved in near miss over Caribbean

Georgia quits Moscow 1994 ceasefire agreement

Putin blasts Europe for following U.S. foreign policies

Southwest China hit by 6.1 magnitude earthquake

Over half of Poles are in favor of sanctions against Russia

At least 45 wounded in blast in Sri Lankan capital

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