| September 2008 |
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The Georgian Foreign Ministry rejected on Monday a Russian report that Tbilisi had lost up to 3,000 men in the five-day war in August between the two countries over South Ossetia, calling the claim "disinformation." 
A proposal to hold an international investigation into last month's conflict in Georgia has been backed by the 27 EU foreign ministers, the French foreign minister said on Monday. 
Russia insists that OSCE and European Union observers be deployed in South Ossetia and Abkhazia as soon as possible, its foreign minister said on Monday. 
NATO discussions with Georgia on the accession of the South Caucasus state to the military alliance only encourage Tbilisi to plan new military actions, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Monday. 
The Russian TV company that airs South Park has seen its popularity rocket since prosecutors issued a warning over the content of the popular adult cartoon, the head of the company said on Monday. 
European foreign ministers said on Monday that sanctions against Belarus could be lifted if the country holds its September 28 parliamentary elections in a "democratic" fashion. 
Russia continued its growing global dominance of women's tennis beating Spain in Madrid to win the Fed Cup champions title, the fourth time since 2004, on Sunday.
Afghanistan has had virtually no contact over the past year with a regional security group on the post-conflict settlement, the head of the Collective Security Treaty Organization said on Monday. 
Russia could build up its presence in the Mediterranean to make up for the loss of its naval base in Ukraine's port of Sevastopol, a Black Sea Fleet official said on Monday. 
Russia will sign cooperation agreements, which will have a military component, with Abkhazia and South Ossetia this week, President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday. 
More than 80 Russian tourists vacationing at the Sheraton Sharm Resort in Egypt are believed to be suffering from food poisoning, a Moscow radio station said on Monday citing one of the victims. 
Iran has launched a three-day series of Air Force and missile defense exercises throughout the country, the Air Force commander said on Monday. 



