- 21:57 08/10/2008
Russia completed the withdrawal of its peacekeepers from a buffer zone near South Ossetia on Wednesday, two days ahead of the agreed deadline, the commander of the Russian peacekeepers in the region said. 
- 21:45 08/10/2008
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The UN General Assembly voted Wednesday to approve Serbia's request that the UN International Court of Justice assess the legality of Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence.
- 21:02 08/10/2008
The Turkish parliament on Wednesday extended for one year a mandate to conduct cross-border operations in northern Iraq against the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants.
- 20:26 08/10/2008
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- 19:24 08/10/2008
A new agreement on the European security must lay out criteria for arms control and military force levels, Russia's president said Wednesday.
- 18:24 08/10/2008
The death toll following an earthquake that hit southern Kyrgyzstan over the weekend has risen to 75 after a nine-year-old girl died in a local hospital on Wednesday, the country's emergencies minister said.
- 18:15 08/10/2008
A naval task force from Russia's Northern Fleet, led by the nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky, will visit the Libyan capital October 11-13, an aide to the Navy commander said Wednesday.
- 18:06 08/10/2008
At least 11 people died, including a woman and newborn baby, and 10 other were injured when a four-story building collapsed in Egypt's second largest city of Alexandria, the MENA news agency said on Wednesday.
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- 17:34 08/10/2008
The possible dissolution of Ukraine's parliament may be an attempt to cover up illegal deliveries of an advanced air defense system to Georgia, an opposition member of parliament said Wednesday.
- 17:30 08/10/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on Wednesday for tougher financial regulations to tackle the global financial crisis.
- 17:18 08/10/2008
Russia will complete the withdrawal of its peacekeeping troops from the buffer zones near South Ossetia and Abkhazia by the end of the day, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.
- 16:41 08/10/2008
The possible dissolution of Ukraine's parliament may be an attempt to cover up illegal deliveries of an advanced air defense system to Georgia, an opposition member of parliament said Wednesday.
- 16:22 08/10/2008
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated Wednesday Russia's call for a ban on the sale of offensive weapons to Georgia.
- 16:14 08/10/2008
An opinion poll said that 46% of Russians do not believe there is a need for a Russia-Belarus Union State, although the two countries should maintain good bilateral relations.
- 15:33 08/10/2008
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday Washington is ready to work with any political coalition in Ukraine that might emerge in the wake of the country's political crisis.
