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19:09 08/08/2009

Medvedev promises South Ossetia more aid, including military
18:23 08/08/2009
On the anniversary of the start of the Russia-Georgia war President Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow would continue to provide South Ossetia with social and economic aid, as well as military assistance.
Moldova opposition announces new coalition
16:07 08/08/2009
Moldova's four main opposition parties announced that they have formed a coalition under the slogan For European Integration, coalition leaders said on Saturday.
Medvedev says no going back on South Ossetian recognition
15:24 08/08/2009
President Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday that Russia would not revise its decision to recognize the former Georgian republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states.
Venezuela's Chavez sends envoy back to Colombia as ties thaw
14:51 08/08/2009
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez instructed his ambassador to Colombia to return to Bogota amid signs that the diplomatic spat between the two countries is thawing, Telesur TV said.
Medvedev praises Sarkozy's role in S. Ossetia ceasefire
13:04 08/08/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday that his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy played a "big role in solving the Georgian-South Ossetian crisis," the Kremlin press service said in a statement.

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Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

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A brawl broke out in the Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday ahead of the consideration of a bill designed to expand the use of Russian language in the country, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

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Russia Refuses to Allocate $10 mln to Afghan Army

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Third of Russians Approve of Anti-Putin Camp Closure

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