Mutual Georgian-Russian provocations may turn serious

There is still an outside chance of renewed conflict. A worsening of the security situation is...

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Iraq security risks to rise sharply if US troops leave

The impasse continues between Washington and Baghdad on a new Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),...

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The likelihood of fighting dragging on, combined with internal divisions over the nature of the...

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Russia's UN ambassador yesterday criticised as "unacceptable" any attempt to go beyond the...

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The detention of such a high-profile individual as artist Ai Weiwei has focused attention on the...

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Political uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) mark one stage in long-run...

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The National Election Commission said yesterday that a referendum on Darfur's administrative...

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A Libyan government spokesman said yesterday that Tripoli was ready to discuss changes in the...

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Fighting between government and opposition forces continues around Brega. More than two weeks...

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President Dmitry Medvedev on March 30 hailed the new counter-insurgency offensive in the North...

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