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GEORGIA/RUSSIA: Conflict will stop short of war
The Russian authorities froze all transport and postal communication with Georgia on October 2....
GeorgiaAFGHANISTAN: NATO unwilling to boost narcotics role
NATO today assumed control of US forces in eastern Afghanistan. The alliance now commands over...
AfghanistanERITREA: Deteriorating relations with UN affect region
The UN said yesterday that Eritrea had released a staff member who was arrested in August after...
EritreaIRAN/UN: Latest nuclear offer unlikely to be accepted
The deputy head of Iran's atomic energy agency, Mohammed Saeedi, yesterday proposed that France...
IranINTERNATIONAL: Ban will be UN secretary general
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon yesterday won a fourth informal 'straw poll' of the 15...
InternationalBOSNIA: Victorious hardliners must now share power
The Muslim seat in the tripartite presidency has gone to Haris Silajdzic, who has campaigned for...
RUSSIA/GEORGIA: Moscow recalls staff over spy spat
Two Russian aircraft landed in Tbilisi today to pick up the Russian ambassador, other officials...
RussiaIRAN/UN/EU/US: Inconclusive end to nuclear talks round
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said today there was no "reason or logic" for Tehran...
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