Georgia to send 900 troops to Afghanistan
AP - 2 hours 31 minutes agoPresident Mikhail Saakashvili says Georgia will contribute more than 900 troops next year to the U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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President Mikhail Saakashvili says Georgia will contribute more than 900 troops next year to the U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Dueling film versions of last year's bloody conflict reprise old arguments and ensure that the war of words between the two nations continues
President Mikhail Saakashvili says Georgia will contribute more than 900 troops next year to the U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — President Mikhail Saakashvili says Georgia will contribute more than 900 troops next year to the U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.
The transformation of Russia's military may be the most successful of President Dmitry Medvedev's programs, but it's also one of the most controversial. The huge project involves painful cuts and dismantling deep-vested interests that have thrived on bloated, Soviet-style armed forces.
Daniel Barenboim conducts Bizet's "Carmen" in La Scala's highly anticipated season premiere.
Daniel Barenboim conducts Bizet's "Carmen" in La Scala's highly anticipated season premiere.
Daniel Barenboim conducts Bizet's "Carmen" in La Scala's highly anticipated season premiere.
Daniel Barenboim conducts Bizet's "Carmen" in La Scala's highly anticipated season premiere.
A Russian scientist this week said Russia has fallen behind the U.S. in an arms race: the race to arm sea mammals, that is. It turns out, the U.S. military does employ teams of dolphins and sea lions to patrol for weapons and intruders.
A lot of news happens in a decade, and as we prepare to close this one, there will be plenty of lists about the top stories from the last 10 years. This is not one of those lists. These are the stories you told us you were interested in … by searching for them. From the gravely serious to the supremely silly, we present a decade of news you couldn't get enough of.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- NATO snubbed Russia’s calls for an overhaul of the U.S.-dominated security structure that helps keep the peace in Europe. The Western military alliance said its status as the anchor of trans-Atlantic security won’t be jeopardized by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s call for a new European security treaty.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- NATO snubbed Russia’s calls for an overhaul of the U.S.-dominated security structure that helps keep the peace in Europe. The Western military alliance said its status as the anchor of trans-Atlantic security won’t be jeopardized by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s call for a new European security treaty.
Here's a tip: Tip your hotel maid. Of all the workers travelers encounter, hotel maids are most likely to be stiffed at tip time.
On November 10, the USDA released the much anticipated USDA supply/demand report.
lobbies for senior citizen benefits at the national, statewide and local level and is a social group with service to others in mind. It meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the second Monday at the Nassau County Council on Aging, 1367 South 18th St, just south of the hospital parking lot.