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Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said “there should be no problems” in renewing imports of Georgian goods, banned by Russia in 2006, two years before a war between the two countries.
Looking at the next great threat to the nation, Naval Academy officials told the institution's oversight board yesterday that they plan to make cybersecurity a required field of study for all midshipmen.
Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence was the only viable option after brutal ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, the United States told the World Court on Tuesday, countering Russia's argument that former ruler Serbia no longer posed a threat to Kosovo.
The United States urged a UN court Tuesday to back Kosovo's independence as an act that brought stability to the Balkans, as Russia demanded the resumption of talks with Serbia on the territory's status.
Moscow officials have already chased away clouds on public holidays. Now they're considering cloud seeding to keep snow-removal costs down in the winter. Neighboring towns may get dumped on. In the snow-hushed woods on Moscow's northern edge, scientists are decades deep into research on bending the weather to their will. They've been at it since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin paused long enough in ...
Julianne Viani found a tremendous fan base in Armenia, where there is tremendous national pride and everyone knows her and her basketball teammates wherever they go.
Prague, Czech Republic (UPI) Dec 7, 2009 - Last month I made pit stops in Morocco, Spain, Germany and Hungary. Those stops brought with them intense emotions with memories of the Velvet Revolution, the fall of communism and current political affairs. Several of my mentors and leaders of those times have recently passed on. It is all interconnected.
The decade did not begin auspiciously for the Internet; it opened not with a bang, but a bust. However, the 2000 dot.com bust, far from signaling the end of the Web, served as a much-needed “reset” for an industry run amok. Gone were websites with great ideas, fistfuls of cash, and no long-term business plan. (Webvan, Pets.com, Kozmo.com, anyone?) The new crop of sites to emerge from the ashes ...
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.
THERE is no naughty or nice in our book. Just savers and suckers. This holiday season, tell your family presents are off and take them out of Dodge for a truly affordable getaway. Here are 10 ideas to get you going. 1) CRUISE THE CARIBBEAN $1299pp f...
Iran is already a nuclear weapons power, with externally-acquired nuclear weapons.
CHISINAU, Moldova , 7 December 2009 – Tudor Culeanu, 15, looked on with pride while his short film, 'The Moscow Train', was presented to delegates attending a high-level Conference on Child Care System Reform in the Moldovan capital.
Remarks at Unveiling of the Colin Powell Portrait Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Former Secretary of State Colin Powell Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC December 7, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Welcome to the Benjamin Franklin Room here at the State Department for such a happy occasion, totally in keeping with the spirit of the times where we are about to have the unveiling of the ...
President Mikhail Saakashvili says Georgia will contribute more than 900 troops next year to the U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Have you ever wondered what life was like in Jacksonville half a century ago? It may have been a different era of history, culture and politics but there are often parallels between the kind of stories that made headlines then and today.
Daniel Barenboim conducts Bizet's "Carmen" in La Scala's highly anticipated season premiere.
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