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Medvedev looks east for support on Georgia
Canada Dot Com Full News Article
Jon Boyle MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looked east on Thursday for support for Moscow's tough line over Georgia, which has inflamed relations with the West and prompted talk of a new Cold War. The Kremlin leader flew to Tajikistan for a summit of a regional security forum with China and four Central Asian states at which the...
photo: AP /RIA-Novosti / Mikhail Klimentyev

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<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Russia to respond militarily to U.S. missile shield</span>
Russia to respond militarily to U.S. missile shield
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Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Russia will have to respond...
<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Why Georgia&#39;s on my mind</span>
Why Georgia's on my mind
Seattle Times Read Full Article
KYIV, Ukraine - The conflict in Georgia revealed problems that extend well beyond our region....
<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Can McCain Back in Again?</span>
Can McCain Back in Again?
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Podcast available through: If you like Robert D. Novak, you might enjoy Pat Buchanan Ben...
Poverty killing on a grand scale: WHO
Slum Area - Houses built along the riverbanks of Davao River - Poverty - Pollution - Davao City
Canada Dot ComFull News Article
GENEVA - A "toxic combination" of poverty and social injustice is killing people on a grand scale, a World Health Organization report said Thursday, urging states to fund healthcare to cut inequalities. The Commission on the Social Determinants of...
photo: WN / Janice Sabnal
Geneva   Health   Human Rights   Photos   Poverty
9 killed as violence spreads along Pakistan border
Pakistan Peshawar
The ExaminerFull News Article
Comments PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Map, News) - Suspected militants bombed a bus carrying prisoners in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least nine people, as fighting between security forces and extremists flared across the country's tribal belt....
photo: AP / Mohammad Zubair
Pakistan   Photos   Talibans   Terrorism   Violence
Officials may evacuate New Orleans as Gustav nears
This NOAA satellite image taken Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008 at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows Tropical Storm Gustave about 80 miles northeast of Kingston, Jamaica. In addition, an area of low pressure with moderate to strong thunderstorms are noted about 300 mile northeast of the northern Leeward islands.
Houston ChronicleFull News Article
NEW ORLEANS - National Guard troops stand ready, batteries and water bottles are selling briskly, and one small-town mayor has spent a sleepless night worrying. The New Orleans area is watching as a storm marches across the Caribbean on the eve of...
photo: AP
 Emergency   New Orleans   Photos   Storm   Troops
70 migrants feared drowned off Malta
An african immigrant rests inside a red cross tent after arriving in a small wooden fishing boat
Irish TimesFull News Article
Some 70 African migrants are feared�drowned in the central Mediterranean after a large rubber dinghy taking them to Europe capsized, the Malta representative of the UN refugee agency said yesterday. A Maltese fishing boat rescued eight migrants 55...
photo: AP / Arturo Rodriguez
 Africa   Immigration   Malta   Mediterranean   Photos
New Orleans on high alert
A man runs toward a shelter in Poza Rica during the passing of the Hurricane Dean over Veracruz, southern Mexico, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007. Hurricane Dean, which crashed into the Caribbean coast of Mexico on Tuesday as the strongest hurricane to hit land
News24Full News Article
New Orleans - Three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, residents of the Big Easy are bracing for another major strike as officials vow they will not repeat the mistakes that lefts thousands stranded in floodwaters. Louisiana...
photo: AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini
Hurricane   New Orleans   Photos   US   Weather
Thai protesters defy order to leave PM's compound -
Government House in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.
Yahoo Daily NewsFull News Article
By Chalathip Thirasoonthrakul 34 minutes ago BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters defied a court order to leave Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's official compound on Thursday as the group's leaders vowed to stay until his...
photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong
 Asia   Bangkok   Photos   Politics   Protesters
Business
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Dollar higher on positive data" The Australian
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TataSky comes under MRTPC lens again over channel pricing" The Times of India
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Ford exec sees dealership ranks thinning" The Examiner
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Caterpillar looks for record sales on China demand" Syracuse
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Copper lower on demand worries" Globe and Mail
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(UPDATE) Central bank hikes interest rates by 25 bps" Inquirer
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U.K. home prices post record decline in August" International Herald Tribune
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Mugabe to name Zimbabwe cabinet" The Times of India
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Gold higher, demand slightly down" The Times of India
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Dell aims new models at emerging markets" Omaha World-Herald
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Rice growers oppose MEP removal" The News International
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Sugar trade asks FMC to ban futures trading" The Times of India
Terrorism
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Jet hijackers surrender in Libya; Palestinian police find hidden disabled siblings" Austin American Statesman
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Jammu: Rescued hostages recount incident" The Times of India
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US warning to court in alleged torture case" The Guardian
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Pro-N. Korea paper: Nuclear tension could spike" Syracuse
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China launches new attack on Dalai Lama's "lies"" The Guardian
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U.S. military sending foreign fighters to home nations" International Herald Tribune
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Amid recent violent protests, UN urges restraint in Indian-administered Kashmir" United Nations
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Past presents problems for Tibet" Asia Times
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US paper criticises Nawaz for pulling out of coalition" Dawn
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Mugabe booed at opening of parliament in Harare" Taipei Times
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Russia says Georgian attack negated UN resolutions" The Guardian
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Medvedev's Statement on Georgian regions" WorldNews.com
Sport
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Health
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Andy Roddick advances, aggressively" International Herald Tribune
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NBA to play 2 games in China in October" Star Tribune
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Davenport scrambles into third round" TVNZ
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Transfer news and speculation, 28 August" Belfast Telegraph
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Scientists envision trees – real or fake – extracting excess CO² from air" San Diego
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Sagittarius marks coming of autumn" San Diego
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International Space Station is attacked...by computer virus from Earth" The Daily Mail
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Endangered elephants, tigers get boost" Independent online (SA)
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You-pick farm in New Mexico offers chilies, not apples or berries" myTELUS
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Bikini-clad Hayden Panettiere celebrates birthday with a pool party in LA" The Daily Mail
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Philly Zoo says elephant died of old age problems" Penn Live
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Hot dog! A hairy question" Independent online (SA)
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