Richard G. Lugar: U.S. can think over installation of missile defense shield in Azerbaijan

Richard G. Lugar: U.S. can think over installation of missile defense shield in Azerbaijan

December 19, 2008 - 13:37 AMT  16:03 GMT
"The U.S. should reason out the ground for rockets and radars," the Senator said.
18 U.S. embassies, 40 U.S. governors' offices mailed envelopes with white powder

18 U.S. embassies, 40 U.S. governors' offices mailed envelopes with white powder

December 19, 2008 - 13:27 AMT  16:03 GMT
"Thus far the tests, the results that we have received back from all the affected embassies have come back negative for any sort of... harmful pathogens or anything harmful," McCormack said.
Russian soldiers to serve as peacekeepers in Armenia?

Russian soldiers to serve as peacekeepers in Armenia?

December 19, 2008 - 12:23 AMT  16:03 GMT
The soldiers will arrive in Armenia early next year.

Turks are gathering signatures, while Armenians are silent

December 18, 2008 - 20:09 AMT  16:03 GMT
In the afternoon of December 18 the number of collected signatures under the petition "Armenians, we apologize" reached 13315. The fact itself was quite predictable and there are more than enough reasons for it. No matter how hard Official Ankara tries to assure that Turkey is a country of freedom of speech and expression, blocking of YouTube and other websites proves the contrary. The strange point is that the Turkish authorities waited 2 days after which Prime-Minister Erdogan finally voiced his «disapproval» of the initiative.
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