Eurasia Press & News
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian soldiers rode into battle against Georgia perched on top of their armored personnel carriers, not out of bravado but because a flaw in their armor can make it more dangerous to travel inside.
Read More »Russia to keep 500 troops in Georgia buffer zone
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russia intends to keep 500 troops in a security zone surrounding Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
Read More »Taliban claim blasts at Pakistan ordnance complex
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for twin suicide blasts outside Pakistan’s main defense industry complex on Thursday which killed about 40 people.
Read More »Belarus Keen to Expand Ties with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Belarus have good prospects for developing their relations, a senior official in Minsk said.
Read More »Oil Rises to $116 on Russia-US Tension
TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil rose to $116 a barrel on Thursday, climbing for a third straight session, as Washington’s missile shield deal with Poland angered Russia, adding to international tension.
Read More »Iran Ready to Aid Belarus with N. Program
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is ready to help Belarus advance its peaceful nuclear program.
Read More »Azerbaijan Likely to Export Oil via Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Baku may export its oil via Iran after explosion and conflict disrupted its routes through Turkey and Georgia, An Azeri official said.
Read More »Up to 20 dead in blasts near Pakistan ordnance plant
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Pakistan’s main defense industry complex on Thursday killing up to 20 people, police said. Pakistan is on the front line of the U.S.-led campaign against terrorism and al Qaeda-lined militants have launched a wave of attacks on the security forces …
Read More »Car bomb wounds 11 people in western Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Eight police officers and three soldiers were wounded on Thursday by a car bomb which ripped through a minibus in the western Turkish city of Izmir, the local governor said. Television pictures showed clouds of smoke rising from the scene of the explosion as concerned residents looked …
Read More »West frustrated by Russia’s pullout from Georgia
Russia is continuing to show no sign of yielding to Western pressure to hasten its withdrawal from Georgia. Germany, Russia’s largest trading partner, has become the latest major power to express impatience over the pace of the pull-out – which is turning into scepticism over Moscow’s intentions.
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