Eurasia Press & News
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Energy suppliers in the Caucasus and Caspian region could turn their backs on Georgia as a transit route after the country’s brief war with Russia, denting confidence in the Nabucco pipeline project.
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August, 2008
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30 August
Georgia tightens visa regime for Russian citizens
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia will tighten visa requirements for Russian citizens following the Kremlin’s decision to recognize two Georgian rebel regions, the government said on Saturday.
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30 August
Bombs kill at least 2 Russian soldiers in Chechnya
MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least two Russian soldiers have been killed in bombings in Chechnya, including a suicide attack on a government camp, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday.
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30 August
Afghan child mortality linked to uneducated mothers
HONG KONG (Reuters) – High child mortality rates in conservative Afghanistan are linked not just to war but to mothers being uneducated and having little or no say when their children need medical help, a study has found.
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30 August
Afghanistan faces humanitarian crisis: Oxfam
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan needs urgent help to avert a humanitarian crisis this winter, with millions facing some of the worst conditions for more than 20 years, a leading British charity said on Saturday.
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30 August
Pressure mounts ahead of EU’s Georgia-Russia summit
Georgia’s president has been visiting the Black Sea port of Poti – inspecting the damage caused during the conflict with Russia over the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and maintaining the pressure ahead of Monday’s European Union summit on the situation.
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30 August
Karadzic refuses war crimes pleas
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has refused to enter a plea to charges of war crimes at the United Nations tribunal in The Hague.
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30 August
Italy to seal Libya colonial deal
Italy is to provide billions of dollars to Libya as part of a deal to resolve colonial-era disputes, Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has announced.
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30 August
Palestinian leader visits Beirut
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has been holding talks with senior Lebanese officials in Beirut at the start of a two-day visit.
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30 August
Egypt opens Gaza border crossing
Egypt has opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip at Rafah for two days, allowing hundreds of Palestinians to cross into and out of the territory.
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