August, 2008

• 21 August

  Suicide bombs kill 59 outside Pakistani arms plant

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Two Pakistani Taliban suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the country’s main defense industry complex on Thursday, killing at least 59 people as workers were leaving at the end of their shift, officials said.

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• 21 August

  Georgia refugees make home in ex-Russian army base

  TBILISI (Reuters) – Leila Inauri laughed grimly at the irony of her situation. “The Russians have driven us from our homes and now we end up as refugees here in a building that used to be the base for Russian soldiers serving in the Caucasus. It is an irony of …

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• 21 August

  Mideast peace pressure could lead to violence: Livni

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s chief negotiator said on Thursday a Palestinian uprising could reignite if the international community piled too much pressure on the sides to paper over differences and rush into an agreement on statehood.

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• 21 August

  Palestinians shoot back at Israelis — with cameras

  SUSIA, West Bank (Reuters) – In the stony hills south of Hebron, Palestinian shepherds complain of frequent attacks by militant Israeli settlers encroaching on their land.

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• 21 August

  Georgia war shows Russian army strong but flawed

  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.

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• 21 August

  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.

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• 21 August

  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.

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• 21 August

  UK’s Brown pledges more help for Afghan army

  KABUL (Reuters), Aug 21 – Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday Britain would put more resources into training the Afghan army and pledged an extra $120 million for development in the country which has seen a surge in Taliban violence this year.

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• 21 August

  Iran Plans to Send first Astronaut to Space in 10 Years

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Space Organization chief Reza Taghipour Wednesday said Iran will send its first astronaut to space within the following decade.

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• 21 August

  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.

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