May, 2008

• 21 May

  Kremlin sees nothing wrong with Moscow mayor’s calls to take Sevastopol away from Ukraine

  Moscow was perplexed about the decision made by the Ukrainian authorities to ban Moscow mayor Luzhkov from entering Ukraine. Moscow found nothing wrong with Luzkov’s calls to start redrawing the Ukrainian map and handing the port city of Sevastopol, Crimea, to Russia.

  Read More »
• 21 May

  Moscow: APC blows up after parade

  It was only by a miracle that an emergency did not happen on the Red Square, where an armored vehicle was passing as part of a column,” The Tvoy Den (“Your Day”) periodical writes referring to its sources.

  Read More »
• 21 May

  Rival Lebanese sign deal to end crisis

  DOHA (Reuters) – Rival Lebanese leaders signed a deal on Wednesday to end 18 months of political conflict that had pushed their country to the brink of a new civil war. The deal, concluded after six days of Arab-mediated talks in Qatar, paved the way for parliament to elect army …

  Read More »
• 21 May

  TIMELINE: Political impasse in Lebanon

  (Reuters) – Rival Lebanese leaders reached a deal on Wednesday to end 18 months of political conflict that had pushed their country to the brink of a new civil war. Here is a chronology of Lebanon in the last 18 months.

  Read More »
• 21 May

  FACTBOX: After deal, Lebanon faces divisive issues

  (Reuters) – Rival Lebanese leaders reached a deal on Wednesday to resolve disputes over a new cabinet and a law for 2009 parliamentary elections, defusing a political crisis that has pushed the country to the brink of civil war. Many of the differences at the heart of the crisis remain:

  Read More »
• 21 May

  FACTBOX: Key facts about Lebanon’s next president

  (Reuters) – Rival Lebanese leaders agreed a deal on Wednesday to end political conflict, paving the way to elect army commander General Michel Suleiman as the next president. The presidential election, delayed repeatedly since November, is now scheduled for June 10, but since the leaders agreed on a deal in …

  Read More »
• 21 May

  FACTBOX: Next steps in Lebanon’s political process

  (Reuters) – Rival Lebanese leaders reached a deal in Qatar on Wednesday ending a political crisis that had pushed their country to the brink of a new civil war. Following is a step by step guide to what happens next:

  Read More »
• 21 May

  Georgia votes, opposition cries foul

  TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgians voted in a parliamentary election on Wednesday that the West says will be a test of President Mikheil Saakashvili’s democratic credentials as he pushes for NATO membership.

  Read More »
• 21 May

  Georgian opposition says activist shot dead

  TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s main opposition coalition said one of its activists was shot dead with a hunting rifle as he went to vote in Wednesday’s parliamentary election at a polling station in western Georgia.

  Read More »
• 21 May

  Georgia opposition vows rally against “rigged vote”

  TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s main opposition coalition vowed to bring about 100,000 people on to the streets of the capital on Wednesday to protest against the parliamentary election which it says is being rigged by the authorities.

  Read More »