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Rescuers remove a body from the rubble at the site of a bomb blast in Algiers (js1)

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Time Magazine
Mounting Terror in Algeria
The deadliest in a recent spate of terror attacks in Algeria killed at least 43 people and injured another 38 Tuesday, when a suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives outside a police... (photo: AP)

NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer gestures during a joint press conference with Afghan president Hamid Karzai, not seen, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007. De Hoop Scheffer said NATO has "worked hard" to change their procedures in order to avoid civilian deaths, following U.N. criticism that NATO troops were behind an alarming number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan.

Georgia Military NATO Photos Russia

The Star
Russia starts Georgia pullout but NATO wants more
GORI, Georgia (Reuters) - A column of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles left the key Georgian town of Gori on Tuesday, but NATO said it was freezing contacts with Moscow until all Russian forces... (photo: AP Photo / Rahmat Gul)

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The Australian
Russia commits to Georgia pullout
PRESIDENT Dmitry Medvedev has issued a fresh commitment to withdraw Russian troops from Georgia as NATO-Russia relations plunged to their lowest point in years. In a telephone conversation with French... (photo: GFDL)
Defence Georgia NATO Photos Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin enters the hall to attend a news conference in the Kremlin in Moscow,Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007. President Vladimir Putin, in his annual marathon news conference, portrayed Russia as economically robust, a victim of unfair su

NZ Herald
Editorial: Russia's work is completed
The art of military statecraft is to quit while you are ahead. John F. Kennedy displayed that art in the Cuban missile crisis, standing down United States forces as soon as Russian ships turned back... (photo: AP /Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Georgia Military Photos Politics Russia

View of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia

The Star
Russia smashes Georgian army, sends NATO message
TBILISI (Reuters) - A roll of explosions at a Russian-occupied military base this week sent a clear Kremlin message to Georgia about the frailty of its infant military... (photo: GFDL)
Georgia Military Photos Russia S Ossetia

Russian President Vladimir Putin with US President George W. Bush

Asia Times
The new cold war era
By Martin Hutchinson The often repeated refrain "we don't want to be in another cold war" is nonsense - we are in one. And Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is a much... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office / )
Conflict Georgia Photos Russia Security

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Philadelphia Daily News
Oil jumps above $115 after dollar weakens vs euro

STEVENSON JACOBS The Associated Press NEW YORK - Oil prices rebounded Tuesday, jumping back above $115 barrel after the dollar weakened against the euro and a rally in... (photo: Public Domain / -)
Dollar Energy Euro Photos Prices

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Newsday
Crude oil jumps above $115 a barrel after dollar weakens vs euro, heating oil surges

NEW YORK (AP) _ Oil prices rebounded Tuesday, jumping back above $115 barrel after the dollar weakened against the euro and a rally in heating oil attracted new buyers... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
Business Dollar Economy Euro Photos

No Bush No War Day

Voa News
Russia

Russia and Georgia have begun exchanging prisoners of war taken during fighting in Georgia in the past two weeks. A wounded Russian pilot is carried to a helicopter... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr upload bot)
Fighting Georgia Photos Russia War

Russia's First Deputy Premier and presidential nominee Dmitry Medvedev stands in front of the Central Election Commission sign, speaks at a press conference, after being registered as a candidate in the March 2008 presidential election, Moscow, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007. (js1)

RBC News
Medvedev rebuffs Ukraine’s offer on Black Sea fleet
Ukraine should not dictate Russia what to do with its Black Sea Fleet, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday during his visit to the North Ossetian capital... (photo: AP / )
Medvedev Photos Politics Russia Ukraine

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Georgian rail bridge blast hits Azeri oil exports

Georgian rail bridge blast hits Azeri oil exports

Poland plans to offer asylum, money to Iraqi employees when Star Tribune
Poland to offer asylum, money to Iraqis The Charlotte Observer
Oil rises above $114 after dollar weakens vs euro The Examiner
NATO tells Moscow: No business as usual now International Herald Tribune
Miliband in Georgia to offer 'solidarity' as Nato warns Russ London Evening Standard
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Russia parades Georgian POWs and loots U.S. vehicles as Nat The Daily Mail
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Oil prices fall below $113 as storm threat eases The Examiner
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BP halts rail exports of Azeri oil to Georgia Irish Times
Oil prices fluctuate; storm threat eases Philadelphia Daily News
Oil prices drop below $113 as storm threat eases The Examiner
Poland to use up remaining 2004/06 EU funds The Guardian
Italy approves electricity link with Albania The Guardian
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Georgia: Russian troops disregard pullout pledge Despite promises from Russia's president to withdraw, the country's ...

Secretary Powell attended the inauguration of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on January 25, 2004 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Just after the President´s inaugural speech, helicopters flew above the crowds and dropped red rose petals from the sky, s

Kaczynski and Sarkozy: war and peace

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

Wounded NATO Grapples with Russia

Polish government OKs missile deal with U.S. Ohio
Polish government approves U.S. missile deal USA Today
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First signs of Russian pullback from Gori Globe and Mail
What the Russian papers say Novosti
NATO pulls its punches on penalty against Russia The Examiner
Famous spies and snitches CNN
Russian soldiers take prisoners in Georgia port The Examiner
Russia dismisses Nato's 'empty words' as it stands firm in G The Times
Polish government approves missile defense deal before Rice Star Tribune
Cameron accused of hypocrisy over tough anti-Russian stance The Guardian
Confident Iran sings its own tune Asia Times
Georgian planning flaws led to failure Asia Times
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Young Ukrainians condemning Kiev's support for Georgia Moldova
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Georgia, Russia exchange war prisoners Chicago Sun-Times
Russia to take its time on withdrawal Sydney Morning Herald
NATO foreign ministers to send firm message to Moscow Turkish Press

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US military: Aid flows to Georgia, food need grows

Viktor Yushchenko gives a thumbs-up sign to a crowd after his speech in the central Independence square in Kiev. sa1

Ukraine ready to join the missile shield

In this Aug. 13, 2008 file photo, Russia's deputy chief of General Staff Col.-Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn addresses the media in Moscow. Nogovitsyn said Friday, Aug. 15, 2008 that Poland's agreement to accept a U.S. missile defense battery exposes the country to attack, pointing out that Russian military doctrine permits the use of nuclear weapons in such a situation, the Interfax news agency rep

Russia warns Poland over US missiles

Russians begin to withdraw tanks The Australian
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The Bear is back from hibernation and ready to brawl The Australian
US, Jamaica take 6 of 8 spots in women's 100 final The Examiner
Small town Iowa struggles after immigration raid The Press Democrat
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Aftermath of immigration raid: People gone, identity in flux Star Tribune
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Mutu ordered to pay Chelsea €17.17m Irish Times
Russia: 'Forget' Georgian territorial integrity Toledo Blade
Georgia says Russians pulling out of Gori The Miami Herald
Amid the chaos in Georgia, Missouri doctor perseveres Kansas City Star

NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer addresses the media at NATO Headquarters after attending an emergency NATO foreign minister meeting in Brussels, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. The NATO allies say they cannot have normal relations with Russia as long as Moscow has troops in Georgia. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her 25 NATO counterparts have called on Russia to immediately withdraw its troops from Georg

Nato holds Georgia crisis summit

Police forensic experts examine after an explosion in Istanbul, Turkey, late Sunday, July 27, 2008. Two consecutive bomb explosions in an Istanbul suburb on Sunday killed 13 people and injured some 70 others, the city's governor said. Gov. Muammer Guler called the explosions a terror attack.

Turkey makes arrests in explosions that killed 17

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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir salutes as he arrives for a Turkey-Africa Cooperation meeting in Istanbul Turkey, Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008. Turkey's president urged Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir during talks Tuesday to act responsibly and to end the suffering in the devasted Darfur r

Sudan's Bashir on visit to Turkey

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Ein Plus von 187,50 Punkte zeigt die Anzeigentafel des Deutschen Aktienindex (DAX) am Dienstag, 25. Maerz 2008, an der Wertpapierboerse in Frankfurt.

European shares close narrowly mixed

European Indexes Decline Business Week
European shares close sharply lower The Australian
Europe stocks hit 2-week low on jitters The Guardian
U.S. stocks follow Asia and Europe lower International Herald Tribune
European shares fall heavily on US financial worries The Times of India
European Indexes End Slighly Lower Business Week
Iceland consortium tipped to return with higher bid for Wool The Guardian
UBS to return to profitability in 2009: Chairman The Times of India
US dollar mostly lower, gold up in Europe trading Syracuse
Gold firmer but off highs as dollar steadies The Guardian
European shares fall as oil, commodities gain Irish Times
European shares up by midday helped by oil, miners The Guardian
European Indexes Finish Mixed Business Week
GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar's surge drives down oil; stocks rise The Guardian
US, European stocks higher as inflation concerns ease Irish Times
New European equities platform begins trading San Diego
Europe stocks end with gains, lifted by data & oil The Guardian
European shares seesaw as Wall Street wobbles The Guardian
Commodities spur Europe stock rally; Swiss Life hit The Guardian
GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares gain; recession fears hit European FX The Guardian

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