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Ten years at the top for Vladimir Putin
Thu 31 Dec 2009
Cast your mind back to 31 December 1999. In Moscow, it is the last day of a century that has seen revolution and the collapse of communism. Everyone in the Russian capital is waiting for reassurance... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko)
China's Margaret Chan, center, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks next to US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, left, and Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, right, during a high-level consultation during the first day of the 62nd World Health Assembly, WHA, at the European headquarters of the United Nations, UN, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 18, 2009. Swine flu and the possibility of a vaccine topped the agenda Monday as the World Health Organization opened its annual meeting amid concern that the virus continues to spread _ and kill _ around the globe
Disease   Pandemic   Photos   Swine Flu   WHO		  The Star 
At least 12,220 dead from H1N1 around world - WHO
Wed 30 Dec 2009
GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 12,220 deaths from H1N1 flu have been formally confirmed around the globe but the pandemic appears to be declining, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday.... (photo: AP / Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)
from left to right: Traian Basescu, President of Romania, José Manuel Barroso, President of the EC and Emil Boc, Romanian Prime Minister  Wall Street Journal  Wed 30 Dec 2009
From Ceausescu to the New Italy
By JIM ROSAPEPE AND SHEILAH KAST The recent election in Romania, in which President Traian Basescu was re-elected with 50.3% of the vote, underlined why, 20 years after the fall of Ceausescu, Romania... (photo: EC / © European Communities 2009)
Election   Italy   Photos   President   Romania
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, pirates board the deck of the Chinese ship "Zhenhua 4" in the Gulf of Aden, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. According to Xinhua, the ship escaped pirate hijack after the crew fought for four hours with the help of a multi-coalition force and no injuries or deaths were reported. Nine pirates armed with rocket launchers and heavy machine guns boarded the ship then the 30 crew members locked themselves in their accommodation area, using fire hydrants and firebombs to prevent the attackers from entering, said an official with China Maritime Search and Rescue Center (CMS  The Star  Tue 29 Dec 2009
Somali pirates seize two more ships

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates seized a chemical tanker and a cargo vessel on Monday, underlining the continued risk to shipping in some of the world's busiest maritime trade routes. Suspected... (photo: AP / Xinhua)
Defence   Photos   Piracy   Shipping   Somalia
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An Airzena/Georgian Airways pilot waves from the cockpit of his Boeing 737 aircraft at Tbilisi's airport, Tuesday, March 25, 2008, shortly before departing for Moscow. The New York Times Tue 29 Dec 2009
Georgian Airline Resumes Russia Trips

Russia's Ministry of Transport has given permission for a Georgian airline to resume charter flights between Moscow and Tbilisi before the New Year, the first time it has... (photo: AP / George Abdaladze)
Airline   Georgia   Photos   Russia   War
An Airzena/Georgian Airways Boeing 737 is seen at Tbilisi's airport, Tuesday, March 25, 2008, shortly before departing to Moscow. BBC News Mon 28 Dec 2009
Russia authorises direct flights from Georgia

Russia has authorised the first direct flights from the Georgian capital Tbilisi since last year's conflict between the two countries. The move is the latest thaw in ties... (photo: AP / George Abdaladze)
Aviation   Georgia   Photos   Russia   S Ossetia
Image:Border between Georgia and Russia in the Caucasus.jpg The Star Thu 24 Dec 2009
Once at war, Russia and Georgia agree to open border

TBILISI/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Georgia said on Thursday it had agreed to open a mountain pass on the border with Russia, in a first sign of a possible thaw in relations... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr )
Georgia   Photos   Politics   Russia   Tbilisi
Somali government soldiers patrol the streets of Mogadishu, Monday, Feb. 5, 2007. Unknown gunmen fired several rocket-propelled grenades at the main port in Somalia´s capital, which has seen spiraling violence since government forces and their Ethi Star Tribune Thu 24 Dec 2009
Violence in Somalia over a property dispute kills 8 in divided central town

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Witnesses in Somalia say fighting spurred by a land dispute has killed eight people. Witnesses say they saw the bodies of seven people in the street... (photo: AP/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)
Death   Mogadishu   Photos   Somalia   Violence
With their American escorts watching, Soviet inspectors record data from the side of a Pershing II missile prior to its destruction. Several missiles are to be destroyed in accordance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty cg1 Zeenews Thu 24 Dec 2009
Russia to work on new nuclear missiles: Medvedev

Moscow: Russia will work on a new generation of nuclear missiles to ensure its nuclear deterrent remains effective, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday. Medvedev... (photo: US Army file/MSgt. Jose Lopez Jr.)
Medvedev   Missiles   Nuclear   Photos   Russia
A Russian soldier stands at a checkpoint at the village of Karaleti, 7 km (4 miles) northwest of Gori, Georgia, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. Russia announced Tuesday it would keep nearly 8,000 troops in Abkhazia and South Ossetia for the foreseeable future, asserting power in the breakaway regions even as it began a pullout from positions deeper in Georgia. After hours of talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev promised to withdraw all Russian forces from positions outside Abkhazia and South Ossetia within about a BBC News Thu 24 Dec 2009
Russia and Georgia to reopen border crossing

Russia and Georgia have agreed to reopen a border crossing that has been closed since July 2006, Georgia's foreign ministry says.... (photo: AP / Shakh Aivazov)
Diplomacy   Georgia   Photos   Russia   War


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An Israeli naval submarine, right, sails past a USS warship during a drill in the port of Haifa, northern Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. US senators oppose French warship sale to Russia The Siasat Daily
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