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The war lasted five days, but the danger continues. Russia, which has recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states (only Nicaragua and Venezuela have followed suit), has evicted all international monitors from the territories and is most likely arming those areas to the teeth. Georgia's new Defense Minister...
His current obsession is the town of Batumi, which is developing at a speed that would make China blush. John Steinbeck called Batumi a "very pleasant little tropical city" after a 1948 visit there, but he would not recognize it now. There's a water park and countless neon-lit...
While the U.S. has threatened Iran with new sanctions over its controversial nuclear program, it has yet to secure the support of its prospective ally. During an Oct. 13 meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called a fourth round of sanctions "counterproductive" and...
An official lamented the "regrettable" release of floodwater that killed six South Koreans. Earlier, Kim Jong Il signaled willingness to resume stalled six-nation talks over his country's nuclear program.
Mexico's government shuttered power company Luz y Fuerza del Centro, which serves more than a fifth of the country, over what it says were massive inefficiencies at the state-run utility. Workers in Mexico City protested on Oct. 12, arguing that officials should have negotiated with the company to...