Europe
The South Ossetia War: A Week after Russian Intervention
By Ivan Simic
Special Correspondent
Since the beginning of the Georgian-South Ossetian war on August 7, many things have changed, both on political and battle field. After one week of military interventions in Georgia and South Ossetia, many ...

Pans & Tilts
Venice Festival a Haven for World Premieres
By Gautaman Bhaskaran
South Asia Correspondent
I have always felt that the Venice International Film Festival offered a far better selection than its other major European counterparts. In a very quiet, restrained way, this Festival, whose 65th edition runs ...

Medvedev Orders End to Military Operation in Georgia
The leaders of France and Russia agreed on a formula on Aug, 12,2008 to end the conflict in Georgia and the French president said the EU could deploy peacekeepers there if all sides agreed. Speaking at a ...

Georgia vs. South Ossetia:
From Conflict to Major War
By Ivan Simic
Special Correspondent
On August 8, 2008, South Ossetia attracted world's attention when Russian military forces entered Georgian territory, and seriously interfered in the Georgian-South Ossetian unresolved conflict. This ...

Obituary
Alexander Solzhenitsyn Dies at 89
Winner of 1970 Nobel Prize in Literature
Alexander Solzhenitsyn died of congestive heart failure on Aug. 3, 2008, Russian news agency Itar-Tass reported on the day. He was 89. Alexander Solzhenitsyn was born in Kislovodsky on 11th ...

Radovan Karadzic: One Way Ticket to The Hague
Recently, former 1st President of Republika Srpska, and one of the world most wanted fugitives was arrested in Belgrade by the Serbian authorities after alleged tip-off from a foreign intelligence service ...

Radovan Karadzic: One Way Ticket to The Hague
On 21 July 2008 Former 1st President of Republika Srpska was arrested in Belgrade by the Serbian Authorities after alleged tip-off from a foreign intelligence service. He was a fugitive since 1995 after having ...

Deceptions of Elections
Elections, decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or party to hold formal office. This is the usual mechanism by which modern democracy fills offices in the legislature ...

3rd Summit of Organization for Democracy and Economic Development -- GUAM
On 1 July 2008, the Third Summit of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development — GUAM was held in Batumi, Georgia, under the motto "GUAM — Integrating Europe's East." The meetings of ...

Hillary Clinton's Defeat Fuels Divorce Rumors
Hillary Clinton is licking her wounds, relaxing at an undisclosed location with her husband, Bill, and daughter, Chelsea, doubtless pondering the causes of her failure to win the Democratic presidential ...

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