Abhazia and South Ossetia, a year on, George Hewitt
A little over a year, on the morning of 8 August 2008, those of us in Abkhazia who had not stayed up to watch the late-night news awoke to reports of the Georgian military assault on the centre and the environs of Tskhinvali (Tskhinval), the... Russia’s economy – normal remedies won’t work, Dmitri TravinAt the end of July, Vladimir Putin made an unusual move in his economic policy. He criticized Russian bankers harshly for providing loans to entrepreneurs at excessively expensive rates, and even indicated a specific interest rate that the Russian... US Drone strikes Taliban stronghold as Peshawar attacked, Geraint Rees
US drone strikes Taliban stronghold as Peshawar attacked A suspected US drone strike has killed at least eight Taliban militants in South Waziristan, Pakistan, where Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud is alleged to have been killed on... |
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