Europe

Georgia says Russia at 'war'

ft.com     32 mins ago   936 related          

By Charles Clover in Moscow and Harvey Morris in New York International diplomats were scrambling last night to avert a wider regional crisis after the Russian military clashed with Georgian government forces in South Ossetia...                    

Western powers study more Iran sanctions

reuters.co.uk     3 hrs ago   87 related          

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain, France, Germany and the United States are considering imposing additional sanctions on Iran over its nuclear work, possibly in the energy, reinsurance or financial sectors, a senior British official...                    

Seven dead in Czech train crash

bbc.co.uk     2 hrs ago   66 related          

An international express train has hit a collapsed bridge in the Czech Republic, killing seven people and injuring around 70 more. The EuroCity train - from the Polish city of Krakow to the Czech capital, Prague - was...                    

Russia is asking for trouble in Georgia

ft.com     3 hrs ago   67 related          

Mighty Russia, population 150m, and tiny Georgia, population 4.6m, its former colony and now fiercely independent neighbour, are in terrible danger of blundering into a bloody and pointless conflict in the Caucasus. It would...                    

US backs Georgia over 'territorial integrity' but urges calm

independent.co.uk     6 hrs ago   27 related          

The United States is calling for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia. State Department spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos told reporters Friday that...                    

Expert view: Georgia's decision to shell Tskhinvali could prove 'reckless'

guardian.co.uk     6 hrs ago   21 related          

President timed action to coincide with Olympics, says academic An expert on international security today warned that all-out war between Russian and Georgia would amount to "the worst crisis in Europe since the end of...                    

Madeleine McCann: Belgian police investigate new sighting

telegraph.co.uk     5 hrs ago   22 related          

Detectives are investigating a reported sighting of Madeleine McCann in Belgium made earlier this week. A bank security guard in Brussels said she saw a blonde, blue eyed girl who bore a striking resemblance to the missing girl...                    

OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE : OSCE warns Georgia-Ossetia conflict on brink of full war

eitb24.com     7 hrs ago   10 related          

OSCE warns Georgia-Ossetia conflict on brink of full war Tensions over Georgia's rebel territory of South Ossetia exploded earlier on Friday when Georgia tried to assert control over the region with tanks and rockets, and...                    

Caucasus violence intensifies, amid fears of all-out war

euronews.net     10 hrs ago   18 related          

Calls for calm have fallen on deaf ears with a dramatic escalation in the South Ossetian conflict fuelling fears of full-scale war. Fighting is raging in and around the capital Tskhinvali, as Georgian troops pound separatist...                    

WTI falls below $116 per barrel

oilmarketer.co.uk     2 hrs ago   1,009 related          

Crude oil prices fell significantly Friday as the US dollar gained strength and as investors worried about falling demand. The situation surrounding a pipeline explosion and fire in Turkey, attributed to sabotage, seems not to...                    

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