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• Russia to begin pullback from buffer zone
Sept. 2: After the poisoning death of an ex-KGB agent and the Russia-Georgia war, the New York Times' Alan Cowell, author of "The Terminal Spy," says signs points to a troubling era in Russia-West relations. JAVA, Georgia - Russia will pull back on ...
• Quake kills 12 in Russia's North Caucasus
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia - A strong earthquake hit Chechnya and other parts of Russia's North Caucasus Saturday, killing at least 12 people and damaging scores of hospitals, schools and other buildings, emergency officials said. The quake hit around 1 p ...
• Grrr! Russia's Putin gets tiger cub for birthday
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin poses with his female tiger cub at the Novo Ogaryovo residence of outside Moscow on Thursday. Sept. 2: After the poisoning death of an ex-KGB agent and the Russia-Georgia war, the New York Times' Alan Cowell ...
• Lacking accord, U.S. and Iraq seek a plan B
That would require a Security Council vote that both governments believe could be complicated by Russia or others opposed to the U.S.-led war. Another alternative would amount to a simple handshake agreement between Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al ...
• U.S. millionaire arrives at space station
KOROLYOV, Russia - A Russian spacecraft carrying an American computer game designer and two crewmates docked with the international space station on Tuesday. The Soyuz TMA-13 delivered Richard Garriott for a 10-day stay on the station. The paying ...