Archive for sierpień 18th, 2008

Rice says Russia playing dangerous game

Russian officials announced the beginning of a pullout of Russian troops in Georgia, though few signs on the streets point to a withdrawal. NBC's Jim Maceda reports from Gori. (NBC News Channel)Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday that NATO will not allow Russia to destabilize Georgia or re-establish an Iron Curtain across Europe.

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  • 5 die when 2 small planes collide

    Two small planes collided in midair and crashed in central England on Sunday, killing five people, emergency workers said.

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  • War reveals Russia’s might and weakness

    A Russian military vehicle rolls in the outskirts of Gori, northwest of the capital Tbilisi, Georgia, on Monday. Gori sits on Georgia's only significant east-west road, meaning Russian occupation could effectively cut the country in half. Russia’s lightning war against Georgia looks like a military triumph intended to punish its U.S.-allied neighbor, scare others and reaffirm Moscow’s influence on its former Soviet turf.

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  • 2 charged in Antigua murders

    A man and a teenager were charged Monday with the murders of a British couple who were shot in their resort cottage on the last day of their honeymoon, police in this Caribbean island said.

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  • Russia: Georgia pullout under way

    Russian forces drive a tank down a road near Gori, Georgia, on Monday.Russia said its forces began to withdraw from Georgia on Monday, but left unclear exactly where they would operate. And in the Georgian city of Gori, there were no signs of a pullback.

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  • U.K. spy service seeks gay recruits

    Britain’s domestic spy agency wants gay recruits to know: It’s time to come out of the closet.

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  • Kelly scores first goal as Bray go through

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    Substitute Jake Kelly put the seal on Bray’s passage into the quarter-finals of the FAI Ford Cup with a first goal for the club before a crowd of 2,000 at Oriel Park.

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  • Reid sits out training

    Republic of Ireland midfielder Steven Reid missed training in Norway this evening after suffering a knee problem.

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  • Future unclear for Finnan

    Liverpool defender Steve Finnan admits he is in limbo as the closure of the summer transfer window approaches.

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  • Tralee to be inspected in the morning

    Tomorrow’s meeting at Tralee is subject to an inspection at 7.30am.

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