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Russia Warns West Against Backing Georgia's Re-Arming
AP - Mon Sep 1, 5:50 AM ETMOSCOW - Russia warned the West on Monday against rebuilding Georgia's military, deepening a confrontation that has driven relations between Moscow and Washington to their chilliest point since the Cold War.
» Full Story- Kabul Raid Kills 3, Including 2 Children, Afghans Say AP - Mon Sep 1, 5:04 AM ET
A raid by international forces on a compound in Kabul killed three people, including two children, Afghan officials and residents said Monday — the latest in a string of incidents fueling public anger over civilian casualties. - U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Tops 4,100 as Combat Role Wanes AP - Sun Aug 31, 4:12 PM ET
The American military death toll in Iraq passed 4,100 this week, a grim milestone reached as violence falls to its lowest level since 2004 and the U.S. role shifts increasingly to the sidelines. - Displaced Georgians Straggle Home to Looted Villages AP - Sat Aug 30, 3:29 PM ET
Three weeks after the guns fell silent, ethnic Georgian families are returning to villages inside the buffer zones patrolled by Russian troops — and finding many of their homes looted or burned. - Britain's Brown Faces Autumn of Discontent in His Own Party Reuters - Sun Aug 31, 1:40 PM ET
Prime Minister Gordon Brown returned from his summer break to a collapsing housing market, a deteriorating economy and open speculation within his Labour Party about how long he can survive in office. - Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Talks Deadlocked Over Mugabe's Powers AP - Sat Aug 30, 11:26 AM ET
Zimbabwe's power-sharing talks remained deadlocked over who would hold executive authority, with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai insisting that any deal that leaves President Robert Mugabe in control of the government is a deal he cannot sign. - Nepal's Former Rebel Chief Takes Over a Fragile Republic AP - Sun Aug 31, 9:15 AM ET
Two years after laying down their arms, Nepal's Maoists have taken power through the ballot box, with their leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal — better known by his nom de guerre, Prachanda — forming a government this month as prime minister of the new republic. - Japan's Fukuda Unveils Stimulus as His Support Crumbles AP - Fri Aug 29, 6:05 PM ET
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda unveiled a $107 billion stimulus package to cushion Japan against soaring fuel and food prices, a move widely read as an attempt to save his embattled government ahead of a possible snap election.
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