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Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov.

Lavrov rejects Cheney's attack on Russia
CNN

By CNN's Matthew Chance MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Russia on Friday rejected sharp criticism by U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney that its intervention in Georgia raises doubts about Moscow's reliability as an international partner....

photo: NATO /

Opinion Worldwide

Scapegoats of the Anglican communion
The Guardian

At Lambeth, those who chose not to attend were pandered to more than those who came, not least...

US Hypocrisy Reaches Critical Mass
The People's Voice

Dick Cheney - proud mass-murderer Bzangy Groink US Vice-President Dick Cheney has condemned...

Can a 72-year-old rich white man be an agent of change?
Globe and Mail

When John McCain scanned Republican delegates last night, he saw the affluent, the elderly and...

US warship carries aid to Georgian port of Poti

The USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) departs Souda harbor following a routine port visit.

The News Tribune

POTI, Georgia -- The flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet anchored outside the key Georgian port of Poti on Friday, bringing in tons of humanitarian aid to a port still partially occupied by hundreds of Russian troops. Although Russia has...
photo: US Navy / Mr. Paul Farley

Chinese aluminium giant sets up mining unit in Tibet

The Times of India

BEIJING: China's top aluminium producer, Chinalco, has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Tibet to explore and smelt mineral resources on the rooftop of the world. The Chinalco Tibet...
photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang

Chinese vigilantes go online for justice

The News Tribune

BEIJING - Wang Fei's infidelity deeply upset his wife. She wrote of her distress in a diary, and then killed herself. Her family posted details of Wang Fei's affair on the Internet, angrily blaming him for his wife's suicide. Soon, tens of thousands...
photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang

McCain: Stand up and fight

Republican presidential nominee John McCain addresses the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008.

News24

St Paul - Republican John McCain cast himself as an independent-minded reformer on Thursday, vowed "change is coming" if he is elected president and promised to create millions of jobs by developing new energy sources. "We will attack the problem on...
photo: AP / Paul Sancya

Beijing ready for Games part II

TVNZ

Sep 5, 2008 Less than two weeks after the Olympic flame was extinguished at the Bird's Nest, Beijing will be back on Games-time footing from Saturday for the largest ever gathering of disabled athletes at the 13th Paralympics....
photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang

Remarks by Vice President Cheney and President Saakashvili of Georgia

Vice President Dick Cheney is joined by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008 in addressing remarks on Georgia's way forward following the young democracy's recent war with Russia.

WorldNews.com

PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI: Well, I would like to welcome Mr. Vice President. And thank you for your visit, for your support, and for your solidarity. Let me, on behalf of my people, extend my gratitude for the assistance package you have pledged for...
photo: White House / David Bohrer