Afghanistan, Iraq among the world's most corrupt
BERLIN - Afghanistan and Iraq, countries that receive billions of dollars a year in international support, are among the world's most corrupt nations, a watchdog group said in a report released Tuesday.
Nations:Afghanistan Poland Belarus Lithuania Denmark New Zealand People:Hamid Karzai Activities:Second Gulf War Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
Holder close to making decision on Gitmo detainees
LONDON - The United States is "relatively close" to making decisions on what to do with an initial group of Guantanamo Bay detainees, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan Algeria Lithuania Saudi Arabia Portugal People:Barack Obama Activities:CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2009-04-27
Russia drops Kaliningrad missile plans
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia has shelved plans to install missiles on central Europe's doorstep after detecting a cooling by the Obama administration towards a controversial US shield project, a military official said on Wednesday.
Nations:Russia Poland Czech Republic Lithuania People:Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin George W. Bush Activities:U.S.-Russia Military Relations Source:(AFP)
2009-01-28
Euro currency turns 10; seen fulfilling promise
FRANKFURT, Germany - Ten years ago, Europe launched its grand experiment with a shared currency -- and watched it plunge in value before recovering.
Nations:Italy Germany U.K. Slovakia Sweden France Source:(AP)
2008-12-28
US hoops back on top, beats Spain for gold medal
BEIJING - Order is restored in international basketball. The United States is back on top, but not by that much anymore. Culminating a three-year mission to end years of embarrassment, the U.S. Olympic team survived a huge challenge from Spain, winning 118-107 Sunday in the gold-medal game.
Nations:Lithuania Argentina Spain People:Jason Kidd Carmelo Anthony Dwyane Wade LeBron James Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-24
Russian convoy heads into Georgia, violating truce
OUTSIDE GORI, Georgia - Russian troops and paramilitaries thrust deep into Georgia on Wednesday, rolling into the strategic city of Gori and violating the truce designed to end the six-day war that has uprooted 100,000 people and scarred the Georgian landscape.
Nations:Russia Estonia Latvia Lithuania Ukraine Poland People:Dmitry Medvedev Activities:2008 Georgia War Source:(AP)
2008-08-13
Russia calls halt to 5-day invasion of Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia - Declaring "the aggressor has been punished," the Kremlin ordered a halt Tuesday to Russia's devastating assault on Georgia -- five days of air and ground attacks that left homes in smoldering ruins and uprooted 100,000 people.
Nations:Russia Estonia Latvia Lithuania Ukraine Turkey People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Condoleezza Rice Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Georgia War
2008-08-12
Russia's Medvedev halts military action in Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia on Tuesday, after five days of air and land attacks sent Georgia's army into a headlong retreat and left ports, military bases, towns and homes smoldering.
Nations:Russia Poland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Ukraine People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Activities:2008 Georgia War Source:(AP)
2008-08-12
Chinese policeman wins best actor at Shanghai film awards
SHANGHAI (AFP) - A policeman from northeast China with no previous acting experience has won the best actor prize at the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival.
Nations:Lithuania China People:Anthony Minghella Wong Kar-Wai Joan Chen Activities:2008 Shanghai Film Festival Source:(AFP)
2008-06-23
Wong Kar-wai to head Shanghai film festival jury
Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai will head the jury at the Shanghai International Film Festival, which will be held June 14-22.
Nations:Czech Republic Lithuania Israel Denmark Argentina New Zealand People:Anthony Minghella Wong Kar-Wai Joan Chen Activities:2008 Shanghai Film Festival Source:(AP)
2008-06-06
Putin warns Washington over missile shield
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the United States was seeking ways to resolve differences over a planned missile shield, but warned that Moscow could re-deploy weapons if its concerns were not heeded.
Nations:Poland Russia Czech Republic North Korea Azerbaijan Lithuania People:Robert Gates Condoleezza Rice Vladimir Putin Activities:U.S.-Russia Military Relations
2007-10-18
Nasdaq to acquire OMX in Borse Dubai deal
Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. and Borse Dubai have reached a deal under which Nasdaq will take over Nordic bourse operator OMX AB, while Borse Dubai acquires just under 20 percent of Nasdaq and 28 percent of the London stock exchange.
Nations:Sweden United Arab Emirates Estonia Latvia Lithuania Denmark
2007-09-20
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