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Russia accuses Georgia of aiding Al-Qaeda

AFP Global Edition 120 days ago

Georgia is training and lending safe passage to Al-Qaeda agents planning terrorist acts in the Russian Caucasus, the head of Russia's FSB secret service charged Tuesday. Georgia immediately denied the claim as "preposterous" and accused Moscow of stoking tensions. "Audio evidence seized ...

Russia accuses Georgia of aiding Al-Qaeda: reports

AFP Global Edition 120 days ago

Georgia is training and lending safe passage to Al-Qaeda agents planning terrorist acts in the Russian Caucasus, the head of Russia's FSB secret service charged Tuesday. "Audio evidence seized from insurgents shows that, together with emissaries of Al-Qaeda, they had contacts with ...

US, Georgia to hold security talks: embassy

AFP American Edition 124 days ago

The United States and the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia will hold talks on security cooperation later this month, the US embassy in Tbilisi said Thursday. Alexander Vershbow, the US Assistant Secretary of Defence for International Security Affairs, will lead a US delegation ...

War report wounds isolated Georgian leader

AFP Global Edition 131 days ago

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's standing in Western capitals has been dealt a major blow by a European report blaming his government for starting a war with Russia, analysts said Thursday. A rising star in the West only a few years ago, the ...

Religion News in Brief

AP News 146 days ago

Religion News in Brief The City Council and mayor are trying to protect an ornate Roman Catholic church that was slated to be closed by the Diocese of Cleveland. City officials have proposed an ordinance that would prohibit the diocese or any ...

Venezuela's Chavez draws closer to Moscow

Reuters US Online Report World News 152 days ago

BARVIKHA, Russia (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cemented a closer alliance with Russia on Thursday, recognizing two pro-Russian rebel regions of Georgia as independent and securing arms supplies and loans in return. Chavez's move to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia is ...

Earthquake hits Georgia; no casualties

Reuters US Online Report World News 155 days ago

TBILISI (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring up to 6.2 in magnitude struck mountainous northwestern Georgia on Tuesday but caused no casualties or major damage. Estimates of the magnitude of the quake, which struck in the early morning hours, ranged from 5.5 to ...

Georgia frees Turkish tanker crew, holds captain

Reuters US Online Report World News 157 days ago

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia on Saturday released 17 crew members of a Turkish-operated tanker seized after trying to deliver fuel to breakaway Abkhazia in breach of a Georgian embargo, a court official said. The Turkish captain, Mehmet Ozturk, remains in custody after ...

Georgia refugee tower re-opens as luxury hotel

AFP Global Edition 160 days ago

Once home to hundreds of refugees and a symbol of Georgia's decline, the 18-storey Iveria Hotel in central Tbilisi re-opened Wednesday as a five-star Western-owned hotel. Presiding over an opening ceremony for the Radisson SAS Iveria following its 100-million-dollar (70-million euro) facelift, ...

Georgia US Training Troops

AP News 172 days ago

Georgian President Mikhahil Saakashvili, left, and U.S. Marine commandant Gen. James T. Conway seen during their meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, Aug. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Irakli Gedenidze, Presidential Press Service, Pool) Copyright 2009 AP News

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