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Kyrgyz city charred after days of ethnic fighting
Kyrgyz troops patrolled the burned-out streets of Osh on Wednesday trying to maintain a fragile peace between feuding ethnic groups.
Kyrgyz opposition seizes power, dissolves Parliament
Kyrgyzstan’s opposition said on Thursday it had taken power and dissolved Parliament in the poor but strategically important Central Asian state.
Red-nosed circus billionaire returns to Earth
Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte returned to Earth on Sunday wearing his trademark clown’s red nose, landing as planned in Kazakhstan.
Russia starts large-scale war games, Georgia fumes
Russia launched large-scale military exercises across parts of its southern regions on Monday which Georgia angrily said would violate its territory.
Russia hopes ‘down-to-earth’ Obama drops Star Wars
Russia hopes US President Barack Obama will not pursue his predecessor’s plan to deploy weapons in space, a senior Russian general said on Wednesday.
Russia warns Georgia over breakaway region
Russia said on Tuesday it would not be indifferent if violence escalated further in Georgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia.
Russia shows off upgraded nuclear bomber
Russia showed off on Tuesday the first modernised Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber, which a senior air force official said would help Moscow match the nuclear capability of a…
Ukraine’s orange allies upbeat, tough talks loom
Orange Revolution supporters claimed victory over allies of Ukraine’s prime minister in a snap parliamentary election, but the two camps face tough talks on Monday to forge a…
Flooding slows search at Russia blast mine
Hopes of saving three missing miners dwindled on Wednesday as rescuers said it could take days to reach them in a coal mine where 107 died in the Russian Federation’s worst mine…