August, 2008

• 18 August

  Russia ”used cluster bombs” in Georgia: Rights group

  A U.S. human rights group on Friday accused Russia of dropping cluster bombs in populated areas of Georgia during its military offensive that began last week, but Moscow denied the charge. Human Rights Watch said Russian aircraft had used cluster bombs in two separate raids on the towns of Ruisi …

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• 18 August

  Ex-Soviet states wary of Russia’s actions in Georgia

   Belarus, Kazakhstan and others in the Commonwealth of Independent States remained silent for days after the fighting erupted last week as they scrambled to formulate positions.

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• 18 August

  Russian invaders destroy civilian infrastructure of Georgia

  On picture: Members of pro-Moscow Abkhaz formations.   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia calls upon the international community to stop Russian actions aimed at destroying the Georgian statehood. The ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia released an official statement on Saturday.

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• 18 August

  Rebels call on Caucasus not to support Russia in its war with Georgia

  The Russian-Georgian conflict over control of the Georgian breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia has become an international crisis. The United States, the European Union, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey are now involved in the conflict in various ways, in addition to Russia and Georgia. Other forces in the …

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• 18 August

  Russian forces sink Georgian ships

  Russian forces have sunk several vessels in Georgia’s military port of Poti, Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel Hamid has reported from the scene.   The attack on Wednesday follows a day of dramatic developments in the Russia-Georgia conflict amid what appears to be an escalation of military action on the ground.

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• 18 August

  Saakashvili: Georgia to leave CIS

  Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia’s president, has told tens of thousands of people at a rally outside the country’s parliament that Georgia will quit the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and urged Ukraine to follow suit.

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• 18 August

  Russian intelligence officer threatens Medvedev with rebellion and reprisals against Jewish mafia

  On this photo Kvachkov looks very much like a Hollywood character: Dr. Hannibal Lecktor    Colonel of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), Vladimir Kvachkov, who was recently acquitted of charges with an assassination attempt on Anatoly Chibais, announced last Friday that he resumes his “military and political work”, as Russian media …

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• 18 August

  Iran does its best to bring peace back to Caucus: Jalili

  TEHRAN, (ISNA)-Iran will make any effort to restore security to Caucus, said Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili as meeting Armenian energy minister Armen Movsisyan. He also declared Iran following a strategic approach towards regional countries particularly Armenia will best try to resolve Armenians’ challenges.

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• 18 August

  Iran has not received US request to open interest section

  TEHRAN, (ISNA)-The caretaker of Iran’s interests section in the US, Mustafa Rahmani said on Monday that the US has not made any official request to open its interests section in Iran. According to the Iranian official, the issue was only discussed by some media few months ago but not pursued …

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• 18 August

  Ahmadinejad congratulates Karzai on Afghanistan’s national day

  TEHRAN, (ISNA)-Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad congratulated his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai and Afghan people on Afghanistan’s national day.

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