January 21, 2008 Kavkaz, Kavkaz News
Even though Vladimir Putin’s designated successor says few senior officials even know what demography is, changes in the number of 18-year-olds over the next few years will impose severe constraints on the Russian government and may force it to reduce the size of its armed forces.
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January 20, 2008 Eurasia, Eurasia News
SOFIAÂ – Bulgaria’s Sofia airport was temporarily evacuated and flights suspended for over an hour on Sunday, after a bomb threat which proved a hoax, police said.
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January 20, 2008 Balkan News, Balkans
BANJSKA, Serbia – The plum brandy flowed freely at polling station No. 9 in Banjska, northern Kosovo, as Serbs voted for a new president.
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January 20, 2008 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s presidential election was postponed from Monday to February 11, the parliament speaker said on Sunday, announcing the 13th delay of a vote blocked by the country’s political crisis.
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January 20, 2008 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Kavkaz, Kavkaz News
TBILISI – Georgia and Russia pledged to repair their tattered relationship on Sunday after Mikhail Saakashvili was sworn in as Georgian president, the first concrete sign of an improvement.
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January 20, 2008 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Palestina, Palestina News
GAZA – Gaza’s main power plant began shutting down on Sunday due to a fuel shortage caused by Israel’s closure of the Hamas-controlled territory’s borders, a move taken in response to Palestinian rocket attacks.
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January 20, 2008 Afghanistan, Afghanistan News
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A Taliban roadside bomb killed five Afghan civilians and wounded two others in the south of Afghanistan, a provincial official said on Sunday.
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January 20, 2008 Balkan News, Balkan Press, Balkans
Serbs vote on Sunday in a presidential election, with opinion polls giving hardline challenger Tomislav Nikolic a slim lead over pro-Western incumbent Boris Tadic, but not enough for a first-round victory.Here are profiles of the main candidates:
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January 20, 2008 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Kavkaz, Kavkaz News
MOSCOW – Russia’s armed forces chief said on Saturday Moscow could use nuclear arms pre-emptively if under serious threat, his comments marking no change in defense policy but underlining a renewed military confidence.
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January 20, 2008 Iran, Iran News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
TEHRAN (FNA) Half of Iran’s hand-woven carpet exports are destined for the US, head of the National Center for Iranian Carpet said here on Sunday.
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