Eurasia Press & News

TBILISI (Reuters) – Leila Inauri laughed grimly at the irony of her situation. “The Russians have driven us from our homes and now we end up as refugees here in a building that used to be the base for Russian soldiers serving in the Caucasus. It is an irony of …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s chief negotiator said on Thursday a Palestinian uprising could reignite if the international community piled too much pressure on the sides to paper over differences and rush into an agreement on statehood.

SUSIA, West Bank (Reuters) – In the stony hills south of Hebron, Palestinian shepherds complain of frequent attacks by militant Israeli settlers encroaching on their land.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian soldiers rode into battle against Georgia perched on top of their armored personnel carriers, not out of bravado but because a flaw in their armor can make it more dangerous to travel inside.

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russia intends to keep 500 troops in a security zone surrounding Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for twin suicide blasts outside Pakistan’s main defense industry complex on Thursday which killed about 40 people.

KABUL (Reuters), Aug 21 – Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday Britain would put more resources into training the Afghan army and pledged an extra $120 million for development in the country which has seen a surge in Taliban violence this year.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Space Organization chief Reza Taghipour Wednesday said Iran will send its first astronaut to space within the following decade.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Belarus have good prospects for developing their relations, a senior official in Minsk said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A strategic expert has debunked apprehensions in politico-diplomatic circles that Washington could pressurize New Delhi into weakening ties with Iran.