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Re-living the military mission again and again
The bodies of 3 German soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Good Friday have arrived home. For those who've seen a comrade die in battle often, the haunting memories are difficult to forget once they are back home.
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Ukraine scraps NATO accession plans
The Ukrainian president has dissolved the commission which was to work towards NATO membership. It's the latest move to abandon the pro-western stance of the 'Orange Revolution' and re-establish ties with Russia.
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Russia flexes its military muscles with Western airspace violations
An increase in incidents where Russian warplanes have infiltrated the sovereign airspace of EU and NATO countries is causing concern among European defense chiefs. Experts believe the Russian bear is flexing its muscles.
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Georgia: Tbilisi wants EU help for fight with Russia over Abkhazia airport
Aviation could prove a fresh field for diplomatic conflict between Georgia and Russia after an announcement by the de facto government of breakaway Abkhazia that it plans to reopen an Abkhaz airport with Moscow’s assistance. Georgian officials tell EurasiaNet.org that they expect the European Union to help Tbilisi block such assistance -- an expectation that the EU has not confirmed.
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NATO chief to visit Azerbaijan
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is expected to visit Baku, the Romanian ambassador to Azerbaijan told journalists Thursday.
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Russian President Medvedev makes a surprise visit to Dagestan in wake of suicide attacks
After Russia's second series of suicide bombings this week, President Medvedev paid a visit to Dagestan, where new reports link bombings there to those in Moscow.
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China to discuss Iran sanctions; Hu Jintao to visit US
BEIJING - China's president will attend a nuclear security summit in Washington this month, signalling a fresh start between the superpowers amid a chill in relations over Beijing's unhappiness with U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and a
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A nuclear Iran / How far will the world go?
Six world powers, including China, agreed Wednesday to begin drafting a UN Security Council resolution for new sanctions against Iran, in an effort to halt its nuclear program.
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