Afghanistan’s opium production, cultivation down: UN
Afghan opium cultivation and production dropped in 2008 for the first time in three years, partly because of drought, with almost all the...
Medvedev says Russia ready to cut ties with NATO
President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Monday that Russia could sever all ties with NATO amid a standoff over Russia''s response to Georgia''s offensive...
Obama: World must not allow Iran to corner Israel
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Monday the world must increase pressure on Iran to rein in its nuclear program and...
Bush urges Russia not to recognize Georgian rebel regions
U.S. President George W. Bush has urged Russia not to recognize Georgia''s two breakaway regions as independent, and has sent his deputy Dick...
Afghanistan demands review of international troops
President Hamid Karzai''s government has demanded a review of the presence of U.S. and NATO troops in the country amid allegations that large...
