Who will use the G-word: Georgia?

Azerbaijan army conducts large-scale war games

Large-scale military drills start in southern Russia
Gee, I can't image why Georgia might be a bit upset.

Putin visit to Poland seen as symbolic

Russia's Putin invites role for Shell in Sakhalin

Russia to supply Bolivia helicopters and military hardware

Nato resumes Russia military ties

Gazprom Stays the Course Under Putin's "Manual Management"

Putin tells Russia state banks to lend $14.5 bln by Oct

Obama Will Speak At Russian School Graduation

Russia gas flows to Europe under threat: IEA
No! Really?

Gazprom seals contract with Azerbaijan

Russian rail boss backs nationalisation to ease unrest

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Albania votes as West watches election standards

85 sharia courts in UK, says report
85!

16 Dead in Train Derailment in Italy
At least 13 people died, 3 of them children, and more than 34 were reported injured after a freight train carrying liquid petroleum derailed and exploded late Monday in a quiet seaside town on the Tuscan coast.

Hmm. That one in the midwest last week was carrying ethanol, wasn't it? me personally, I wouldn't get on a train these days. Or an Airbus.

Can Iceland Be Saved?

Kosovo joins IMF, World Bank amid independence row

Romanian uranium taken to secure site

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China Trains Collide
As I was sayin'...

12 China Officials Jailed for Deadly Landslide

China's 'Dragon 600' plane will boost surveillance
It's 66 short.

China police hold man over ethnic brawl-report

Uranium gives NKorea second way to make bombs

U.S. puts sanctions on Iran-based company linked to N. Korea
The United States on Tuesday imposed financial sanctions on an Iran-based company that it said is a cover for North Korea's missile proliferation network, the Department of the Treasury announced.

Facts about China-North Korea ties

Japanese nuclear agency approves Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 's restart
Closed after a 2007 quake.

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Heavy sandstorm blankets Iraq, delays oil bidding
NASA MODIS Image of the Day: June 30, 2009 - Dust Storm in the Middle East

Libya’s Neighbors Brace for the Black Plague

Tornado death toll low after weak storms
Yay!

Uganda - Storm destroys 1,000 hectares of crops

Battle over water heats up in drought-stricken California

Droughts and floods threaten China's economic growth, forecaster warns

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Researchers Unveil Whiskered Robot Rat
Scientists have developed an innovative robot rat which can seek out and identify objects using its whiskers. The SCRATCHbot robot will be demonstrated at an international workshop looking at how robots can help us examine the workings of the brain.

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Magnitude 4.9 - SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE

Magnitude 5.1 - TAIWAN
Magnitude 4.7 - TAIWAN
Taiwan - CWB center records 300 aftershocks

Magnitude 5.0 - MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Magnitude 5.5 - MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA

Magnitude 1.3 - MAINE

Magnitude 4.8 - ARAUCANIA, CHILE
Magnitude 5.3 - OFF THE COAST OF AISEN, CHILE

Magnitude 5.1 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS

Magnitude 5.1 - EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

Magnitude 1.9 - TENNESSEE
Magnitude 1.5 - SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI

Magnitude 3.8 - OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
Scientists: Silent tremors may foretell 'Big One'

3.4 quake shakes Maui

How Does Geothermal Drilling Trigger Earthquakes?

NZ - Heavy rain and earthquakes threaten Taupo villlage

Bulgaria - Earthquake causes no damages

Volcano sends up clouds of ash in Russia's Far East

Galeras Volcano Becomes More Active

Magnitude 4.7 - CENTRAL KAZAKHSTAN

Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
Yikes... Mucho rumble.

Magnitude 4.3 - BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

Magnitude 5.4 - SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS

Magnitude 5.0 - SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

Magnitude 4.9 - EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
China: Earthquake Causes Minor Damage To Some 8,000 Homes

Magnitude 4.8 - MID-INDIAN RIDGE

Magnitude 4.7 - NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU

Magnitude 4.9 - HONDURAS
Earthquake Shakes Honduras, No Reported Injuries

Magnitude 3.8 - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

2.5 Earthquake Rattles Solano County

New Zealand village evacuated as quakes threaten landslide

Redoubt Volcano may be settling down: Alaska Newsreader
Scientists lower Alaska volcano threat level

Magnitude 5.0 - KYRGYZSTAN

Magnitude 1.5 - TENNESSEE

Magnitude 3.3 - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
Magnitude 1.6 - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
Magnitude 1.6 - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
Magnitude 1.0 - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
Magnitude 1.5 - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
Magnitude 1.2 - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
Magnitude 2.2 - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
Magnitude 1.2 - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
Hmmm...