Friday, July 03, 2009

Putin tells Russian casinos to cash in their chips

Russian journalist dies of head wounds-agency
The editor of a newspaper in southern Russia that campaigned against official corruption died late on Monday of head wounds sustained two months ago in what colleague and an opposition group said was murder.

Russia, Georgia To Resume Talks Amid Intensifying Tension

Russian envoy backs warmer ties with Arctic nations

Russian, Turkmen leaders to meet amid gas row

Russia to launch Baltic oil pipeline in late 2011 - deputy PM

Obama Should Walk in the Woods With Putin
Somehow, I don't think it's Putin who would be learning from such a walk.

Obama says Putin lives partly in past
Putin responds to Obama's criticism

Nigaz name sparks racism debate
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

Gazprom Neft eyes production in Yamal Peninsula

Gazprom's Recent Deals Should Be a Red Flag to the Rest of Europe
You'd think, but they'd have to be looking to see them.

Gazprom Seeks Global Deals to Build Gas Grid Encircling Europe

Russia’s Neighbors Resist Wooing and Bullying
Not for long! Winter comes shortly.

Russia Is Back on the Warpath
What would the Kremlin gain? A crushing victory in Georgia would depose the hated Mr. Saakashvili, give Russia control of vital transit routes for additional energy resources that could weaken its hold on the European oil and gas markets, humiliate the U.S., and distract Russians from their economic woes. Mr. Piontkovsky also believes the war drive comes from Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is anxious to reassert himself as supreme leader.


Police, Militants Killed in Clashes in Dagestan and Chechnya

'Abuses widespread' in N Caucasus

Second Russian Soldier Defects to Georgia


Georgia - Rumors of War
Kavkaz 2009 runs to July 6. Without precedent, the Chief of General Staff, General Nikolai Makarov, is in direct command. The exercise will involve "all brigades of the North Caucasus Military District (NCMD), the Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla marine brigades," Makarov told reporters. It will involve 8,500 troops, 200 tanks, 250 artillery tubes and 450 armored vehicles.

“The most dangerous period within which a new full-scale war with Georgia might occur,” writes Novaya Gazeta columnist Pavel Felgenhauer, will be “while the invasion forces are already deployed and poised for action, under the cover of Kavkaz 2009.” Felgenhauer predicted Russia’s August 2008 attack on Georgia, which came on the heels of Kavkaz 2008.


Azerbaijan key to European energy needs

Azerbaijan: Israel and Baku to Manufacture Drones




Albania: Democrats claim election victory

Video: Britain's most profitable rail line to be nationalised
Article too.

Briton arrested in Egypt over terror attack that killed 17-year-old girl

Rabbi and Students Brutally Attacked in Moldova

Areva to Boost Funding To Expand Nuclear Power




Uzbekistan: Utility Price Hike Forcing Families into Debt

Turkmenistan Pressured by Gazprom's Halt on Turkmen Gas Imports

Turkmenistan center of new gas war?
Ongoing disputes between Turkmenistan and Russian gas giant Gazprom point to the growing struggle over Caspian resources, an analysis suggests.

Russian, Turkmen leaders to meet amid gas row

Jordan to boost ties with Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan, EU Hold Human Rights Talks In Brussels

Turkmenistan - The power of dictator-lit



Peres to Kazakhstan: Stop selling Iran uranium

Kazakhstan: Iranian delegates storm out of Israeli speech

In Kazakhstan, Lutheran world leader urges end to Islamophobia
Sure! When they stop killing people.

Kazakhstan: Detained Israeli gets better conditions following Peres request

BTA Bank Debt Talks May Slow as Goldman Sachs Quits
BTA Bank’s effort to restructure as much as $15 billion of debt may slow after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. resigned as an adviser to Kazakhstan’s largest lender.

Kazakhstan expands China oil pipeline link

Kazakhstan, Spain signed a number of agreements on mutual cooperation

Spanish companies show interest in investing in Kazakhstan

Kashagan Costs To Be Significantly Cut - KazMunaiGas
Kashagan, an offshore oil field in the Kazakh part of the Caspian Sea, is being developed by the North Caspian Operating Company on behalf of a consortium consisting of KazMunaiGas, Eni SpA (E), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA), Total (TOT), ConocoPhillips (COP) and Inpex Corp. (1605.TO).



U.S. Military Launches Major Afghan Offensive
U.S. Military Launches Major Afghan Offensive, Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops poured into Taliban-infested villages of southern Afghanistan with armor and helicopters Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's strategy to stabilize the country.

U.S. Says Key to Success in Afghanistan Is Economy, Not Military

U.S. Troops Move Deeper Into Afghanistan's Helmand Province; One Marine Killed
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan, July 2 -- Columns of U.S. Marines in eight-wheeled armored vehicles pushed deep into southern Afghanistan on Thursday in an attempt to cut off Taliban supply lines from Pakistan and restore order in areas long neglected by short-handed NATO forces.

Russia to allow U.S. military flights
Russian leaders have agreed to allow U.S. military planes carrying troops and equipment to use their country's airspace, officials said Friday.


Pakistan - Police blamed for torturing Christian boy to death

Deadly military crash in Pakistan
Up to 26 Pakistani soldiers are feared dead after an army transport helicopter crashes in a tribal region, officials say.

Bomb targeting police kills 2 in Pakistan



India withdraws troops from troubled Kashmir town

Indian Court Overturns Gay Sex Ban
“Clearly, we are all thrilled,” said Anjali Gopalan, the executive director and founder of the Naz Foundation, an AIDS awareness group that sued to have Section 377 changed.
Yes, the AIDS awareness folks want more men screwing. Let's all pretend we don't know how HIV is spread, shall we?

India Board Defers Order on Recall of Satyam Directors
Satyam, if you recall, was "India's Enron."

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