10/15/2008
Separatist Regions Attend Georgia Security Talks in Geneva (Bloomberg)
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Officials from the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are attending talks on security and refugees in Georgia, though the U.S., a staunch ally of Georgia, won't meet separately with them.
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10/16/2008
Wen: China to boost development in Tibetan regions (China Economic Net)
China will take measures to boost economic and social development in Tibetan regions in four provinces, according to a notice about a meeting chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao.
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10/15/2008
Russia To Boycott Future Talks If Rebel Regions Not Invited (Nasdaq)
GENEVA (AFP)--Russia said Wednesday it wouldn't take part in any further peace talks with Georgia if pro-Moscow representatives from the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia weren't invited.
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10/15/2008
Mother Nature helps snuff out flames in Chouf, other regions (The Daily Star Lebannon)
Wednesday's rains played a major role in containing forest fires that had been burning across Lebanon. Parliament's Environment Committee held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss the "environmental massacre" caused by blazes that had raged in several regions over the previous two days.
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10/15/2008
Premier: China to boost economic, social development in Tibetan regions (People's Daily)
China will take measures to boost economic and social development in Tibetan regions in four provinces, according to a notice about a meeting chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao. Wednesday's executive meeting of the State Council, the country's Cabinet, discussed how to support development in the Tibetan regions of Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and Gansu provinces. Tibetan regions in these areas are ...
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10/15/2008
Regions' deposits down, still No. 1 (The Huntsville Times)
Regions Bank's deposits fell locally and statewide in the 12 months ended June 30, but the Birmingham-based bank easily retained its No. 1 market share ranking in Madison County and statewide.
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10/15/2008
Saakashvili: Georgia open to talks with breakaway regions (People's Daily)
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said here on Tuesday that he was open to talks with representatives from breakaway South Ossetia and Abkhazia at the upcoming Geneva conference, but not with the politicians from the two regions. "We don't think these people are politicians, we think they are criminals from our point of view and the point of view of international criminal law," he said at a ...
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10/14/2008
Georgian President Calls Rebel Regions' Leaders "Ethnic Cleansers" (Nasdaq)
BRUSSELS (AFP)--President Mikhail Saakashvili branded representatives of Georgia's rebel regions "ethnic cleansers" Tuesday and cast doubt over whether international talks with Russia would be successful.
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10/14/2008
Georgia open to talks with breakaway regions (Boston Herald)
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili says he's open to talking with representatives from his nation's two breakaway regions at talks in Geneva...
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10/14/2008
Mild Tremors Rock Three Regions of Saudi Arabia (Khaleej Times)
JEDDAH — Several mountainous towns in Saudi Arabia experienced mild tremors when an earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale hit three administrative regions in Jizan about 6.47am on Sunday.
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