World / Social Life
Rwandan Genocide Suspect Arrested in Germany
08.07.2008 14:25
dw-world.de
A former UN employee wanted for his alleged role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda has been arrested at the Frankfurt airport, a state prosecutor has said.
Germany
Social Life
S.Ossetia asks for international intervention in Georgia conflict
08.07.2008 14:25
rian.ru
Authorities in South Ossetia, a breakaway Georgian region, said in a letter to the OSCE made public on Tuesday that the international community must not stand by and allow the regional conflict to escalate.
Russia
Social Life
Russia submits draft resolution on Georgia to UN Security Council
08.07.2008 14:24
rian.ru
Russia submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council on Tuesday on the situation in Georgia, amid escalating tensions in the country's breakaway regions, Russia's envoy to the UN said.
Russia
Social Life
Russia warns of response to U.S. radar in Czech Republic
08.07.2008 14:24
rian.ru
Russia's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Moscow would be forced to respond to U.S. plans to place a missile defense radar in the Czech Republic, after the two sides signed an agreement earlier in the day.
Russia
Social Life
G8 calls on N.Korea to abandon nuclear program
08.07.2008 14:24
rian.ru
The G8 leaders welcomed Tuesday North Korea's move in late June to submit information on its nuclear program and called on the country to give up its nuclear ambitions.
Russia
Social Life
South Ossetia releases detained Georgian officers - 2
08.07.2008 14:24
rian.ru
Four Georgian officers detained in the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone were released on Tuesday amid preparations by Tbilisi for a police operation to free them, Georgia and the province's authorities said.
Russia
Social Life
PWP Goes Even Greener with AgroResin Sustainable Packaging - Expands Corporate Initiative for the Environment
08.07.2008 13:26
prweb.com
PWP Industries, a leading PETE and Polypropylene food packaging theroformer in North America, is introducing AgroResin sustainable packaging. Made from renewable agricultural biomass fiber composite, AgroResin is 100 percent biodegradable, compostable and made from non-GM agricultural biomass. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1079674.htm
World
Ecology & Environment
G8 seeks 50% emission cut by 2050, developing nations skeptical
08.07.2008 13:24
rian.ru
G8 leaders adopted a statement on Tuesday setting a goal of halving carbon emissions by mid-century, but developing nations and top environmentalists dismissed the agreement as meaningless.
Russia
Social Life
Russian nuclear power monopoly eyes projects in Chile, Ecuador
08.07.2008 13:24
rian.ru
Russia's nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly is looking at working in Chile and Ecuador, a high-ranking Atomstroyexport official said Tuesday.
Russia
Social Life
South Ossetia releases detained Georgian officers
08.07.2008 13:24
rian.ru
- Four Georgian officers detained in the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone were released Tuesday amid preparations by Tbilisi for a police operation to free them, the breakaway Georgian republic announced.
Russia
Social Life
New German Citizenship Questions Flunk Cultural Sensitivity Test
08.07.2008 12:24
dw-world.de
A Turkish immigrant group feel the new citizen tests, which will be required starting Sept. 1, 2008 for anyone wanting German nationality, reflect cultural biases.
Germany
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