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Georgia President Saakashvili concedes election defeat
World NowMikheil Saakashvili, the pro-Western president of Georgia faced with increasing protests among his people, conceded defeat after preliminary election returns showed the opposition had won control of parliament and the right to name a powerful new prime... -
IRAN, GEORGIA: Washington wary of warming ties between Tehran and U.S. ally
Babylon & BeyondIn a turn of events that has both Georgian and American diplomats walking on eggshells, Georgia and Iran agreed this week to eliminate visa restrictions and resume direct flights between Tbilisi and Tehran. This new open-border policy comes at a...... -
Photographer Frederic Chaubin's weird and wonderful Soviet architecture
Culture MonsterPhotographer Frédéric Chaubin likes to believe he uncovered a fourth age of Russian architecture. In his book "CCCP: Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed" (Taschen, $59.99), Chaubin captured 90 unconventional, rarely seen buildings constructed in... -
GEORGIA: Leaked memos fuel debate over who started war with Russia
Babylon & BeyondMore than two years after Russia and Georgia clashed in South Ossetia, the fog of war continues to hover over Tbilisi and Moscow. According to diplomatic cables from the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, released by the Wikileaks website, Russia was...... -
Russia and the 'responsibility to protect'
The Russian government has argued that its recent military operations in Georgia were justified by the principle of "responsibility to protect" (colloquially known as R2P). This is the approach to dealing with mass-atrocity crimes that was embraced by 150...Tags: International Military Interventions, Politics, Genocide, Death, Dmitry Medvedev
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From the archives: Crackdown on Dissent
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMOSCOW -- No one has watched the crisis in China with greater concern than Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev, for in it he can see some of his compatriots' worst fears for what could go wrong here with his ambitious program of political, economic...Tags: Defense, Public Relations, Parties and Movements, Politics, Zhao Ziyang
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This food is social currency
CHAKVI, Ga. — When it comes to hospitality, Georgians (think Black Sea, not pecan pie) are stern taskmasters. Their feasts, called supras, are dictated by protocol. The official toastmaster (tamada) grants permission to toast and signals the kitchen...
Tags: Halloween, Breads, Caucasus, Dining and Drinking, Travel
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New York City May Be Under Iranian Terror Threat
pix11.com | @arthurwpix11 | @mariopix11An international chess game being played out over Iran's nuclear enrichment program increases the likelihood of a terrorist attack in New York City, according to intelligence analysts. Recent bomb attacks have been attributed to Iran, including explosions...Tags: Chess Playing, Religion and Belief, Judaism, Bombings, New York City Police Department
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