Rice says Russia-Georgia moving toward ceasefire

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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday urged Russia and Georgia to end hostilities, saying progress apparently had been made toward a ceasefire but it was important that all parties stop fighting. "I believe that they believe that they have made some progress and we welcome that and we certainly welcome the EU mediation... Submitted by: BreezeTR | Visited 2 times | Comments 0

♦ Georgia row spirals as Rice lands

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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Georgia amid an escalating row between Russia, Georgia and the United States. Russia accused Georgia of bringing the South Caucasus to the brink of armed conflict comments which both Ms Rice and Nato condemned as "unhelpful". Georgia and Russia also accused each other of flying jets over Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia. Submitted by: themasterinc - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rice: Russia should not worsen tension in Georgia

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Russia should help resolve tension over Georgia's rebel regions instead of contributing to it, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday, and she urged an end to violence there. "It (Russia) needs to be a part of resolving the problem and solving the problem and not contributing to it," Rice said. "I have said it to the Russians publicly. I have said it privately... Submitted by: laviolette99 - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Russian forces reportedly cut Georgia in half

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An unidentified Georgia woman is calmed by her husband Monday in Gori, Georgia, just outside of South Ossetia. What Georgia says: The former Soviet republic of 4.6 million, which declared its independence in 1991, says it is under increasing attack from separatists in South Ossetia, a semiindependent province. Friday, Georgia launched an attack to reclaim South Ossetia... Submitted by: medicalhumor - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ U.S. tells Russia to pull forces out of Georgia

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The United States told Russia on Friday to withdraw its forces from U.S. ally Georgia and stop its air attacks on the tiny Caucasus state following fighting in the breakaway region of South Ossetia. "We call on Russia to cease attacks on Georgia by aircraft and missiles, respect Georgia's territorial integrity, and withdraw its ground combat forces from Georgian soil," U.S. Submitted by: buis - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ US warns Russia over Georgia row

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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has warned Russia against stoking tension in Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Speaking in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, Ms Rice said Russia should help resolve tensions instead of contributing to them. Six people have been killed in violence in the region in the past week. Submitted by: lightstarm2k - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rice calls on Russia to stop operations in Georgia

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Russia must halt military operations in Georgia as promised, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday, citing apparent progress toward an agreement to end days of fighting. "The Russians need to stop their military operations as they have apparently said that they will. But those military operations really do now need to stop," she said. Submitted by: adiz - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Biofuel use 'increasing poverty'

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The replacement of traditional fuels with biofuels has dragged more than 30 million people worldwide into poverty, an aid agency report says. Oxfam says so-called green policies in developed countries are contributing to the world's soaring food prices, which hit the poor hardest. The group also says biofuels will do nothing to combat climate change. Submitted by: iowadawg - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rice says North Korea must agree to strong verification

1 vote	Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday after talks with North Korea that she believed Pyongyang was under no "illusions" it had to agree to a strong mechanism to verify its nuclear activities. On Wednesday, Rice joined ministers from South Korea, Russia, China and Japan in rare... Submitted by: techboss - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rice Grown In United States Contains Less-dangerous Form Of Arsenic

1 vote	Yamily J. Zavala and colleagues point out that rice is a potentially important source of human exposure to arsenic, especially in populations with rice-based diets. Arsenic in rice is of special concern because it accumulates in much higher concentrations in rice than other staple grain crops. Submitted by: themanbeast9 - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ EU tries to calm Georgia tensions

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The EU's foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, is visiting Georgia and its breakaway region, Abkhazia, to try to defuse escalating tensions. Russia and Georgia have accused each other of preparing for war in the region, which erupted into civil conflict in the early 1990s. Earlier this week Nato's secretary general demanded that Russia withdraw troops it deployed to Abkhazia. Submitted by: Mental Merlin - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rice threat to Japanese inflation

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Vietnam is to lift its curb on rice exports. Japan's shoppers face paying about 20% more for rice in the coming months than they did a year ago, as world rice prices rise, analysts have warned. Rising rice prices are expected to add 0.2 percentage points to the country's inflation, already at a 10-year high of 1.2%. Years of deflation have left Japanese consumers unused to rising prices. Submitted by: karan265 - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Thailand calls for a rice cartel

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Thailand wants to form an Opec-style rice cartel to give it more control over international rice prices. The world's biggest rice exporter plans to talk to Laos, Burma, Cambodia and Vietnam about co-operating on prices. Rice prices have tripled so far this year with countries such as India and Vietnam restricting their exports. Submitted by: LeopardAt1 - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ U.N. calls second session on Georgia violence

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UNITED NATIONS — Diplomats called for a second emergency session of the United Nations Security Council seeking to prevent an all-out war between Russia, Georgia and the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia. This time it was Georgia's turn to ask that the 15-nation council meet. Russia had called a meeting that began at 11 p.m. Thursday (0300 GMT Friday) in New York... Submitted by: Valhalla - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Russia beefs up Abkhazia forces

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Extra Russian troops are now being deployed in Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region, Russia says. The defence ministry said the fresh units were joining peacekeeping troops in the Tkvarcheli district, in line with an existing peace accord. The statement, quoted by Itar-Tass news agency, did not say how many extra troops were being deployed. Nato has accused Russia of increasing tension in Abkhazia... Submitted by: Dmak02 - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ At least 20 explosions heard in Georgia

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Violence continued in Gori, Georgia, Thursday, as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov scoffed at the idea of talking about Georgia's "territorial integrity." Here, Russian tanks drive past a burning car near a Goergian army base in Gori on Wednesday. What Georgia says: The former Soviet republic of 4.6 million, which declared its independence in 1991... Submitted by: bjgolf - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rice to push North Korea on verifying disarmament

1 vote	U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will push North Korea's foreign minister hard in their first ever meeting on Wednesday to prove the North's disarmament efforts are serious, U.S. officials said. Rice is to join foreign ministers from China, Russia, Japan... Submitted by: golftrainer - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rice, at weekend nuke talks, says Iran not serious

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SHANNON, Ireland (AP) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Iran on Monday of not being serious at weekend talks about its disputed nuclear program despite the presence of a senior U.S. diplomat, and warned it may soon face new sanctions. In her first public comments since Saturday's meeting in Switzerland, Rice said Iran had given the run-around to envoys from the U.S. Submitted by: bjplink - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Affordable Movers

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♦ Volunteers hope to bring the Appalachian trail to Alabama

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PIEDMONT, Ala. — You can tell a lot about a hiking trail by its markings, and the abundance of blue splotches marking trees throughout the Alabama Pinhoti says plenty about the trail's ambitions. Blue symbols typically mark side trails. But the Alabama Pinhoti, running about 130 miles from central Alabama to the Georgia state line, is longer than most main trails. Until, that is... Submitted by: Vizon - Visited 16 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rice Defends Bush Admin on War

1 vote	(STOCKHOLM, Sweden) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday rejected allegations from a former White House spokesman who says the Bush administration misled the American public into going to war with Iraq. Rice would not comment specifically on charges made by ex-press secretary Scott McClellan in a new book... Submitted by: alex378 - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment