Orange Revolution Leaders Set to Dissolve Goverment in Kyiv
Ukrainians awaited the break-up of their governing coalition on Tuesday. Differences over the recent Russia-Georgia war as well as ties to the West finally split the long-feuding leaders of the 2004 Orange Revolution....
EU Holds Off on Extending Zimbabwe Sanctions
European Union foreign ministers on Monday decided not to impose further sanctions on Zimbabwe pending a closer study of the political deal between the country's rival factions....
Pope Ends Controversial French Visit by Anointing Sick
Pope Benedict XVI ended a four-day controversial visit to France on Monday with a mass for the sick in the southern pilgrimage site of Lourdes whose waters are said to have miraculous healing powers....
NATO Chief Slams Russian Troop Positions on Visit to Georgia
NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on Monday said Russia's plan to keep troops in Georgia's breakaway regions was "unacceptable" and "hard to swallow." The EU-brokered cease-fire left Moscow with too much leeway, he said....
EU Approves Observer Mission to Georgia
EU foreign ministers on Monday gave the go-ahead for a 200-strong observer mission to Georgia but questions still remain over whether the force would be deployed in the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia....
Jordan's King Highlights EU Role in Mideast Peace
European foreign policy chief Javier Solana conferred with Jordan's King Abdullah II, who underscored the "importance of the European Union's role" in the establishment of peace between Israel and the Palestinians....
EU to Put Final Touches on Observer Mission in Georgia
EU plans to replace Russian troops in Georgia are set to top the agenda on Monday as the bloc's foreign ministers meet in Brussels. Russia's continued presence in Abkhazia and South Ossetia remains controversial....
Baltic States Witness Media War Over Georgia
Ever since Russia and Georgia launched an information war in the world's media, the Baltic nations have been exposed to two often-conflicting viewpoints about the war and its consequences....