The only way out from the Georgia-provoked South Ossetian crisis is the withdrawal of Georgian troops from the conflict zone and a return to peaceful negotiations, starting with the signing of a legally binding agreement against the use of force, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in a telephone conversation with US President George Bush. [in RBC]
Russian Prime Minister Putin urged neighboring Georgia to immediately stop "aggression" against the breakaway region of South Ossetia as the EU and US stepped in with a mediation initiative. [in Deutsche Welle: Top Stories]
BAGHDAD -- The death toll from a blast in a market in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar rose to 25 on Saturday after four of the six dozen people injured died from their wounds, a security official said. [in Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq]
A huge police and paramilitary presence kept the public off Tiananmen Square last night, but tens of thousands thronged the streets around the giant concrete esplanade, hoping to share in their country's emergence as a great power. [in Khaleej Times: World News]
One hundred years ago this month, mobs of white residents tore through Springfield, hanging two black men, burning dozens of homes and businesses, and forcing families to flee. As the city commemorates the violence, the event inspires deep feelings among people from all backgrounds: document.write( " " ); var myAjax = new Ajax('/templates/GetUpdatedDate', {method: 'get', update: $('ts_26472824'), data: 'aDate=08/09/2008:15:07'}).request(); [in StarTribune: Nation/World]
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