Aug 13th, 2008 · President Bush calls on Russia to live up to a cease-fire deal with Georgia and pledges humanitarian aid to the Western-backed former Soviet republic. He also announces that he's sending Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the Georgian capital to express solidarity with the democratically elected leadership there.
Aug 11th, 2008 · The Group of Seven nations are urging Russia to agree to a cease-fire in Georgia, as the ex-Soviet republic's president accuses Moscow of expanding a fight over the breakaway region of South Ossetia into an all-out push to topple his government.
Aug 9th, 2008 · Fighting continues to rage between Russia and the former Soviet republic of Georgia.
Jun 2nd, 2008 · With a layered pop sound that sometimes recalls Death Cab for Cutie and Snow Patrol, the band has been around for a few years under various names and members. Republic Tigers' Keep Color mixes synthesizers and acoustic instrumentation, resulting in a sound that's altogether organic.
May 28th, 2008 · A special Nepalese assembly voted Wednesday to formally abolish the country's 239-year-old monarchy and turn Nepal into a republic. King Gyanendra has remained unpopular since he seized absolute power in 2005.
May 28th, 2008 · A special assembly in Nepal holds its first meeting Wednesday to declare the Himalayan nation a republic. It is abolishing its centuries-old Hindu monarchy.
May 28th, 2008 · Russia and its pro-Western neighbor Georgia are teetering on the edge of a military conflict over Georgia's separatist province Abkhazia. The self-styled republic is officially recognized by no one, but Moscow has kept it alive with economic support.
May 5th, 2008 · An Iranian government crackdown on dissidents is raising fears among the large community of Iranian exiles, who worry they too could be targeted. Some say the Islamic republic is ratcheting up the pressure by threatening political opponents living overseas — even in the United States.