Second anniversary of Georgia-Russia war commemorated – Summary
Tbilisi/Moscow – Georgian and South Ossetian leaders Sunday commemorated the second anniversary of the outbreak of the 2008 Georgia-Russia conflict, while Russian President Dmitry Medvedev paid a surprise visit to the breakaway Georgian province of Abkhazia.
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Boxing: Youth NZ boxer selected for Commonwealth Games
Young Auckland boxer Joseph Parker was today named in a five-strong Commonwealth Games boxing team
Azerbaijan To Buy Training Target Drones From Turkey
Baku, Azerbaijan (RIA Novosti) Aug 10, 2010 Azerbaijan will buy Turna unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for training and target practice from Turkey, the Baku based ARA news agency has reported. “Negotiations on a deal are underway with Turkey,” Turkish military sources were quoted as saying. They also said a group of Azerbaijani servicemen had been trained in Turkey in how to use, operate and …
National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame induction to be held this Friday
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Jockeys Randy Romero and Don Pierce, trainer Michael “Buster” Millerick and thoroughbreds Azeri, Best Pal, Point Given and Harry Bassett will be inducted into the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame on Friday at the newly renovated Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion.
Khosrov Harutyunyan: RA Public Council didn’t discuss upcoming liturgy in Surb Hach Church
Member of the Armenian Public Council refuted media reports saying that “the Council called on Armenians to refrain from attending the liturgy in Surb Hach Church in Akhtamar island.”
Changing Skies wins Waya Stakes
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Changing Skies rallied to win the $70,000 Waya Stakes for fillies and mares age 4 and older by 2 1/4 lengths at Saratoga Race Course.
Caucasus countries recall start of 2008 Russian-Georgian war
In Russia, the Caucasus and some European cities, events were held on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of the start of the August 2008 war in South Ossetia.
Killed militants planned to blow up mosque – Chechnya’s Kadyrov
Militants killed in a special operation in Grozny, the capital of Russia’s volatile North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, on Sunday planned to blow up a shopping mall and the city’s central mosque, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said Monday.
