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May 27, 2008 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will withdraw its proposals for the joint use of radar stations in south Russia and Azerbaijan if the U.S. deploys its missile shield in Central Europe, a defense ministry official said Tuesday.

May 27, 2008 (AFP) - The Pentagon said Tuesday it was sending invitations to news organizations to cover the arraignments of the five alleged September 11 co-conspirators in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

May 26, 2008 (AFP) - The UN concluded in a report Monday that a Russian fighter jet shot down an unmanned Georgian spy plane last month, prompting the EU to call on Moscow and Tbilisi to "explain themselves."

May 26, 2008 (Reuters) - Sudan is on the brink of a new civil war following more than a week of north-south clashes in the disputed oil-rich town of Abyei, a senior southern official said on Monday.

May 26, 2008 (Reuters) - South Africa said on Monday violent attacks on immigrants which have killed 56 people in the last fortnight were under control.

May 23, 2008 (Guardian) - The wave of violence against foreigners in South Africa, which began 12 days ago in Johannesburg, has spread to Cape Town where Somalis and Zimbabweans have been attacked by mobs who have looted their homes and shops overnight, according to police.

May 23, 2008 (ABC News) - In another sign of growing tensions with the United States, Pakistan is threatening to turn over to Iran six members of a tribal militant group Iran claims are "spies" for the CIA.

May 23, 2008 (AP) - A new South American union was born Friday as leaders of the region's 12 nations set out to create a continental parliament.

BEIJING May 22, 2008 (Reuters) - China vowed on Thursday to seize a chance for reconciliation with Taiwan and respect the desire of Taiwan's people to be their own masters, a sign it is in no hurry to bring the island it claims as its own back to the fold.

TBILISI May 22, 2008 (Reuters) - President Mikheil Saakashvili claimed victory on Thursday in Georgia's parliamentary election, which European officials generally welcomed despite lingering concerns about the fairness of the ballot.