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  • August 2008
    • Russia Seizes Georgian Port, Detains Soldiers

      Russia Seizes Georgian Port, Detains Soldiers

      (Newser) - Russian troops took control of the key Georgian port of Poti for about 4 hours today, just one day after it pledged to withdraw from the country, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some 70 Russian troops entered the Black Sea port this morning and detained 20 Georgian coast guard members before returning to their base in the town of Senaki. The Georgian soldiers were taken away on top of APCs, handcuffed and blindfolded. The port, a keystone of the area’s economy, has been forced to shut down, at least temporarily. More »

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      Russia   Georgia   troop withdrawal   ceasefire   seizure   port

  • May 2008
  • July 2007
    • Iraqis Go on Alert as Mammoth Badgers Stalk City

      Iraqis Go on Alert as Mammoth Badgers Stalk City

      (Newser) - Badgers have invaded Basra, Iraq, spurring fears of a man-eating monster on the loose in the port city. Despite Iraqi scientists' assurances that the creatures are not dangerous to humans, locals demonize the oversized carnivores and blame British troops for for unleashing them. The badgers "don't stalk humans and carry them back to their lair," a British officer tells AFP. More »

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      Iraq   Iraq war   animal   Basra   British troops   British   mammals   port

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