Black Sea

Russia Warns U.S. Over Warship

AP | Posted 08.12.2011

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MOSCOW -- Russia is voicing concern about a U.S. warship now just off its shores in the Black Sea. The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey, which is ...

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Amazing Photographs Of Crimea, The 'Jewel Of Two Crowns'

Posted 05.25.2011

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The April issue of National Geographic takes an in-depth look at Crimea. As writer Cathy Newman discovers, the beautiful peninsula may be a tourists' ...

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Romanian President Accused Of Assaulting Lawyer

Posted 05.25.2011

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Romanian President Traian Basescu is facing assault charges after a dinner altercation in which he allegedly slapped an associate, the Telegraph is re...

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Undersea River DISCOVERED In Black Sea In Eastern Europe

Telegraph | Richard Gray, Science Correspondent | Posted 05.25.2011

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Researchers working in the Black Sea have found currents of water 350 times greater than the River Thames flowing along the sea bed, carving out chann...

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Sex Slave Industry Thrives In Ukraine's Odessa (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Ukrainian city of Odessa is best known throughout Europe for its sun-drenched beaches and high-end spas. Yet according to a new report, the city's...

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Ghosts of Sevastopol

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Glory, tragedy, disaster. An army of ghosts haunt this great naval base that commands the Crimea and surrounding Black Sea. It is the site of two of history's greatest sieges.

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Rumors Of The Next Cold War

Judah Freed | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judah Freed

No matter how subtly the conquest happens, Russian control of Georgia would amount to an historic shift in the balance of power -- especially as long as the world economy is fueled by oil.

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Georgia on My Mind

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

In the annals of U.S.-Russian relations, Secretary of State Rice has proven once again to be not up to the task at effectively managing the one area of foreign policy that is her principal area of expertise -- U.S.-Russian relations.

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