Anti-locust programme in Central Asia and Caucasus
reliefweb 19 May 2011, Rome – FAO will assist ten countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus to save up to 25 million hectares of cultivated farmland from a locust crisis. Locusts are a serious threat...
View ArticlePeople disappear in Georgia after violent dispersal of opposition rally
rt.com Tbilisi: An injured man walks in front of the ranks of the Georgian riot police officers dispersing opposition rally (AFP Photo /Zura Tvauri) Opposition leaders urge Georgian government to...
View ArticleDrought continues to tighten its grip on Georgia
accessnorthga UNDATED – The drought continues to push deeper into north Georgia while making it difficult for south Georgia farmers to plant two key crops. A new report shows roughly 77 percent of the...
View ArticleEurope’s Rejection of Nuclear Power a Gift for Russia
thetrumpet « The German E.ON nuclear power station in southern Germany is set to begin closing down in 2014. Germany will phase out nuclear power by 2022, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced June...
View ArticleFrance transfers sensitive warship technology to Russia
rian.ru French-built Mistral class amphibious assault ship © AFP/ Eric Feferberg France has transferred to Russia all the technology it asked for under a $1.7-billion deal for two French-built Mistral...
View ArticleClassified report: Russia tied to blast at U.S. embassy
washingtontimes Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the chamber’s Republican whip, said he sent a classified letter in June to the House and Senate intelligence committees asking them to investigate the incident...
View ArticleDrought by area impacted is worst ever – though majority of US still drought...
wattsupwiththat From the University of Nebraska-Lincoln , a new record in the 12 year old drought monitor. US sets drought monitor’s ‘exceptional drought’ record in July Worst classification for...
View ArticleHeat wave chokes southern U.S.
thestar The suffocating heat wave sweeping the southern U.S. that has led to at least four deaths and left farmers’ fields bone dry shows no signs of abating as temperatures continue to reach record...
View ArticleRussian Threats of Nuclear War Grow Louder
1913intel.com The most recent threats of nuclear war come from the Russian foreign minister. Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov is threatening a “very big war” with “suffering across the world” if the west...
View ArticleAncient walled city, older than Egypt’s pyramids, unearthed off Georgia coast
examiner.com (Atlanta) Six hours southeast of Atlanta off the Georgia coast on Sapelo Island, archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient walled city which predates the construction of...
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