Washington, Apr 25 : Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev agreed to help his then American counterpart Ronald Reagan in case the United States was attacked from outer space.

Gorbachoev was appearing on Tuesday's Charlie Rose show on PBS along with George Shultz, Reagan's Secretary of State during the Gorbachev era.

Moscow - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is planning the launch of new Russian political party with the support of billionaire and former KGB officer Aleksander Lebedev, Vedomosti newspaper reported Tuesday.

The new political grouping named the Independent Democratic Party (IDP) will aim at putting candidates into parliament in Russia's 2011 elections.

The IDP's main platform will be the development of independent state and social institutions and particularly a national television broadcaster that would not take orders from the government, Vedemosti reported.

Washington - The blame game between Russia and Georgia over who started the war and who continues to inflict more damage continued Friday, as former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev sparred with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on CNN.

Georgia may blame Russia for the conflict in South Ossetia, but "there is no doubt" that Georgia provoked the clash, Gorbachev told CNN's Larry King.

He said that Russia moved additional troops into South Ossetia to counter the "barbaric assault" of Georgia on the city of Tskhinvali.

London, May 7 : Former Russ