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Forensic experts suggest existence of another Russian tsar family burial site

Forensic experts suggest existence of another Russian tsar family burial siteMoscow, September 7 : Russian forensic experts have said that archaeologists could discover another site where the remains of the children of Russia''s last tsar are buried.

Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, their four daughters and son, and several servants, were shot dead by the Bolsheviks in a basement in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg in the early hours of July 17, 1918.

Saakashvili expects billions in European aid for buildup

Moscow - Saakashvili expects billions in European aid for buildup Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, whose country had a brief war with Russia last month, Sunday said he expected billions of euros to help build up his country after the conflict.

"As for as I know, several billion euros will come from Europe and various institutions," Saakashvili said, according to remarks broadcast via state television from Tiblisi.

The European Union has not yet organized a donor's conference, and European Union ministers have called for an investigation of who started the conflict.

Saakashvili warns of more territorial conflicts involving Russia

Prague - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, whose country had a brief war with Russia last month, warned Sunday that Moscow could trigger more armed conflicts in the former Soviet territories.

In an interview with public broadcaster Czech Television, Saakashvili said a potential flashpoint is the politically tense Crimean peninsula on the Black Sea, which is part of Ukraine.

"Russia has already distributed more passports in the Crimea" than in the Georgian breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Saakashvili said. "I think we should not be blind."

Crimea, a popular Soviet-era tourist destination, hosts a Russian naval base.

Georgia and Russia to continue their fight at UN's highest court

Georgia and Russia to continue their fight at UN's highest court The Hague  - Russia and Georgia are to put their differences over Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday.

The Hague-based ICJ, the highest UN court, seeks to resolve matters of international law disputed by state governments. From Monday until Wednesday next week it will hold a public hearing on proceedings instituted by Georgia against Russia.

Baltics try to fight warm glow of Russian TV

Riga - Ever since Russia and Georgia launched an information war in the world's media, the Baltic nations have been exposed to two often-conflicting viewpoints about the war and its consequences.

So much so that Baltic officials began pondering how to curb broadcasts from neighbouring Russia. Or at least to be able to compete with them.

Russian television channels, available in the Baltics on cable, showed the Russian military presence in Georgia as positive. They hailed last week's EU summit, where European nations stopped short of sanctions on Moscow, as a success of the Russian foreign policy.

Medvedev accuses US of weapons deliveries to Georgia

Dmitri MedvedevMoscow - Russian President Dmitri Medvedev accused the United States on Saturday of delivering weapons to Georgia under the cover of humanitarian aid.

Speaking at an executive committee session of Russia's largely advisory State Council, Medvedev said the West should stop arming Georgia and support Russia's position in the South Caucasus conflict.

"It would be interesting to see how (the United States) would react if we used battleships to bring aid to the Caribbean islands recently hit by hurricanes," Medvedev was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying.

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