2007 deadliest for US troops in Iraq
The second half of 2007 saw violence drop dramatically in Iraq, but the progress came at a high price: The year was the deadliest for the U.S. military since the 2003 invasion, with 899 troops killed.
Nations:Iraq Poland Australia People:David Petraeus Activities:Second Gulf War
2007-12-30
U.S., Russia to talk about missile defense
The United States and Russia will hold senior-level talks about missile defense in Budapest next Thursday, the U.S. State Department said on Saturday.
Nations:Russia U.S. North Korea Poland Activities:U.S.-Russia Military Relations
2007-12-08
Putin warns Washington over missile shield
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the United States was seeking ways to resolve differences over a planned missile shield, but warned that Moscow could re-deploy weapons if its concerns were not heeded.
Nations:Poland Russia Czech Republic North Korea Azerbaijan Lithuania People:Robert Gates Condoleezza Rice Vladimir Putin Activities:U.S.-Russia Military Relations
2007-10-18
Record 63 countries enter race for best foreign film Oscar
A record 63 countries have entered the race for Oscars glory in next year's Best Foreign Language Film category, officials said Wednesday.
Nations:Romania Azerbaijan Portugal Ireland Poland Italy Activities:2007 Oscar Awards
2007-10-17
American trio wins 2007 Nobel for economics
A Russian-born academic who escaped both the Communist revolution and the horrors of World War Two became the oldest person to win a Nobel Prize on Monday, garnering a joint award for a pioneering market theory.
Nations:Poland Sweden Russia Switzerland
2007-10-15
US-Russia missile defense talks fail
High-level talks Friday between the United States and Russia failed to bridge major differences over U.S. plans for a missile defense system in Europe and a range of strategic arms issues.
Nations:Russia Poland People:Robert Gates Condoleezza Rice Vladimir Putin Activities:U.S.-Russia Military Relations
2007-10-12
Spy chief: West wants to split Russia
Russia's security chief said that Western spies were working to weaken and break up the country and singled out British agents as the most intrusive, according to an interview published Wednesday.
Nations:Russia U.K. Ukraine Poland People:Vladimir Putin Activities:2006 Russian Spy Poisoning
2007-10-10
Iraq: Shiite militia leader caught
A Shiite militia leader accused of forcibly removing Sunnis from their homes north of Baghdad was captured in a raid, while another operation in the same area left 25 people dead, the U.S. military said Saturday.
Nations:Iraq Poland Activities:Second Gulf War
2007-10-06
Polish ambassador hurt in Iraq bombing
The Polish ambassador to Iraq was slightly wounded and two civilians, including a body guard, were killed in a roadside bomb attack Wednesday in downtown Baghdad, according to Polish government officials.
Nations:Iraq Poland Activities:2007 Blackwater Scandal Second Gulf War
2007-10-03
Physicists challenge US missile claims
A number of top U.S-based physicists have concluded that the Bush administration used inaccurate claims to reassure NATO allies about U.S. missile defense plans in Eastern Europe.
Nations:Poland Russia People:Condoleezza Rice
2007-09-27
Bush, Roh have testy exchange at summit
President Bush's talks with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun ended on a sour note Friday not over the war in Iraq, but rather the Korean conflict that ended with a truce more than five decades ago.
Nations:South Korea North Korea Azerbaijan Russia Turkey Poland People:Christopher Hill Vladimir Putin Kim Jong Il Activities:2007 APEC Summit Korea Nuclear Crisis South Korea-U.S. Korean War
2007-09-07
Movies big and small play Toronto fest
For movie lovers, there is no better place to be over the next 10 days than the Toronto International Film Festival.
Nations:Poland People:Jeremy Podeswa David Cronenberg Stephen Dillane Paul Haggis Naomi Watts Jonathan Demme Activities:2007 Toronto Film Festival
2007-09-05
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