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15 December 2008 Military News

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  • As Officials Tout Success Of Turkmen Elections, Public Apathetic RFE/RL 15 Dec 2008 -- Turkmen state media are hailing the December 14 parliamentary elections as "a new step on the path of strengthening democracy" that offered voters a "wide range of choices."
  • US, Britain Press UN Security Council To Engage On Zimbabwe Crisis VOA 15 Dec 2008 -- The United States and Britain pressed Monday for the United Nations Security Council to engage on the political and especially the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe, though diplomats said substantive action might have to wait until January when South Africa, which resisted even a non-binding declaration, will surrender its rotating seat.
  • European Union naval escort boosts security for UN food aid en route to Somalia UN News Centre 15 Dec 2008 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today expressed its gratitude to the European Union (EU) for protecting ships carrying vital food aid from rampant piracy off the coast of Somalia.
  • Cheap Oil May Spark Russian Budget Crisis VOA 15 Dec 2008 -- The Russian economy has been among the hardest hit of any country, during the current global economic crisis. Russia - a major energy exporter - has not only suffered banking and stock woes, as in the rest of the world, but also a precipitous drop in the price of oil.
  • Thai Opposition Leader Elected Prime Minister VOA 15 Dec 2008 -- Thailand's parliament has elected a new prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, ending a coalition government closely associated with a controversial former prime minister. Protesters battled outside the parliament building after the vote, a sign that the country's deep political divisions remain.
  • China, Taiwan Start Direct Air, Sea, Postal Links VOA 15 Dec 2008 -- China and Taiwan have begun direct air, sea and postal links. The move Monday marks a historical milestone in cross-strait relations, after the two sides split following a civil war nearly six decades ago.
  • Putin to return to Kremlin by summer - Russian political scientist RIA Novosti 15 Dec 2008 -- A Russian political scientist and Kremlin critic, Lilia Shevtsova, has told a German newspaper that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin could return to the Kremlin by summer.



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