Posts Tagged ‘Province’

August 18th, 2008

Tropical storm lashes Cuba with winds, rain

By WILL WEISSERT
HAVANA (AP) - Tropical Storm Fay pounded Cuba with torrential rain and wind Monday, prompting authorities to evacuate dozens of low-lying communities, cancel carnival celebrations in a central of province and warn of flooding.
Forecasters said Fay, which earlier left at least five people dead in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, was on a [...]

August 18th, 2008

Georgia awaits Russia withdrawal

Russia is expected to begin withdrawing troops from Georgia, following a pledge by President Dmitry Medvedev.
But Moscow has said it has the right to keep some troops as peacekeepers in a buffer zone around South Ossetia.
Mr Medvedev promised to abide by the terms of a ceasefire brokered to end a week of fighting [...]