Topic: Bernard Kouchner

AVIGNON, France, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Saturday the European Union may investigate the conflict in the Georgian region of South Ossetia.

BERLIN, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Leaders in Europe are concerned that Russia's military campaign in Georgia may be repeated in other countries of the region.

BERLIN, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The crisis over Georgia intensifies, with the European Union for the first time mulling sanctions against Russia after Moscow recognized the Georgian breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. Observers predict a period of icy East-West relations.

BRUSSELS, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- European leaders expressed concerns about Russian actions, similar to those in Georgia, involving Ukraine and Moldova.

ERBIL, Iraq, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Islamic militants have targeted the Christian minority population in northern Iraq, forcing more than 500,000 to flee their homes.

ROQUEREDONDE, France, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, touring France, says China is continuing its political crackdown in Tibet during the Beijing Summer Olympics.

TBILISI, Georgia, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Foreign ministers of European Union member countries said they support sending monitors to supervise a cease-fire in the South Ossetia region of Georgia.

TBILISI, Georgia, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili Monday accused Russian forces of "ethnic cleansing" in Abkhazia, another breakaway region with ties to Russia.

VIENNA, July 17 (UPI) -- France's foreign minister Thursday called on the international community to enhance security efforts in Central Asia and increase engagement in Afghanistan.

MOSCOW, July 16 (UPI) -- Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic says the "biased stance and wrong messages" of the international community is what caused the failure of Kosovo talks.