Read more independence stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2411/independence.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:26:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43735/greenland-votes-for-self-rule.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThree-fourths of the Greenlanders who voted in yesterday’s referendum on self-rule want more autonomy from Denmark, Time reports. The historic vote—which must still be adopted by parliaments in Copenhagen and Nuuk—puts the world’s largest island on the path to becoming the first independent Inuit state. But that road...http://www.newser.com/story/43735/greenland-votes-for-self-rule.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Nov 2008 10:52:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39416/in-kosovo-visit-gates-walks-a-fine-line-with-russia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US will maintain its current troop levels in Kosovo until at least the end of 2009, according to Defense Secretary Robert Gates. His trip to Kosovo is the first by an American cabinet member since the republic declared independence in February. The move of support is meant to show...http://www.newser.com/story/39416/in-kosovo-visit-gates-walks-a-fine-line-with-russia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Oct 2008 8:06:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36137/independent-south-ossetia-dreams-big.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen the Russian government recognized South Ossetia as an independent state last week, the international reaction was not only anger but incredulity. The breakaway Georgian province has only 70,000 citizens, and they have suffered both wretched poverty and years of fighting. But citizens insist that theirs is a viable...http://www.newser.com/story/36137/independent-south-ossetia-dreams-big.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 Aug 2008 8:40:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35931/medvedev-why-i-recognized-2-provinces.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYesterday Russia recognized the Georgian provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states—a move that Dmitry Medvedev calls "a heavy decision." Writing in the Financial Times , the Russian president says that independence for the two breakaway regions, which have suffered under Georgia's "vicious war on its minority nations,...http://www.newser.com/story/35931/medvedev-why-i-recognized-2-provinces.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 Aug 2008 9:04:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35378/russias-buffer-zone-includes-georgia-territory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussia may soon officially recognize the sovereignty of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, lawmakers said today, even as the military moved to establish so-called buffer zones that include Georgian territory, the Wall Street Journal reports. Then-president Vladimir Putin used the move to recognize the secessionist republics to criticize countries which did...http://www.newser.com/story/35378/russias-buffer-zone-includes-georgia-territory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Aug 2008 15:41:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34255/iraqi-troops-were-not-ready-to-go-it-alone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraq’s army has taken strides toward independence—but it still needs the help of American forces, say Iraqi troops and officers interviewed by the New York Times . “We are too many years behind other countries. We need the coalition forces until 2015,” said one officer. But American officers are increasingly...http://www.newser.com/story/34255/iraqi-troops-were-not-ready-to-go-it-alone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Aug 2008 6:51:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31548/a-weekend-for-2-nations-to-celebrate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTomorrow is Independence Day, but north of the border today marks the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City, the first settlement of New France and one of the oldest cities in Canada. David Hackett Fischer, a historian writing in the New York Times , uses the occasion to explore...http://www.newser.com/story/31548/a-weekend-for-2-nations-to-celebrate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Jul 2008 7:39:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30891/post-soviet-states-may-be-hot-zone-in-new-cold-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUnsettled ex-Soviet republics could become the scenes of proxy battles in a new cold war, the Christian Science Monitor reports, with the breakaway Georgia region of Abkhazia a case in point. The US and NATO are backing Georgia, with Russia supporting the separatists. "Tensions are growing very fast, and we...http://www.newser.com/story/30891/post-soviet-states-may-be-hot-zone-in-new-cold-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Jun 2008 14:17:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27569/this-is-playing-this-is-outside.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUsing the flap over a New York 9-year-old allowed to find his own way home from Bloomingdale's as an example of a sea change, Rosa Brooks, writing in the Los Angeles Times, reminds us that allowing children to be outside on their own used to be the norm. "'Play,'...http://www.newser.com/story/27569/this-is-playing-this-is-outside.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 May 2008 17:48:46 CDT