Russia says it has completed pulling out its troops from Russia, leaving only “peacekeepers” behind. The move comes as Georgia is set to lift its week-long state of emergency after police broke up protests in the capital, Tbilisi, according to its parliamentary speaker.

An EU investigator said Wednesday he has evidence to suggest that a Ukrainian airstrip was used by CIA-operated planes involved in the U.S. extraordinary rendition program.

KABUL, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) — The U.S.-led Coalition forces killed several militants and detained seven others in an operation Wednesday in unrest southern Afghan province of Helmand, said a Coalition statement released here on Thursday.