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International strength of Taliban, al-Qaeda threatens allied efforts

Canada and Britain must put pressure on Pakistan’s president to clear country of insurgents, experts warn Mike Blanchfield, The Ottawa Citizen Published: Monday, May 21, 2007 It was a fierce battle last September between the Pakistani army and al-Qaeda insurgents. When the dust settled and the bodies were counted, 20 terrorist …

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Estonia hit by massive cyber attack

Top Estonian officials accused Russian authorities on Thursday (May 17th) of involvement in cyberattacks that have hit the country, amid a dispute with Moscow over the removal of a World War II monument in Tallinn late last month.

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Israel to offer counterproposal to Arab Peace Initiative, Peres says: “Tel Aviv should build confidence with Palestinians — King”

JT with AFP dispatches ISRAELI DEPUTY PRIME Minister Shimon Peres on Sunday urged Arab countries to hold talks with the Jewish state on the peace initiative they reendorsed in March.

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40 dead as Lebanese army battles Islamist fighters

TRIPOLI (AFP) — Fierce gunbattles raged in Lebanon on Sunday between soldiers and shadowy Islamist fighters accused of links to Al Qaeda, leaving 40 dead in the bloodiest such clashes in seven years. Lebanese troops staged a broad daylight assault on a building in Tripoli where fighters from Fateh Al …

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Presa externă: Traian Băsescu a supravieţuit

Traian Băsescu a supravieÅ£uit fără emoÅ£ii încercării Parlamentului de a-l suspenda. Acesta este titlul afiÅŸat de numeroase publicaÅ£ii internaÅ£ionale, care relatează despre referendumul de ieri. Åžtirea despre rezultatele votului a fost prima din jurnalele informative ale EuroNews din această noapte. La rândul lor, ziarele europene amintesc, aproape toate de “nervozitatea” …

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