Eurasia Press & News
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A U.S. missile strike killed five militants in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, a Pakistani official said.Another official said the attack on a container loaded with ammunition and explosives was the result of better U.S.-Pakistani intelligence sharing and both countries had worked together on the attack.
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September, 2008
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17 September
Israel postpones new round of Syria peace talks
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – A fifth round of indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel has been postponed at the request of the Jewish state, Syria’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
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17 September
Russia signs treaty to defend Georgia separatists
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed treaties with Georgia’s South Ossetia and Abkhazia on Wednesday that commit Moscow to defend the breakaway regions from any Georgian attack.
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17 September
Russia slams NATO for “Cold War” visit to Georgia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A visit to Georgia by senior NATO officials this week was anti-Russian and showed the alliance is driven by Cold War-style thinking, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
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17 September
No U.S. embassy staff hurt in Yemen blast: source
SANAA (Reuters) – No American embassy staff were hurt in a suspected car bomb attack on the U.S. embassy in Yemen on Wednesday, a source inside the heavily-fortified compound said.
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17 September
U.S. defense chief to act on Afghan civilian deaths
KABUL (Reuters) – Under pressure over rising civilian deaths in Afghanistan, the U.S. defense chief said on Wednesday that the U.S. military needed to do more to prevent the killing of ordinary Afghans caught up in military operations.
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17 September
Bomb kills 4 U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed four soldiers from the U.S.-led coalition force and an Afghan national in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.
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17 September
France wants Europe to lift Afghan troop restrictions
CANBERRA (Reuters) – France on Wednesday asked its European allies to relax restrictions on troop deployment and operations in Afghanistan just a month after losing 10 soldiers in a Taliban ambush.
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17 September
Pakistan rupee hits record low, row with U.S. weighs
KARACHI (Reuters) -The Pakistani rupee weakened on Wednesday due to import payments, weak economic fundamentals and concern over tension with the United States over U.S. military attacks on militants in Pakistan.
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17 September
Israelis vote on new leader but Olmert hangs on
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Members of Israel’s ruling party began voting on Wednesday for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who has promised to resign following a corruption investigation in which he faces indictment.
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