Eurasia Press & News
KABUL, Feb 10: Afghanistan said on Sunday it backed a senior US official’s assertion that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and Taliban chief Mullah Mohammad Omar were operating from Pakistan.
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February, 2008
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11 February
US warns failure in Afghanistan is a threat to Europe
MUNICH, Germany (AFP) — US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has warned that the failure of the international force in Afghanistan would increase the security threat to Europe.
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10 February
Impatience threatens Iraq security gains
BAGHDAD – Growing impatience with the slow pace of work to improve basic services like electricity and water could threaten security gains in Iraq’s Anbar province, a former al Qaeda stronghold, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
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10 February
Druze leader warns of anarchy and war in Lebanon
BEIRUTÂ – A leading member of Lebanon’s anti-Syrian governing coalition on Sunday warned of anarchy and raised the specter of war in the country, which is suffering its worst political crisis since the 1975-90 civil war.
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10 February
Russia says Europe risks “Pandora’s box” in Kosovo
MUNICH, Germany – Russia said on Sunday that Europe risked opening a “Pandora’s box” if it went ahead and recognized the independence of the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo.
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10 February
Remember why Kosovo wants independence, says envoy
RACAK, Serbia – The massacre of 44 Kosovo Albanians by Serb security forces in this village nine years ago is a reminder of why Kosovo deserves independence from Serbia, says the U.S. diplomat who reported it to the world.
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10 February
Bin Laden, Omar not operating in Pakistan: Islamabad
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan rejected on Saturday a U.S. official’s assertion that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Omar are operating from Pakistani territory.
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10 February
FACTBOX: Pakistan’s February 18 legislative elections
Pakistan holds elections for the lower house of parliament and assemblies in its four provinces on February 18. The elections were postponed from January 8 after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on December 27.
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10 February
Pakistanis angry over prices in run-up to election
PATHAN KOT, Pakistan – Election banners and flags of all three of Pakistan’s main political parties flutter across Punjab, the country’s biggest province and the main battleground for votes in a February 18 election.
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10 February
Iranian President Welcomes Tajik Counterpart
TEHRAN (FNA) – Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon was warmly received by his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a welcome ceremony here in Tehran on Sunday.
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