Eurasia Press & News

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Egypt told Israel on Tuesday it was trying to secure the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, held in Gaza for the past two years and not included in last week’s truce between Gaza and Israel.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two Americans working for the U.S. government were killed in a bomb blast at a council office in the eastern Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City on Tuesday, an embassy spokeswoman said.

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged a conference of international donors on Tuesday to provide funds to strengthen Palestinian police and legal institutions.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung said on Tuesday that Germany planned to increase the number of troops it can send to Afghanistan by 1,000 later this year.

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan police backed by NATO air strikes killed 14 Taliban insurgents after the militants attacked a small town in eastern Afghanistan, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said it is examining a timetable presented by world powers for starting talks on a package aimed at ending the five-year standoff over its nuclear program.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Jam Petrochemical Complex’s 10th olefin project will be officially inaugurated in Assaluyeh region in a ceremony to be attended by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian border security forces have arrested 30 Pakistanis on the two countries’ border at Quetta and handed them over to Taftan police authorities on Sunday evening.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran announced it is reviewing the launch of a joint development bank with Venezuela.

На фото: Мечеть в Кашгаре, которая была разрушена после того, как её имам отказался вывесить на фасаде рекламу олимпиады в Пекине. Церемония доставки т.н. «олимпийского огня», маршрут которой проходил рядом с мечетью, состоялась 18 июня 2008 года.