Eurasia Press & News

A senior Russian diplomat warned the United States on Thursday that the threat from Pakistan if “extremists” or “Islamists” came to power in Islamabad would be far greater than the potential danger from Iran.

According to occupation sources with the reference to local murtads two houses with Mujahideen were sealed off in Shamilkale (former Makhachkala) early morning of Monday, November 12.

On picture: Dagestani shaheeds (martyrs)   The occupation sources cited the names of Dagestan Shaheeds who were martyred in the fierce gun battle, which was took place 12 November in the center of Shamilkala city (former Makhachkala). Russians claim that dead Mujahideen were the members of Buinaksk Jamaat.

Russia placed additional arms and troops to Abkhazia, thus provoking new tensions in the conflict area, Georgian State Minister for Conflict Settlement David Bakradze said at a special briefing on 12 November.

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.

KABUL – Taliban insurgents killed a man teaching English courses in eastern Afghanistan, sparking a clash that left two suspected militants and two policemen dead, an official said Thursday.

The Pentagon on Wednesday said it was not worried about the security of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons amid the political crisis there, rolling back from comments made by a senior U.S. general who called the issue a “primary concern.”

Pakistani opposition parties tried to forge a united front on Wednesday against military president Pervez Musharraf, who insisted his state of emergency was vital for fair elections.