3 police killed in Chechnya suicide bombing

Chechnya issue is again heating up, the regular bomb explosion is clear indication that the rebel forces are once again trying to gain ground.In a latest suicide bomb explosion incident, three police officer died. Last week explosion killed 25 people. "Authorities in...

Liquidate Terrorists says President Medvedev

Recent events have dictated that terrorism has become a problem in Russia’s Caucasus Region.  Obviously Russian President Dimitry Medvedev is not worried about world opinion on how he deals with the...

Suicide Attack In Chechnya Kills Six As Violence Escalates

At least six people were killed as the result of a suicide attack at a concert hall in the capital of Chechnya today. Officials say the number of casualties would have been much higher if the suicide bomber was...

Natalia Estemirova, Human Rights Defender is Brutally Slained

  " Natalia Estemirova, a top human rights activist in the troubled Russian republic of Chechnya and a close colleague of Human Rights Watch, was abducted near her home in Grozny on the morning of July 15,...

Russian leader condemns killing of Natalia Estemirova.

" Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed "outrage" at the murder of a prominent human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova. He has ordered an inquiry into the killing of Ms Estemirova, who was investigating...

Russsian Newspaper Defiant in Wake of Murdered Journalist Verdict

The headline of Russian Newspaper, Novaya Gazeta reflected a defiant tone.  The paper proclaims, 'We Are Not Afraid'.  "The killers have no fear because they know they will not be punished. But neither...

Counterinsurgency Police Officers Arrested in Mumbai Investigation

"By AIJAZ HUSSAIN, Associated Press SRINAGAR, India – One of the two Indian men arrested for illegally buying mobile phone cards used by the gunmen in the Mumbai attacks was a counterinsurgency police officer who may have been on an undercover mission, security officials...

Earthquake hits Chechnya

An earthquake has hit the southern Russian republic of Chechnya. At least 13 people are dead and more than 100 injured. The quake was measured at 4.7 and it damaged roads, communication and power, and was felt in Georgia and Armenia."It was centred 40km (25 miles) east of the...

10 Arrested in Murder of Russian Journalist

"MOSCOW — Ten people were arrested and will be charged soon in connection with the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian chief prosecutor said Monday. "We have made serious progress...

9/11 recalled in Bangladesh

" September 11, 2001, changed the world, but not the Muslim world, and certainly not Bangladesh. Whatever change has occurred has come from without, not from within. "   Capitalism has been blamed for the current world violence: the blame should rest with democracy....

Photos: Grozny, Chechnya in Modern Times

Photos: Grozny, Chechnya in Modern TimesMost of the city's infrastructure was destroyed and many continue to live in ruined buildings without heating and running water.

Dinesh, Dinesh, You Have Gone Too Far

Dinesh D’Souza, as my readers know, is one of my favorite people. He is being raked over the coals these days because of his recent book, “The Enemy At Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11”. D’Souza’s main contention is that the disintegration of...

Today World Is Suffering For Old Empires

The ebbing tides of one empire or other have left the international community with many ongoing problems. Afghanistan, Chechnya, the Balkans, and Kashmir are only the most prominent cases, and they cannot be...

Armed camp planned for northern Ontario

"A group of young Toronto men were planning to harbour two Americans accused of terrorist activity and protect them by setting up an armed "Chechnya style resistance" in northern Ontario against law enforcement officials, a police informant who infiltrated the alleged local...

'forgotten' crises

While Iraq grabs the headlines in the US, England, and Canada there are many stories going untold across the planet. Médecins Sans Frontières has put out a list of forgotten crises around the world. Are you in...

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