Month: October 2010

Russia has agreed to return to the war in Afghanistan at the request of the Western states which helped the mujahideen to drive its forces out of the country 21 years ago. Moscow is engaged […] […]

European officials have voiced their annoyance at “unnecessary and overly intrusive” air travel security measures demanded by the US. And the Europeans have called on the Obama administration to re-examine policies ranging from X-raying shoes […] […]

LAGOS, Nigeria—Artillery rockets like those often used by insurgents in Afghanistan were found to have filled an illegal arms shipment intercepted at Nigeria’s busiest cargo port, raising security questions about the oil-rich nation before its […] […]

PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Suspected American missiles hit a house in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border Thursday, killing seven alleged militants—the latest strike in a ramped up campaign against al-Qaida and Taliban fighters in the rugged tribal […] […]