Border shoot-out 'kills saboteurs'
Published: 31 October, 2006, 11:39
Alleged saboteurs from Georgia died in a South Ossetia shoot-out, the breakaway republic's state security committee said. A group said four-strong was discovered near the village of Kvaisa. First reports spoke of no injuries on the South Ossetian side.
Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili has denied the incident took place.Russian peacekeepers posted in the region confirmed the shooting, but said they didn't take part.Tension in the region has risen in recent months. Several shootings have been reported on the Georgian-South Ossetian border.
30.10.2006, 13:15
Hamas leaders to Cairo on Israel prisoner swapSenior Hamas members will visit Cairo in the next few days to discuss a prisoner exchange deal with Israel, brokered by Egypt. Hamas wants the deal to include release of 1,000 named Palestinian prisoners in exchange for an Israeli soldier captured in a ra |
31.10.2006, 11:55
Talks overdue, says nuclear chiefUN nuclear chief Mohamed El Baradei called for a broad new plan governing the use of nuclear energy following North Korea's recent test. He urged all parties involved in both the Iran nuclear dispute and the North Korean stand-off to resume “l |
