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| Features  Resignations Of Top Afghan Security Officials Have Broad Implications Afghanistan's interior minister and intelligence chief have resigned in the wake of attacks that came perilously close to disrupting the country's peace jirga in Kabul last week. The resignations of Amrullah Salih, head of the National Security Directorate of Afghanistan, and Interior Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar deal a blow to the Afghan president's efforts to piece together a workable cabinet and could have far-reaching consequences. More  Anticipation, Controversy Jockey For Position Ahead Of World Cup With just a few days to go before kickoff, all eyes are on Africa as the continent prepares to hold its first-ever World Cup. Here's a look at the anticipation and controversy big and small going into this year's event. More  Asian Security Summit Begins In Istanbul Turkey has demanded that Israel accept an international inquiry into last week's deadly raid on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza. The call, from the Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu, came as the fallout from the botched operation overshadowed the opening of a 20-state conference on Asian security in Istanbul. More  Organizer Of S. Kyrgyzstan Unrest Killed Kyrgyz police say a man they described as a leading criminal allegedly linked to recent unrest in the south has been killed in a shootout between rival gangs. More  Diplomats Ponder Israeli Raid Probe The aftermath of Israel's deadly military raid on the Gaza aid convoy is continuing to preoccupy the diplomatic world. Turkey today called for an international investigation into how nine activists were killed in the raid, and the Middle East Quartet is expected to meet today to discuss what form an investigation could take. More  Activists In Moscow Mark Anniversary Of Journalist's Murder In Kalmykia Members of Russia's opposition Yabloko party gathered today to mark the 12-year anniversary of the murder of journalist Larisa Yudina. More  Conscription Buyout Idea In Russia The party led by Russian nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky today proposed a draft law that would allow young men to pay the equivalent of $32,500 to the Defense Ministry instead of performing military service. More  Kyrgyzstan To Nationalize Major Bank The head of Kyrgyzstan's interim government, Roza Otunbaeva, signed a decree today to nationalize one of the country's largest banks. More  Belarus Activists Leave For Canada, U.S. Leading members of the Belarusian opposition -- including a presidential hopeful -- left today for a visit to Canada and the United States. More  Moldova Welcomes Russian-German Initiative On Transdniester Moldova's prime minister has welcomed a joint Russian-German initiative to step up efforts aimed at solving the two-decade conflict over Moldova's separatist Transdniester region, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. More  Suspected Kyrgyz Snipers Detained Kyrgyz authorities have detained 15 people suspected of being snipers who opened fire at antigovernment demonstrators in Bishkek on April 7. More  Kyrgyz Interim Gov't Sees Senior Defection The Kyrgyz interim government's chief of staf says he has resigned from his post in order to establish a new political party ahead of parliamentary elections this fall. More  On Stage: Detained Lawyer's Final Days A theater in Moscow has staged a play based on the last days of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, whose death in prison last year caused an outcry at home and abroad. More  Circassians Demand Division Of Karachayevo-Cherkessia Republic Meeting in Cherkessk on June 5, representatives of the Circassian minority demanded the division of the Karachayevo-Cherkessia Republic (KChR) to recreate the separate Cherkess Autonomous Oblast that existed from 1928-1957. More |
