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...Caucasus boast that they buy weapons from the Russian army and are assisted by local police. Meanwhile, bloody clashes, usually unreported in the media, occur daily in Chechnya. Last week, seven guerrillas were killed in a gunfight in Nalchik, capital of the once sleepy republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. A standoff in a city apartment block lasting almost two days concluded in a deadly six-hour firefight; two police were also reported injured. The rebels included four women and were part of the radical Islamist...
...been devastating for the more than 730 players left jobless. In December, the National Hockey League Players' Association proposed a 24% rollback on all players' salaries; the league, which says it has lost some $500 million in the last two seasons, insists on capping players' salaries. The standoff seems likely to scupper the entire NHL season. But the NHL's loss is Europe's gain. Rather than sit out the dispute in North America, more than 300 NHL players have signed up with European teams and dozens more are expected. The new arrivals - many of them from Eastern Europe...
...Turn on the light, identify yourselves, and explain what you are doing!" KIM MOON SOO, South Korean legislator, as Chinese security agents raided a press conference on North Korean refugees in Beijing and shut off the electricity, resulting in a 12-hour standoff...
...however, the attack failed. After an initial standoff, U.S. forces were able to call in reinforcements and fight their way near the station to engage the main body of the attackers. Faced with overwhelming force, the insurgents melted away into the neighborhood, ready to fight another day. One American was killed, and several others were injured. Perhaps 30 of the insurgents were killed; the exact number can't be determined because they carried off many of their dead...
This is the voice of militant Iran, where Islamic conservatives have made a thundering return to political office this year just as their country's nuclear ambitions have sparked growing alarm in the West. Yet despite Kamran's bluster, Iran's government has remained willing to negotiate in the standoff over its nuclear program. The U.S. has charged that what Iran claims to be a peaceful pursuit of nuclear energy is likely part of a rogue regime's covert effort to get its own nuclear weapons. After months of negotiating with European Union officials, Iran agreed to suspend the uranium...