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With the planned reduction of British forces from Basra, Shiite militias have intensified struggle among themselves for political supremacy and control over oil resources in southern Iraq, warned the newspaper "Washington Post". Three major Shiite political groups are involved in bloody conflict, which resulted in the city is in the hands of militias and criminal gangs are increasingly mixed with political factions, shows a new report released by the International Crisis Group. ...

A series of attacks killed 13 people in southern Somalia, where soldiers sent by the government and their Ethiopian allies fighting Islamic insurgents, informing April In the field there was a small peaceful period, when Ethiopian troops backed government of Somalia to oust the radical Islamic group. The defeated rebels announced that they will fight with Somali as the country becomes an Islamic state. Roadside bomb attacks against government installations, assassination attempts and shootouts were common in Somalia. ...

In 10. 30 hours local time expires ultimatum given by the Taliban who imprisoned the 21 South Korean hostages. Recalled on July 19 militants kidnapped 23 aid workers from South Korea, and now two are dead. Currently, Reuters is leading intensive negotiations between the Taliban and South Korea. From time to time call on the Taliban embassy in Afghanistan, but we can not announce the contents of the talks, said a diplomatic source, speaking on condition of anonymity. ...

The Taliban agreed to talk of "four eyes" to release South Korean hostages, 21, AP reported. Currently, South Korea and the Afghan authorities seeking a suitable place for conducting the negotiations. Raiders agreed to a meeting with Ambassador of South Korea, but did not find a suitable place for negotiations. Carrie Yususf Ahmadi - Taliban spokesman denied South Korea wanted direct talks with the rebels. But said the rebels were ready to hold a meeting in an area controlled by the Taliban. ...

10 people died and 20 were injured in the serial attack on Baghdad. The bomb was detonated in a crowd of football fans while celebrating the victory of the Iraq national team above the southern pine in the Cup of Asia. Data are reported by a local police said. ...

Movement Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah announced that their conflict with Israel last year prevented the vision of the United States 'new' Far East, informs BBC. Nasrallah said that Israel and the United States wanted to expand the powers of Mr. Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, but failed. Hezbollah's leader warned that his people still have missiles to be launched against Israel if their organization is under attack. ...

CIA must comply with the Geneva Convention in the interrogation of detained terrorists, officials said. President George Bush signed a decree on compliance with international convention. This happens year after he first acknowledged the existence of a network of secret prisons abroad, the CIA, said Tuesday. He described the CIA interrogations in secret prisons as essential tools in fighting terrorism. George Bush assured that it was thanks to secret CIA prisons and interrogations carried out in them have been thwarted many terrorist plots and attacks prepared in the U. ...

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier confirmed the message of the representative of the Afghan Foreign Ministry for the death of two German engineers kidnapped on July 18 in Wardak province. "After analyzing all the information currently known to the crisis staff found that one of the abductees had died in captivity," said the foreign minister told reporters. According to Steinmeier kidnapped is killed, died as a result of stress after the kidnapping, said RIA Novosti. According to German Foreign Minister the second hostage is alive. ...

Afghan authorities said they found the body of a German kidnapped by Taliban in southern Afghanistan earlier this week. This was announced by the Director of Police Uardak quoted by AP. German body was found in the southern province Uardak, where the two Germans, along with five Afghans - their colleagues were kidnapped on Wednesday. Yesterday, the Taliban said they shot and two Germans, but Afghan and German Governments show this message. Upon information one German died of a heart attack and the other is still alive. ...

Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi said that the deadline for the exchange of Korean hostages with Taliban prisoners is 24 hours informs April Yousuf Ahmadi said that the hostages will be transferred to the Afghan and Korean government about 10:30 on Monday. In exchange for the hostages, the Taliban want to release 23 prisoners from their supporters. Taliban spokesman said that 24 hours are given to the Korean government to convince his colleagues from the Afghan government to release Taliban prisoners. ...

U. S. military officials have detained two people suspected of smuggling weapons and ties to terrorist organizations, informs April The smugglers were arrested in raid on a rural farm in eastern Iraq near the Iranian border. Since detainees were seized weapons that have carried with them. "The smugglers are suspected of links with terrorist organizations that smuggle weapons and explosives from Iraq into Iran," said US-military. ...

Federal authorities had warned the management of U. S. airports to be especially vigilant for aircraft carried with strange objects that are used by terrorists, explosive materials, AP reported. The warning is associated with four cases of strange objects confiscated at U. S. airports. These are seized in San Diego, Milwaukee, Houston and Baltimore strange objects as "wires, rods, pipes or tubes, parts of cell phones and particulate substances and even a large piece of cheese. ...

The families of infected children in Libya protest against the release of the medics, calling him "outrage", informs April "We strongly condemn the decision to release the Bulgarian nurses and we are very disappointed by it," announced by the Libyan Association of families of infected children. ...

Iraq's Sunni-Arab union terminate its boycott of parliament which is dominated by Shiites, informs Reuters. This is a sign of a possible reconciliation of Sunnis and Shiites in the country. Sunnis protest began in June when a Sunni parliament speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhad was shifted from his post. Sunnis said they would continue their protest until their spokesperson is not returned to his post. ...