Israel

Renewed Fears of Militancy in Kabardino-Balkaria

Police patrol the streets and comb the mountains in search of the armed Islamic forces that raided Nalchik last year.

6 Jul 06

Kidnapping, murder and arrest are the price of doing business in the most dangerous country in the world to practice journalism.

5 May 06

Leader puts his future – and that of his small republic – on the line.

14 Apr 06

Residents want basic services before greenery.

10 Feb 06

While Kurdish leaders gain power in Baghdad, many Kurds continue to demand independence.

23 Jan 06

Though the constitutional referendum is over, the exclusion of expatriate Iraqis still rankles.

8 Dec 05

Hizb-ut-Tahrir faces a bleak future as Kazakstan follows its Central Asian neighbours down the road of banning the Islamic group.

20 Nov 05

Furore over plans to merge a Circassian homeland with the surrounding Russian region.

18 Nov 05

On the point of beheading their captive, the insurgents relented – but though he lived to tell the tale, he is emotionally scarred by the experience.

18 Nov 05

Hospitals woefully short of funds needed to restore them to pre-Saddam standards.

18 Nov 05

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