US, UN differ on Afghan opium ebb
U.S. and U.N. experts agree that Afghanistan will harvest fewer poppy plants bound for the drug trade in 2008 after two years of...
Iran rejects idea of U.S. NGO presence: media
Iran will refuse any request by U.S.-based non-governmental organization American-Iranian Council (AIC) to open an office in the Islamic Republic, the interior minister...
Russia welcomes U.S. summit on global financial crisis
Russia welcomes Washington''s decision to host an international summit on the global financial crisis on November 15, the Kremlin press service said on...
USA signs agreement with Georgia on $250 mln economic aid
The United States will provide to Georgia 250 million US dollars within the framework of an economic aid package, the total volume of...
Pentagon sees fewer foreign fighters slipping into Afghanistan
Fewer foreign fighters are slipping into Afghanistan since Pakistan launched its offensive in August against Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants in border tribal regions,...
