An offhand comment by President Vladimir Putin during his recent swing through the North Caucasus should have alerted both Russians and the world of a very serious problem: Besides some speeches and press releases filled with bravado, Moscow has done very little to prepare for the Sochi Olympics.

According to the sources of some Western human rights publications, in particular Prague Watchdog, combat actions are continuing to take place in Chechnya everyday despite the repeated statements by Russian invaders and local stooges on ending the war and establishing peace.

An audio statement made by commander of Urus-Martan sector of Armed Forces of the Caucasus Emirate Amir Abdul-Malik Dishni has been aired in Internet, in which he said that Russian mercenary Zarochentsev from “Interior Ministry’s special forces unit” were captured as a result of special operation carried out on 22 …

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Prophet Muhammad, his family, companions and all those who followed them till the Day of Judgment! Allah says in the Qur’an (interpretation of the meaning):

Leaflets containing a statement by representatives of the Ingush Command of Armed Forces of the Caucasus Emirate were distributed in past two days in Wilayah of Ghalghaycho (Ingushetia) at bus stops, markets and other public places, calling on drug traffickers, moneylenders and owners of gaming establishments to repent and to cease …

On photo: Raisa Amrieva and the house where her son Rakhim was killed   Ingushetia to be ruled by commanders of the “anti-terrorist” operation instead of being ruled by the President

U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain accused President Vladimir Putin of preparing to lead a puppet government in Russia in a blistering critique on Friday.   The Arizona senator, long critical of Putin, had harsh words for the Russian leader as he prepares to give up the presidency to a …

A special session of Kosovo’s parliament has voted to declare independence from Serbia, with thousands of ethnic Albanians jamming the streets of Pristina, the main city, for the historic moment.

BAGHDAD – Negotiations to free a CBS News journalist seized in the southern Iraqi city of Basra a week ago are being held up over discussions about how he should be released, a leading Shi’ite militia group said on Sunday.

BELGRADE – Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica condemned Kosovo as a false state in a televised address to the nation on Sunday minutes after its mainly Albanian province declared independence.