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Unknown attacked the building of the representatives of the Agency for Refugees in the Iraqi city of Mosul, located north of Baghdad, RIA "Novosti", citing satellite television Al-Arabia. According to TV channel in the shooting was an early one of the guards of the building. We clarify the details of the case.

Continued attacks on oil facilities in Iraq hinder the country's efforts to end chronic fuel shortages in the country, BBC reports. In reports from Baghdad said that the latter includes sabotage • burning of the fuel tanks south of the capital and missile attacks against oil and explosives throughout the country. • The attacks led to the cessation of oil exports from Iraq through Turkey, and the owners of cars lining up in long queues for hours to load fuel.

The Israeli military arrested in Nablus Adnan Asfur, a leader of the terrorist group Hamas. This forward GazetaRu, citing Palestinian sources. Over the last few months Adnan Asfur was press secretary to Hamas in the West Bank. from his home computer and seized documents, told the brother of Asfur. In addition, last night in a refugee camp in Rafah were destroyed two buildings, which suggest that they are dug in tunnels, which has supplied weapons.

Having received two major "Christmas gift" - the capture of Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi decision to renounce weapons of mass destruction, President Bush wants a third gift - "You must get rid of Arafat. " This bold statement he made in his conversation with the correspondent of the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot during the traditional Christmas reception at the White House.

Spanish border guards and customs officers have seized at sea off the Canary Islands ship which found one. 3 tons of cocaine, Spanish National Radio reported, quoted by RIA Novosti. Arrested nine crew members, Venezuelans, and three Spaniards from Galicia and one Colombian. They were part of a gang that organized the transport of drugs.

In Rome held a formal ceremony at which the Italians goodbye to the Carabinieri, soldiers and civilians who died during the terrorist attack in the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, transmits RIA Novosti. First Italian television channel, which streamed ceremony, said that the mourning rally to bid farewell to 19 killed many people came. The ceremony opened with a speech by Italian President Carlo Ciampi, who arrived this morning from the U.

Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said that the responsibility for the war in Yugoslavia in 1999, must bear the leadership of NATO, the BBC reported. He said this during the presentation of "challenge" the Russian ambassador to Ukraine Viktor Chernomyrdin, who in those years was a special representative of the Russian President to regulate the conflict in Yugoslavia. Ivanov noted that Russia has tried to prevent the outbreak of hostilities and disagreed with the statement that "Moscow has lied to Belgrade.

Early this morning was shot Japanese Embassy in Baghdad Kyodo news agency, citing a Foreign Ministry of Japan. The Communication states that ohraniteltie embassy responded to the fire, the attackers opened, but managed to escape. None injured in the incident. Earlier Gazeta ru informed that in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul wounded two American soldiers as a result of a bomb blast.

Two more U. S. soldiers killed in Iraq and two were wounded, Reuters reported, citing a statement by the representative of American troops. One of them was caught with his car last night of improvised explosive device in Baghdad. Another was killed near Abu Suhur. American patrol was shot by unknown with RPGs and automatic weapons. In the attack suffered two more rangers.

Manual of the International Atomic Energy Agency will meet later today to discuss how to respond to the report of the agency's controversial nuclear program of Iran, officials say. The report sets out details of how in 18 years Iran has informed the IAEA of all its nuclear projects. At the same time, the document states that Iran has cooperated and that the agency found no evidence to military nuclear program.