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The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that Moscow recalled 270 paratroopers sent to protect military bases in Kyrgyzstan during ethnic unrest in June.

Moscow sent in reinforcements to its military bases about 12 miles north of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek in June as ethnic conflicts gripped parts of the country.

It has also been reported that Bishkek declared a state of emergency in the regions of Jalal-Abad and Osh as conflict between the Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities claimed hundreds of lives and displaced thousands more.

It has been reported that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's political action committee released a Web video Thursday in which Palin speaks of a political awakening of conservative women.

According to the latest reports, the 1 minute, 50 second video, called "Mama Grizzlies," features voice-overs of a speech Palin delivered before the Susan B. Anthony List, an anti-abortion rights women's group and splices together images of Palin on stage before enthusiastic crowds, participating in TV interviews and shaking hands.

According to the reports, a European court ruled it wouldn't reverse a decision to block the extradition of radical cleric Abu Hamza to the United States to face terrorism charges.

Hamza was convicted in a British court in 2006 of inciting hatred and is serving a 7-year prison sentence. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown wanted the cleric extradited to the United States before his prison term was finished.

Leaders have said that U. S. Marines are moving into the central Afghan province of Helmand to boost the security presence as British forces redeploy.

The 1,000 British marines deployed to the Sangin area of Helmand province are moving to the central part of the province by the end of 2010, said British Defense Secretary Liam Fox.

It let go a senior correspondent who praised in a Twitter post a Muslim cleric associated with the terror group Hezbollah, CNN has revealed.

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency has reported that Octavia Nasr, the U. S. cable news network's senior Middle East editor, was fired on Wednesday after calling Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah a "giant" in a Twitter post after his death last weekend.

The tweet was called an "error in judgment," by CNN officials and Nasr.

India's best selling automobile will introduce an advanced Maruti Alto in the market with upgraded and powerful 1.0K-series engine.

Earlier Maruti Alto comes with 800 cc engines but now the company has decided to raise the capacity of engine and installed the same engine which is supported by Maruti A-Star, Zen Estilo and Wagon R.

When the car will be installed with new engine it will produce 66 bhp and 90 NM torque and will soon become a car with fast speed.