Text of report by Russian Zvezda TV, Defence Ministry controlled, promotes patriotic values, on 5 August [Presenter] The military will have a new Internet information site, Yekaterina Priyezzheva, adviser to the defence minister, has said today.

By Donald Macintyre Ehud Olmert finally bowed to the steadily mounting pressure arising from corruption and fraud allegations against him last night by announcing his resignation after his party chooses a new leader in just over six weeks.

By Murray Brewster, THE CANADIAN PRESS VILNIUS, Lithuania - The battle to keep Canada fighting in Afghanistan was waged Friday on several fronts, including a high-level meeting in Paris, backroom arm-twisting among NATO defence ministers and a challenge to the opposition at home.

By Murray Brewster, THE CANADIAN PRESS VILNIUS, Lithuania - Canada has told NATO it needs an answer to its call for 1,000 more troops to reinforce the Canadian contingent in southern Afghanistan before the House of Commons decides on the future of the Afghan mission.

Text of report by Chadian opposition monthly newsp