Two Suspects Held Over Boris Nemtsov Shooting

Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 07 Maret 2015 | 18.46

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Two suspects have been detained over the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.

Russian state TV Rossiya-24 quoted the head of Russia's Federal Security Service, Alexander Bortnikov, as saying President Vladimir Putin has been informed of the detention.

"I would like to inform you that the work that has been conducted has resulted in two suspects in this crime being detained today. They are a Gubashev, Anzor and a Dadayev, Zaur," he said in a video posted on state TV Channel One's website.

No further details were provided about the suspects, but RIA Novosti news agency quoted Mr Bortnikov as saying that both were from the Caucasus.

No charges were immediately announced.

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Gallery: Boris Nemtsov: Funeral Of Murdered Putin Opponent Held In Moscow

People stand in line at a memorial service before the funeral of leading Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov in Moscow

Several hundred Russians, many carrying red carnations, queued to pay their respects. Mr Nemtsov was shot dead by an unknown gunman last week as he walked with his girlfriend

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The apparent assassination has shocked Russia. President Putin has blamed the killing on enemies trying to discredit the Kremlin

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Continue through for more pictures of the memorial service and funeral

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Mr Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister and long-time critic of Mr Putin, was shot dead near the Kremlin in Moscow on 27 February.

It is not clear if either of the suspects was believed to have fired the shots that killed the politician, who was reportedly working on a report about Russian military involvement in the eastern Ukraine conflict at the time of his death.

Leading Russian opposition figures have suggested the murder was politically motivated, although authorities deny any involvement, saying it could have been a provocation aimed at tarnishing Mr Putin's image.

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Gallery: Thousands in Moscow to honour opposition politician

Russia's opposition supporters carry portraits of Boris Nemtsov through Moscow with the words "He fought for a free Russia," "He died for the future of Russia"

Riot police stand guard during the march in memory of Nemtsov

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Russia's top investigative body said it was investigating several possible motives and was looking into possible connections to Islamic extremism and Mr Nemtsov's personal life.

The chief witness to the killing was Mr Nemtsov's Ukrainian girlfriend, Anna Duritskaya, who has now left Russia.

His death sparked protests through the streets of Moscow, with people carrying placards declaring "I am not afraid" and "He died for Russia's future".

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Gallery: Profile: Who Was Boris Nemtsov?

Rose to prominence under Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s and grew into a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin. He was also an environmentalist, a nuclear scientist and father of four

In 1997 he was made deputy prime minister and put in charge of economic reform. The economic crisis of 1998 cost him his job in parliament and any presidential hopes he had

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On Tuesday, hundreds of mourners queued to see the 55-year-old's body lying in state in central Moscow ahead of a burial at the Troekurovskoye cemetery on the outskirts of the city.

Former British prime minister Sir John Major was among the European politicians and diplomats who attended the funeral.

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Written By Unknown on Jumat, 06 Maret 2015 | 18.46

A Palestinian suspect has been shot and at least four people have been injured after an attack on pedestrians in Jerusalem, police say.

The attacker was shot and seriously wounded after a car rammed a group standing near a tram stop close to East Jerusalem, the predominantly Arab side of the city.

The driver got out of the vehicle and attempted to stab passers-by before being shot and wounded by security guards, police said.

Moshe Edri, a regional police commander, said: "The swift and determined response stopped the attack as it was beginning and prevented more innocents from being injured."

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the incident happened close to a border police station on the line separating West and East Jerusalem.

The incident is being treated as a suspected terror attack.

It happened on the Jewish holiday of Purim, when the streets are busy with pedestrians.

Israeli media reported that the injured were female border patrol officers and they suffered "moderate" and "light" injuries.

Police are trying to identify the attacker, but spokeswoman Luba Samri said initial reports suggested he is a Palestinian from East Jerusalem and the car was registered as belonging to a Palestinian from East Jerusalem.

The attack mirrors a series of incidents in the city last year in which Palestinians ploughed vehicles into groups of pedestrians, killing several people.

Tensions flared in Jerusalem last year, both before and after the war in Gaza, but the city has been relatively calm recently.

The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) agreed on Thursday to suspend security coordination with Israel in the occupied West Bank.

Officials are concerned this could have a knock-on effect on security throughout the territory.

The Palestinians want a state in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which have been occupied by Israel since the 1967 Middle East War, and in Gaza, a strip of land on the Mediterranean coast that is separated from the West Bank.

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IS Militants 'Bulldoze' Ancient City In Iraq

Islamic State militants have started bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq, the country's tourism and antiquities ministry has said.

In a statement on its Facebook page, the ministry said IS had "assaulted the historic city of Nimrud and bulldozed it with heavy vehicles".

The statement did not elaborate on the damage, saying only the group continues to "defy the will of the world and the feelings of humanity" with its actions.

Officials said the destruction began after noon prayers on Thursday and that trucks that may have been used to take away artefacts had also been spotted at the site.

"Until now, we do not know to what extent it was destroyed," the official said on condition of anonymity.

Built in the 13th century BC, Nimrud is located on the Tigris River just south of Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, which was captured by IS in June.

The extremists, who control a third of Iraq and Syria, have attacked other archaeological and religious sites, claiming they encourage people to abandon Islam.

Abdulamir Hamdani, an Iraqi archaeologist from Stony Brook University, said: "I'm sorry to say everybody was expecting this. Their plan is to destroy Iraqi heritage, one site at a time.

"Hatra, of course, will be next," he said, referring to a beautifully-preserved city in Nineveh that is more than 2,000 years old and is a UNESCO world heritage site.

The destruction at Nimrud came a week after IS released a video showing militants armed with sledgehammers and jackhammers smashing priceless ancient artefacts at the Mosul museum.

That attack sparked widespread condemnation, with some archaeologists and heritage experts comparing it with the 2001 demolition of the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan by the Taliban.

Last year, IS destroyed the Mosque of the Prophet Younis - or Jonah - and the Mosque of the Prophet Jirjis, two revered ancient shrines in Mosul.

The group also threatened to destroy the city's 850-year old Crooked Minaret, but local residents surrounded the structure, preventing the militants from approaching.

Iraq's national museum in Baghdad opened its doors to the public last week for the first time in 12 years in a move Prime Minister Haider al Abadi said was to defy efforts "to destroy the heritage of mankind and Iraq's civilisation".

IS has imposed a harsh and violent version of Islamic law in the territories it controls and has terrorised religious minorities.

A US-led coalition has launched a military campaign against the group, and this week Iraqi forces began an offensive to try to retake the city of Tikrit, on the main road linking Baghdad to Mosul.

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Tunisia: A Breeding Ground For Jihadists

By Sherine Tadros, Middle East Corrrespondent

It's seen as the success story of the Arab uprisings. In four years Tunisia has gone from revolution to reform - a stable democracy in a region blighted by conflict.

There may have been bumps along the road but it's been a relatively peaceful transition culminating in the first freely elected president in the country's history.

So many are asking why Tunisia is currently the biggest exporter of foreign fighters in the world, with thousands of young men travelling to Syria and Iraq to fight with the extremists.

Khalil (not his real name), 24, says he fought with Islamic State in Iraq's second city Mosul. Eventually he left, after being shot in the leg during battle.

But Khalil was not recruited to be a fighter. He says he was sought out by the group and offered money for a specific task.

"They told me you are doing something focusing on telecommunications, which is your specialty, so nobody can hack our communications. And in case someone is listening in, you would be notified," Khalil told Sky News.

"In terms of their structure, it was very strong. Everything was carefully calculated … even if you were going to the battlefield they would arrange things so a group would fight and another would pray and then they would swap ... there were even a group of therapists available."

Khalil describes himself as a moderate Muslim and admits he was attracted to join IS because it sounded adventurous, but after six months he started having doubts.

The Tunisian government says there are around 1,200 men who have left to fight in Syria, Iraq and now increasingly Libya, while other organisations say it's more than double that figure.

Tunisia has a history of exporting fighters to other countries like Iraq and Afghanistan. But since the toppling of former president Ben Ali's regime in 2011, the numbers have spiralled. The declining economy has certainly contributed to this phenomenon but not all the fighters come from poor backgrounds.

Mounir, 19, like hundreds of others here, was radicalised by Muslim preachers in his neighbourhood despite not being particularly interested in religion.

Seven of his friends have died fighting alongside extremist groups, including IS in Iraq and Syria. Although he says he's never gone to fight, he admits he and his friends do think about it.

"All of my friends have dropped out of school at an early stage. Their understanding of social science, politics, even in religion is very little. Even in schools they don't teach us about deep religious issues, you study simple Koran verses to please your parents, nothing complicated," Mounir told Sky News.

Although they are operating less visibly now than in 2012, ultra conservative - or Salafi - mosques and associations in Tunisia actively recruit and traffic young men through a network of intermediaries that facilitate their entry into Syria and Iraq.

Under the 23-year rule of former president Ben Ali, Islamist movements were persecuted, mosques shut down and thousands imprisoned.

Some Tunisians blame the moderate Islamist Ennahda government, which took over after Ben Ali was ousted in 2011, for the spike in numbers of foreign fighters.

They may not have agreed with the former president's crackdown but are also weary of the influence of hardliners within the Ennahda party.

One imam taking matters into his own hands is Sheikh Farid Beiji, a moderate cleric. He works with the government to identify extremist mosques and preachers.

For him, deradicalisation is possible by using the Koran to counter extremist ideology, but he admits it doesn't always work.

"We have studied how to turn young people from violence to non-violence... but for those who have reached an advanced state in adopting Islamic State's thinking, they don't listen to anyone," says Sheikh Farid.

Hundreds of fighters are returning home. A crackdown on so-called extremists under the new president has resulted in mass arrests, but with an increase in attacks on the police, some think the government's strategy is backfiring.

The heavier the crackdown, the more fuel you give to extremists to recruit young men, especially in prisons.

What's happening today is sure to have repercussions in Tunisia and elsewhere for generations to come.

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US Ambassador Slashed In Face With Knife

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 05 Maret 2015 | 18.46

The US ambassador to South Korea has been slashed on the face and wrist by a knife-wielding attacker shouting for unification of the divided peninsula.

The 42-year-old Mark Lippert was taken hospital after the attack during a breakfast speech in Seoul, and underwent surgery for more than two hours. His injuries were not life-threatening.

He needed 80 stitches for an 11cm (4in) gash to the right of his face and a cut to his left arm which ruptured a tendon and caused nerve damage.

Footage taken after the attack showed the ambassador being rushed out of the building holding one hand to his bleeding right cheek, with his other hand smeared with blood.

Security staff and police officers were seen jumping on the ambassador's assailant, who was armed with a 10-inch blade.

Hours later, Mr Lippert tweeted that he was "doing well&in great spirits!"

Doctors said he will probably be in hospital for up to four days and may experience sensory problems in his left hand for several months.

President Barack Obama called Mr Lippert, a former aide, to wish him a swift recovery, while a US State Department spokeswoman said: "We strongly condemn this act of violence."

Police have identified the suspected attacker as 55-year-old Kim Ki-Jong, who has a previous conviction for assaulting the Japanese ambassador to Seoul in 2010.

"I carried out an act of terror," he shouted as he was pinned to the floor.

Police said they had detained the attacker and started an investigation.

North Korea described the attack as "just punishment" for the US decision to push ahead with joint military exercises with South Korea.

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Gallery: US Envoy Injured In Knife Attack

US Ambassador Mark Lippert was slashed on the face and wrist by a knife-wielding attacker

The suspect, identified as im Ki-Jong, screamed demands for a unified North and South Korea

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New York And Manchester Bomb Plotter Guilty

By Hannah Thomas-Peter, New York Correspondent

A man who was plotting to blow up the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester has been found guilty of terrorism offences in New York.

The jury convicted Abid Naseer, 28, of providing material support to al Qaeda, conspiracy to provide material support to the terror group and conspiracy to use a destructive device.

The verdict was reached at a federal court in Brooklyn. No date has yet been set for Naseer's sentencing.

During the trial prosecutors argued that Naseer played a major part in a global al Qaeda plot to launch coordinated attacks in Manchester, Copenhagen and New York City.

The attacks were designed to "replicate the devastation" of the attacks on 11 September, 2001.

Greater Manchester Police's chief investigating officer in the case, Detective Superintendent Mark Smith, told Sky News it was "as big a plot as we've seen in the UK, quite seriously".

He said: "The scale of the intended attack, the number of casualties that I think we would have seen in Manchester, would have been comparable to the 7/7 attack."

The court saw photographs of alleged co-conspirator Tariq Ur-Rehman, who was never charged, posing as a tourist at the Arndale centre and other locations.

The prosecution said the images were actually reconnaissance, and that the terror cell had concentrated on locations with glass-fronted shops to maximise casualties.

To assist with the US government's case, serving undercover MI5 agents gave evidence in full public view, disguised with wigs and makeup.

They described how they followed Naseer in March and April 2009, and the jury saw surveillance notes describing him watching a video of the 9/11 attacks on his mobile phone.

Det Supt Smith told Sky News that his operation had learned that Naseer had sent emails to a suspected al Qaeda handler speaking in coded language about an impending "wedding", meaning an attack.

He said: "Those emails indicated that he was ready to attack, and that attack was more than likely going to take place over the following weekend, which would have been the Easter bank holiday weekend."

But Manchester police were rushed into making arrests ahead of schedule when Britain's most senior counter-terrorism officer, Bob Quick, accidentally allowed details of the operation to be photographed as he walked into Downing Street.

Naseer and 11 others were taken into custody, but little evidence was found and all were released without charge.

In 2013 he was extradited to America.

Det Supt Smith said: "It's always disappointing not to be able to prosecute a case in the UK, but having said that, I just wanted to see Abid Naseer brought to justice."

One of the New York plotters who had planned to target the subway system, and who is already in prison, described receiving bomb-making training in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

He told the court how he had been taught to use ball bearings to injure and kill as many commuters as possible.

The prosecution said Naseer had received the same training, and was communicating using the same coded language with the same senior al Qaeda handlers.

Before they rested their case lawyers produced their final piece of evidence - never before seen documents recovered from the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan.

In a court building with a direct view of the 9/11 attack site, they said letters from senior terror chiefs to bin Laden made direct reference to the Manchester plot, and revealed the group's determination to attack America and its allies at home.

Naseer argued that he had come to the UK from Pakistan on a student visa to study and to find a wife.

He told the court that all the evidence against him was circumstantial, but it wasn't enough to convince the Brooklyn jury in federal court room 10A.

Naseer is facing life in prison.

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Hundreds Forced To Flee Cape Town Wildfires

Hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes in the South African city of Cape Town because of wildfires.

The fires have been burning for several days and swept out of control, with smoke and flames illuminating the night sky around Table Mountain National Park.

People who could not stay with family were housed in a community centre and later returned home even though the fire was not yet fully under control.

An emergency services spokesman said 150 firefighters had been working 24-hour shifts in hot summer temperatures of up to 29C (84F) to tackle the blaze, which started on Sunday.

Rain showers were not enough to put it out, he said.

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Gallery: Wildfires Rage Near Cape Town

A firefighter hoses down smouldering vegetation, as one of the largest wildfires in recent times is brought under control, near Fishoek in the greater Cape Town area

It has taken more than 1,000 professional and volunteer firefighters three and half days to bring the fire under control

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'No Proof' Son Is Jihadi John, Says Father

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 04 Maret 2015 | 18.46

The father of Mohammed Emwazi has reportedly said there is no proof his son is the Islamic State killer known as Jihadi John.

Kuwaiti newspaper Al Qabas says Jassem Emwazi dismissed claims he and his wife had told officials they recognised their son from the group's videos.

"There is nothing that proves what is being circulated in the media, especially through video clips and footage, that the accused is my son Mohammed, who is being referred to as the alleged executioner of Daesh (Islamic State)," Mr Emwazi was quoted as saying.

Mohammed Emwazi, from London, was named in the media last week as the masked man who appears in IS beheading videos posted on the internet.

But his father said: "I have a message to the Kuwaiti people that many of the rumours are false.

"Because I felt that some people have believed it, I have assigned a lawyer to defend me and to prove ... that what is being said is untrue."

His lawyer, Salem al Hashash, said Mr Emwazi had been questioned by Kuwait's interior ministry for three hours but released because he is not suspected of doing anything wrong.

He also threatened legal action against people making accusations against his client and said a lawyer had also been appointed to defend family members in the UK.

Mohammed Emwazi, 26, was born in Kuwait and his parents moved to the UK in 1993 and settled in London.

The alleged killer graduated from the University of Westminster with a computing degree in 2009.

In an audio recording from that time Emwazi denied plans to become an extremist and condemned the 9/11 and 7/7 attacks.

But security experts believe he travelled to Syria in 2013 to join the terror group, eventually taking on the mantle of IS "executioner", responsible for beheading at least five hostages, Britons David Haines and Alan Henning and Americans James Foley, Stephen Sotloff and Peter Kassig.

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Family 'Reeling' After Briton Dies Fighting IS

The mother of the first Briton to be killed fighting IS in Syria has told Sky News the family is "reeling" after learning of his death

Konstandinos Erik Scurfield, a former Royal Marine, was fighting alongside Kurdish YPG forces in the northern province of Hasakah.

Mr Scurfield's mother, Viki Scurfield, told Sky News: "We are reeling. We just want to get our heads round everything."

She said the family was waiting for confirmation from the the police and Foreign Office.

Neighbours said the lights had been on all night at the family's house in Royston, a village on the edge of Barnsley.

The YPG has contacted the family about repatriating his body to the UK, according to Sky sources, but have also offered to bury him as one of their own at a special burial site.

Pro-Kurdish rights activist Mark Campbell told Sky he had broken news of the man's death to the family.

"To be honest it was a harrowing phone call," he said.

"There were three questions really his mother wanted to know immediately...

"She wanted to know if there's a body - and there is. She wanted to know when he died - he died yesterday. And she wanted to know if he died in combat - which he had."

Mr Scurfield was reportedly wounded in a mortar attack during fighting between the towns of Tal Hamis and al Hol, and died from his injuries.

Jordan Matson, a former US soldier believed to be fighting with the Kurds, described him on Facebook as a "disciplined warrior".

He wrote: "Kosta volunteered for every attack and guard duty opportunity. He wanted nothing more than to bring the fight to the enemy.

"I'm going to carry on your legacy, brother, I will never forget you. I love you, man. Save me a place up there, big guy."

The Foreign Office said in a statement: "We are aware of reports of the death of a British national in Syria.

"As we do not have any representation in Syria, it is extremely difficult to get any confirmation of deaths or injuries and our options for supporting British nationals there are extremely limited."

Barnsley MP Dan Jarvis told Sky News he believed Mr Scurfield had gone to Syria to provide humanitarian help and for "honourable reasons".

"My understanding is that he had very significant ideological concerns about what is happening, about the actions Islamic State were taking in the region, and he wanted to make a contribution.

"He went there to make a humanitarian contribution, he didn't go there to fight, he provided medical assistance."

Rami Abdulrahman, the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said just over 100 Westerners had joined Kurdish forces in Syria from countries including the US, France, Spain and the Netherlands.

Their numbers are small in comparison with those foreign recruits who have joined IS and other hardline groups.

An Australian man fighting with Kurdish forces was killed in the country last week, the Observatory and a Kurdish source said.

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Thirty Two Killed In Ukraine Mine Explosion

Thirty two people have been killed and 70 more are trapped underground following an explosion at a coal mine in rebel held eastern Ukraine.

The blast took place at a mine in the Donetsk region of the country and emergency services have launched a rescue attempt to reach those trapped.

"More than 30 people were killed. Rescue workers have not yet come to the place of the explosion, they are removing the poisonous gas and then will go down," said Vladimir Tsymbalenko, head of the local mining safety service.

One of the men caught up in the blast and taken to a Donetsk hospital said: "I was blown away by an explosion. I came round. There was dust everywhere and people were moaning."

Families of those caught up in the disaster have been gathering at the entrance to the mine in Zasyadko, Donetsk.

The mines in Donbass are among some of the most dangerous in the world due to the high levels of methane produced which increase the risk of explosions.

Separatist authorities in Donetsk said the blast occurred at a depth of more than 1,000 metres (0.6 miles) and that 230 workers were in the mine at the time.

The statement added the explosion was caused by a mixture of gas and air - a common cause of industrial mining accidents.

Some 300 men die in mine accidents in the region every year.

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Emwazi Recording: I'm Not An Extremist

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 03 Maret 2015 | 18.46

A recording has emerged of Mohammed Emwazi denying plans to become an extremist in 2009, and condemning the 9/11 and 7/7 attacks.

In the clip, released by the CAGE advocacy group, the 26-year-old describes being interviewed by British security officials - and complains about being threatened by MI5.

According to Emwazi, he was asked for his views on the terrorist attacks in London and New York, to which he replied: "Innocent people are getting killed. What happened was wrong. If I had the opportunity to make those lives come back, I would."

The Londoner told CAGE that despite his condemnation of al Qaeda, his interrogators were still convinced that he was planning to train as a terrorist in Somalia - and had vowed to "keep a close eye" on him.

Emwazi told the officials: "After what I told you what's happening is extremism, you're still saying I'm an extremist?"

The University of Westminster graduate was identified as "Jihadi John" last week, and is believed to be the Islamic State fighter who has appeared in videos which depict the beheading of Western aid workers and journalists.

In emails to a journalist in 2010, Emwazi claimed he was a "dead man walking", and revealed he had contemplated suicide because of the treatment he had received at the hands of MI5.

Asim Qureshi, a research director for CAGE, said last week that the militant was "the most humble young person that I ever knew".

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Gallery: Jihadi John's email exhanges with Cage and a reporter

This email Mohammed Emwazi sent to a Mail On Sunday reporter in 2010 revealed his first encounter and his fear of MI5

He later made contact with the campaign group Cage and told them about clashes with border control officers

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Boris Nemtsov's Girlfriend: 'I Saw No One'

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The girlfriend of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov who was with him when he was gunned down in Moscow has been allowed to return home to Ukraine.

Anna Duritskaya had earlier complained she was being held against her will by investigators following the murder.

The 23-year-old said in an interview she had not seen the killer as the shots were fired behind her and had little recollection of the attack as the couple walked across a bridge in Moscow after having dinner in Red Square.

She said she had given all the information she could to the authorities but they were preventing her from leaving Russia, citing concerns for her security.

But Ukraine's foreign ministry spokesman later announced she had left Russia and was travelling to Kiev.

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Gallery: Profile: Who Was Boris Nemtsov?

Rose to prominence under Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s and grew into a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin. He was also an environmentalist, a nuclear scientist and father of four

In 1997 he was made deputy prime minister and put in charge of economic reform. The economic crisis of 1998 cost him his job in parliament and any presidential hopes he had

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In 1999 he co-founded the Union of Right Forces (SPS) which began promisingly, but later lost supporters when it moved from conditional support to open opposition. In 2003 the party failed to reach the 5% threshold needed to enter parliament. Nemtsov resigned as SPS leader

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Founded several opposition movements after leaving the Russian parliament in 2003 and served as the co-chair of the opposition Republican Party of Russia since 2012

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Played a major part in the large opposition marches in Moscow after Russia's controversial 2011 elections. He was arrested for taking part in the protests and detained in 2011 for 15 days

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Earlier in a Skype interview with Russian news channel Dozhd, Ms Duritskaya claimed she had been under constant police guard since the shooting.

She said: "I have every right to leave the territory of the Russian Federation. I am not a suspect.

"I am a witness who gave full testimony and did everything possible to assist the investigation.

"They are physically not allowing me to go anywhere without them.

"They have explained to me that this is for security reasons."

Mr Nemtsov is due to be buried in Moscow on Tuesday.

The former deputy prime minister was an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin and his killing has deepened a divide in Russia between liberals and Putin supporters.

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the streets of central Moscow on Sunday to honour his legacy. Opposition leaders said the protest was also aimed at stopping a "campaign of hate" directed at those who question Mr Putin's rule.

Many of the demonstrators carried portraits Mr Nemtsov, as well as placards declaring "I am not afraid" and "He died for Russia's future".

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Written By Unknown on Senin, 02 Maret 2015 | 18.46

Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in the United States where he will argue against a potential international deal over Iran's nuclear programme.

Israel's prime minister is due to address Congress on Tuesday in a speech aimed at halting the possible agreement.

He said it was a "historic" quest to stop the deal - but the Washington address has caused an uproar, exposing tensions between Israel and its most important ally, America.

The speech was set up by congressional Republicans but the White House was said to be infuriated because it was not consulted in advance of the invite, violating typical protocol.

It left Democrats being forced to choose between showing support for Israel and backing their president.

Mr Netanyahu plans to express his disapproval over a potential deal between Iran and world powers.

Officials have described the US, Europe, Russia and China as considering a compromise that would see Iran's nuclear activities severely curtailed for at least a decade, with economic penalties eased in the final years of a deal.

But Mr Netanyahu said the possible agreement falls short of preventing Tehran from having the ability to make an atomic bomb. A preliminary deadline is late this month.

Tehran claims its nuclear programme is purely for peaceful, energy purposes.

The Israeli prime minister called the trip a "crucial and even historic mission", telling reporters: "I feel deep and genuine concern for the security of all the people of Israel.

"I will do everything in my ability to secure our future."

US Secretary of State John Kerry has tried to calm tensions with Israel, saying Mr Netanyahu was welcome to speak in the US and that the administration did not want the event "turned into some great political football".

But he insisted the Obama administration's diplomatic record with Iran entitles the US to "the benefit of the doubt" as negotiators work toward a long-term nuclear deal.

Mr Kerry was speaking before he left for more talks in Switzerland with Iran's foreign minister.

The White House has said President Barack Obama will not meet Mr Netanyahu because such an invite could be construed as an attempt by the administration to show favour in Israel's 17 March elections.

Last week, Mr Obama's national security adviser, Susan Rice, described the alleged timing and partisan manner of Mr Netanyahu's visit as "destructive" for the US-Israeli relationship.

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Mass March To Honour Murdered Putin Critic

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Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through the streets of central Moscow to honour murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.

Organisers said more than 70,000 people joined the rally to mourn the former deputy prime minister, who was gunned down near the Kremlin on Friday.

Many of the demonstrators carried portraits of Putin critic Mr Nemtsov, as well as placards declaring "I am not afraid" and "He died for Russia's future".

Opposition leaders said the protest was aimed at stopping a "campaign of hate" directed at those who question President Vladimir Putin's rule.

"If we can stop the campaign of hate that's being directed at the opposition, then we have a chance to change Russia," said Gennady Gudkov, an opposition leader.

"If not then we face the prospect of mass civil conflict.

"The authorities are corrupt and don't allow any threats to them to emerge. Boris was uncomfortable for them."

Police estimated the crowd on Moscow's streets was around 21,000 people.

Mourners earlier laid flowers and lit candles on a bridge near the Kremlin where Mr Nemtsov was gunned down.

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Gallery: Thousands in Moscow to honour opposition politician

Russia's opposition supporters carry portraits of Boris Nemtsov through Moscow with the words "He fought for a free Russia," "He died for the future of Russia"

Russian Communist party supporters also rallied against the policies conducted by the Russian government

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Nemtsov was due to lead an opposition march but his supporters marched to mourn his death

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They will march to the spot on Great Moskvoretsky Bridge where he was killed

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Many also carried black balloons through the city

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The 55-year-old was shot in the back several times just before midnight on Friday as he was walking home from a restaurant in the centre of the city.

The killing was the latest in a string of murders of opposition figures in Mr Putin's 15 years in power and recalls the shooting of anti-Kremlin reporter Anna Politkovskaya, who was killed in October 2006.

Speaking to Sky News, the former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili accused Mr Putin of running a "mafia state".

"It's a strange coincidence... that all of his main critics and everyone that crosses his way somehow finish up in this way," he said.

"That again resonates with the fact that he has really turned Russia into some kind of mafia state".

Mr Putin has condemned the death and blamed the latest killing on enemies trying to discredit the Kremlin.

In a message to Mr Nemtsov's mother, he said: "Everything will be done so that the organisers and perpetrators of a vile and cynical murder get the punishment they deserve."

Amnesty International said: "There is already a list of unsolved political murders and attacks in Russia.

"We cannot allow Boris Nemtsov to become just another name on this list."

Demonstrations were also held outside the Russian embassy in London.

Meanwhile, the White House has demanded that the investigation is "prompt, impartial and transparent".

President Barack Obama, who met Mr Nemtsov in 2009, described him as a "tireless advocate" for the rights of Russian citizens, and cited his work in fighting corruption.

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Gallery: Profile: Who Was Boris Nemtsov?

Rose to prominence under Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s and grew into a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin. He was also an environmentalist, a nuclear scientist and father of four

In 1997 he was made deputy prime minister and put in charge of economic reform. The economic crisis of 1998 cost him his job in parliament and any presidential hopes he had

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Prime Minister David Cameron said the Russian people had been deprived of a champion of their rights and that Mr Nemtsov was greatly admired in Britain, not least by Margaret Thatcher.

"I am shocked and sickened by the callous murder of Boris Nemtsov as he walked in the heart Moscow," he said.

"This despicable act must be fully, rapidly and transparently investigated, and those responsible brought to justice."

Investigators say gunmen fired at least eight shots from a car as Mr Nemtsov walked with a woman named by Russian media as 23-year-old Ukrainian model Anna Duritskaya, who was unhurt.

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Gallery: Tributes Left At Scene Of Boris Nemtsov Murder

Supporters of Boris Nemtsov have left flowers at the scene of his murder near St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow

The Russian opposition politician, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot four times in the back within sight of the Kremlin

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Footage aired by Russian TVC channel from a distant camera showed the suspected killer running along the road and jumping into a waiting car which then sped off.

Yevgeny Chichvarkin, a Russian expatriate businessman based in London, told Sky's Dermot Murnaghan that Mr Nemtsov's killers "didn't feel any fear" of retaliation from Mr Putin.

Asked for his opinion about whether the Kremlin was involved in the death, he said: "(Their) knowledge is 100% because they control the whole area around the Kremlin and they control it on a very high professional level."

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