Russia's president has vowed to crush Islamist rebels fighting for independence in the country's northern Caucasus. Dmitry Medvedev's tough talking followed an operation by Russian special forces in which 17 insurgents were killed in an attack on a small Ingushetia village. Unconfirmed reports claim Russia's most wanted man, Doku Umarov, may have been among the dead. ... http://www.euronews.net/