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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ From foreign press A Tunisian secular opposition leader critical of the country's Islamist-led government has been killed. The incident has prompted demonstrations by his supporters. Mohamed Brahmi, a senior member of the secular Popular Front Party, was shot dead in the outskirts of the capital Tunis on Thursday. A witness told the state-run news agency that Brahmi was in his car near his home when two men came on a motorbike and fired shots at him. The identity of the attackers is unknown. Brahmi was an outspoken critic of the Islamic government that was elected to power following the Arab Spring uprising that began in the country in 2011. He criticized the administration for not doing enough to crack down on Islamic extremists. After the assassination, supporters of the opposition took to the streets across the country. They demanded the cabinet resign. Some set fire to offices of the ruling party. In February, the former leader of the same Popular Front Party was also assassinated. xxxxxxx The oldest man on the planet is currently 112-year-old resident of the State of New York, USA, Salustiano Sanchez Blaskes. He became "number one" in this category in June this year, after the death of 117-year old resident of Japan Jiroemon Kimura. When asked about the secret of his longevity, Sanchez Blaskes says he eats a banana a day and dutifully takes all the prescribed drugs. However, his daughter believes there is another explanation. "I think he owes his longevity to his strong-willed and obstinate character," says the 69-year-old Irene Johnson. xxxxxxx A group of soldiers of People's Liberation Army (PLA) violated the line of actual control, which serves as a border with India and has invaded the northern state of Uttarakhand. This was reported on Thursday by ITAR-TASS referring to a source in the government in New Delhi. According to the agency, 21 soldiers of the PLA were on the territory of India for more than one hour. Soldiers took up positions in the area that prior to the establishment of Indian jurisdiction was controlled by China. Beijing still considers this disputed area as its own territory and extends territorial claims on it. Penetration of the Chinese military coincided with the end of the two-day India-China talks in Delhi, designed to strengthen stability on the line of actual control. According to the source, this incident in the state of Uttarakhand has caused serious concern to the Government of India. Until now, infiltration by Chinese soldiers had taken place in the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in the western and eastern sections of the line of actual control, stated the source. xxxxxxx Russia has not received extradition request for U.S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden from the United States, the Justice Ministry said Thursday. The ministry did receive a letter from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder explaining some aspects of the U.S. position on the status of Snowden. "This document did not contain requests for the extradition," the statement said. Russian business daily Kommersant reported earlier that Washington has sent an official document to Moscow requesting Snowden's extradition. The U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said Thursday in his Twitter account that the United States does not ask Russia to extradite Edward Snowden but just wants him returned.